Editorial Board
- Crop Breeding and Genetics Section
- Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry Section
- Soil and Plant Nutrition Section
- Water Use and Irrigation Section
- Innovative Cropping Systems Section
- Farming Sustainability Section
- Horticultural and Floricultural Crops Section
- Grassland and Pasture Science Section
- Weed Science and Weed Management Section
- Pest and Disease Management Section
- Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience Section
- Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering Section
- Precision and Digital Agriculture 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
Gulbali Centre for Agriculture, Water and Environment Research, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
Interests: metabolomics/bioinformatics; plant interactions including competition and allelopathy; herbicide discovery; natural products; invasive weed management
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Interests: metabolomics/bioinformatics; plant interactions including competition and allelopathy; herbicide discovery; natural products; invasive weed management
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Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Crop Production and Rural Environment, Department of Agriculture, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Magnessia, Greece
Interests: pheromones and semiochemicals; insect parasitoids; population ecology; sampling and trapping; invasive biology; integrated pest management; microbial control; chemical control
* Section: Pest and Disease Management
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Interests: pheromones and semiochemicals; insect parasitoids; population ecology; sampling and trapping; invasive biology; integrated pest management; microbial control; chemical control
* Section: Pest and Disease Management
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Research Unit Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection, University of Reims, EA 4707 USC INRAe 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 51100 Reims, France
Interests: plant-microbe interaction; stress physiology plants responses to biotic and abiotic stress; crop protection; biological control
* Section: Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry
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Interests: plant-microbe interaction; stress physiology plants responses to biotic and abiotic stress; crop protection; biological control
* Section: Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry
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Grassland Ecosystem Research Unit (UREP), French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Interests: agricultural and environmental climatology; biogeochemical fluxes; hydro-meteorology
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Interests: agricultural and environmental climatology; biogeochemical fluxes; hydro-meteorology
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College of Water Recourses and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: drip irrigation; evapotranspiration; water balance; crop–water relations; water resource management; soil fertility
* Section: Water Use and Irrigation
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Interests: drip irrigation; evapotranspiration; water balance; crop–water relations; water resource management; soil fertility
* Section: Water Use and Irrigation
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School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
Interests: agricultural biotechnology; plant stress responses; hormone biology; indoor farming; sustainable agriculture
* Section: Farming Sustainability
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Interests: agricultural biotechnology; plant stress responses; hormone biology; indoor farming; sustainable agriculture
* Section: Farming Sustainability
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School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia
Interests: plant genomics; genetic engineering; cereal genetics
* Section: Crop Breeding and Genetics
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Interests: plant genomics; genetic engineering; cereal genetics
* Section: Crop Breeding and Genetics
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1. Plant Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, East Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
2. Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences (IMB), University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway
3. Livadopa Farm, Sivas Festos, 70200 Crete, Greece
Interests: soil management; crop protection; crop breeding for low-input systems; ‘low-input’ and organic agricultural systems development; nutritional quality of organic and low-input dairy production systems; resource use efficiency; food quality and safety assurance; food processing technology; nutritional control of gastrointestinal diseases in monogastric farm animals (pigs/poultry)
* Section: Innovative Cropping Systems
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2. Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences (IMB), University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway
3. Livadopa Farm, Sivas Festos, 70200 Crete, Greece
Interests: soil management; crop protection; crop breeding for low-input systems; ‘low-input’ and organic agricultural systems development; nutritional quality of organic and low-input dairy production systems; resource use efficiency; food quality and safety assurance; food processing technology; nutritional control of gastrointestinal diseases in monogastric farm animals (pigs/poultry)
* Section: Innovative Cropping Systems
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: greenhouse crops; vegetables production; hydroponics and aquaponics; plant nutrition; microgreens; sprouts; edible flowers; functional foods; grafting; microbial and non-microbial biostimulants; biofortification; vegetable quality related to preharvest factors; LED; urban agriculture; organic farming
* Section: Horticultural and Floricultural Crops
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Interests: greenhouse crops; vegetables production; hydroponics and aquaponics; plant nutrition; microgreens; sprouts; edible flowers; functional foods; grafting; microbial and non-microbial biostimulants; biofortification; vegetable quality related to preharvest factors; LED; urban agriculture; organic farming
* Section: Horticultural and Floricultural Crops
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College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: carbon footprint; nitrogen footprint; reactive nitrogen; greenhouse gases; nitrous oxide; greenhouse gas intensity; carbon budget; biochar; nitrogen use efficiency
* Section: Soil and Plant Nutrition
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Interests: carbon footprint; nitrogen footprint; reactive nitrogen; greenhouse gases; nitrous oxide; greenhouse gas intensity; carbon budget; biochar; nitrogen use efficiency
* Section: Soil and Plant Nutrition
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Department of AgriFood Technology, EPSO, University Miguel Hernández, 03312 Orihuela, Spain
Interests: postharvest; fruit quality; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; eco-friendly technologies
* Section: Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering
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Interests: postharvest; fruit quality; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; eco-friendly technologies
* Section: Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering
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Centre for Agribusiness, UNE Business School, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
Interests: agricultural systems; food and agribusiness supply chains; digital transformation in the food system; agricultural and rural economics
Interests: agricultural systems; food and agribusiness supply chains; digital transformation in the food system; agricultural and rural economics
Center for Environment, Energy, and Economy, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, USA
