Fungicide Resistance in Plant Pathogens: Monitoring, Detection, Mechanisms and Management
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 170
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant etiology; plant anthracnose; pathogenesis; control technologies; fungicide resistance
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Dear Colleagues,
With the introduction of target-specific chemicals in the late 1960s, resistance to fungicides has grown in importance and now is the preoccupation of the fungicide industry and a key factor within plant disease management. All fungicides are classed into different resistance groups according to their mode of action and resistance mechanisms by the fungicide resistance action committee (FRAC, www. Frac.info). Fungicide resistance is commonly defined as an inheritable decrease in sensitivity based on the off-target and on-target mechanisms a plant-pathogenic fungi has to a specific chemical, caused by the population evolution of this pathogen under selection pressure from this chemical. In recent years, epigenetic and host-induced resistance mechanisms have been reported to be involved in a number of cases, meaning that a One Health perspective is becoming more and more important in the fungicide resistance field.
In this Special Issue of Plants, we welcome novel studies on all aspects of this field, such as risk assessments; resistance development; resistance monitoring; rapid detection techniques; point-of-care (POC) methods; the resistance mechanisms of different kinds of fungicides; and integrative research on resistance management programs, which is especially encouraged as this could have a broader impact and lead to more success. We also seek reviews that offer original perspectives on these areas.
Prof. Dr. Chuanqing Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- risk assessment
- risk development
- risk mechanism
- risk management
- fungicide resistance
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