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
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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Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University,2133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2133, USA
Interests: plant pathology; plant-microbe interactions; plant-insect interactions; symbioses
Interests: plant pathology; plant-microbe interactions; plant-insect interactions; symbioses
State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: Interests:plant-microbe interaction; plant virology; plant resistance; genome editing; biotic stress
Interests: Interests:plant-microbe interaction; plant virology; plant resistance; genome editing; biotic stress
College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Interests: molecular plant pathology and fungal genetics; molecular interaction between rice and magnaporthe oryzae; agricultural plant pathology; plant mycology
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Interests: molecular plant pathology and fungal genetics; molecular interaction between rice and magnaporthe oryzae; agricultural plant pathology; plant mycology
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Dr. Rohit Mago
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Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
Interests: wheat; cereal rusts; molecular markers; disease resistance
Interests: wheat; cereal rusts; molecular markers; disease resistance
School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
Interests: insect pheromones; plant volatiles; insect chemoreception and behaviour; plant-insect interactions; invasive species ecology; biological control; conservation biology
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Interests: insect pheromones; plant volatiles; insect chemoreception and behaviour; plant-insect interactions; invasive species ecology; biological control; conservation biology
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Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, IPSP-Bari Unit, Department of Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences, DISBA, National Council of Research, CNR, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: plant immune system; plant pests; biochemistry; immunology; nematodes; oxygen metabolism
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Interests: plant immune system; plant pests; biochemistry; immunology; nematodes; oxygen metabolism
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Prof. Dr. Juan Moral
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1. Department of Agronomy, University of Córdoba. Edif. C4, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
2. Departmenet of Biology, College of Science and Mathematics, California StateUniversity, 2555 East San Ramon Avenue, Fresno, CA 93740, USA
Interests: plant diseases; plant disease control; applied epidemiology; olive tree; nut tree
2. Departmenet of Biology, College of Science and Mathematics, California StateUniversity, 2555 East San Ramon Avenue, Fresno, CA 93740, USA
Interests: plant diseases; plant disease control; applied epidemiology; olive tree; nut tree
Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics (CREA-GB), Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 29017 Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Italy
Interests: DNA-based traceability of plant and microbial species; mycotoxin monitoring; natural antimicrobials; transcriptome analysis of cereal–fungal pathogen interactions
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Interests: DNA-based traceability of plant and microbial species; mycotoxin monitoring; natural antimicrobials; transcriptome analysis of cereal–fungal pathogen interactions
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SDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
Interests: stored products; chemical ecology; behavior; integrated pest management; biological control; invasive species; behaviorally-based management
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Interests: stored products; chemical ecology; behavior; integrated pest management; biological control; invasive species; behaviorally-based management
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Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Interests: plant pathology; nematodes; bioinformatics
Interests: plant pathology; nematodes; bioinformatics
Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou st., N. Ionia, 38446 Volos, Greece
Interests: entomology; pest management; insect biology; population monitoring; trapping; decision support systems
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Interests: entomology; pest management; insect biology; population monitoring; trapping; decision support systems
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Entomology Group, Plant Protection Department, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA, CSIC), Carretera de La Coruña Km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: entomology; conservation biological control; olive pest control; olive fruit fly; predators; parasitoids; natural enemies; integrated pest management; biodiversity; biocontrol; agroecology; landscape; ecosystem services
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Interests: entomology; conservation biological control; olive pest control; olive fruit fly; predators; parasitoids; natural enemies; integrated pest management; biodiversity; biocontrol; agroecology; landscape; ecosystem services
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Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Interests: integrative plant–insect interactions; pest management; entomology; plant resistance; genetically modified crops; sustainable food production
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Interests: integrative plant–insect interactions; pest management; entomology; plant resistance; genetically modified crops; sustainable food production
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Charles Sturt Univ, Graham Ctr Agr Innovat, Orange, NSW, Australia
Interests: sterile insect technique; silicon and insect plant defence; fruit fly behaviour; ecology and management; biological control; landscape ecology; habitat manipulation; area wide
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Interests: sterile insect technique; silicon and insect plant defence; fruit fly behaviour; ecology and management; biological control; landscape ecology; habitat manipulation; area wide
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Dipartimento di Agraria, Sezione di Patologia Vegetale ed Entomologia, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Enrico de Nicola, 07100 Sassari, SS, Italy
Interests: integrated pest management; biological control; entomopathogenic microbials
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Interests: integrated pest management; biological control; entomopathogenic microbials
