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Molecular Plant Pathology

Molecular Plant Pathology is the leading new journal in the molecular biology of plant disease edited by the British Society for Plant Pathology and published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Latest News

First International Plant Health Conference will be held in London, the United Kingdom on 21 – 23 September 2022

8th August 2022

Combatting Clubroot disease with grasses and cereals – a Plant Pathology highlight.

8th August 2022

The master role of siRNAs in plant immunity – Molecular Plant Pathology Highlight

1st August 2022

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Upcoming Conferences

BSPP2022 – Microbial lifestyles: from symbionts to pathogens

5th September 2022 - 7th September 2022

BSPP Plant Health Club: Citizen Science

13th September 2022 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm BST

2022 virtual meeting of the APS African Division

18th August 2022

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ISI Impact Factor

Edited By: Ralph Dean

Impact factor: 5.520
2021 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics): 27/239 (Plant Sciences)
Online ISSN: 1364-3703

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Journal page on Wiley:
https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13643703

Journal information

Full contents of Molecular Plant Pathology and Pathogen Profile summaries are available to download from the Wiley Online Library. You can subscribe to read the abstracts or full articles, and register to receive e-mail Table of Contents alerts as each new issue is published.

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Key features of MPP

12 issues per year, Rapid acceptance to publication times,Expert and thorough refereeing, Your work is available online, Free PDF offprints to authors

Open Access from January 2019. All articles being submitted now are subject to an Article Processing Charge if they are accepted. The charges are details in the Author Guidelines

Over the last decade there has been a revolution in molecular plant pathology. This revolution has injected tremendous excitement into the field and has attracted many new investigators from very different disciplines, which have expanded the field, enriched it intellectually, and sharply increased its dynamism and importance.

Molecular Plant Pathology aims to provide a focus for this revolution. It accepts only the most innovative, original and rigorous research in the field for publication. A glance at the full contents list will show that we have succeeded in our aim.

Molecular Plant Pathology welcomes submissions from all areas of molecular plant pathology including research on diseases caused by fungi, oomycetes, viruses, nematodes, bacteria, insects, parasitic plants and other organisms. The journal is especially interested in manuscripts emphasizing molecular analyses of pathogens, determinants affecting host response to plant pathogens or the interaction of both. In addition to the principal content of full length and short research papers, there are review articles and a special regular feature: Pathogen Profiles. These provide readers with an up to-date overview of the latest research on a particular pathogen. The journal is dedicated to minimizing the time between submission, review and publication and to providing a high quality forum for original research in molecular plant pathology. Manuscript submission and peer review is handled online http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mpp

Editor in Chief: Prof. Ralph Dean

Center for Integrated Fungal Research,
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology,
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Tel: +1 919 513-0020
e-mail: Ralph_dean@ncsu.edu

Editorial Assistant: 
Carol Jenner
Molecular Plant Pathology,
e-mail: mpp@bspp.org.uk

For more details of the editorial board, click here


Review article: the top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology

As with the previous reviews, the scientific community were asked to rank oomycetes based on both their scientific and economic impact. The resulting top 10 oomycete taxa are described in detail in the review. Recent molecular studies by the oomycete community have produced novel paradigms in our understanding of plant-microbe interactions. This important review is an ideal resource for both teaching and research purposes. Image from the review: This sculpture by Rowan Gillespie is one of the many Great Famine memorials around the world. It depicts figures walking towards emigration ships on the Dublin Quayside. Photo courtesy of Michael Seidl. Download a copy today.

 


Review article: the top 10 nematode plant pathogens

A new addition to our top 10 series of reviews. Nematologists worldwide were asked to nominate the most important nematodes in molecular plant pathology. With over 1000 votes cast, the resulting top 10 gives a broad picture of the scientific developments and ongoing challenges in nematology today. The grouping of particular nematode species has also enabled some less well-known but economically important nematodes to make the top 10 list.


Review article: the top 10 bacterial plant pathogens

Want to know more about the scientific and economic impact of plant bacterial pathogens? This new freely available review is just what you need. A survey of bacterial pathologists worldwide has allowed the creation of a top 10 of bacterial plant pathogens. Each entry is written by a leading research scientist and is clearly illustrated. Historical perspective, science, economics and the latest research are all discussed. This review complements our existing top 10 reviews on plant viruses and plant fungi. All 3 are ideal articles for both research and teaching purposes. Download a copy today.


Review article: the top 10 fungal plant pathogens

Want to know more about the scientific and economic impact of plant fungal pathogens? This new freely available review is just what you need. A survey of fungal pathologists worldwide has allowed the creation of a top 10 of fungal pathogens. Each entry is written by a leading research scientist and is clearly illustrated. Historical perspective, science, economics and the latest research are all discussed. It is an ideal article for both research and teaching purposes. It is free to download. 


Review article: the top 10 viruses in molecular plant pathology

Just had another coffee room debate about which viruses are the most important in molecular plant pathology? Then stimulate the discussions further by reading a brand new freely available review of the top 10 viruses in molecular plant pathology.

Each entry is written by a leading research scientist and is clearly illustrated. The historical perspective, the science, the economics and the latest research are all discussed. It is an ideal article for both research and teaching purposes.


MPP Pathogen Profiles

Molecular Plant Pathology has launched a series of virtual issues to promote its large collection of Pathogen Profile review articles.

Pathogen Profiles are unique to Molecular Plant Pathology. Each review contains a brief summary, which can include pathogen taxonomy, life cycle and host range. Disease symptoms and strategies for disease management may also be presented and useful websites listed. Each review then goes on to discuss the particular pathogen in detail, presenting the latest research and strategies for future work.

For ease of use the profiles have been grouped into five issues in Wiley Online Library: bacteria, fungi, viruses and viroids, oomycetes, phytomyxa, and nematodes. Each issue has a short introduction and contains a range of Pathogen Profiles.

Molecular Plant Pathology has published almost 100 Pathogen Profiles to date and together they represent a considerable resource for the scientific community.

We hope these virtual issues will make Pathogen Profiles more easily available for both research and teaching purposes.

Free virtual issue

Challenges for molecular plant pathology over the next ten years, and plant diseases that changed the world

This virtual issue of Molecular Plant Pathology contains reviews in two broad areas; challenges for molecular plant pathology over the next ten years, and plant diseases that changed the world. These reviews are ideal for research and teaching purposes.

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Latest Publications in Plant Pathology

Silicon mediates the changes in physiological performance, nutrient uptake, root colonisation morphology and secondary metabolite activity in rubber rootstock seedlings (Hevea brasiliensis) inoculated with Rigidoporus microporus

Necrosis and ethyleneinducinglike peptide patterns from crop pathogens induce differential responses within seven brassicaceous species

Gooseberry vein banding associated virus on Ribes in Latvia: occurrence, host plants and vectors

Latest Publications in Molecular Plant Pathology

Protein kinase A participates in hyphal and appressorial development by targeting Efg1mediated transcription of a Rab GTPase in Setosphaeria turcica

Putative transcription antiterminator RfaH contributes to Erwinia amylovora virulence

CRISPR/Casbased tools for the targeted control of plant viruses

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