Biological Control in Forests Protection
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (3 June 2022) | Viewed by 40701
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular biology; molecular genetics; forestry; forensic sciences; biotechnology
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Interests: oomycete plant pathogens; phytophthora; biotechnological applications of fungal enzymes
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Interests: forest protection; plant pathology; oomycetes; biodiversity; e-nose; BCA; IPM; VOC; GC-MS; phosphites; phosphogipsum; silicon
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biological control of forest plant material becomes an imperative in regard of EU regulations on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) requiring a search for alternative plant protection methods that are safe for humans, animals and the environment. The objective of this Special Issue in Forests is to summarize state-of-art knowledge on Forest Tree Protection by exploring biocontrol measures undertaken in biological pest and disease control, physiology and behaviour of biocontrol agents and their interaction with hosts, genetic improvement of natural enemies including genetic manipulation, environmental impact studies and the role of biocontrol methods in integrated forest protection. Original research papers and review articles in forest organisms trees related with BCA, including plant physiology approaches (from classical physiology to molecular techniques of identification and genome editing CRISPR/Cas9), are welcome.
Dr. Justyna A. Nowakowska
Dr. Lassaâd Belbahri
Prof. Tomasz Oszako
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- BCA
- forest trees
- pathogens
- insects
- nematodes
- genetic engineering
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