Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM)
A section of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524).
Section Information
The Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM) publishes original manuscripts on the causes, mechanisms, and control of plant diseases in horticultural crops including vegetables, fruit trees, vines, berries, ornamental shrubs and trees, flowers, and aromatic and medicinal plants.
Plant diseases severely limit the yield, quality, longevity, and/or aesthetics of all types of horticultural plants. The Section PPDM welcomes submissions describing fundamental and applied research on all plant pathogen types and in all domains of plant pathology (e.g., disease etiology, diagnosis, ecology and epidemiology, plant–pathogen interactions, host resistance, and disease management). All manuscripts received will be judged based on scientific merit and quality of presentation. The editorial board will provide authors with a rapid and helpful peer review, and the open-access format of Horticulturae ensures rapid publication of accepted articles, excellent author services, broad readership, and high impact.
In particular, PPDM welcomes contributions by early-career researchers and proposals for review topics. In addition, we invite senior scientists to initiate and serve as Guest Editors of new Special Issues on timely topics.
Keywords
- Bacteriology
- Biological control
- Chemical control
- Cultural control
- Disease detection and diagnosis
- Disease ecology and epidemiology
- Etiology
- Host resistance
- Integrated disease management
- Mycology and fungal biology
- Nematology
- Oomycetes
- Plant–microbe interactions
- Soilborne diseases
- Virology
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Detection and Prevention of Fungal Pathogens in Horticultural Products (Deadline: 16 June 2024)
- Advances in Disease Diagnostics and Pathogen Biocontrol of Horticulture Crops (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Horticultural Plants Pathology and Advances in Disease Management Volume II (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Vegetable and Fruit Postharvest Physiology and Diseases (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Advanced Eco-Friendly Techniques for the Control of Post-harvest Diseases (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Biological Control of Pre and Postharvest Diseases II (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Alternative Control of Fruit Phytopathogens Pre- and Postharvest (Deadline: 22 October 2024)
- The Diagnosis, Management, and Epidemiology of Plant Diseases (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Fungal Diseases and Pathogens Affecting Horticultural Crops: New Challenges (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Sustainable Production of Fruit Trees and Disease Resistance (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Fungal Diseases in Horticultural Crops (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Mitigating Soil-Borne Diseases in Horticultural Crops: Current Challenges and Management Strategies (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- New Challenge of Fungal Pathogens of Horticultural Crops (Deadline: 20 December 2024)