Editorial Board
- Crop Production Section
- Farm Animal Production Section
- Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding Section
- Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds Section
- Agricultural Systems and Management Section
- Agricultural Soils Section
- Agricultural Water Management Section
- Agricultural Technology Section
- Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management Section
- Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture Section
- Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Section
- Digital Agriculture Section
- Seed Science and Technology Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
Interests: fruits and vegetables; processing; food safety; quality analysis
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Interests: fruits and vegetables; processing; food safety; quality analysis
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Center for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Via della Navicella 2-4, 00184 Rome, Italy
Interests: climate change adaptation and mitigation; cropping systems diversification; simulation modelling; water use efficiency
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Interests: climate change adaptation and mitigation; cropping systems diversification; simulation modelling; water use efficiency
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: plant biotechnologies; genomics; molecular breeding; transcriptomics; abiotic stresses; plant response and tolerance; drought; salinity; genetic engineering; synthetic biology
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Interests: plant biotechnologies; genomics; molecular breeding; transcriptomics; abiotic stresses; plant response and tolerance; drought; salinity; genetic engineering; synthetic biology
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Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy
Interests: food analysis; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; polyphenols analysis; functional foods; dietary supplements; quality control; HPLC–MS and GC–MS analysis; biophenols in olive oils; fatty acids
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Interests: food analysis; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; polyphenols analysis; functional foods; dietary supplements; quality control; HPLC–MS and GC–MS analysis; biophenols in olive oils; fatty acids
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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: organic agriculture; agroecology; food health; circular economy; plant secondary metabolities
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Interests: organic agriculture; agroecology; food health; circular economy; plant secondary metabolities
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Department of Agronomy, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: plant physiology; fruit quality; mitigation strategies against (a)biotic stress; antioxidant orquestra; sustainability
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Interests: plant physiology; fruit quality; mitigation strategies against (a)biotic stress; antioxidant orquestra; sustainability
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Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: ruminant nutrition; grazing ruminant nutrition; supplementation of grazing ruminants; application of NIRS to ruminant nutrition; phosphorus nutrition
Interests: ruminant nutrition; grazing ruminant nutrition; supplementation of grazing ruminants; application of NIRS to ruminant nutrition; phosphorus nutrition
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: livestock environment; manure management; greenhouse gas; air pollution; climate change
Interests: livestock environment; manure management; greenhouse gas; air pollution; climate change
1. National Center for International Joint Research of BioEnergy Science and Technology (iBEST), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
2. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: assessment of agricultural biowaste generation, valorization, and treatment; bioenergy; pellet and briquette; combustion; clean heating; hydro-thermal conversion; biochar; biogas; biogas digestates; slurry; acidification; field application; insect protein; greenhouse gas; climate change; green development; sustainability
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2. College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: assessment of agricultural biowaste generation, valorization, and treatment; bioenergy; pellet and briquette; combustion; clean heating; hydro-thermal conversion; biochar; biogas; biogas digestates; slurry; acidification; field application; insect protein; greenhouse gas; climate change; green development; sustainability
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1. Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Maringá 87020-900, Brazil
2. Laboratory of Physiological Ecology of Plants, Department of Botany Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, SP, Brazil
Interests: lignin; phenylpropanoids pathway; structural hydroxycinnamates; BAHD acyltransferases; plant cell wall architecture; lignocellulose saccharification; cellulosic ethanol; allelopathy; priming; epigenet
2. Laboratory of Physiological Ecology of Plants, Department of Botany Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, SP, Brazil
Interests: lignin; phenylpropanoids pathway; structural hydroxycinnamates; BAHD acyltransferases; plant cell wall architecture; lignocellulose saccharification; cellulosic ethanol; allelopathy; priming; epigenet
Plant Breeding Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Interests: disease resistance; cereal rust pathogen diversity and evolution; mutational genomics
Interests: disease resistance; cereal rust pathogen diversity and evolution; mutational genomics
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: agricultural waste; food waste; anaerobic digestion; composting; life cycle assessment; dairy bedding; digestate utilization
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Interests: agricultural waste; food waste; anaerobic digestion; composting; life cycle assessment; dairy bedding; digestate utilization
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State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
Interests: grass and forage pathology; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; plant-microbial interaction; biological control
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Interests: grass and forage pathology; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; plant-microbial interaction; biological control
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Department of Soil Science of Athens, Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Dimitra, Sofokli Venizelou1, Lycovrissi, 14123 Athens, Greece
Interests: soil fertility; yields; agricultural practices; smart agriculture; sustainability
Interests: soil fertility; yields; agricultural practices; smart agriculture; sustainability
Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Institute of Animal Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter K. Str. 1., 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
Interests: ruminants; pig; breeding; reproduction; gene conservation; local breeds
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Interests: ruminants; pig; breeding; reproduction; gene conservation; local breeds
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Department of Production Management and Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: agrobots; biomaterials; biosensors; deep learning; food and feed production lines; food, sensors; hydraulic driving; circular economy; control systems
