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The Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (JPDP) is an international scientific journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, short communications, position and opinion papers dealing with applied scientific aspects of plant pathology, plant health, plant protection and findings on newly occurring diseases and pests. "Special Issues" on coherent themes often arising from International Conferences are offered.
Scientists are encouraged to submit manuscripts on virtually all aspects of plant diseases, pathogenesis, integrated plant protection, biology and molecular biology of viruses, bacteria, phytoplasms, oomycota, fungi and herbivores, including nematodes, mites, insects, snails and rodents. In addition, manuscripts on the interaction with the host plants are welcome. We accept manuscripts from all over the world but the topics should have relevance for European plant health and protection.
JPDP has significant interest in plant protection, including work describing the mode of action and efficacy of pesticides, plant strengthening agents, and aspects of pesticide resistance. Furthermore, monitoring, forecasting and application technologies will be included. Although JPDP primarily focuses on plant diseases and protection, hence the name of the journal, it also considers manuscripts on legislative aspects.
The Journal is the official organ of the German Society for Plant Protection and Plant Health r.S. (Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. - DPG). DPG members have free access to this online-edition of The Journal of Plant Disease and Protection – it is included in the membership fee.

Editors-in-Chief
Stephan Winter, E-Mail: Stephan.Winter(at)dsmz.de
Falko Feldmann, E-Mail: Feldmann(at)phytomedizin.org
Managing Editor:
Christian Carstensen, E-Mail: carstensen(at)phytomedizin.org

Associate Editors
Sabine Andert, Rostock (Germany)
Christos Athanassiou, N. Ionia Magnesia (Greece)
Hartmut Balder, Berlin (Germany)
Marco Beyer, Belvaux (Luxembourg)
Elias Böckmann, Braunschweig (Germany)
Carmen Buettner, Berlin (Germany)
Daguang Cai, Kiel (Germany)
José Alberto Caram de Souza Dias, Campinas (Brazil) 
Alicia Cirujeda Ranzenberger, Zaragoza (Spain)
Matthias Daub, Elsdorf (Germany)
Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Coventry (United Kingdom)
Holger B. Deising, Halle (Germany)
Maria R. Finckh, Witzenhausen (Germany)
Driekie Fourie, Potchefstroom (South Africa)
Milka Glavendekić, Belgrade (Serbia)
Chirlei Glienke, Curitiba (Brazil)
Jürgen Gross, Dossenheim (Germany)
Johannes Hallmann, Münster (Germany) 
Beata Hasiów-Jaroszewska, Poznan (Poland)
Michael Heß, Freising (Germany)
Monica Höfte, Gent (Belgium)
Ralph Hückelhoven, Freising (Germany)
Jens Jacob, Münster (Germany)
Desirée Jakobs-Schönwandt, Bielefeld (Germany)
Wilhelm Jelkmann, Dossenheim (Germany)
Ewald Kappes, Basel (Switzerland)
Eckard Koch, Darmstadt (Germany)
Karl-Heinz Kogel, Gießen (Germany)
Mattheus Kuska, Bonn (Germany)
Jörn Lehmhus, Braunschweig (Germany)
Erland Liljeroth, Alnarp (Sweden)
Kerstin Lindner, Braunschweig (Germany)
Marcos Machado, Campinas (Brazil)
Anne-Katrin Mahlein, Bonn (Germany)
David Makowski, Versailles-Grignon (France) 
Slavica Matic, Torino (Italy)
Ewa Matyjaszczyk, Poznan (Poland)
Rainer Meyhöfer, Hannover (Germany)
Jan Nechwatal, Freising (Germany)
Frank Ordon, Quedlinburg (Germany)
Euro Pannacci, Perugia (Italy)
Ilaria Pertot, San Michele (Italy)
Annette Reineke, Geisenheim (Germany)
Marko Riedel, Zossen OT Wünsdorf (Germany)
Vittorio Rossi, Piacenza (Italy)
Sabrina Sarrocco, Pisa (Italy)
Marciel J. Stadnik, Florianópolis-SC, (Brazil)
Gerd Stammler, Limburgerhof (Germany)
Emilio Stefani, Modena (Italy)
Siegrid Steinkellner, Wien (Austria)
Rosemarie Tedeschi, Torino (Italy)
Gregor Urek, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Andreas von Tiedemann, Göttingen (Germany)
Stefan Wagner, Braunschweig (Germany)
Stefan Wirsel, Halle (Germany)
Managing Director of the German Society for Plant Protection and Plant Health (DPG):
Falko Feldmann