Horticultural crops including fruits, vegetables, ornamental, and economical plants are prone to extensive fungal infection during the development and at multiple stages of growth. Fungal pathogens cause significant yield and economical loss in horticultural crops annually. Besides the pathogenic effect of fungi pathogen, it is also well known that there are beneficial plant-fungal interactions in horticultural crops. In last two decades, host plant and microbe interactions have been extensively studied in crops such as rice, wheat, corn and others. These studies have advanced our understanding of plant-fungi interaction and research methodologies used. However, there are knowledge gaps in the molecular basis, functional genomics, integrated pest management strategy, fungal genetics and biology in horticultural crops.
Recently progressed approaches and genome sequences have greatly accelerated the research in fungi, plant, and environment interactions. The main goals of this research topic is to expand our knowledge of the genetic resistance, molecular systematics, genomics and evolution, biocontrol, high-capacity secretory system, population genetics and fungal interactions with horticultural crops. Thus, considering in the significance of horticultural crop and fungus interactions, we encourage researchers from around the world to submit Original Research articles, Reviews, Comments, Perspectives, and Methods covering (but not limited to) the following themes in horticultural crop and fungal community.
• Identification novel genetic resistance gene/loci conferring horticultural crop resistance to fungal pathogens
• Characterization of pathogenicity related genes or effectors in fungi
• Functional analysis of key genes in horticultural crops in the interaction with fungal community
• Understand how the beneficial fungi maintain the garden soil fertility and composition of horticulture crops
• How the beneficial fungi interacts with the roots of horticultural crops.
Please note that descriptive studies and those defining gene families or descriptive collection of transcripts, proteins, or metabolites, will not be considered for review unless they are expanded and provide mechanistic and/or physiological insights into the biological system or process being studied.
Horticultural crops including fruits, vegetables, ornamental, and economical plants are prone to extensive fungal infection during the development and at multiple stages of growth. Fungal pathogens cause significant yield and economical loss in horticultural crops annually. Besides the pathogenic effect of fungi pathogen, it is also well known that there are beneficial plant-fungal interactions in horticultural crops. In last two decades, host plant and microbe interactions have been extensively studied in crops such as rice, wheat, corn and others. These studies have advanced our understanding of plant-fungi interaction and research methodologies used. However, there are knowledge gaps in the molecular basis, functional genomics, integrated pest management strategy, fungal genetics and biology in horticultural crops.
Recently progressed approaches and genome sequences have greatly accelerated the research in fungi, plant, and environment interactions. The main goals of this research topic is to expand our knowledge of the genetic resistance, molecular systematics, genomics and evolution, biocontrol, high-capacity secretory system, population genetics and fungal interactions with horticultural crops. Thus, considering in the significance of horticultural crop and fungus interactions, we encourage researchers from around the world to submit Original Research articles, Reviews, Comments, Perspectives, and Methods covering (but not limited to) the following themes in horticultural crop and fungal community.
• Identification novel genetic resistance gene/loci conferring horticultural crop resistance to fungal pathogens
• Characterization of pathogenicity related genes or effectors in fungi
• Functional analysis of key genes in horticultural crops in the interaction with fungal community
• Understand how the beneficial fungi maintain the garden soil fertility and composition of horticulture crops
• How the beneficial fungi interacts with the roots of horticultural crops.
Please note that descriptive studies and those defining gene families or descriptive collection of transcripts, proteins, or metabolites, will not be considered for review unless they are expanded and provide mechanistic and/or physiological insights into the biological system or process being studied.