Molecular Diagnosis of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria and Disease Management Strategies
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2025 | Viewed by 112
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytopathogenic bacteria; bacterial diseases; detection and identification; characterization of bacterial populations; resistance induction
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Interests: diagnoses in plant bacteriology; collection of plant pathogenic bacteria; test development and validation of diagnostic protocols; crop protection; biological and epidemiological research
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant bacterial pathogens globally infect plants, leading to significant damage and loss in terms of plant quality and yield. Controlling bacterial diseases is challenging: the use of antibiotics is not permitted in many countries worldwide, chemical compounds pose a risk of environmental contamination, and recent guidelines emphasize the need to minimize the impact of these compounds on the environment. To prevent the introduction of dangerous phytopathogenic bacteria to our crops (e.g., quarantine, alien species), it is essential to use reliable diagnostic techniques that are sensitive, specific, reproducible, and repeatable. Furthermore, it is crucial to prevent the spread of bacterial pathogens already established through the implementation of disease control and management strategies based on effective and environmentally low-impact systems. It is worth noting that controlling bacterial diseases is becoming increasingly challenging due to the prohibition of antibiotics in many countries worldwide and the environmental contamination risks associated with chemical compounds. For this purpose, the parallel development of new diagnostic tools for phytopathogenic bacteria and the disease management systems they cause is essential to prevent their introduction and spread.
Dr. Stefania Loreti
Dr. Scala Valeria
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phytopathogenic bacteria
- diagnostics
- molecular tools
- bacterial plant diseases
- prevention
- control
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