Interests: remote sensing; plant physiology; urban climate; soil science; machine learning; digital agriculture; ecology
* Section: Precision and Digital Agriculture
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Interests: remote sensing; plant physiology; urban climate; soil science; machine learning; digital agriculture; ecology
* Section: Precision and Digital Agriculture
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Faculty of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 118 55 Athens, Greece
Interests: agronomy; weed biology and ecology; herbicide resistance; integrated weed management; agroecological weed management
* Section: Weed Science and Weed Management
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Interests: agronomy; weed biology and ecology; herbicide resistance; integrated weed management; agroecological weed management
* Section: Weed Science and Weed Management
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Department of Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
Interests: plant nutrition; micronutrient distribution; fertiliser use efficiency
Interests: plant nutrition; micronutrient distribution; fertiliser use efficiency
College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: germplasm enhancement, biotechnology and breeding especially in oilseed Brassica species (rapeseed, Canola); crop physiology and ecology, chemical and molecular regulation, including parasitic plants and weed biology; sustainable crop production systems for quality and safety, and industry development
Interests: germplasm enhancement, biotechnology and breeding especially in oilseed Brassica species (rapeseed, Canola); crop physiology and ecology, chemical and molecular regulation, including parasitic plants and weed biology; sustainable crop production systems for quality and safety, and industry development
Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India
Interests: climate-resilient agriculture; food security; sustainable agriculture; agrobiodiversity; agricultural sustainability; indigenous and local knowledge (ILK); wild crops
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Interests: climate-resilient agriculture; food security; sustainable agriculture; agrobiodiversity; agricultural sustainability; indigenous and local knowledge (ILK); wild crops
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Sustainable Water Management Research Unit, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ft Collins, CO 80526, USA
Interests: agriculture; limited irrigation water management; plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; water resources management; climate change; agricultural system modeling; climate change impacts in agriculture; eddy covariance flux monitoring
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Interests: agriculture; limited irrigation water management; plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; water resources management; climate change; agricultural system modeling; climate change impacts in agriculture; eddy covariance flux monitoring
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1. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Salento University, 73100 Lecce, Italy
2. Centro Ecotekne via Provinciale Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: mechanisms of mineral nutrient uptake in plants; impact of heavy metals on plant nutrient homeostasis; role of the rhizosphere microbiome in plant nutrient and heavy metal dynamics; sustainable agricultural practices for managing mineral nutrition and mitigating heavy metal stress
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2. Centro Ecotekne via Provinciale Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: mechanisms of mineral nutrient uptake in plants; impact of heavy metals on plant nutrient homeostasis; role of the rhizosphere microbiome in plant nutrient and heavy metal dynamics; sustainable agricultural practices for managing mineral nutrition and mitigating heavy metal stress
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Department of Engineering, School of Engineering and Biosciences, Public University of Navarre, Campus Arrosadia, 31006 Navarre, Spain
Interests: agro-biosystem engineering; hyperspectral imaging; VIS-NIR; textural properties; precision agriculture
Interests: agro-biosystem engineering; hyperspectral imaging; VIS-NIR; textural properties; precision agriculture
Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA
Interests: agronomy; crop physiology; crop modeling; soil water and nitrogen modeling; genotype by environment by management interactions
Interests: agronomy; crop physiology; crop modeling; soil water and nitrogen modeling; genotype by environment by management interactions
Centre for Crop Health, Institute for Agriculture and the Environment, Research and Development Division, University of Southern Queensland, 4350 Toowoomba, Australia
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; bacteriology; fungal genetics; population biology
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; bacteriology; fungal genetics; population biology
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
Interests: nitrogen diagnosis; soil health; plant and soil nutrient management; drought; nitrogen-water interactions; sustainable cropping system; food security; climate change
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Interests: nitrogen diagnosis; soil health; plant and soil nutrient management; drought; nitrogen-water interactions; sustainable cropping system; food security; climate change
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Department of Environmental Science, IRSTEA, Montpellier, France
Interests: soil moisture; synthetic aperture radar; backscattering coefficients
Interests: soil moisture; synthetic aperture radar; backscattering coefficients
Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Plant Breeding Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW 2006, Australia
Interests: wheat; rust resistance; molecular markers
Interests: wheat; rust resistance; molecular markers
Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2481, Australia
Interests: plant physiology; plant nutrition; proteomics; seed storage proteins; trichomes; salt tolerance
Interests: plant physiology; plant nutrition; proteomics; seed storage proteins; trichomes; salt tolerance
Crop Research Centre Oak Park, Teagasc, R93 XE12 Carlow, Ireland
Interests: forage species, grass weeds; cereals; genetic resources; reproductive traits including self-incompatibility and flowering time; control of meiotic recombination; biomass yield and heterosis; water soluble carbohydrates; herbicides resistance in grasses and abiotic stresses
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Interests: forage species, grass weeds; cereals; genetic resources; reproductive traits including self-incompatibility and flowering time; control of meiotic recombination; biomass yield and heterosis; water soluble carbohydrates; herbicides resistance in grasses and abiotic stresses
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Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore S. Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33 - 56127 Pisa, Italy
Interests: fruit crops; floral and fruiting biology of fruit species; fruit quality; abiotic stresses
Interests: fruit crops; floral and fruiting biology of fruit species; fruit quality; abiotic stresses
Centre for Crop System Analysis, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: agricultural systems; plant ecology; ecology and management of weeds; ecological modeling; parasitic weeds; population dynamics; weed biology
Interests: agricultural systems; plant ecology; ecology and management of weeds; ecological modeling; parasitic weeds; population dynamics; weed biology
FSO, AFNS Labs and Genomics Unit Manager, Dept. of AFNS, 4-32A Ag/Forestry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AT T6G 2P5, Canada
Interests: plant genomics; functional genomics; biotechnology; proteomics; stress response and resistance
Interests: plant genomics; functional genomics; biotechnology; proteomics; stress response and resistance
