Green Control of Pests and Pathogens in Tropical Plants
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2025 | Viewed by 487
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tropical plant resistance against insect; green control of insect pest in tropical plant
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants, pests and pathogens do not experience the overwintering period in the tropics. Hence, typical tropical plants, or plants that can grow in the tropical area, tend to be more saturated with pests and pathogens than temperate plants with broad latitudinal ranges, and the management strategies are relatively complex and intractable. The green control of pests and pathogens has achieved tremendous success in temperate plants but is lagging behind in tropical plants. For instance, the occurrence pattern of most pests and pathogens still remains indistinct; moreover, the resistant varieties, the effective natural enemies, and the active biopesticide ingredients are not fully excavated; in addition, the exploration of popular measures such as RNAi-based, molecular design-based breeding in pest and pathogen control is still in its initial stage. The goal of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of recent advances in the green control of pests and pathogens in tropical plants, which include but are not limited to the monitoring and early warning, the application of resistant varieties, cultivation practices, production environment improvement, pest management and post-harvest treatments via green control measures or reagents. In addition, the exploration of novel green control theory and technology in the laboratory is also welcome.
Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
- Monitoring and early warning of pests and pathogens that indicating green control operation;
- Biological control using natural enemies, microorganisms, biopesticides or natural products;
- The rational way of applying traditional pesticide without toxicity effect to the ecological environment;
- The application of novel agriculture practice;
- The application of resistant plant varieties;
- The application of plant immunomodulatory agents;
- The application of genetic engineering technology in pest and pathogen prevention and control;
- Future perspectives for the green control of pests and pathogens in tropical plants.
Prof. Dr. Xiao Liang
Dr. Ying Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green control
- pests and pathogens
- tropical plant
