Plant Pathology in Horticultural Production
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM)".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 26768
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pathogen identification and characterization; disease resistance; phytopathology; bacteriology; plant virus
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climatic changes are affecting crop cultivations and the development of plant diseases. Horticultural productions are seriously compromised by already known and well-established pathogens in plant species that, in new environmental conditions, are expressing all their pathogenic potential. On the other hand, emerging pathogens are appearing in new geographic areas or in new hosts, generating unexpected and aggressive disease outbreaks. According to recommendations of international institutions and of the scientific community, the use of chemicals to control plant diseases must be reduced; then, preventive and alternative methods to counteract plant diseases must be investigated, set up and adopted. In this scenario, knowledge on pathogens, their biological cycle and disease description is crucial to provide skills to properly manage cultivation and plant diseases in a sustainable agricultural system.
The purpose of this Special Issue, entitled “Plant Pathology in Horticultural Production”, is to share new evidence of novel pathosystems and outbreaks, as well as innovative sustainable control strategies, focusing on the health of propagative plant materials and all other means to prevent pathogen infections. Moreover, novel advanced diagnostic methodologies will be accepted. Methods for disease control in an advanced phase of technology transfer will be enclosed in this issue.
Dr. Loredana Sigillo
Dr. Eliana Dell'olmo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant diseases
- pathogens
- diagnostic methodologies
- sustainable control strategies
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