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
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, UK
Interests: soil organic matter; biochar; soil carbon dynamics; soil fractionation
Interests: soil organic matter; biochar; soil carbon dynamics; soil fractionation
Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: chloroplast iron metabolism; desiccation tolerance; drought stress; plant iron nutrition; photosynthetic apparatus
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Interests: chloroplast iron metabolism; desiccation tolerance; drought stress; plant iron nutrition; photosynthetic apparatus
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Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
Interests: vertical farm; greenhouse horticulture; soilless culture; electrical lighting; growth modelling; FSPM; deep learning; spectrum conversion film
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Interests: vertical farm; greenhouse horticulture; soilless culture; electrical lighting; growth modelling; FSPM; deep learning; spectrum conversion film
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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: fungi; kiwifruit vine decline syndrome; crop production; bacteria; bio stimulants; microbiome; fruit tree physiology and ecology; plant-bacteria interactions; fruit quality
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Interests: fungi; kiwifruit vine decline syndrome; crop production; bacteria; bio stimulants; microbiome; fruit tree physiology and ecology; plant-bacteria interactions; fruit quality
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Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
Interests: biotechnology; plant and soil genomics; stress response and resistance
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Interests: biotechnology; plant and soil genomics; stress response and resistance
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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO 63132, USA
Interests: plant–microbe symbiosis; arbuscular mycorrhiza; rhizobium–legume signaling; calcium signaling and nuclear calcium oscillations; LysM receptor-like kinases; lipochitooligosaccharides (LCOs)/Myc factors; advanced microscopy (FRET-based calcium imaging, microinjection); root-rhizoid infection dynamics; cereal and legume comparative symbiosis
Interests: plant–microbe symbiosis; arbuscular mycorrhiza; rhizobium–legume signaling; calcium signaling and nuclear calcium oscillations; LysM receptor-like kinases; lipochitooligosaccharides (LCOs)/Myc factors; advanced microscopy (FRET-based calcium imaging, microinjection); root-rhizoid infection dynamics; cereal and legume comparative symbiosis
Department of Agronomy, UTP University of Science and Technology, S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Interests: field crops; vegetables; grasses; sustainable agriculture; cropping system; seed production; biostimulants; nutrient management; crop quality; crop storage
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Interests: field crops; vegetables; grasses; sustainable agriculture; cropping system; seed production; biostimulants; nutrient management; crop quality; crop storage
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Department of Sustainable Crop Productions, Section Agronomy and Plant Biotechnologies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
Interests: no-till; soil quality; soil organic matter; soil phosphorus; soil aggregate stability; soil fertility; soil biology; soil C and N dynamics; subsurface drip irrigation; agriculture sustainable intensification; allelopathic cover crops; alternative weed control; organic farming; developing countries; quinoa cultivation
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Interests: no-till; soil quality; soil organic matter; soil phosphorus; soil aggregate stability; soil fertility; soil biology; soil C and N dynamics; subsurface drip irrigation; agriculture sustainable intensification; allelopathic cover crops; alternative weed control; organic farming; developing countries; quinoa cultivation
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Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: epigenetics and abiotic/biotic stresses; plant breeding under abiotic and biotic stresses; breeding for weed management; relationships between wild relatives and cultivated species
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Interests: epigenetics and abiotic/biotic stresses; plant breeding under abiotic and biotic stresses; breeding for weed management; relationships between wild relatives and cultivated species
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Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Interests: plant genetic; plant gene; drought stress; drought tolerance
Interests: plant genetic; plant gene; drought stress; drought tolerance
GreenUPorto—Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre and Inov4Agro, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Interests: plant physiology; plant stress; plant nitrogen metabolism; phytoremediation; plant heavy metal homeostasis
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Interests: plant physiology; plant stress; plant nitrogen metabolism; phytoremediation; plant heavy metal homeostasis
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Pollen Biotechnology of Crop Plants lab., Biological Research Center, CIB-CSIC, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: somatic embryogenesis; microspore embryogenesis; doubled-haploids; pollen development; stress; phytohormones; epigenetics; cell wall remodeling; autophagy; cell death
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Interests: somatic embryogenesis; microspore embryogenesis; doubled-haploids; pollen development; stress; phytohormones; epigenetics; cell wall remodeling; autophagy; cell death
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Department of Agricultural, Food, Animal and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 208, 33100 Udine, Italy
Interests: fruit genetic diversity, fruit domestication, fruit genetics, fruit breeding
Interests: fruit genetic diversity, fruit domestication, fruit genetics, fruit breeding
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada
Interests: plant metabolism; plant cell
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Interests: plant metabolism; plant cell
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Soil and Crop Sciences Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Interests: biochar; plant-microbe interactions; small-holder farmers; soil ecology; soil health; sustainable agriculture; soil biology quality assessment and remediation
Interests: biochar; plant-microbe interactions; small-holder farmers; soil ecology; soil health; sustainable agriculture; soil biology quality assessment and remediation
Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
Interests: plant genomics; molecular breeding; nutraceuticals; human therapeutics; abiotic and biotic stress response
