Agronomy | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024 in the “Pest and Disease Management” Section
The “Pest and Disease Management” Section of Agronomy (ISSN: 2073-4395) publishes original research papers, reviews, mini-reviews, perspectives, and methodology articles related to pest and disease biology, ecology, and control in all types of field crops and orchards at the pre-harvest and post-harvest stages of all agricultural commodities. In this context, this Section emphasizes pest- and disease-related problems that are associated with quantitative losses and qualitative degradations in agriculture, ranging from ecological aspects including key biology attributes, chemical/non-chemical control methods, genetics, quality preservation techniques, and identification to socio-economic surveillance and regulatory attributes. We thus welcome high-quality submissions on the above topics, covering either basic or applied research.
You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all of the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2023 and 2024, listed below:
1. “The Role of Symbiont-Targeted Strategies in the Management of Pentatomidae and Tephritidae Pests under an Integrated Vision”
by Palatino Linotype and Alberto Alma
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 868; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030868
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/868
2. “Promoting Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) Stress Resistance, Growth, and Yield Using Native Bacterial Biostimulants”
by Daniela Sangiorgio, Antonio Cellini, Francesco Spinelli and Irene Donati
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 529; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020529
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/529
3. “Phytochemical Profile and Activity against Fusarium Species of Tamarix gallica Bark Aqueous Ammonia Extract”
by Eva Sánchez-Hernández, Vicente González-García, Adriana Correa-Guimarães, José Casanova-Gascón, Jesús Martín-Gil and Pablo Martín-Ramos
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020496
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/496
4. “Impact of Fusarium Head Blight on Wheat Flour Quality: Examination of Protease Activity, Technological Quality and Rheological Properties”
by Vesna Peršić, Iva Božinović, Ivan Varnica, Jurislav Babić and Valentina Španić
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 662; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030662
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/662
5. “Three-Year Survey of Fusarium Multi-Metabolites/Mycotoxins Contamination in Wheat Samples in Potentially Epidemic FHB Conditions”
by Valentina Spanic, Marko Maricevic, Ivica Ikic, Michael Sulyok and Hrvoje Sarcevic
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 805; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030805
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/805
6. “Laboratory Investigation of Five Inert Dusts of Local Origin as Insecticides against the Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata [Say])”
by Luka Batistič, Tanja Bohinc, Aleksander Horvat, Iztok Jože Košir and Stanislav Trdan
Agronomy 2023, 13(4), 1165; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13041165
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/4/1165
7. “Control of Bacterial Canker in Stone Fruit Trees by Chemical and Biological Products”
by Agata Broniarek-Niemiec, Jorunn Børve and Joanna Puławska
Agronomy 2023, 13(4), 1166; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13041166
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/4/1166
8. “Sour Orange Microbiome Is Affected by Infections of Plenodomus tracheiphilus Causal Agent of Citrus Mal Secco Disease”
by Giulio Dimaria, Alexandros Mosca, Alice Anzalone, Giuseppe Paradiso, Daniele Nicotra, Grete Francesca Privitera, Alfredo Pulvirenti and Vittoria Catara
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 654; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030654
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/654
9. “Fungicidal Activity of Caproate Produced by Clostridium sp. strain E801, a Bacterium Isolated from Cocopeat Medium Subjected to Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation”
by Shota Shirane, Noriaki Momma, Toshiyuki Usami, Chiharu Suzuki, Tomoyuki Hori, Tomo Aoyagi and Seigo Amachi
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 747; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030747
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/747
10. “Infection Biology of Bipolaris oryzae in Rice and Defence Responses in Compatible and Less Compatible Interactions”
by Tran Thi Thu Thuy, Mette Lübeck, Viggo Smedegaard-Petersen, Eigil de Neergaard and Hans J. L. Jørgensen
Agronomy 2023, 13(1), 231; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010231
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/1/231
11. “Secondary Metabolites of Pathogenic Fungi in Triticum durum Grain Protected with Debaryomyces hansenii in Two Different Locations in Poland”
by Urszula Wachowska, Michael Sulyok, Marian Wiwart, Elżbieta Suchowilska, Weronika Giedrojć, Dariusz Gontarz, Wolfgang Kandler and Rudolf Krska
