Antibiotic and Biocidal Resistance in Forestry and Agricultural Settings
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 272
Special Issue Editors
2. MED, Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, Évora University, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: plant protection; advances in molecular biology applied to early quarantine pest diagnosis; biocontrol; plant–microbe interaction
Interests: plant protection; nematology; biocontrol; omics; microbe interactions
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2. MED, Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, Évora University, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: in vitro cultures; ionomics; metabolomics; nematode pest management; plant nutrition; plant physiology and biochemistry; sustainable agriculture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Resistance can be defined as a change in the sensitivity of a population to a substance that is harmful to it in any way. When the determinants of resistance are heritable, continual exposure to products with biocidal effect exerts a selective pressure that favors the survival of naturally occurring resistant genotypes. As a consequence, resistance can become widespread in the population within a few generations, rendering treatment with such substances ineffective. Since resistance to several types of biocides may rely on the same mechanisms at the molecular level, the presence of decreased susceptibility to a biocide within a population may confer protection against other substances with the same mode of action (co-selection) even if the population has never been exposed to them, exhausting alternative treatments.
In agricultural and forestry settings, the mechanism behind the development of resistance is found at several levels, such as:
- the decreased susceptibility of phytopathogenic microorganisms to antibiotics and biocides;
- the increased tolerance of invertebrate pests to substances with a previous biocidal effect, such as insecticides or nematicides;
- plant resistance to herbicides.
We kindly invite potential authors to submit original research articles, reviews or brief reports that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Antibiotic use in agriculture, soil and water contamination and emergence of resistance;
- Novel molecular mechanisms involved in the development of tolerance or resistance;
- Use of reclaimed wastewater for agricultural irrigation and development of resistance;
- Impact of integrated control strategies, including the use of beneficial insects or microorganisms, and adapted agricultural practices.
Dr. Ana Rita Varela
Dr. Cláudia S. L. Vicente
Dr. Jorge M. S. Faria
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotic resistance
- biocide resistance
- pesticide
- insecticide
- nematicide
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