Smart Phytoprotection is a new interdisciplinary approach to plant protection that merges advances in technology and computer science with plant science. It aims to develop novel research ideas and solutions to achieve sustainable, smart, and responsive plant protection to face current and future challenges. Magnetobiology refers to the study of the effects of magnetic fields on living organisms, while Chronobiology focuses on the study of biological rhythms and their responses to external factors such as light, temperature, and even magnetic fields. The magnetoresponse of the circadian clock has been independently found by different teams, implying the interactions between magnetoresponse and clockwork mechanisms. Moreover, the conservation of magnetoresponse and clockwork across taxa, ranging from microorganisms to vertebrates, underscores their biological significance. Magnetobiology and Chronobiology have experienced significant growth over the past two decades, and both have potential applications in new interdisciplinary Smart Phytoprotection. However, there has been relatively little research conducted on Smart Phytoprotection inspired by Magnetobiology and Chronobiology.

As two burgeoning fields, Magnetobiology and Chronobiology hold immense potential as sources of innovative ideas and inspiration to advance Smart Phytoprotection. Specifically, their potential lies in the precise monitoring of plant growth, early warning of pests and diseases, smart control of important environmental factors (e.g., light, temperature, and humidity) based on species- and temporal-specific needs, and ecological safety assessment of intelligent facilities used in photovoltaic agriculture. Magnetobiology and chronobiology offer unique solutions for Smart Phytoprotection, whether starting from scratch or optimizing existing ideas and techniques. Simultaneously, the deepening development of Smart Phytoprotection will further elucidate many fundamental issues within Magnetobiology and Chronobiology, particularly those related to crop studies, plant disease control, and pest management.

In this Research Topic, we welcome all types of articles that can advance Smart Phytoprotection through contributions inspired by Magnetobiology, Chronobiology, or their interactions. Particularly, we encourage submissions on the following subtopics:

• Crop or crop disease and pest studies from phenotypes to physiological understandings
• Development or optimization of technology applications in Smart Phytoprotection, such as innovative smart insect traps, algorithm optimization for current intelligent monitoring and forecasting models of plant diseases and insect pests
• Ecological security assessment of Smart Phytoprotection facilities, including the potential impact of light and electromagnetic pollution on insects
• Mechanistic studies, encompassing in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro investigations that underlie the aforementioned subtopics

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