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 721; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030721
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/721
12. “Brewer’s Spent Grain with Yeast Amendment Shows Potential for Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation of Weeds and Pythium irregulare”
by Danyang Liu, Jayesh Samtani, Charles Johnson, Xuemei Zhang, David M. Butler and Jeffrey Derr
Agronomy 2023, 13(8), 2081; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13082081
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/8/2081
13. “Binucleate Rhizoctonia Strain: A Potential Biocontrol Agent in Wheat Production”
by Grzegorz Lemańczyk, Karol Lisiecki and Dariusz Piesik
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 523; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020523
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/523
14. “Discovery of Oscheius myriophilus (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) in Gastropods and Its Similar Virulence to Phasmarhabditis papillosa against Arion vulgaris, Deroceras reticulatum, and Cernuella virgata”
by Žiga Laznik, Stanislav Trdan, Tímea Tóth, Szabolcs Ádám, Tamás Lakatos and Ivana Majić
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1386; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051386
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1386
15. “Resistance to Anthracnose Rot Disease in Capsicum”
by Lei Cui, Michiel C. van den Munckhof and Roeland E. Voorrips
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1434; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051434
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1434
16. “Fungi Parasitizing Powdery Mildew Fungi: Ampelomyces Strains as Biocontrol Agents against Powdery Mildews”
by Márk Z. Németh, Diána Seress and Teruo Nonomura
Agronomy 2023, 13(8), 1991; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13081991
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/8/1991
17. “Plant Defence Induction by Meyerozyma guilliermondii in Vitis vinifera L.”
by José María Alonso de Robador, Nora Ortega Pérez, M. Teresa Sanchez-Ballesta, M. Luisa Tello Mariscal, Beatriz Pintos López and Arancha Gómez-Garay
Agronomy 2023, 13(11), 2780; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13112780
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/11/2780
18. “Microwaves Induce Histological Alteration of Ovaries and Testis in Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)”
by Manuela Martano, Rita Massa, Brunella Restucci, Emilio Caprio, Raffaele Griffo, Karen Power and Paola Maiolino
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 420; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020420
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/420
19. “Different Trap Types Depict Dissimilar Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Cotton Fields”
by Elina Karakantza, Christos I. Rumbos, Chris Cavalaris and Christos G. Athanassiou
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1256; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051256
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1256
20. “Chemical and Biological Control of Wet Bubble Disease (Hypomyces perniciosus) in Mushroom Crops”
by María Jesús Navarro, Mila Santos, Fernando Diánez and Francisco José Gea
Agronomy 2023, 13(7), 1672; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13071672
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/7/1672
21. “Infection Risk-Based Application of Plant Resistance Inducers for the Control of Downy and Powdery Mildews in Vineyards”
by Othmane Taibi, Giorgia Fedele, Irene Salotti and Vittorio Rossi
Agronomy 2023, 13(12), 2959; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122959
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/12/2959
22. “Benefiting from Complexity: Exploring Enhanced Biological Control Effectiveness via the Simultaneous Use of Various Methods for Combating Pest Pressure in Agriculture”
by Miha Curk and Stanislav Trdan
Agronomy 2024, 14(1), 199; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010199
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/1/199
23. “Arthropod Pests, Nematodes, and Microbial Pathogens of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) and Their Management—A Review”
by Samara Ounis, György Turóczi and József Kiss
Agronomy 2024, 14(12), 2841; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14122841
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/12/2841
24. “Effect of Fungicide Protection of Sugar Beet Leaves (Beta vulgaris L.): Results of Many Years Experiments”
by Iwona Jaskulska, Dariusz Jaskulski, Jarosław Kamieniarz, Maja Radziemska, Martin Brtnický and Emilian Różniak
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 346; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020346
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/346
25. “Will Climate Change Affect the Disease Progression of Septoria Tritici Blotch in Northern Europe?”
by Ketel Christian Prahl, Holger Klink, Mario Hasler, Joseph-Alexander Verreet and Tim Birr
Agronomy 2023, 13(4), 1005; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13041005
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/4/1005