Advances in Plant Pathology Research

Advances in Plant Pathology Research (APPR) accepts original research articles and review articles and short communications and case studies and technical perspectives that study all aspects of plant diseases and plant-pathogen interactions. The journal welcomes submissions across a broad range of thematic areas including but not limited to

Plant Pathogens & Fundamental Plant Pathology

• Identification, biology, and characterization of fungal, bacterial, viral, nematode, and phytoplasma pathogens
• Host–pathogen interactions, pathogenicity mechanisms, and infection processes
• Emerging and re-emerging plant diseases and their ecological impacts

Disease Diagnostics & Detection Technologies

• Molecular diagnostics, PCR-based assays, LAMP, and high-throughput sequencing for pathogen detection
• Serological methods, imaging technologies, and biosensor-based diagnostics
• Early detection systems, rapid field tests, and innovative surveillance tools

Epidemiology & Disease Ecology

• Disease development, spread, and epidemiological modeling
• Environmental factors influencing disease outbreaks and pathogen survival
• Disease forecasting systems and climate-change-driven pathogen dynamics

Plant Defense, Immunity & Resistance Breeding

• Plant immune responses, signaling pathways, and defense gene activation
• Quantitative and qualitative resistance mechanisms in crops
• Resistance breeding, gene pyramiding, and development of disease-resistant varieties

Integrated Disease Management (IDM)

• Cultural, biological, chemical, and ecological disease management strategies
• Biofungicides, biopesticides, microbial antagonists, and natural plant protectants
• Sustainable disease control approaches aligned with green agriculture

Molecular & Genomic Plant Pathology

• Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and systems biology of plant-pathogen systems
• CRISPR and genome-editing applications for disease resistance
• Molecular markers and genetic mapping for pathogen identification and resistance traits

Soilborne Diseases & Microbiome Research

• Soil-plant-microbe interactions in disease development
• Rhizosphere microbiome dynamics and beneficial microbes in disease suppression
• Management of soilborne pathogens and root diseases

Postharvest Pathology & Food Security

• Postharvest diseases, storage pathogens, and spoilage mechanisms
• Postharvest protection strategies and shelf-life enhancement
• Impacts of plant diseases on global food security and trade

Emerging, Interdisciplinary, and Applied Plant Pathology

• Application of AI/ML, remote sensing, and precision agriculture in disease monitoring
• Disease management in horticulture, forestry, and natural ecosystems
• Policy, phytosanitary regulations, risk assessment, and ethical considerations in plant health