Disease Suppressive Soils for Crop Pest Management
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 3020
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soilborne pests and pathogens are a limiting factor for crop production, especially for germinating or recently transplanted plants. Disease-suppressive soils have been documented to occur naturally in specific fields in which crop planted do not succumb to soilborne plant pathogens. Disease suppression is often due to the specific structure of the soil microbiome. This biological phenomenon has been attributed to multiple types of microbes, including those that promote plant growth or are antagonistic to phytopathogens.
Various techniques have been applied in an attempt to recreate or generate suppressive soils, such as planting specific cover crops, incorporating soil amendments, and anaerobic soil disinfestation. All of these techniques increase soil nutrients and desired microbial populations to manage plant pests. The era of ‘-omics’ provides insight into these microbial populations and notably combines basic and applied research.
This Special Issue will focus on “Disease Suppressive Soils for Crop Pest Management”. We welcome novel research, reviews, and opinion articles covering all related topics including microbial ecology, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, cover crops, soil disinfestation, soil health, soilborne pathogen and pest control, soil chemistry, agronomy, horticulture, modeling, economic impact, grower outreach, and policy positions.
Dr. Jason C. Hong
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agronomy is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Disease suppression
- Microbiome
- Phytopathogens
- Soil disinfestation
- Biocontrol
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
