Pathogenesis and Disease Control in Crops
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 (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 44772
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular plant pathology; plant–microbe interactions; phage–plant interactions; nanobiotechnology; molecular genetics; metagenomics
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2. Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Interests: agricultural microbiology; nanobiotechnology; plant pathology; plant–microbe interactions; environmental microbiology
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Interests: molecular plant pathology; nanobiotechnology; plant physiology; phage–plant interactions
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: molecular plant pathology; nanobiotechnology; plant physiology; plant–microbe interactions; environmental microbiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global climate change and its associated impacts on crop productivity worldwide pose challenges for crop breeders to maintain crop yields. In this scenario, phytopathogens are always opportunistic, and they are known to destroy crop cultivations that are under stress. Plant pathogenesis and disease control have remained topics of great interest in plant science, with researchers constantly searching for environmentally friendly approaches to prevent, or minimize, the spread of disease. Concerning the increasing number of problems associated with environmental pollution, through the use of conventional pesticides, plant breeders are focused on employing new plant breeding tools and biodegradable nanoparticles to control plant disease. The topics in the current proposed Special Issue include plant disease spread, innate immunity in plants against different phytopathogens, host–pathogen interactions, engineered plant immunity against phytopathogens with next-generation genomic toolsets, and nanobiotechnology applications in agriculture for controlling plant disease. The proposed Special Issue will attract a wide audience, including phytopathologists, virologists, mycologists, agricultural researchers, nanotechnologists, and, most importantly, plant biotechnologists involved in plant disease control.
Prof. Dr. Bin Li
Dr. Muhammad Shahid
Dr. Temoor Ahmed
Dr. Muhammad Noman
Dr. Amir Hameed
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- integrated disease management
- plant disease resistance
- biological control agents
- plant–pathogen interactions
- nanopesticides
- phytopahtogen biology
- sustainable crop protection
- resistance host inducers
- integrated pest management
- microbial interactions
- microbial ecology
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