Integrating Molecular Insights on Plant Microbes and Insect Pests

Dear Colleagues,

Plants are constantly exposed to various pathogenic microbes which can result in diseases and insect pests that can affect their growth, development, and productivity. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of the occurrence, epidemiology, and control of plant disease-associated microbes and insect pests is crucial for developing resilient crop varieties and sustainable control practices.

This Special Issue, entitled “Integrating Molecular Insights on Plant Microbes and Insect Pests”, seeks to explore the dynamic interactions between plants and various pathogenic microbes as well as insect pests at the molecular level. We encourage submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Molecular and genetic basis of plant resistance and plant disease-associated microbes and insect pests.
• Signaling pathways and regulatory networks involved in plant responses to microbe and insect attack.
• Role of epigenetics in plant adaptation to plant disease-associated microbes and insect pests.
• Advances in ‘omics’ technologies (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.) to dissect interactions between plants, microbes, and insect pests.
• Development of innovative strategies for disease management in plants.
• Impact of climate change on plant disease epidemiology.
• Interdisciplinary approaches combining molecular biology, bioinformatics, and plant physiology to tackle plant diseases and insect pests.

We welcome original research articles, reviews, and short communications that provide novel insights into the molecular science of the occurrence, epidemiology, and control of plant disease-associated microbes and insect pests. In addition to basic research at the molecular levels, research focused on future applied research and technology, including agrochemicals and genetical modifications, will also be considered.

Prof. Dr. Xifeng Wang
Guest Editor

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