生理和分子植物病理學為分子生物學、生物化學、生理學、組織學和細胞學、植物與微生物相互作用的遺傳學和進化的所有方面的原始研究論文、評論和評論提供了一個國際論壇。關于各種感染性病原體的論文，包括病毒、原核生物、真菌、線蟲，以及根瘤菌、真菌等共生生物，只要與病原體和植物的相互作用有關，都是可以接受的。研究領域包括:?植物免疫的識別?植物與微生物相互作用的細胞生物學?植物分子防御反應，包括轉錄組、蛋白質組、miRNA分析、代謝組?特定抗性、誘導抗性和非宿主抗性機制?植物與微生物相互作用中的植物激素和調節因子?宿主植物抗毒素和其他次生代謝產物的分子生物學及其在抗性中的作用?涉及致病性和與宿主相互作用的病原體效應器?病原體感染機制和宿主防御抑制?疾病控制的新方法?植物免疫誘導和抗性生物技術?病原體分子診斷。

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology provides an International forum for original research papers, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of the molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, histology and cytology, genetics and evolution of plant-microbe interactions.Papers on all kinds of infective pathogen, including viruses, prokaryotes, fungi, and nematodes, as well as mutualistic organisms such as Rhizobium and mycorrhyzal fungi, are acceptable as long as they have a bearing on the interaction between pathogen and plant.Research Areas Include:? Recognition in plant immunity? Cell biology of plant-microbe interactions? Plant molecular defense responses, including transcriptome, proteome, miRNA profiling, metabolome? Mechanisms of specific resistance, induced resistance and non-host -resistance? Plant hormones and regulators in plant-microbe interactions? Molecular biology of phytoalexins and other secondary metabolites of the host and their roles in resistance ? Pathogen effectors involved in pathogenicity and interaction with the host? Pathogen infection mechanisms and host defense suppression? Novel approaches for disease control? Induction of plant immunity and biotechnology of resistance? Pathogen molecular diagnostic.