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This book, entitled “Plasma-Based Synthesis and Modification of Nanomaterials” is a collection of nine original research articles devoted to the application of different atmospheric pressure (APPs) and low-pressure (LPPs) plasmas for the synthesis or modification of various nanomaterials (NMs) of exceptional properties. These articles also show the structural and morphological characterization of the synthesized NMs and their further interesting and unique applications in different areas of science and technology. The readers interested in the capabilities of plasma-based treatments will quickly be convinced that APPs and LPPs enable one to efficiently synthesize or modify differentiated NMs using a minimal number of operations. Indeed, the presented procedures are eco-friendly and usually involve single-step processes, thus considerably lowering labor investment and costs. As a result, the production of new NMs and their functionalization is more straightforward and can be carried out on a much larger scale compared to other methods and procedures involving complex chemical treatments and processes. The size and morphology, as well as the structural and optical properties of the resulting NMs are tunable and tailorable. In addition to the desirable and reproducible physical dimensions, crystallinity, functionality, and spectral properties of the resultant NMs, the NMs fabricated and/or modified with the aid of APPs are commonly ready-to-use prior to their specific applications, without any initial pre-treatments.

liquid phase plasma --- activated carbon powder --- iron oxide nanoparticle --- nitrogen-doped carbon --- pseudo-capacitive characteristics --- solution plasma --- nanoparticles --- batteries --- silicon --- anode materials --- capacitively coupled plasma --- carbon dots --- ionic liquid --- mercury ion --- quercetin --- upconversion --- cold atmospheric-pressure plasma --- nanostructures --- necrosis --- nanocellulose --- plasma treatment --- dielectric barrier discharge --- submerged liquid plasma --- polymer nanocomposite --- direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge --- heat transfer --- nanostructures --- plasma–liquid interactions --- stabilizer --- atmospheric pressure plasma --- nanostructures --- phytopathogens --- plant protection --- quarantine --- Erwinia amylovora --- Clavibacter michiganensis --- Ralstonia solanacearum --- Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris --- Dickeya solani --- nano-catalysts --- plasma synthesis --- pre-treatment --- CO-hydrogenation --- low-temperature Fischer–Tropsch --- Pd-Fe alloy --- nanoparticle --- pulsed plasma in liquid --- n/a

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After the successful conclusion of the Joint Meeting of IUFRO’s 7.03.05 & 7.03.10 working parties and given the exciting and novel studies that have been presented in the framework of this meeting, we decided to present some of these studies in the current Special Issue of Forests. To make this issue more appealing and interesting to everyone in the field of Forest Protection, studies that cover a wide range of topics were selected, ranging from ecology and phylogeography to forest management and protection. More importantly, as these studies refer to pests and pathogens from different parts of the world, it is expected that the knowledge gained can be further used in the protection of natural environment worldwide.

Buprestidae --- Coraebus florentinus --- Mediterranean forests --- oak --- Quercus --- selective pruning --- wood borer insects --- forest health --- mine reclamation --- Forestry Reclamation Approach --- Phytophthora --- ink disease --- American chestnut --- Trypodendron laeve --- Carpathian Mountains --- Romania --- distribution --- Fraxinus excelsior --- invasive pathogens --- ash dieback --- chlorophyll-a fluorescence --- phenols --- triterpenes --- sterols --- ammonium phosphite --- disease management --- biological control --- chestnut blight --- Cryphonectria parasitica --- hypovirulence --- silvicultural interventions --- aggregated retention --- clearcutting --- coniferous forest --- deciduous forest --- functional group --- Lepidoptera --- multivariate analysis --- Betula --- birch --- fungal phytopathogens --- ITS --- Japanese red pine pure forests --- Cephalcia kunyushanica --- stand type --- stand characteristics --- soil properties --- black timber bark beetle --- biological invasion --- Xyleborini --- ambrosia beetle --- spread --- occurrence --- ethanol --- forest management --- Ips duplicatus --- pathogen --- vector --- infection level --- invasion --- latitude --- Ips sexdentatus --- Scolytinae --- mtDNA --- phylogeography --- flying ability --- human-mediated transport