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Phytoparasitica is an international journal on Plant Protection, that publishes original research contributions on the biological, chemical and molecular aspects of Entomology, Plant Pathology, Virology, Nematology, and Weed Sciences, which strives to improve scientific knowledge and technology for IPM, in forest and agroecosystems. Phytoparasitica emphasizes new insights into plant disease and pest etiology, epidemiology, host-parasite/pest biochemistry and cell biology, ecology and population biology, host genetics and resistance, disease vector biology, plant stress and biotic disorders, postharvest pathology and mycotoxins. Research can cover aspects related to the nature of plant diseases, pests and weeds, the causal agents, their spread, the losses they cause, crop loss assessment, and novel tactics and approaches for their management.
Hypothesis-driven research, innovativeness and lucid writing, are some of the criteria for judging manuscripts submitted to Phytoparasitica. The instructions to authors must be met to establish relevance of the submitted research studies to plant pathology, entomology, and weed sciences. Speed of publication following acceptance, and a broad discipline of global audience are additional reasons to submit manuscripts to Phytoparasitica.
Phytoparasitica also publishes Guest Editorials, invited reviews (topics of global and timely interest) and research notes. Peer review is supported by a database of international experts.

Editors-in-Chief
S. Freeman, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Plant Pathology)
J.C. Franco, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisboa, Portugal (Pest Management)
Editorial Board
N. Alkan,Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Postharvest Pathology, Mechanism of Host Resistance, Fruit-pathogen interaction, Postharvest microbiome)
O. Bahar, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Molecular Plant Pathology; Phytobacteriology)
O. Batuman, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Immokalee, Florida, USA (Characterization, epidemiology and management of virus, viroid and phytoplasma diseases of vegetable and tree crops)
R. Ben-David,Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Plant Pathology)
M. Branco, University of Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal (Entomology)
S. Brown Miyara, Dept. of Entomology and the Nematology and Chemistry units, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
R. Cohen, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Israel (Foliage and Soilborne Diseases) 

S. Covo,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Rehovot, Israel (Fungal molecular genetics and chromosome biology)
A. Dombrovsky, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Virus Characterization of Vegetable Crops; Virus/Vector Interactions; IPM Methods)
H. Eizenberg, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Israel (Weed Science)
D. Ezra, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Plant Pathology; Biological Control)
A. Fereres, ICA-CSIC, Madrid, Spain (Aphid Biology, Virus-vector Interactions, Insect Behavior)
N.J. Ferla, Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates, Brazil (Acarology)
R. Grosch, Leibniz-Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Großbeeren, Germany (Plant Pathology, Microbial Biological Control)
B. A. Horwitz, Technion – IIT, Haifa, Israel (Fungal Molecular Genetics, Physiology)
I. Ishaaya, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Entomology)
J. Katan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert H. SmithFaculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Rehovot, Israel (Plant Pathology )
M. Bora Kaydan, Çukurova Üniversity, Adana, Turkey (Systematic Entomology; Ecology)
R. Lati,Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Israel (Weed Science)
C. Marzachi, Instituto di Virologia Vegetale, Italy ( Phytoplasma diseases, plant/phytoplasma/vector interactions)
S. Matic, Agroinnova, University of Torino, Turin, Italy (Virus Pathogens)
M. Mawassi, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Plant Viruses, Phytoplasma & Spiroplasma)
H. Mennan, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey (Weed Science)
C. Monzó, IVIA, Spain (pest management, generalist predators, insecticide efficacy, decision-making)
Y. Oka, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Research Center, M.P. Negev, Israel (Nematology)
R. Pereira, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria
D. Prusky, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel (Postharvest Pathology, Fungal Pathogenicity, Mechanism of Host Resistance)
Y. Rekah, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Rehovot, Israel (Root Diseases; Genetic Resistances; Epidemology)
R. Roberti, Dept. of Agricultural and Food Sciences University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Plant Pathology, Microbial Biological Control)
G. Romanazzi, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy (Postharvest disease, Induced resistance, Chitosan, Botrytis Cinerea)
E. Shlevin, Kibbutz Sa'ad Plant Protection R&D, Kibbutz Sa'ad, Israel (Plant Pathology)
G. Smagghe, Lab. Agrozoology, Dept. of Crop Production, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (Insect Physiology; Novel Insecticides; Pest Control; IPM)
M. Stavrinides, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus (Acarology & Ecotoxicology)
E. Tarasco, University of Bari, Italy (Urban and Forest Entomology, Insect Pathology & Microbial Control)

H. Thistlewood, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada (Ecological Entomology, Biological control, SIT)
I. Travlos, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece (Weed Science)
D. Tsaltas, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus (Bacteriology; Microbial Ecology)
L. Tsror, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Research Center, M.P. Negev, Israel (Plant Pathology; Soilborne Pathogens)
A. Tena, IVIA, Madrid, Spain (entomology)
N. Tzortzakis, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus (Preservation of Fresh Produce, Natural Sanitizers, Quality and Safety, Induced Resistance)
J. van der Waals, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa (Epidemiology, diagnosis and control of soil- and seed-borne diseases; crop rotation and metagenomics)
L. Zappalà, Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy (Biology of Hymenoptera Parasitoids; Biocontrol of Arthropod Pests)