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From the Archives to the Future: Commemorating 50 Years of Phytoparasitica

This collection of 50 articles celebrates half a century of research and innovation in the field of Plant Protection, and Weed Science. This special edition aims to reflect on past achievements while highlighting the current advancements and future prospects. Assembling contributions from leading experts and emerging scholars, this collection offers a comprehensive overview of the field's evolution and its implications for global agriculture.

Editors

  • José Carlos Franco

    José Carlos Franco is Associate Professor at ISA, University of Lisbon, and senior researcher at CEF (Forest Research Center), Lisbon, Portugal, working in applied entomology and pest management. His research interests include the ecological aspects of pheromone-mediated interactions of insect pests and their natural enemies, host-parasitoid relationships, and the use of semiochemicals and biological control in integrated pest management. He published over 150 articles, including peer-reviewed articles, articles in conference proceedings and encyclopedias, book chapters, books and edited books.

  • Stanley Freeman

    Dr. Stanley Freeman is a senior researcher of plant pathology at the ARO, Volcani Institute, Rishon LeZion, Israel, working primarily on fungal crop diseases since 1993. He obtained his Ph.D. in plant pathology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel in 1991. His expertise covers molecular plant-pathogen interactions of Fusarium, Colletotrichum and other fungal species. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles, 30 articles in conference proceedings, 15 book chapters, and edited two books. He has supervised over 30 MSc., Ph.D. students, as well as Post-doctorate fellows.

Articles (50 in this collection)