Plant Disease
Overview
Plant Disease is a renowned scientific journal that focuses on the study and management of diseases affecting plants. It publishes cutting-edge research articles, reviews, and case studies, providing valuable insights into the identification, diagnosis, and control of plant diseases caused by pathogens, pests, and environmental factors. This journal serves as a vital resource for researchers, plant pathologists, agronomists, and professionals in the field of plant health.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Plant Dis
Start
1980
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
0191-2917
e-ISSN
1943-7692
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Biology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1995
128
SJR / Ranks: 6280
703
CiteScore / Ranks: 5824
4.50
JIF / Ranks: 1882
4.5
Recent Articles
1.
Zhou Y, Tian W, Zhao L, Li M, Zhang W, Sun B, et al.
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40074555
Goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) is a fruit with high nutritional and medicinal value, widely cultivated in northwest China (Wang et al. 2023). In June 2022, unusual lesion symptoms were...
2.
Abbas M, Batool S, Junaid M, Bukhari N, Hatamleh A
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40074554
Banana (Musa spp.) is widely cultivated as the major fruit in Pakistan. Anthracnose fruit rot caused by various Colletotrichum spp. is a serious disease. Sample of 23 banana fruits were...
3.
Duin I, Ritchie D, Braswell E, Fagen J
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40067274
Bacterial leaf spot caused by Xanthomonas was reported in 2014 as a new disease of crape myrtle. Unfortunately, this foundational strain was lost, preventing further experimentation, sequencing of the genome,...
4.
Xu W, Ma P, He H, Yang Z, Han R, Xu X, et al.
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40067273
Powdery mildew (caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici) limits grain production and reduces grain quality in wheat. Amblyopyrum muticum (2n=2x=14, TT genomes), a wild relative of wheat, carries agronomically...
5.
Neupane R, Gugino B, Roman-Reyna V
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40067272
This short communication reports two bacterial strains (22PA0099 and 22PA0106) of a previously undescribed Burkholderia species causing bulb rot in onion. These strains were recovered from symptomatic onion plants collected...
6.
Wang J, Zhu L, Zhang C
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40067271
Fritillaria thunbergii is a valuable medicinal plant threatened by black spot disease caused by Alternaria alternata for which application of fungicides is the primary strategy. However, the detection and characterization...
7.
Chen Z, Chen Y, Zhou Y, Chen P, Zhang W, Liu M, et al.
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40067201
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is widely grown worldwide, ranking first among vegetable crops. Root diseases of tomatoes can cause serious yield losses. In June 2023 and 2024, tomato root rot symptoms...
8.
Xu W, Luo M, Zhou Y, Li J, Zhu C, Zheng J
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40067200
Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) are among the most widely consumed vegetable globally and cultivated in large areas in China (Zhou and Zhou 2021). In December 2023, pepper pith necrosis was...
9.
Herrera-Blitman N, Bloch M, Helmick E, Harper S, Vallad G, Bahder B
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40065196
The hop plant (Humulus lupulus) is an economically important perennial species of plant due to its role in beer production. While the majority of hop production occurs in central Washington...
10.
Mollov D, Grinstead S, Warnke K, Grisham M, Hale A, Daugrois J, et al.
Plant Dis
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40065195
Three viruses causing mosaic-like symptoms in sugarcane and related grasses, namely sorghum mosaic virus (SrMV), sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV), and sugarcane streak mosaic virus (SCSMV), have been reported in Louisiana...