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Interests: plant genomics; molecular breeding; nutraceuticals; human therapeutics; abiotic and biotic stress response
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, La Trobe University 3086, Victoria, Australia
Interests: biology applied to agronomy; technology for farming and the use of plants; soil science and soil conservation; agroecology; sustainability
Interests: biology applied to agronomy; technology for farming and the use of plants; soil science and soil conservation; agroecology; sustainability
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, 29017 Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Italy
Interests: cereal genetics and genomics; genetic resources; plant breeding
Interests: cereal genetics and genomics; genetic resources; plant breeding
Department of Hortofructicultura, Botànica i Jardineria, Agrotecnio, Universitat de Lleida, Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
Interests: weed science; weed biology and ecology; weed management strategies; herbicides; herbicide resistance; integrated weed management; seed predation; rare arable weeds
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Interests: weed science; weed biology and ecology; weed management strategies; herbicides; herbicide resistance; integrated weed management; seed predation; rare arable weeds
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Institute of BioEconomy (IBE), National Research Council (CNR), Via Caproni 8, 50145 Florence, Italy
Interests: remote sensing; precision agriculture; crop modeling; climate services
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Interests: remote sensing; precision agriculture; crop modeling; climate services
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, 84098 Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
Interests: high-throughput phenotyping; plant phenomics, breeding and genomics; horticultural crops; multispectral and 3D phenotyping; plant plasticity; genotype by environment interaction
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Interests: high-throughput phenotyping; plant phenomics, breeding and genomics; horticultural crops; multispectral and 3D phenotyping; plant plasticity; genotype by environment interaction
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Fruit Crop Genetics and Breeding Unit, Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 38098 Trento, Italy
Interests: tree genetic and genomics; fruit breeding; molecular marker
Interests: tree genetic and genomics; fruit breeding; molecular marker
Department of Plant Medicine, National Chiayi University, 300 Xuefu Road, Chiayi City 600355, Taiwan
Interests: plant virology; plant virus epidemiology; host resistance against plant virus; plant virus-vector interaction
Interests: plant virology; plant virus epidemiology; host resistance against plant virus; plant virus-vector interaction
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
Interests: hydroponics, soilless culture and substrate determination for vegetables and aromatic plants; exploitation of plant wastes, recycled materials, compost, biochar, biostimulants in greenhouse and open field crops; crop performance under abiotic stress (salinity, drought, heat, chilling, heavy metals, osmosis etc.) and climate change; exploitation of the use of ozone, natural extracts and essential oils as sanitizers with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties for fresh produce preservation under pathogenic, physiological and bio
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Interests: hydroponics, soilless culture and substrate determination for vegetables and aromatic plants; exploitation of plant wastes, recycled materials, compost, biochar, biostimulants in greenhouse and open field crops; crop performance under abiotic stress (salinity, drought, heat, chilling, heavy metals, osmosis etc.) and climate change; exploitation of the use of ozone, natural extracts and essential oils as sanitizers with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties for fresh produce preservation under pathogenic, physiological and bio
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Department of Horticultural Sciences, and Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Florida, 1253 Fifield Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-0690, USA
Interests: legume and common bean genetics and genomics; plant molecular biology; crop modeling for prediction of the phenotype; starch metabolism
Interests: legume and common bean genetics and genomics; plant molecular biology; crop modeling for prediction of the phenotype; starch metabolism
School of Agri-food Technology and Manufacturing, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
Interests: crop/plant physiology; abiotic-stresses (heat and drought); primary metabolism; plant hormones (ABA, ethylene); applied crop genetics, transcriptomics and high-throughput phenotyping
Interests: crop/plant physiology; abiotic-stresses (heat and drought); primary metabolism; plant hormones (ABA, ethylene); applied crop genetics, transcriptomics and high-throughput phenotyping
NSW Department of Primary Industries, 1243 Bruxner Highway, Wollongbar, NSW 2477, Australia
Interests: organic amendments; soil C cycling; biochar systems; N-cycle and emissions of nitrous oxide; soil function and impact of agricultural inputs
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Interests: organic amendments; soil C cycling; biochar systems; N-cycle and emissions of nitrous oxide; soil function and impact of agricultural inputs
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NSW Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Woodbridge Road, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia
Interests: biofuels; bioenergy; biorefining; analytical chemistry of biomass; enzymatic hydrolysis; pretreatment optimisation; fermentation; pilot-scale processing; sustainable agriculture; bioinoculants; microbial ecology; nutrient cycling; GHG emissions; soil biology; molecular analysis
Interests: biofuels; bioenergy; biorefining; analytical chemistry of biomass; enzymatic hydrolysis; pretreatment optimisation; fermentation; pilot-scale processing; sustainable agriculture; bioinoculants; microbial ecology; nutrient cycling; GHG emissions; soil biology; molecular analysis
State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre (SABC) and Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI), Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
Interests: gene; QTL; genome sequencing; functional genomics; molecular breeding
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Interests: gene; QTL; genome sequencing; functional genomics; molecular breeding
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Department of Soil Biogeochemistry and Soil Ecology, University of Bayreuth, 95448 Bayreuth, Germany
Interests: soil analysis; conservation agriculture; soil conservation; soil biology
Interests: soil analysis; conservation agriculture; soil conservation; soil biology
