Biological Control of Plant Diseases Caused by Pathogenic Microorganisms—2nd Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 858
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organic pollutants; pesticides; biocontrol; biodegradation; bioremediation; microbial quorum sensing
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Dear Colleagues,
Pathogenic microorganisms can cause crop diseases in various plants, leading to a decline in the quality and yield of crops. To more sustainably mitigate the impact of crop diseases on plant health and productivity, there is a need for safer and more eco-friendly strategies than chemical prevention. As an alternative, biological control has received increasing attention in pathogen management. The use of microorganisms or their metabolites to prevent plant diseases is eco-friendly and usually safe for food products. In recent years, quorum quenching based on quorum sensing has been adopted as a potential biocontrol approach for controlling plant diseases due to its relationship with pathogenic multi-antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. This Special Issue aims to collect research dealing with the biological control of plant diseases via quorum quenching, antagonistic microorganisms, or their metabolites that are relevant to phytopathology, microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, chemistry, or any omics-based science. Original investigations as well as concise review manuscripts from experts in the relevant research fields will be considered for publication.
Dr. Shaohua Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biocontrol
- pathogens
- plant diseases
- antagonistic microorganisms
- quorum sensing
- quorum quenching
- metabolites
- metabolism
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