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
Horticultural Sciences Department, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142, USA
Interests: plant physiology; nutritional quality; hydroponics; soilless production; postharvest biology and technology
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Interests: plant physiology; nutritional quality; hydroponics; soilless production; postharvest biology and technology
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Horticulture and Crop Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA
Interests: organic vegetable systems; organic soil amendments; organic fertilizers; biofuel crops
Interests: organic vegetable systems; organic soil amendments; organic fertilizers; biofuel crops
Department of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University &Research (WUR), 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: Ornamental Breeding and Genetics; interspecific hybridization; polyploidy; Lilium
Interests: Ornamental Breeding and Genetics; interspecific hybridization; polyploidy; Lilium
Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Rzeszów University of Technology, Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Interests: wheat; triticale; cereals; molecular markers; DArTseq; genome wide association studies; genetic mapping; quantitative trait loci; steroids; RNA-seq; qPCR; fenugreek; medicinal plants
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Interests: wheat; triticale; cereals; molecular markers; DArTseq; genome wide association studies; genetic mapping; quantitative trait loci; steroids; RNA-seq; qPCR; fenugreek; medicinal plants
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Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
Interests: agriculture biotechnology; transgenic; functional genomics; gene expression; genome engineering
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Interests: agriculture biotechnology; transgenic; functional genomics; gene expression; genome engineering
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Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Italian National Council of Research, ISPA-CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: food fermentation; bioactive metabolites; prebiotics and probiotics; functional foods; antimicrobial activity
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Interests: food fermentation; bioactive metabolites; prebiotics and probiotics; functional foods; antimicrobial activity
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Grassland Science, Aeres University of Applied Sciences, 8251 JZ Dronten, The Netherlands
Interests: grasslands; grazing; grass and forage systems; greenhouse gas emissions; biodiversity; ecosystem services; multi-stakeholder processes; grassland management
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Interests: grasslands; grazing; grass and forage systems; greenhouse gas emissions; biodiversity; ecosystem services; multi-stakeholder processes; grassland management
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Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
Interests: inheritance of resistance to Fusarium head blight; breeding for adaptation to climate change; genetic factors associated with nitrogen use efficiency; genomic selection; locally sourcing bread wheat
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Interests: inheritance of resistance to Fusarium head blight; breeding for adaptation to climate change; genetic factors associated with nitrogen use efficiency; genomic selection; locally sourcing bread wheat
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Center for Viticulture and Enology, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, Italy
Interests: grape genetics and genomics; plant breeding; molecular biology; phytopathology
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Interests: grape genetics and genomics; plant breeding; molecular biology; phytopathology
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Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, CPMB Building, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, UP, India
Interests: plant molecular biology; pest resistance; genomics
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Interests: plant molecular biology; pest resistance; genomics
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Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: postharvest physiology of fruits and vegetables; fat of plant origin
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Interests: postharvest physiology of fruits and vegetables; fat of plant origin
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Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Interests: agronomy; sustainability; soil health; microbiome; cover crops; statistics
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Interests: agronomy; sustainability; soil health; microbiome; cover crops; statistics
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Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: agriculture; soil fertility; soil degradation; land use; crop production; phosphorus cycling; plant-growth-promoting bacteria; microbial ecology; ecosystem multifunctionality
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Interests: agriculture; soil fertility; soil degradation; land use; crop production; phosphorus cycling; plant-growth-promoting bacteria; microbial ecology; ecosystem multifunctionality
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1. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agriculture Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia
2. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
Interests: crop modelling; limate change impact assessment; crop yield simulation; process-based modelling; climate change; climate uncertainty analysis
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2. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
Interests: crop modelling; limate change impact assessment; crop yield simulation; process-based modelling; climate change; climate uncertainty analysis
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College of Resources and Environment Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: GHG emissions; nitrogen-oxide emission; biochar; soil N biogeochemical cycle; carbon neutral; climate-smart agriculture
