Dear Colleagues,

Most biotic stresses, i.e., diseases, pests, and pathogens, are big hurdles for achieving optimum productivity of crops. Meanwhile, food demand is also increasing, with a more urgent need to feed an exponentially increasing world population. There are several remediations technologies that can be used to address these issues. However, a deep understanding of plant–microbial symbiosis in relation to agronomic practices is a better way to approach the issues raised by biotic stresses. These techniques are environmentally friendly in nature. Currently, researchers have been particularly interested in the inoculation of beneficial microorganisms (BM). These BM can form a symbiotic relationship with the plant roots. Such symbiosis results in hormonal and growth regulator secretions that improve the immunity of plants, helping them to survive under biotic stresses. Most symbiotic complexes and biocontrol organisms kill such other organisms that act as hosts for diseases, such as insects.

Furthermore, limited literature is available on the relationship of agronomic practices (mulching, tillage, weeding, fertilizer, irrigation and sowing methods, etc.) in connection to symbiosis to overcome biotic stress issues. This Special Issue will help to cover the knowledge gaps of the agronomic practices and symbiotic mechanisms involved in crops immunization and competition of symbiotic and pathogenic microorganisms under biotic stresses. Therefore, we invite researchers to contribute to this Special Issue, entitled“Role of Symbiosis and Agronomic Practices Towards Sustainable Management of Biotic Stresses and Improvement in Crops Productivity”, which is intended to cover the broad aspects of symbiosis in relation to agronomic practices for crop growth and productivity under biotic stresses.

Dr. Subhan Danish
Prof. Dr. Anna Gałązka
Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Zaka
Guest Editors

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• biotic stresses
• biopesticide
• biofungicides
• bioinsecticides
• biofertilizers
• crops productivity
• symbiosis
• biocontrol
• diseases
• insects
• pathogens
• viruses
• mulching
• tillage
• micronutrients
• macronutrients