Integrated Management of Soil-Borne Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

With the development of protected agriculture and continuous cultivation of high-value crops, a large number of pathogenic fungi, bacteria and insect eggs accumulate in the soil. Soil-borne diseases such as fusarium wilt, root rot, bacterial wilt and root-knot nematodes occur frequently. Soil-borne diseases are becoming increasingly serious. Due to the high multiple cropping index, less fallow and crop rotation, soil-borne diseases are more serious in agricultural cultivation in some developing countries than in developed countries, resulting in a significant decline in crop yield and quality, which restricts the cultivation and sustainable development of protected cultivation. Irrational application of pesticides and fertilizers in the management of soil-borne diseases also leads to deterioration of soil quality. Scientific treatment of soil-borne diseases is an important approach to improve the quality of farmland.

This Special Issue welcomes original research papers, short communications and reviews focusing on the following topics: transmission and epidemics of soil-borne disease, diagnosis and identification of soil-borne diseases, pathogenesis of soil-borne diseases, chemical and biological control of soil-borne diseases, soil disinfection technologies, new products of soil fumigants, formulation and application methods for soil fumigants, mode of action of soil fumigants, environmental behavior of soil fumigants, ecological and environmental effects of soil fumigants, economic assessment of soil-borne disease management products and technologies.

Prof. Dr. Aocheng Cao
Dr. Dongdong Yan
Dr. Wensheng Fang
Guest Editors

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