Plant Defense against Pests
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 (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 5626
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytochemistry; genetics; analytical chemistry; agricultural plant science; food science; entomology; plant protection; chemical defense
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pest control has been carried out using diverse approaches, such as insecticides, cultural practices, biological agents, or resistant cultivars based on monogenic or polygenic resistances. On the other hand, host–plant resistance describes a range of adaptations in plants which improve their survival and reproduction by reducing the impact of damage by herbivores. In this sense, the study of plant defenses against herbivory is a useful tool in pest control programs due to the direct impact that these defenses have on agriculture, including human and livestock food sources.
Among herbivorous insects, borers can be found worldwide across several unrelated groups of insects, damaging plants by destroying internal plant tissue as they feed and mature. Typically, this includes moths (Lepidoptera), wasps (Hymenoptera), and beetles (Coleoptera).
For this Special Issue, review and research papers are invited from scientists working on diverse aspects of plant defense against herbivory, with special attention but not limited to borer damages. Topics include constitutive and induction mechanisms of defense (perception, signaling, metabolic pathways, secondary metabolites, and enzymatic strategies). Contributions from breeders in crop species and advances in genetically selected materials are also welcome.
Dr. Rogelio Santiago
Dr. Ana Butrón
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- herbivore defense
- plant biochemistry
- crop protection
- host–plant resistance
- secondary metabolism
- defense response
- crop breeding
- borer
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