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Fungal–Plant Interactions under Climate Change
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Fungal–Plant Interactions under Climate Change

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 2515

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Dr. R. Russell M. Paterson

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CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4700-057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: fungi; mycotoxins; climate change; fungal taxonomy; analytical chemistry; oil palm; Aspergillus; Penicillium; Ganoderma
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Dr. Artur Alves

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CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: mycology; microbiology; plant pathology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying. It is caused in large part by human industrial activities as the latest IPCC report ascertains. The changes will cause hugely detrimental situations from fires, floods, hurricanes, and drought. Climate change is caused largely by greenhouse gas creation from fossil fuels and from agricultural practices. The situation is not yet irretrievable, although the amelioration of the situation is very time limited. Climate change will impact many species on Earth, not least fungi and plants. Many diseases of crops are fungal, or caused by organisms related closely to fungi, such as Phytophthora. Some fungi produce toxic metabolites called mycotoxins, the production of which will also be affected by climate change. Climate change will affect the infectivity of fungi. However, climate change will also affect the crop, which, in turn, affects the incidence of fungal disease. The aim of this Special Issue of Microorganisms is to determine the latest research on climate change and the infectivity of fungi on crops. The effect on the growth of crops will be of interest as it relates to disease incidence. The molecular basis of the fungal–crop interaction will be an important aspect of the Special Issue. A consideration of which enzymes and other metabolites are involved is of great interest, as they relate to molecular level interactions. An important tool for fungal–plant interactions under climate change include the use of computer models and maps depicting the effects of climate change on crops and diseases, including mycotoxins. Papers employing such models are especially encouraged. Mitigation of the effects of climate change on crop diseases is also of relevance. For added novelty, we would be very interested in papers about fungal diseases of the trees proposed to be used for combating climate change by planting massive areas to sequester carbon. How will the fungal diseases of these forests be affected? The Special Issue is seeking original research papers and reviews on all these fields.

Dr. R. Russell M. Paterson
Prof. Dr. Artur Alves
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Keywords

  • crops
  • Fusarium
  • Ganoderma
  • Puccinia
  • mildew
  • aflatoxins
  • enzymes
  • global warming
  • fungal–plant interaction
  • disease modelling
  • forests

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Effect of Acclimatization in Elevated CO2 on Growth and Aflatoxin B1 Production by Aspergillus flavus Strains on Pistachio Nuts
by Alaa Baazeem, Angel Medina and Naresh Magan
Microorganisms 2022, 10(1), 49; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/microorganisms10010049 - 27 Dec 2021
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There is little knowledge of the effect of acclimatization of Aspergillus flavus strains to climate-related abiotic factors and the subsequent effects on growth and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) production. In this study, two strains of A. flavus (AB3, AB10) were acclimatized [...] Read more.
There is little knowledge of the effect of acclimatization of Aspergillus flavus strains to climate-related abiotic factors and the subsequent effects on growth and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) production. In this study, two strains of A. flavus (AB3, AB10) were acclimatized for five generations in elevated CO2 (1000 ppm × 37 °C) on a milled pistachio-based medium. A comparison was made of the effects of non-acclimatized strains and those that were acclimatized when colonizing layers of pistachio nuts exposed to 35 or 37 °C, 400 or 1000 ppm CO2, and 0.93 or 0.98 water activity (aw), respectively. Acclimatization influenced the fitness in terms of the growth of one strain, while there was no significant effect on the other strain when colonizing pistachio nuts. AFB1, production was significantly stimulated after ten days colonization when comparing the non-acclimatized and the acclimatized AB3 strain. However, there was no significant increase when comparing these for strain AB10. This suggests that there may be inter-strain differences in the effects of acclimatization and this could have a differential influence on the mycotoxin contamination of such commodities. Full article
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