Editorial Board for section 'Pest and Disease Management'
- Crop Breeding and Genetics Section
- Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry Section
- Soil and Plant Nutrition Section
- Water Use and Irrigation Section
- Innovative Cropping Systems Section
- Farming Sustainability Section
- Horticultural and Floricultural Crops Section
- Grassland and Pasture Science Section
- Weed Science and Weed Management Section
- Pest and Disease Management Section
- Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience Section
- Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering Section
- Precision and Digital 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
Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Crop Production and Rural Environment, Department of Agriculture, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Magnessia, Greece
Interests: pheromones and semiochemicals; insect parasitoids; population ecology; sampling and trapping; invasive biology; integrated pest management; microbial control; chemical control
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Interests: pheromones and semiochemicals; insect parasitoids; population ecology; sampling and trapping; invasive biology; integrated pest management; microbial control; chemical control
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Research Unit Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection, University of Reims, EA 4707 USC INRAe 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 51100 Reims, France
Interests: plant-microbe interaction; stress physiology plants responses to biotic and abiotic stress; crop protection; biological control
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Interests: plant-microbe interaction; stress physiology plants responses to biotic and abiotic stress; crop protection; biological control
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: entomology; biological control of insect pests; bioactivity of natural substances against insects of medical and agricultural interest; microbial insecticides; integrated pest management; mosquitoes; effects of GMOs and/or biopesticides on non-targets; halophytes; seed germination
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Interests: entomology; biological control of insect pests; bioactivity of natural substances against insects of medical and agricultural interest; microbial insecticides; integrated pest management; mosquitoes; effects of GMOs and/or biopesticides on non-targets; halophytes; seed germination
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Laboratory of Evolutionary Entomology, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Interests: parasitoid ecology; plant domestication; plant-insect interactions
Interests: parasitoid ecology; plant domestication; plant-insect interactions
Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: soybean sudden death syndrome; soybeans; plant molecular biology; plant pathogens
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Interests: soybean sudden death syndrome; soybeans; plant molecular biology; plant pathogens
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Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
Interests: plant disease epidemiology; biocontrol agents; biocontrol
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Interests: plant disease epidemiology; biocontrol agents; biocontrol
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1. IRD, CNRS, University of Paris-Saclay, UMR Evolution, Genomes, Comportement et Ecologie, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
2. icipe (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology), P.O. BOX 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Interests: insect-plant interactions; parasitoid-insect interactions, chemical ecology, biological control, insects behaviour, host plant selection by insects
2. icipe (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology), P.O. BOX 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Interests: insect-plant interactions; parasitoid-insect interactions, chemical ecology, biological control, insects behaviour, host plant selection by insects
Department of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: grapevine; crop protection; plant pathology; phytopathology; plant disease management; fungal plant pathology; fungal infection
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Interests: grapevine; crop protection; plant pathology; phytopathology; plant disease management; fungal plant pathology; fungal infection
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: integrated pest management (IPM); insect behavior; insect chemical ecology; pollinator insects; botanical insecticides; apidology and beekeeping products
Interests: integrated pest management (IPM); insect behavior; insect chemical ecology; pollinator insects; botanical insecticides; apidology and beekeeping products
Plant and Food Research, Auckland 1025, New Zealand
Interests: insect olfaction; biosensors; biochemistry
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Interests: insect olfaction; biosensors; biochemistry
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Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
Interests: plant genetics; quantitative genetics; comparative genomics; phytopathology; plant-pathogen interactions; plant resistance; defence mechanisms; resistance candidate genes
Interests: plant genetics; quantitative genetics; comparative genomics; phytopathology; plant-pathogen interactions; plant resistance; defence mechanisms; resistance candidate genes
Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC), Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center (LEAF), Associated Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: plant pathology; plant–microbe interactions; coffee leaf rust; coffee berry disease; plant defense responses; microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity
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Interests: plant pathology; plant–microbe interactions; coffee leaf rust; coffee berry disease; plant defense responses; microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity
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Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: plant–insect relationships; plant resistance to pests; environmental entomology and climate change biology; insect physiology and insect ecology
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Interests: plant–insect relationships; plant resistance to pests; environmental entomology and climate change biology; insect physiology and insect ecology
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INRAE, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, 06000 Nice, France
Interests: arthropod ecology; community ecology, ecotoxicology, biological control; integrated pest management, sublethal effects, parasitoid specialization
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Interests: arthropod ecology; community ecology, ecotoxicology, biological control; integrated pest management, sublethal effects, parasitoid specialization
