Editorial Board for section 'Crop Protection, Diseases, Pest and Weeds'
- Crop Production Section
- Farm Animal Production Section
- Genotype Evaluation and Breeding Section
- Crop Protection, Diseases, Pest and Weeds Section
- Agricultural Systems and Management Section
- Agricultural Soils Section
- Agricultural Water Management Section
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- Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management Section
- Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture Section
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Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members (51)
Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: secondary metabolites in plant-pathogen interaction; natural substances with biological activity; chromatographic techniques, spectroscopic methods
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Interests: secondary metabolites in plant-pathogen interaction; natural substances with biological activity; chromatographic techniques, spectroscopic methods
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Department for Agricultural Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetosimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: western corn rootworm; wireworms; pests of sugar beet; pests of potato and Brassica crops; insect pest resistance to pesticides; other pests of field and vegetable crops; side effects of insecticides (beneficial organisms and ecotoxicology); integrated pest management; biological and botanical insecticides
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Interests: western corn rootworm; wireworms; pests of sugar beet; pests of potato and Brassica crops; insect pest resistance to pesticides; other pests of field and vegetable crops; side effects of insecticides (beneficial organisms and ecotoxicology); integrated pest management; biological and botanical insecticides
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Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: soil-borne disease; chemical control; soil fumigation; control efficacy; crop yield; economic assessment
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Interests: soil-borne disease; chemical control; soil fumigation; control efficacy; crop yield; economic assessment
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Department of Entomology, Universidade Federal de Lavras-UFLA, P.O. Box 3037, Lavras 37200-900, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Interests: IPM; biological control and pesticides; selectivity; botanical insecticides; chemical control
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Interests: IPM; biological control and pesticides; selectivity; botanical insecticides; chemical control
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Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Interests: herbicides; enzymes; lysine biosynthesis; amino acids
Interests: herbicides; enzymes; lysine biosynthesis; amino acids
Department of Crop Protection, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Interests: weed science; herbicide physiology; weed resistance; weed biology and ecology; climate change; environmental stresses; rice weed management; rice crop management; environmental fate of pesticides
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Interests: weed science; herbicide physiology; weed resistance; weed biology and ecology; climate change; environmental stresses; rice weed management; rice crop management; environmental fate of pesticides
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Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; sustainable and integrated control; biocontrol agents; postharvest diseases
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; sustainable and integrated control; biocontrol agents; postharvest diseases
Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Interests: tropical agriculture; Agroforestry; fruit crops; Entomology; crop protection; Agroecology
Interests: tropical agriculture; Agroforestry; fruit crops; Entomology; crop protection; Agroecology
Plant Breeding Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Interests: disease resistance; cereal rust pathogen diversity and evolution; mutational genomics
Interests: disease resistance; cereal rust pathogen diversity and evolution; mutational genomics
CREA—Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, 00134 Rome, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; plant-bacteria interactions; bacterial diversity and evolution
Interests: plant pathology; plant-bacteria interactions; bacterial diversity and evolution
Research Unit on Plant Induce Resistance and Bioprotection, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), RIBP USC INRAe 1488, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France
Interests: viticulture; plant physiology; plant pathology; plant-pathogen interaction
Interests: viticulture; plant physiology; plant pathology; plant-pathogen interaction
Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 25030 Gembloux, Belgium
Interests: insect; host plant; predators - parasites interactions; pest biological control; edible insects
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Interests: insect; host plant; predators - parasites interactions; pest biological control; edible insects
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Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
Interests: integrated pest management; biological control; microbial pest control; invasive insects; insect symbiont; insect vectors; phytoplasma transmission
Interests: integrated pest management; biological control; microbial pest control; invasive insects; insect symbiont; insect vectors; phytoplasma transmission
Research Scientist, Head of Biopesticide Group (ICA-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Interests: discovery, chemistry, optimization and biotechnological production of botanical and fungal (endophytes) biopesticides
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Interests: discovery, chemistry, optimization and biotechnological production of botanical and fungal (endophytes) biopesticides
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Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 31973, USA
