Fungal Secondary Metabolites Involved in Plant Beneficial Interactions
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2021) | Viewed by 5268
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant pathogenic fungi; mycotoxigenic fungi; biocontrol fungi; fungal ecology; fungal secondary metabolites; fungal genome editing
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Interests: plant protection; biocontrol; bioactive secondary metabolites; biopesticides; biostimulants; Trichoderma spp.; disease resistance; biofertilizers; host plant resistance; pest management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fungi are well known to be a wide source of secondary metabolites (SM) whose extensive and versatile repertoire helps them to maintain their niches, to face competitors, and to ensure enough space and nutrient for their survival. In addition, fungal SMs are involved in communication with plants: Certain SMs can enhance plant growth and/or elicit plant defense responses.
All those properties render fungal SMs potential bioproducts that could be employed in agricultural practices in order to improve crop yield and to reduce negative effects due to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Full research papers, reviews, short communications coming from research on this topic are invited for this editorial project.
Dr. Sabrina Sarrocco
Dr. Francesco Vinale
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fungal secondary metabolites
- biocontrol
- beneficial fungi
- plant disease management
- sustainable agriculture
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