About this Research Topic
Crop plants are cultivated in large areas for human consumption, being used for food, beverages, condiments, fabrics, and housing. Economically they are important for providing millions of direct and indirect employment opportunities on a global scale. Crop plants are cultivated in various agroclimatic zones as agricultural, horticultural, and plantation crops worldwide. However, they are being affected by a wide range of pests and diseases including insects, bacteria, fungi, and viruses which cause huge crop loss. These insects and pathogens are infecting plants and altering their physiological and biochemical mechanisms, affecting plant health. These pathogenic agents also impact different tissues and cellular organelles in the plant system.
Due to genomic evolution, the plant system has developed defense mechanisms against various stresses. The plant system can respond to pathogenic agents through various physiological, biochemical, cellular, and molecular activities followed by developing the defense mechanisms and systemic acquired resistance. These plant defense mechanisms are developed through cell signaling and synthesis of certain secondary metabolites, hormones, and so on. Therefore, extensive studies on the exploration of respective host-pest interactions will unravel the genomic basis in plant defense mechanisms. These findings will help to develop further strategies for the management of pests and diseases for sustainable agriculture.
This Research Topic is focused on the exploration of plant defense mechanisms during various disease and insect incidences in crop plants. We welcome contemporary research, review articles, and perspectives on the exploration of plant defense response through comprehensive genomic studies. This includes research on genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and other related studies that explain the diversified phases in plant defense mechanisms in crop plants for crop improvement and sustainable agriculture.
We welcome submissions covering the following topics (but not limited to):
• Transcriptomics and metabolomics studies along with pathway analysis during various pest/disease incidences for the exploration of plant defense mechanisms in crop plants.
• Exploration of candidate genes and their expression profiling related to specific secondary metabolites/hormones during pests/disease incidence in plants.
• Genomics and transcriptomics studies that explore the interaction between cellular organelles (i.e. chloroplast, mitochondria etc.) and insects/pathogens.
• Genome biology and evolution studies for the exploration of plant defense mechanisms in crop plants concerning pests/diseases.
Due to genomic evolution, the plant system has developed defense mechanisms against various stresses. The plant system can respond to pathogenic agents through various physiological, biochemical, cellular, and molecular activities followed by developing the defense mechanisms and systemic acquired resistance. These plant defense mechanisms are developed through cell signaling and synthesis of certain secondary metabolites, hormones, and so on. Therefore, extensive studies on the exploration of respective host-pest interactions will unravel the genomic basis in plant defense mechanisms. These findings will help to develop further strategies for the management of pests and diseases for sustainable agriculture.
This Research Topic is focused on the exploration of plant defense mechanisms during various disease and insect incidences in crop plants. We welcome contemporary research, review articles, and perspectives on the exploration of plant defense response through comprehensive genomic studies. This includes research on genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and other related studies that explain the diversified phases in plant defense mechanisms in crop plants for crop improvement and sustainable agriculture.
We welcome submissions covering the following topics (but not limited to):
• Transcriptomics and metabolomics studies along with pathway analysis during various pest/disease incidences for the exploration of plant defense mechanisms in crop plants.
• Exploration of candidate genes and their expression profiling related to specific secondary metabolites/hormones during pests/disease incidence in plants.
• Genomics and transcriptomics studies that explore the interaction between cellular organelles (i.e. chloroplast, mitochondria etc.) and insects/pathogens.
• Genome biology and evolution studies for the exploration of plant defense mechanisms in crop plants concerning pests/diseases.
Keywords: Genomics, Transcriptomics, Host-pest interactions, Defense mechanisms, Secondary metabolites
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