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Special Issue "Advanced Research on Biological Control of Plant Disease or Microbial Interactions 2.0"

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2024 | Viewed by 443

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Tomislav Cernava

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Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/I, Graz 8010, Austria
Interests: plant microbiota; plant–microbe interactions; metagenomics; biological control; microbial VOCs
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Dr. Beibei Ge

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Institute of Plant Protection (IPP), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
Interests: mechanism of biosynthesis regulation of streptomyces; development and utilization of agricultural microorganisms
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Plant diseases are caused by a large number of plant pathogens, with fungi, bacteria, and virus being the main cause of the loss of crop yield and quality worldwide. Although several control strategies were developed to reduce the negative effects of plant diseases, biological control remains an environmentally friendly and cost-effective green technique in environmental protection and agricultural production; it generally uses selected bioresources, including beneficial microorganisms. This Special Issue will offer comprehensive coverage of the general principles and advances in the “Biological Control of Plant Disease or Microbial interactions”. I welcome and invite authors to submit a review article, original research article, or short communication on topics related to the modes of action and applications of biocontrol agents in the control of plant diseases, interactions between plant pathogens and biocontrol agents, and an understanding of biological control agents and their mechanisms.

Reviews, original research articles, and communications are all welcome.

The Special Issue entitled "Advanced Research on Biological Control of Plant Disease or Microbial interactions 2.0" is the extension volume of its original Special Issue (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/biological_control_disease_interactions), aims to present the latest research findings on any aspect of biological control. Some of the main topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Interactions between plant pathogens and biocontrol agents;
  2. The functional study of pathogenesis-related genes or effectors;
  3. Microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs);
  4. PGPR or PGPF related to ISR and plant growth promotion;
  5. Modes of action and applications of biocontrol agents to control plant diseases;
  6. The role of secondary metabolites and biocontrol agents in plant–pathogen interactions;
  7. Advances in the understanding of biological control agents and their mechanisms; 
  8. Metagenomics approaches in systems microbiology.

Dr. Tomislav Cernava
Dr. Beibei Ge
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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. Microorganisms 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 2700 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.

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Avirulent Isolates of Penicillium chrysogenum to Control the Blue Mold of Apple Caused by P. expansum
by
Holly P. Bartholomew
,
Dianiris Luciano-Rosario
,
Michael J. Bradshaw
,
Verneta L. Gaskins
,
Hui Peng
,
Jorge M. Fonseca
and
Wayne M. Jurick II
Microorganisms 2023, 11(11), 2792; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11112792 - 17 Nov 2023
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Blue mold is an economically significant postharvest disease of pome fruit that is primarily caused by Penicillium expansum. To manage this disease and sustain product quality, novel decay intervention strategies are needed that also maintain long-term efficacy. Biocontrol organisms and natural products [...] Read more.
Blue mold is an economically significant postharvest disease of pome fruit that is primarily caused by Penicillium expansum. To manage this disease and sustain product quality, novel decay intervention strategies are needed that also maintain long-term efficacy. Biocontrol organisms and natural products are promising tools for managing postharvest diseases. Here, two Penicillium chrysogenum isolates, 404 and 413, were investigated as potential biocontrol agents against P. expansum in apple. Notably, 404 and 413 were non-pathogenic in apple, yet they grew vigorously in vitro when compared to the highly aggressive P. expansum R19 and Pe21 isolates. Whole-genome sequencing and species-specific barcoding identified both strains as P. chrysogenum. Each P. chrysogenum strain was inoculated in apple with the subsequent co-inoculation of R19 or Pe21 simultaneously, 3, or 7 days after prior inoculation with 404 or 413. The co-inoculation of these isolates showed reduced decay incidence and severity, with the most significant reduction from the longer establishment of P. chrysogenum. In vitro growth showed no antagonism between species, further suggesting competitive niche colonization as the mode of action for decay reduction. Both P. chrysogenum isolates had incomplete patulin gene clusters but tolerated patulin treatment. Finally, hygromycin resistance was observed for both P. chrysogenum isolates, yet they are not multiresistant to apple postharvest fungicides. Overall, we demonstrate the translative potential of P. chrysogenum to serve as an effective biocontrol agent against blue mold decay in apples, pending practical optimization and formulation. Full article
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