The Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
Focus Issue 2021
Rust Diseases of Field Crops and Forest Trees
Focus Issue Editors
Gurcharn S. Brar, The University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
Robert F. Park, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Upinder S. Gill, North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, USA
Colin W. Hiebert, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Morden, Canada
Nicolas Feau, The University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
Jared LeBoldus, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
Dr. Thomas Fetch, AAFC-Brandon, [email protected]
Submission Deadline
March 31, 2021
Description
Rust fungi (Uredinales), consisting of more than 7,000 species, is a highly host-specialized group of fungi. Many of these 7,000 species are pathogens of field crops and forest trees and poses a threat to global food security and reforestation. The rust pathogens are some of the most fascinating ones with complex life cycle consisting of multiple spore stages on more than single host species (majority) for completion of their life cycle.
The technologies and tools to study the rust pathogens as well as their hosts have rapidly evolved over last decade. Researchers have made significant progress in the management of rust diseases by studying pathogen (population genetics and genomics, virulence phenotypes, pathogen global movement/incursions to new territories), hosts (genetics of rust resistance, resistance mechanisms), host-pathogen interactions, and agronomic approaches in field crops (fungicidal management, integration of host resistance and fungicides, timing of fungicide application). These research findings provided variety of solutions to mitigate the losses incurred from the rust diseases.
If you are conducting research in the areas and would like to consider submitting your paper to the Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, we encourage you to contact one of the Editors for the issue. All submissions for this focus issue should advance or add onto the knowledge in aforementioned areas of rust diseases’ research.
Expected Time to First Decision
24 days
Article Types
Research articles – Full-length papers on original research.
Note – Concise results or preliminary results on original research. Suitable for rapid publication.
Disease Reports – First report of a new disease, race, or species in a geographical region
Review* – Comprehensive review on a topic of interest.
Mini-Review* – Concise review on a very specific topic of interest or review/report on emerging technologies.
Perspective (by invitation only) – Concise viewpoint from senior/late-career researcher on a specific topic of research or synthesis of their research career.
*If you are planning on submitting a Review or Mini-Review, you should submit an abstract and seek approval from the Guest Editors beforehand.
Benefits to Authors
No publication fees
All articles will be made open access
The issue will be widely promoted
Expected to be highly cited
Expected Publication Date
Online first - within 2-3 weeks of acceptance
Assignment to the issue - June 2021 or August 2021
