Microorganisms as Biocontrol Agents in Plant Pathology, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 516
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental microbiology; plant microbiomes; plant-growth-promoting bacteria
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: molecular biology; genomics; microbial diversity; microbial cloning; fungal taxonomy; phylogenetics and molecular evolution; bioinformatics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of our 2024 Special Issue titled "Microorganisms as Biocontrol Agents in Plant Pathology".
Welcome to the Special Issue “Microorganisms as Biocontrol Agents in Plant Pathology, 2nd Edition” of Microorganisms. Plant diseases occur in the entire crop production chain and are one of the greatest threats to the sustainable development of society, resulting in yield and economic losses. However, the intensive use of chemical fungicides to suppress the growth of plant pathogens has contributed to environmental pollution (e.g., long degradation periods), biodiversity losses, undesirable effects on human health (e.g., carcinogenicity) and the development of pathogen resistance. The most current strategies included in the United Nations 2030 Agenda (17 SDGs) aim at achieving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. Thus, the application of biopesticides in place of synthetic chemicals creates a balance amongst economic productivity and environmental protection.
Moreover, microorganisms are well known as plant growth promoters, as biocontrol agents against plant pathogens and for their ability to produce secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activities. Therefore, the use of biocontrol microorganisms and applications of naturally sourced metabolites are alternative methods for the safe control of plant pathogens to assist in sustainable agriculture. In this regard, the development and contributions of novelties in this research field require up-to-date review papers.
In this Special Issue, we invite you to contribute any aspects related to the biological control of microorganisms. This may include, for instance, plant-growth-promoting bacteria or fungi, endophytes and/or epiphytes involved in plant tolerance to stressful factors, in the acquisition of limited nutrients or in the production of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activities. The molecular aspects related to the interaction between plants and their microbial community, as well as the exploitation of omic approaches to reveal key genes/metabolites/proteins of biocontrol microorganisms, are also welcome.
Dr. Angela Cunha
Dr. Sandra Hilário
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- beneficial microbes
- plant protection
- phytopathogens
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