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A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Protection, Diseases, Pest and Weeds".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2023 | Viewed by 135
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biopesticides; rhizosphere; soil microbiology; plant pathology; environmental biotechnology; plant–microbe interactions
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Intensive crop production requires constant protection against adverse biological and abiotic factors. Unfortunately, the widespread use of synthetic plant protection agents causes irreversible changes in the environment. In order to reduce the adverse effect of the use of synthetic pesticides, active substances have been gradually withdrawn from use. As a result, interest in biological plant protection agents, which are safer for crops and the natural environment, has increased. The scope of biological plant protection solutions against diseases, pests and abiotic factors includes the following: beneficial organisms, biochemicals, macro and microelements, nanoparticles, amino acids and phytohormone precursors.
This Special Issue focuses on the presentation of new biostimulants that improve plant health and describes the mechanisms of action of new or existing solutions for biostimulation of crop resistance. Research on biological biostimulants or non-synthetic chemicals and fertilizers is preferred. Nevertheless, studies on synthetic biostimulants will also be accepted, if the authors confirm their lower environmental impact compared to commercial pesticides. Acceptable publication types include articles and reviews.
Dr. Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agriculture is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- biocontrol
- biofortification
- biopesticides
- PGPB
- non-synthetic chemicals
- phytohormones
- macro/microelements
- active compounds
