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
Bioproductivity Informatics Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
Interests: plant biomass production; genomics; bioinformatics; transcriptomics; database; grasses; rice
Interests: plant biomass production; genomics; bioinformatics; transcriptomics; database; grasses; rice
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, 311 Plant Science Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0312, USA
Interests: microbial ecology
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Interests: microbial ecology
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Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, IPSP-Bari Unit, Department of Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences, DISBA, National Council of Research, CNR, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: plant immune system; plant pests; biochemistry; immunology; nematodes; oxygen metabolism
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Interests: plant immune system; plant pests; biochemistry; immunology; nematodes; oxygen metabolism
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Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council of Italy, (CNR), Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: antioxidants; bioactive compounds; exopolysaccharides; extremophilic microorganisms; green extractions; pigments; waste valorization
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Interests: antioxidants; bioactive compounds; exopolysaccharides; extremophilic microorganisms; green extractions; pigments; waste valorization
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d’Arda, PC, Italy
Interests: DNA-based traceability of plant and microbial species; mycotoxin monitoring; natural antimicrobials; transcriptome analysis of cereal–fungal pathogen interactions
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Interests: DNA-based traceability of plant and microbial species; mycotoxin monitoring; natural antimicrobials; transcriptome analysis of cereal–fungal pathogen interactions
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Departamento de Ciência do solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
Interests: environmental microbiology; microbial biotechnology; applied microbiology; biotechnology; ecology; microbiology; heavy metals; fertilizers; soil; biodiversity
Interests: environmental microbiology; microbial biotechnology; applied microbiology; biotechnology; ecology; microbiology; heavy metals; fertilizers; soil; biodiversity
SDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
Interests: stored products; chemical ecology; behavior; integrated pest management; biological control; invasive species; behaviorally-based management
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Interests: stored products; chemical ecology; behavior; integrated pest management; biological control; invasive species; behaviorally-based management
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USDA‐ARS, Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
Interests: cool season grain legumes; genetics and breeding
Interests: cool season grain legumes; genetics and breeding
Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), Tuscia University, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: light quality perception and photoregulation of plant development, and plants’ adaptation to other organisms in micropropagation and during phase changes; genetic, epigenetic, and molecular physiology of plant stress tolerance and plants’ adaptation to their environments; genetic and molecular physiology of flower and fruit development and the accumulation of secondary metabolites
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Interests: light quality perception and photoregulation of plant development, and plants’ adaptation to other organisms in micropropagation and during phase changes; genetic, epigenetic, and molecular physiology of plant stress tolerance and plants’ adaptation to their environments; genetic and molecular physiology of flower and fruit development and the accumulation of secondary metabolites
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1. Heartland Plant Innovations, Manhattan, KS 66503, USA
2. Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
Interests: Interested in plant molecular biology in general and have passion to carry out experiments both fundamental and applied area of weed science and crop breeding and genetics
2. Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
Interests: Interested in plant molecular biology in general and have passion to carry out experiments both fundamental and applied area of weed science and crop breeding and genetics
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA-Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, Viale XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, Italy
Interests: genome editing; plant-microbe interactions; sustainability; agroecology
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Interests: genome editing; plant-microbe interactions; sustainability; agroecology
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College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Interests: GWAS or QTL to identify key gens for Agronomy trait; forage and turfgrass in response to abiotic stresses such as heat or cold stress, drought, and ionic stress (salt, aluminum, or cadmium); omics study; gene function; phytohormone; perennial ryegrass; white clover; miscanthus sinensis
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Interests: GWAS or QTL to identify key gens for Agronomy trait; forage and turfgrass in response to abiotic stresses such as heat or cold stress, drought, and ionic stress (salt, aluminum, or cadmium); omics study; gene function; phytohormone; perennial ryegrass; white clover; miscanthus sinensis
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Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
Interests: plant mineral nutrition; nutrient use efficiency; heavy metals detoxification; plant response to abiotic stress
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Interests: plant mineral nutrition; nutrient use efficiency; heavy metals detoxification; plant response to abiotic stress
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Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
Interests: genetic and evolutionary consequences of plant invasions, especially invasive annual grasses in the western United States
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Interests: genetic and evolutionary consequences of plant invasions, especially invasive annual grasses in the western United States
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Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: vegetable production; hydroponics; plant nutrition; plant physiology; abiotic stress; fruit quality; biofortification; biostimulants; nitrogen fixation; phytohormones; plant metabolism; organic production; vertical farming
