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Non-native and invasive plant pests, phytopathogens, and weed species

Submission status
Open
Open for submission from
13 February 2023
Submission deadline
Ongoing
This topic collection explores the impact of non-native, invasive plant pests, phytopathogens, and weed species in agricultural, forest, and urban ecosystems. It delves into their biology and ecology, as well as the management strategies used to control these harmful species. The articles also discuss the challenges and opportunities in dealing with these invaders and the role of global trade and human activities in their introduction and spread.

Editors

  • Stanley Freeman Stanley Freeman , 

    Stanley Freeman

    Dr. Stanley Freeman is a senior researcher of plant pathology at the ARO, Volcani Institute, Rishon LeZion, Israel, working primarily on fungal crop diseases since 1993. He obtained his Ph.D. in plant pathology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel in 1991. His expertise covers molecular plant-pathogen interactions of Fusarium, Colletotrichum and other fungal species. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles, 30 articles in conference proceedings, 15 book chapters, and edited two books. He has supervised over 30 MSc., PhD. students, as well as Post-doctorate fellows.

  • José Carlos Franco José Carlos Franco  &

    José Carlos Franco

    José Carlos Franco is Associate Professor at ISA, University of Lisbon, and senior researcher at CEF (Forest Research Center), Lisbon, Portugal, working in applied entomology and pest management. His research interests include the ecological aspects of pheromone-mediated interactions of insect pests and their natural enemies, host-parasitoid relationships, and the use of semiochemicals and biological control in integrated pest management. He published over 150 articles, including peer-reviewed articles, articles in conference proceedings and encyclopedias, book chapters, books and edited books.

  • Sengottayan Senthil-Nathan Sengottayan Senthil-Nathan

    Sengottayan Senthil-Nathan

    Prof. Senthil-Nathan is the Professor & Head at Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Excellence in Environmental Science, M.S. University. With over two decades of experience in the field of natural pesticide research and crop protection. Prof. Senthil serves as Editor for several top-ranked international journals including J. Natural pesticide Research as Editor-in-Chief. As a renowned entomologist, he has published over 150 articles. Prof. Senthil-Nathan main area of focus being climate change mitigation, agricultural entomology, biological pest management as well as biodiversity conservation.

Articles (5 in this collection)