Insect Vector-Borne Plant Diseases
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 19878
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant virus and vector interactions; cereal and canola viruses; resistance; diagnosis; control
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Interests: insect vectors; plant viruses; insect plant and pathogen interactions; plant disease epidemiology; insect physiology; climate change; insect and plant virus ecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The insect-borne plant diseases caused by viruses, fungi, bacteria, and phytoplasmas are ubiquitous in agro-ecosystems and are economically important in both agriculture and forestry. The complex interactions between host, pathogen, vector, and environment affect host resistance or susceptibility, the virulence of the pathogen, and vector transmissibility. Both insect and pathogen co-evolve and influence each other, often modifying the host for their mutual benefit and survival. Many plant pathosystems consist of broad ecological communities modifying and/or influencing interactions including spread as well as host or vector manipulation to promote the transmission and genetic diversity of pathogens and disease severity. Furthermore, climate change can influence host–vector interactions, resulting in the alteration of the disease cycle and severity as well as many biological functions of the host. Despite the implementation of control strategies, many insect-borne disease epidemics still cause major economic losses and include outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa, along with many viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases of annual and perennial crops, specifically transmitted by hemipteran insects (e.g., aphids, leafhoppers, planthoppers, whiteflies, and psyllids).
The aim of this Special Issue is to collate the latest research findings on the interactions between host, pathogen, and vector; disease epidemiology; genetic diversity; as well as environmental and evolutionary factors involving an agroecological perspective of insect-borne diseases.
Dr. Jiban Kumar Kundu
Dr. Piotr Trebicki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant disease
- vectors biology and physiology
- emerging and re-emerging insect-borne diseases
- plant–pathogen–vector interactions
- pathogen transmission mechanisms
- virus, bacteria, phytoplasma
- management and control of vector-borne diseases
- abiotic factors affecting the epidemiology of plant disease
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