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Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via de Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: fruit fly; IPM; precision farming; agro-ecology; geostatistics; smart agriculture; monitoring; trapping; fruit crops
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Interests: fruit fly; IPM; precision farming; agro-ecology; geostatistics; smart agriculture; monitoring; trapping; fruit crops
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Via di Fioranello, 52, I-00134 Roma, Italy
Interests: detection; host–plant interaction; taxonomy; field control strategies
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Interests: detection; host–plant interaction; taxonomy; field control strategies
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Dr. Danyu Shen
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College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: plant pathology; bioinformatics; plant-pathogen interaction; oomycetes; genomics; transcriptomics
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Interests: plant pathology; bioinformatics; plant-pathogen interaction; oomycetes; genomics; transcriptomics
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Dr. Roberto Sorrentino
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Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Ceralicoltura e Colture industriali / Cereal and Industrial Crops Centre. Via Torrino, 2 - 81100 Caserta (CE), Italy
Interests: plant pathology; crop production; plant virology; diagnostics
Interests: plant pathology; crop production; plant virology; diagnostics
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Archbishop Kyprianos 30, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus
Interests: the biological control of pests; the demographic impacts of pesticides on natural enemies; the evolution of pesticide resistance in insect and mite pests; the effects of plant water stress on pest
Interests: the biological control of pests; the demographic impacts of pesticides on natural enemies; the evolution of pesticide resistance in insect and mite pests; the effects of plant water stress on pest
Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: plant pathology; mycology; plant-microbe interactions; colletotrichum; Pucciniales; lupin; olive; coffee
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Interests: plant pathology; mycology; plant-microbe interactions; colletotrichum; Pucciniales; lupin; olive; coffee
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Institute Agro-Montpellier SupAgro, UMR CBGP, Montpellier SupAgro, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, University of Montpellier, Campus International de Baillarguet, CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez, cedex, Montpellier, France
Interests: plant protection; insect taxonomy; biological control; mites; Phytoseiidae; biodiversity management
Interests: plant protection; insect taxonomy; biological control; mites; Phytoseiidae; biodiversity management
1. Department of Plant Pests, Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Banatska 33, Zemun, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
2. CABI, 1 Rue des Grillons, 2800 Delémont, Switzerland
Interests: classical biological control of weeds; taxonomy and insect diversity; applied and experimental study of invasive pests; integrative pest management (IPM) of insects and weeds; molecular systematic, population genetics, phylogeny, and integrative taxonomy, especially in cryptic speciation events; molecular identification and characterization in organisms of economic importance and environmental protection; vector role of planthoppers and leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha) and epidemiology of phytoplasma induced diseases (Mollicutes, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma')
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Interests: classical biological control of weeds; taxonomy and insect diversity; applied and experimental study of invasive pests; integrative pest management (IPM) of insects and weeds; molecular systematic, population genetics, phylogeny, and integrative taxonomy, especially in cryptic speciation events; molecular identification and characterization in organisms of economic importance and environmental protection; vector role of planthoppers and leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha) and epidemiology of phytoplasma induced diseases (Mollicutes, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma')
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Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
Interests: soil science; soil; fertilizers; organic matter; carbon cycle; climate change; environmental impact assessment; nematodes
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Interests: soil science; soil; fertilizers; organic matter; carbon cycle; climate change; environmental impact assessment; nematodes
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Department of Agronomy, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: control of field crop pests; control of field vegetable pests; IPM; biological control; alternative methods of pest control
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Interests: control of field crop pests; control of field vegetable pests; IPM; biological control; alternative methods of pest control
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Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Interests: corn entomology; insect resistance management and mechanism; transgenic Bt crops; population genetics and genomics; insect ecology; row crop IPM; host plant resistance
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Interests: corn entomology; insect resistance management and mechanism; transgenic Bt crops; population genetics and genomics; insect ecology; row crop IPM; host plant resistance
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Department of Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization ‘Demeter’, Naoussa, Greece
Interests: biological and integrated control of plant pathogens; climate change; crop protection; defense genes; fungal genetics and genomics; metagenomics; molecular markers for disease resistance; oomycetes; plant pathology; plant-pathogen interactions
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Interests: biological and integrated control of plant pathogens; climate change; crop protection; defense genes; fungal genetics and genomics; metagenomics; molecular markers for disease resistance; oomycetes; plant pathology; plant-pathogen interactions
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State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: plant virus disease; virus-plant interaction; resistance for plant viruses
Interests: plant virus disease; virus-plant interaction; resistance for plant viruses