Interests: GHG emissions; nitrogen-oxide emission; biochar; soil N biogeochemical cycle; carbon neutral; climate-smart agriculture
College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Interests: bioinformatics; gene expression regulation; epigenetic regulation; postharvest biology and technology
Interests: bioinformatics; gene expression regulation; epigenetic regulation; postharvest biology and technology
Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: pulses crop; genetic diversity; breeding
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Interests: pulses crop; genetic diversity; breeding
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College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: bacterial manure; biological control; phytopathology; microbiomics; plant growth promoting rhinoacteria; microecology; compost; microbial fermentation; microbial products
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Interests: bacterial manure; biological control; phytopathology; microbiomics; plant growth promoting rhinoacteria; microecology; compost; microbial fermentation; microbial products
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Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Interests: the fate and toxicity of emerging contaminants in the food and agricultural plants; the application of nanotechnology in plants to improve crops' nutritional qualities and suppress plant diseases; nanomaterials and plant interaction using spectroscopy and microscopy techniques; nanomaterial synthesis and surface modification
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Interests: the fate and toxicity of emerging contaminants in the food and agricultural plants; the application of nanotechnology in plants to improve crops' nutritional qualities and suppress plant diseases; nanomaterials and plant interaction using spectroscopy and microscopy techniques; nanomaterial synthesis and surface modification
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Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: weed; seed dormancy; germination behavior; herbicide resistance; population dynamics; adaptive evolution; weed management
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Interests: weed; seed dormancy; germination behavior; herbicide resistance; population dynamics; adaptive evolution; weed management
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Chinese National Center for Rice Improvement and State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310006, China
Interests: rice; rice breeding; germplasm resources; genetic resources; conservation of genetic diversity; crop genomics; stress tolerance
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Interests: rice; rice breeding; germplasm resources; genetic resources; conservation of genetic diversity; crop genomics; stress tolerance
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Sugarcane Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Houma, LA 70360, USA
Interests: sugarcane; soil-water interactions; eddy covariance; carbon sequestration; cover crops; remote sensing
Interests: sugarcane; soil-water interactions; eddy covariance; carbon sequestration; cover crops; remote sensing
Department of Horticulture and of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: Aromatic and medicinal plants; Ornamental plants (especially trees and shrubs); Crop domestication and evolution; Plant germplasm conservation, characterization, and evaluation; Modeling the invasiveness of non-native woody plants
Interests: Aromatic and medicinal plants; Ornamental plants (especially trees and shrubs); Crop domestication and evolution; Plant germplasm conservation, characterization, and evaluation; Modeling the invasiveness of non-native woody plants
Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Pl. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 5, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
Interests: plant–bacterial symbiosis; rhizobial genetics and physiology; biofertilizers
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Interests: plant–bacterial symbiosis; rhizobial genetics and physiology; biofertilizers
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Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kühn-Institut, Quedlinburg, Germany
Interests: plant biotechnology; genetic engineering; agriculture; plant genetics
Interests: plant biotechnology; genetic engineering; agriculture; plant genetics
Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, HKSAR, Hong Kong
Interests: composting; land application of organic waste; soil plant interaction; soil contamination; phytoremediation; low input farming
Interests: composting; land application of organic waste; soil plant interaction; soil contamination; phytoremediation; low input farming
Dr. Annette Lynn Wszelaki
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Department of Plant Sciences, 112 Plant Biotechnology Bldg., 2505 EJ Chapman Dr. Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Interests: vegetable production systems; organic agriculture; postharvest physiology; food safety
Interests: vegetable production systems; organic agriculture; postharvest physiology; food safety
College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural Unversity, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: soil carbon and nitrogen cycle; greenhouse gas emissions mitigation from agriculture; sustainable farming; organic agriculture
Interests: soil carbon and nitrogen cycle; greenhouse gas emissions mitigation from agriculture; sustainable farming; organic agriculture
College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: AM fungi; crop; soil health; mineral nutrients
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Interests: AM fungi; crop; soil health; mineral nutrients
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College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: genetics; natural variation; fruit quality; abiotic stress; long distance mobile RNA; apple
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Interests: genetics; natural variation; fruit quality; abiotic stress; long distance mobile RNA; apple
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