Fungus- and Oomycete-Plant Interactions

Dear Colleagues,

Production agriculture remains under siege: the persistence of fungal and oomycete diseases with possible devastating social and economic consequences continues to be a major threat to the global food supply chain. Therefore, it is imperative that new methods providing durable and effective resistance to pathogens be identified to maintain food safety and availability. However, successful implementation of new approaches to combat plant disease requires elucidation and understanding of the mechanisms by which fungi and oomycetes infect plants and overcome the host immune system. Additionally, the potential defense pathways exhibited by plants against pathogen attack must be fully understood. Continuing advances in ecology, molecular biology, proteomics, functional genomics, and bioinformatics are revealing fascinating insights into the world of plant–host interactions, ushering in a new era in the field of fungal and oomycete pathology. 

For this Special Issue, we are inviting authors to submit original research and review articles that explore the interface between plants and fungal or oomycete pathogens in depth. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Fungal and oomycete pathogenicity:
  • Avirulence/virulence;
  • Biotrophy;
  • Effector-triggered susceptibility;
  • Pathogenicity factors.
• Plant defense and immunity:
  • Plant defense mechanisms;
  • Pathogen-resistance genes;
  • Induced mechanisms of plant resistance.
• Ecology and systems biology.

Dr. Manuel Ospina-Giraldo
Guest Editor

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