Advanced Research on Soil-Borne Diseases
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 2561
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytopathology; mycorrhiza; forest mycology; soil ecology; tree-microbe interactions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are essential for life. The health and protection of woods and agroforest systems requires that we integrate knowledge of ecology, entomology, pathology, agronomy and silviculture, among others. One of the first steps is to understand the ecology of pathogenic microorganisms that cause plant diseases. Diseases originating in plant roots are often apparently inappreciable during part of the biological cycle of soil-borne pathogens. However, they cause significant damage and losses due to plant mortality and reduced plant growth, although they are also components of agroforest systems. The ecological effect of new host–pathogen associations, international plant trade or the emergence of more virulent pathogen genotypes has been enhanced by environmental changes and human activity.
This Special Issue of Pathogens entitled “Advanced Research on Soil-Borne Diseases” aims to address the current state of knowledge and the latest research on plant soil pathogenic microorganisms and their interaction with their hosts and environment. The objective is to review important soil pathogens such as Oomycetes, fungi, such as the genera Armillaria, Heterobasidion, Fusarium and others, or pathogenic bacteria, all of which are involved in the development of diseases in agroforest nurseries, crops, tree plantations and natural systems. We will attempt to cover topics such as genomics, plant–pathogen interaction, etiology and epidemiology, ecology and the application of diagnostic methods in the research, management, and biocontrol of soil-borne diseases.
Dr. José Alfonso Domínguez-Núñez
Prof. Dr. Miguel Talavera
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil-borne plant diseases
- soil health
- fungi
- disease control
- plant–pathogen interactions
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