Pest and Disease Management
A section of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Section Information
The Pest and Disease Management Crops section publishes original research papers, reviews, mini-reviews, perspectives, and methodology articles related to pest and disease biology, ecology and control in all types of field crops and orchards, at the pre-harvest and post-harvest stages of all agricultural commodities. In this context, this section emphasizes pest- or disease-related problems that are associated with quantitative losses and qualitative degradations in agriculture, ranging from ecological aspects in key biology attributes, chemical/non-chemical control methods, genetics, quality preservation techniques and identification to socio-economic surveillances and regulatory attributes. We thus welcome high-class submissions on the above topics, covering either basic or applied research.
The section “Pest and Disease Management” welcomes papers that can be classified into one of the following categories:
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Mini-review articles
- Perspective/opinion articles
- Methodology articles
Keywords
insects; mites; rodents and other pests in agriculture; fungi; bacteria; viruses and other diseases in agriculture; crop protection; chemical control of pests and diseases; non-chemical control of pests and diseases; pest- and disease-related losses in agriculture; invasive pests and diseases; phytosanitary and quarantine actions; biology and ecology of pests and diseases; identification of pests and diseases; trapping and sampling; biological control; integrated pest and disease management; pest- and disease-related climate change attributes; socio-economic impact of pests and diseases
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Pest Control Technologies Applied in Peanut Production Systems (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Tools and Techniques for Monitoring Pests and Diseases in Agro-Ecosystem (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Advances in Legume Crop Protection (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Decoding Plant–Pathogen Interactions: Unraveling Signaling and Defense Mechanisms (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Trends towards Genetics-Based Methods for Pest Management in Agroecosystems—Second Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- The Mechanism of Pathogen Infection and Defense in Crops (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- The Role of Symbiotic and Pathogenic Microbes in Insect-Host Plants Interactions—2nd Edition (Deadline: 23 December 2024)
- Advanced Research on Diagnosis and Biological Control of Crop Diseases (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Insecticide Resistance and Novel Insecticides (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Locust and Grasshopper Management: Environmental Impacts and New Perspectives (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Phytoalexins, Resistance Inducers, and Sustainable Control Measures in Crop Protection Strategies—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Insights into Pathogen, Insect Pest, and Weed Control in Field and Greenhouse Cropping Systems—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Insights into Fungal Pathogenicity, Pathogen–Host Interactions, and Host Immunity (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Crop Diseases and Pests to Reduce Pesticides (Deadline: 1 January 2025)
- Adaptation and Responses of Insects Under Abiotic, Biotic and Xenobiotic Constraints—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Pest Ecology and Biological Control in Oil and Row Crops (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Strategies and Tools for Managing Invasive Agricultural Pests (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Genetic Diversity and Pathogenic Mechanisms in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- New Insights into Pest and Disease Control in Rice (Deadline: 1 February 2025)
- In-Depth Investigation and Integrated Management of Fruit Crop Diseases (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Protection and Crop Production (Deadline: 27 February 2025)
- Green Control of Pests and Pathogens in Tropical Plants (Deadline: 1 March 2025)
- Pests, Pesticides, Pollinators and Sustainable Farming (Deadline: 1 March 2025)
- Advances and Challenges for the Management of Lepidopteran Pests—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Cereal Rust Monitoring and Management (Deadline: 28 March 2025)
- Advances in Beneficial Insects Research for Conservation Biological Control (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Mechanism and Sustainable Control of Crop Diseases (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Role of RNA and ssDNA Viruses in Plant–Virus/Viroid Interactions (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Sustainable Pest Management under Climate Change (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Post-harvest Pest and Disease Management—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Phytopathogens and Crop Diseases (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- New Advances in Molecular Approaches for Rice Disease Control (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Infectious Plant Diseases: Emerging Threats and Advances in Plant Protection (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- New Perspectives in the Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Adaptive Evolution and Resistance Mechanisms in Agricultural Pest Management (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Research Progress on Pathogenicity of Fungi in Crops—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Biological Pest Control in Agroecosystems—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Integrated Pest Management for Invasive Species—in Fresh Fruit Production Systems (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Viral Diseases and the Threats of Their Arthropod Vectors to Crop Health: Surveillance, Detection, and Early-Warning Systems (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Application of Modern Solutions against Plant Viral Disease (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Environmentally Friendly Ways to Control Plant Disease (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Application of Nanomaterials for Diseases and Pest Control in Agriculture (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Progress and Innovations in Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Insecticide Resistance: The Genetic Basis and Underlying Mechanisms in Pests (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Research Progress in Sustainable Pest and Disease Control of Fruit Tree (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Natural Products in Crop Diseases Control (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Plant–Microbiota Interactions Under Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