Interests: pesticide dissipation; vegetables, tree nut, physiological crop and weed responses to herbicides
Interests: pesticide dissipation; vegetables, tree nut, physiological crop and weed responses to herbicides
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; plant defence; phytoalexins, hypersensitive cell death; Phytophthora; integrated disease management
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Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; plant defence; phytoalexins, hypersensitive cell death; Phytophthora; integrated disease management
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Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
Interests: plant bacterial pathogens; type III secretion system; type III effectors; plant immunity and crops resistance
Interests: plant bacterial pathogens; type III secretion system; type III effectors; plant immunity and crops resistance
Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark
Interests: ecological modelling; software design; integrated pest management
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Interests: ecological modelling; software design; integrated pest management
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Agrobiotechnology Department, Agrarian and Technological Institute, RUDN University, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Interests: plant pathology; bacteriology; plant protection
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Interests: plant pathology; bacteriology; plant protection
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Pershore College, Warwickshire College Group, Pershore WR10 3JP, UK
Interests: plant diseases; asymptomatic detection of plant pathogens; integrated pest and disease management; antibody detection systems; agronomy of horticultural crops
Interests: plant diseases; asymptomatic detection of plant pathogens; integrated pest and disease management; antibody detection systems; agronomy of horticultural crops
Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: crop diseases; weed control; molecular approaches; identification and quantification; soil disinfestation; biocontrol agents; application equipment; crop growth and yield
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Interests: crop diseases; weed control; molecular approaches; identification and quantification; soil disinfestation; biocontrol agents; application equipment; crop growth and yield
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College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Interests: insect pest; plant quarantine; pest risk analysis; diagnosis; invasion tracing; invasion mechanism
Interests: insect pest; plant quarantine; pest risk analysis; diagnosis; invasion tracing; invasion mechanism
Department of Entomology and Nematology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Interests: surveillance and monitoring of agricultural pests; biological control of agricultural pests in fruits and vegetables; assessing the impact of pesticides on non-target organisms; using cultural techniques and low in-put agriculture for small farmers
Interests: surveillance and monitoring of agricultural pests; biological control of agricultural pests in fruits and vegetables; assessing the impact of pesticides on non-target organisms; using cultural techniques and low in-put agriculture for small farmers
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; integrated control; biocontrol agents; soil borne pathogens; postharvest diseases
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; integrated control; biocontrol agents; soil borne pathogens; postharvest diseases
Centro de Ecología Química Agrícola, Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València, Edificio 6C, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: chemical ecology; pheromone; semiochemical; mating disruption
Interests: chemical ecology; pheromone; semiochemical; mating disruption
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Universiy of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: bioactive metabolites; drug discovery; endophytes; marine-facultative fungi; Penicillium; plant pathology; biological control of plant diseases; plant microbiomes
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Interests: bioactive metabolites; drug discovery; endophytes; marine-facultative fungi; Penicillium; plant pathology; biological control of plant diseases; plant microbiomes
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Analytical Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, 38221 Volos, Greece
Interests: biopesticides; natural pesticides; nematicidal plant secondary metabolites; ecofriendly plant protection products; green pesticides
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Interests: biopesticides; natural pesticides; nematicidal plant secondary metabolites; ecofriendly plant protection products; green pesticides
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Plant Protection Department, Extremadura Scientific and Technological Research Center (CICYTEX), Ctra. de AV, km 372, 06187 Guadajira, Spain
Interests: plant biotechnology; plant physiology; plant breeding; rice; weed management; weed science and crop physiology
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Interests: plant biotechnology; plant physiology; plant breeding; rice; weed management; weed science and crop physiology
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Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection – Italian National Research Council | CNR, Strada delle Cacce, 73. Torino 10135, Italy
Interests: phytoplasmas; plant pathology; diagnosis; plant/pathogen interactions; transcriptomics; proteomics
Interests: phytoplasmas; plant pathology; diagnosis; plant/pathogen interactions; transcriptomics; proteomics
CREA Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Via Cavalleggeri, 25, 84098 Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; digital support systems for disease management; agroecology; biological control
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Interests: plant pathology; digital support systems for disease management; agroecology; biological control
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