New Insights into Diagnosis, Transmission and Control of Plant Fungi

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on advances in the diagnosis, transmission, and management of plant fungi. Fungal pathogens are responsible for major yield and commercial crop losses and diminished crop quality. Rapid and accurate identification of pathogens at the early stages of infections is needed to reduce disease spread. Manuscripts that address trends and advances in fungal pathogen diagnosis are encouraged. We are also seeking papers related to mechanisms of fungal pathogen transmission and spread, modeling of plant disease epidemics, forecast models, and new tools in disease epidemiology. This issue will also address original research associated with fungal disease management. This includes host resistance, cultural, chemical, and biological control, and novel integrated pest management strategies.

Dr. Meriem Aoun
Dr. Andres S. Espindola
Dr. Natasa Stajner
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pathogens is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.