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Interests: vegetable production; hydroponics; plant nutrition; plant physiology; abiotic stress; fruit quality; biofortification; biostimulants; nitrogen fixation; phytohormones; plant metabolism; organic production; vertical farming
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Laboratory of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: floriculture; native plants; landscape architecture; green roofs
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Interests: floriculture; native plants; landscape architecture; green roofs
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School of Real Estate and Land Management, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester GL7 1RS, UK
Interests: soil and groundwater contamination; biochar production and application; microplastics (MPs) in the soil evironment; green and sustainable solutions; contaminated land remediation
Interests: soil and groundwater contamination; biochar production and application; microplastics (MPs) in the soil evironment; green and sustainable solutions; contaminated land remediation
Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, CZ-771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Interests: analysis of plant hormones; brassinosteroids; crosstalk of BRs and ethylene; immunochemistry of phytohormones
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Interests: analysis of plant hormones; brassinosteroids; crosstalk of BRs and ethylene; immunochemistry of phytohormones
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DISTAL, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna University, Viale Fanin 44, Bologna, Italy
Interests: vegetable crops; vertical farming; rooftop farms; hydroponics; greenhouse crop management
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Interests: vegetable crops; vertical farming; rooftop farms; hydroponics; greenhouse crop management
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Department of Organisms and Systems Biology, Polytechnic School of Mieres, Oviedo University, Mieres, 33600 Asturias, Spain
Interests: biofortification; fruit peduncle sap; leaf petiole sap; small fruits; strawberry
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Interests: biofortification; fruit peduncle sap; leaf petiole sap; small fruits; strawberry
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State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Interests: rice cultivation; rice physiology; high nutrition use efficiency in rice
Interests: rice cultivation; rice physiology; high nutrition use efficiency in rice
Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Interests: plant pathology; nematodes; bioinformatics
Interests: plant pathology; nematodes; bioinformatics
Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI), University of Florence, Firenze FI, Italy
Interests: plants; plant biology; plant physiology; plant environmental; stress physiology; plant ecology; biomechanics; physiology horticulture; botany; ecology
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Interests: plants; plant biology; plant physiology; plant environmental; stress physiology; plant ecology; biomechanics; physiology horticulture; botany; ecology
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Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27608, USA
Interests: breeding for fruit quality; differential gene expression analysis; genomic selection; GWAS; molecular breeding; plant breeding; QTL mapping; resistance breeding; stress tolerance
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Interests: breeding for fruit quality; differential gene expression analysis; genomic selection; GWAS; molecular breeding; plant breeding; QTL mapping; resistance breeding; stress tolerance
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Research Center on Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), School of Agriculture (ISA), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: crop and reference evapotranspiration; crop water requirements; irrigation management; modelling; water–yield relations; coping with water scarcity
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Interests: crop and reference evapotranspiration; crop water requirements; irrigation management; modelling; water–yield relations; coping with water scarcity
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Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri (IRET), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via G. Marconi, 2 -05010 Porano (Tr), Italy
Interests: agroforestry; multipurpose trees; timber plantations; energy crops; precision irrigation; drought adaptation
Interests: agroforestry; multipurpose trees; timber plantations; energy crops; precision irrigation; drought adaptation
1. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, NSW 2258, Australia
2. Central Coast Primary Industries Centre, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Ourimbah, NSW 2258, Australia
Interests: plant nutrition; hydroponics; protected cropping; blueberry; cucumber; Asian vegetables
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2. Central Coast Primary Industries Centre, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Ourimbah, NSW 2258, Australia
Interests: plant nutrition; hydroponics; protected cropping; blueberry; cucumber; Asian vegetables
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Center of Crop Germplasm Innovation & Utilization, Huazhi Bio-Tech Co., Ltd., Changsha 410125, China
Interests: crop breeding; crop germplasm enhancement; crop molecular genetics and genetic improvement; molecular breeding for resistance/tolerance against environmental stress; functional genomics of plant defense response; plant evolutionary/domestication genomics
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Interests: crop breeding; crop germplasm enhancement; crop molecular genetics and genetic improvement; molecular breeding for resistance/tolerance against environmental stress; functional genomics of plant defense response; plant evolutionary/domestication genomics
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Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Julius Kühn Institute, Erwin-Baur-Str. 27, 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany
Interests: mapping; barley/wheat; molecular markers; resistance gene isolation; plant genetics
Interests: mapping; barley/wheat; molecular markers; resistance gene isolation; plant genetics
French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), VetAgro Sup, UREP, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Interests: impacts of climate change on grassland; grass recovery after extreme weather; root functional traits; functional ecology
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Interests: impacts of climate change on grassland; grass recovery after extreme weather; root functional traits; functional ecology
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