Bioherbicide Development for Weed Control II
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 806
Special Issue Editor
Interests: natural product; plant immune inducer; bioherbicide; plant–microbe interactions; stress signaling
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Dear Colleagues,
Bioherbicides are shedding new light on weed control in an economical and safe manner. The origins of most bioherbicides are living microorganisms including funguses, bacteria, and viruses (microbial herbicides) and naturally occurring products. So far, fifteen bioherbicides based on living microorganisms have been registered for use globally. However, only two are commercially available out of all registered bioherbicides. Such a status of microbial herbicides is due to their vulnerabilities that consist of narrow host range and low adaptability to slight fluctuations of environmental temperature and moisture conditions in the field. The exploration of natural products is another important approach of bioherbicide development. Approximately 200,000 secondary metabolites from plants and microorganisms have been identified. These natural products with high structural diversity and broad biological activity are considered to be an important resource for the development of new bioherbicides. However, there are also great challenges to efficiently discover target compounds with excellent herbicidal activity from huge amounts of natural products, as well as to clarify their mode of action and develop effective formulations. Advances in life and material sciences, especially the development of genetic engineering, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and nano techniques, will revolutionize these problems. Such research is helpful to understand pathogen–weed interactions and action mechanism of metabolites, improve virulence of pathogens and their adaptability to environmental variables, and develop good formulations and application methods. The aim of this Special Issue is to promote bioherbicide development through the publication of original research articles and reviews of research, theory, and technology.
Prof. Dr. Shiguo Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial herbicides
- natural products
- herbicidal activity
- mode of action
- pathogen–weed interactions
- formulation development
- application techniques and methods