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Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: biological control of plant diseases; plant protection; agricultural plant science
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Interests: biological control of plant diseases; plant protection; agricultural plant science
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Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Science, Agricultural Research Organization—The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
Interests: plant virology; plant tissue culture; plant genetic transformation
Interests: plant virology; plant tissue culture; plant genetic transformation
School of Agriculture & Food Sciences and Centre for Plant Science Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia
Interests: bioherbicides; dieback disorders of invasive woody weeds; biocontrol; plant pathology; chemical control of woody weeds; stem implanted capsule delivery
Interests: bioherbicides; dieback disorders of invasive woody weeds; biocontrol; plant pathology; chemical control of woody weeds; stem implanted capsule delivery
College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: mesoporous silica nanoparticles; controlled release of pesticides; pesticide delivery; gene delivery
Interests: mesoporous silica nanoparticles; controlled release of pesticides; pesticide delivery; gene delivery
Agroscope Changins, Entomology in Field Crops and Viticulture, Plant Protection Strategic Research Division, 1276 Nyon, Switzerland
Interests: plant–insect interactions; entomopathogenic nematodes; chemical ecology; sustainable agriculture
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Interests: plant–insect interactions; entomopathogenic nematodes; chemical ecology; sustainable agriculture
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1. Institute of Horticulture, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
2. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Agricultural Research, Plant Protection Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: plant pathology; plant disease epidemiology; disease warning and forecasting; plant disease management; integrated pest management; disease and pest management in organic fruit and vegetable production; sustainable agriculture and horticulture
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2. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Agricultural Research, Plant Protection Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: plant pathology; plant disease epidemiology; disease warning and forecasting; plant disease management; integrated pest management; disease and pest management in organic fruit and vegetable production; sustainable agriculture and horticulture
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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: rice; IPM; insect ecology; biological control; parasitoid; predator; striped stem borer; brown planthopper; white-backed planthopper; rice leaf folder
Interests: rice; IPM; insect ecology; biological control; parasitoid; predator; striped stem borer; brown planthopper; white-backed planthopper; rice leaf folder
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA
Interests: integrated pest management; host plant resistance; insect behavioral and nutritional ecology; post-harvest protection agriculture; alternative approaches to pesticides in sustainable agriculture
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Interests: integrated pest management; host plant resistance; insect behavioral and nutritional ecology; post-harvest protection agriculture; alternative approaches to pesticides in sustainable agriculture
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Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Interests: plant pathology; plant pathogens; plant resistance; fungi; aerobiology; agriculture
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Interests: plant pathology; plant pathogens; plant resistance; fungi; aerobiology; agriculture
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College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Interests: molecular plant-microbe interaction; characterization of non-TAL effectors; analysis of HRP regulation network; dissection of T3SS sorting apparatus; identification of T3SS inhibitors
Interests: molecular plant-microbe interaction; characterization of non-TAL effectors; analysis of HRP regulation network; dissection of T3SS sorting apparatus; identification of T3SS inhibitors
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Interests: plant physiology; plant biotechnology; plant breeding; plant genetics
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Interests: plant physiology; plant biotechnology; plant breeding; plant genetics
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 3036, Cyprus
Interests: plant pathology; integrated disease management; biological control; mycology; population biology; fungicide resistance; trunk diseases; gray mold; postharvest pathology; grapevine and vegetable crops
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Interests: plant pathology; integrated disease management; biological control; mycology; population biology; fungicide resistance; trunk diseases; gray mold; postharvest pathology; grapevine and vegetable crops
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Laboratory of Pesticides’ Toxicology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Athens, Greece
Interests: nematicidal activity; phytochemistry; bioactive compounds; plant extracts
Interests: nematicidal activity; phytochemistry; bioactive compounds; plant extracts
Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation & Field Lab Campus Klein-Altendorf, University of Bonn, 53359 Rheinbach, Germany
Interests: horticulture; vegetables; ornamental plants; growing substrates for sustainable plant production; stress physiology; plant phenotyping; plant pathology; plant protection; biorationals; biobased products; bioeconomy; Miscanthus; biomass plants; renewable resources
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Interests: horticulture; vegetables; ornamental plants; growing substrates for sustainable plant production; stress physiology; plant phenotyping; plant pathology; plant protection; biorationals; biobased products; bioeconomy; Miscanthus; biomass plants; renewable resources
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United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, New England Plant, Soil, and Water Laboratory, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; cultural control; cropping systems; sustainable agriculture; soil health; soil microbiology
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; cultural control; cropping systems; sustainable agriculture; soil health; soil microbiology
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, CIRAD, F-34398 Montpellier, France
Interests: locusts; grasshoppers; locust control; locust biology; locust ecology
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Interests: locusts; grasshoppers; locust control; locust biology; locust ecology
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