Maya Bar
Gianfranco Romanazzi

Botrytis spp. and Sclerotinia spp. are fungal plant pathogens of major agricultural importance. These related fungi, both of the family Sclerotiniaceae, target many economically important crops, and a lot of fungicides are currently employed worldwide in an effort to control them (Williamson et al., 2007; Fillinger and Elad, 2016). Urgent interventions are required to better understand these pathogens and mitigate their effects on crop production. This Research Topic aimed to bring together new biological research and technical innovations concerning these pathogens and their interactions with plants, to ultimately help the development of advanced effective and sustainable control methods.