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Interests: agrobots; biomaterials; biosensors; deep learning; food and feed production lines; food, sensors; hydraulic driving; circular economy; control systems
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: horticultural crops; microgreens; protected cultivation; hydroponics; plant biostimulants; nutrient eustress; biofortification; space farming; nutrient recovery from urine
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Interests: horticultural crops; microgreens; protected cultivation; hydroponics; plant biostimulants; nutrient eustress; biofortification; space farming; nutrient recovery from urine
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1. Centro de Química de Vila Real (CQ-VR), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
2. Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: molecular biology of wine-grape berry maturation; role of plant volatiles in insect-plant interactions; identification of key food flavor compounds
2. Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: molecular biology of wine-grape berry maturation; role of plant volatiles in insect-plant interactions; identification of key food flavor compounds
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy
Interests: agronomical characterization of olive genotypes; olive biology and physiology; olive growing; preharvest factors affecting olive oil quality; temperate fruit growing; use of growth regulators on fruit trees; photosynthesis and source-sink relationships in fruit trees; growth, physiology and biochemistry (with particular regard to carbohydrate, organic acids and nitrogenous compounds) of seeds and fruits of woody species
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Interests: agronomical characterization of olive genotypes; olive biology and physiology; olive growing; preharvest factors affecting olive oil quality; temperate fruit growing; use of growth regulators on fruit trees; photosynthesis and source-sink relationships in fruit trees; growth, physiology and biochemistry (with particular regard to carbohydrate, organic acids and nitrogenous compounds) of seeds and fruits of woody species
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1. Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China
2. School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Interests: food nutrition and health; human capital; violence against children; rural social security; agricultural modernization
2. School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Interests: food nutrition and health; human capital; violence against children; rural social security; agricultural modernization
1. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
2. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias, UBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
Interests: behavioral physiology; neurobiology; cognitive and chemical ecology; ecotoxicology; crop pollination; using honeybees, stingless bees, and bumblebees from South America as model organisms
2. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias, UBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
Interests: behavioral physiology; neurobiology; cognitive and chemical ecology; ecotoxicology; crop pollination; using honeybees, stingless bees, and bumblebees from South America as model organisms
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences (DSA3), University of Perugia, Via Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy
Interests: mechanical harvest; breeding and clonal selection of new varieties; abiotic stress; fruit growth; ripening indexes
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Interests: mechanical harvest; breeding and clonal selection of new varieties; abiotic stress; fruit growth; ripening indexes
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CREA-Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Viale delle Scienze, Building 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: rosehips; soilless culture; growing media; biochar; micropropagation; seed mutiplication; bioactive compounds
Interests: rosehips; soilless culture; growing media; biochar; micropropagation; seed mutiplication; bioactive compounds
College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Interests: pesticide formulation; pesticide adjuvant; application technology; nano pesticides; control effect; biosafety
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Interests: pesticide formulation; pesticide adjuvant; application technology; nano pesticides; control effect; biosafety
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Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Interests: bioactivity and chemistry of natural products; biowaste valorization; bio-based ingredients; nutraceuticals and functional foods; emerging technologies for food conservation
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Interests: bioactivity and chemistry of natural products; biowaste valorization; bio-based ingredients; nutraceuticals and functional foods; emerging technologies for food conservation
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CREA—Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, 00134 Rome, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; plant-bacteria interactions; bacterial diversity and evolution
Interests: plant pathology; plant-bacteria interactions; bacterial diversity and evolution
UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Australia
Interests: agricultural mechanisation; tillage and seeding (DEM and FEA studies); spraying (CFD studies); harvesting (cutting, threshing and sizing using DEM and CFD); post harvest processing (cleaning, threshing, sizing and sorting - DEM studies, grain storage, moisture measurement and control); processing of dried grapes, almonds and olives
Interests: agricultural mechanisation; tillage and seeding (DEM and FEA studies); spraying (CFD studies); harvesting (cutting, threshing and sizing using DEM and CFD); post harvest processing (cleaning, threshing, sizing and sorting - DEM studies, grain storage, moisture measurement and control); processing of dried grapes, almonds and olives
Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Transport and Bioenergetics, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Interests: agricultural and forestry machinery and technology; smart farming; machine quality
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Interests: agricultural and forestry machinery and technology; smart farming; machine quality
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Friedrich Loeffler Institute (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health; Institute for Animal Nutrition), Braunschweig, Germany
Interests: ruminant nutrition; feed science; low quality roughage; feed additives; feeds from genetically modified plants; resource inputs; quality of food of animal origin; land/water and carbon footprints for food of animal origin
Interests: ruminant nutrition; feed science; low quality roughage; feed additives; feeds from genetically modified plants; resource inputs; quality of food of animal origin; land/water and carbon footprints for food of animal origin
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223-1797, USA
Interests: agricultural and food economics; consumer choice and behavior; environmental economics
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Interests: agricultural and food economics; consumer choice and behavior; environmental economics
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