Cereal Rust Monitoring and Management
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 March 2025 | Viewed by 62
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rust
Interests: wheat; cereal rusts; molecular markers; disease resistance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cereal rusts, including stem rust, leaf rust, and stripe rust, are among the most devastating diseases affecting global cereal production. The continuous evolution of rust pathogens and changing environmental conditions emphasises the need for advanced monitoring and management strategies. The dynamic nature of pathogen populations requires continuous surveillance and breeding for rust-resistant varieties. Advancements in molecular diagnostics and genomics have revolutionised our ability to dissect plant-pathogen interactions. A growing area of research within this field is focused on advanced phenotyping tools and developing digital systems for precision disease assessment.
This Special Issue will gather research that advances our understanding of crop disease monitoring and management, particularly focusing on cereal rust diseases. We welcome contributions that explore pathogen surveillance, rust resistance, and emerging technologies in disease management. Papers that contribute to understanding pathogen evolution and its implications for disease management will be prioritised.
Dr. Laura A. Ziems
Dr. Rohit Mago
Dr. Mumta Chhetri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cereal rust
- disease monitoring
- disease resistance
- disease surveillance
- pathogen evolution
- genomics
- molecular diagnostics
- plant pathology
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