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
Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E,EC Bovey Bldg, Room 4221, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: plant tissue cultures; medicinal plants; in vitro rooting; plant tissue culture; disease resistance; plant genetics; micropropagation; plant biotechnology; plant molecular biology
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Interests: plant tissue cultures; medicinal plants; in vitro rooting; plant tissue culture; disease resistance; plant genetics; micropropagation; plant biotechnology; plant molecular biology
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Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection "Cristofor Simionescu", Ghe. Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania
Interests: sorption and transport processes of pollutants in soil; soil remediation; persistent organic pollutants; heavy metals; hytoremediation; bioremediation; bioaccumulation; ecological risk assessment
Interests: sorption and transport processes of pollutants in soil; soil remediation; persistent organic pollutants; heavy metals; hytoremediation; bioremediation; bioaccumulation; ecological risk assessment
Department of Seed Science, Iowa State University, 506 4th St, P.O. Box 404, Polk City, IA 50226, USA
Interests: molecular marker technology; genetic gain; crop domestication and evolution; conservation of genetic resources; intellectual property protection; maize and wild relatives; cultivar identification; plant genetic resources; gene-bank; molecular techniques; economic aspects
Interests: molecular marker technology; genetic gain; crop domestication and evolution; conservation of genetic resources; intellectual property protection; maize and wild relatives; cultivar identification; plant genetic resources; gene-bank; molecular techniques; economic aspects
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada
Interests: Cropping systems modeling; climate change impacts; soil carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emissions; reactive nitrogen losses; biogeochemical modeling
Interests: Cropping systems modeling; climate change impacts; soil carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emissions; reactive nitrogen losses; biogeochemical modeling
Department of Marketing Research, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: marketing research; marketing and marketing management; sustainable development; sustainable consumption; internet marketing; social media marketing; market of culture; consumer behaviour; marketing communication
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Interests: marketing research; marketing and marketing management; sustainable development; sustainable consumption; internet marketing; social media marketing; market of culture; consumer behaviour; marketing communication
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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: ornamental plants; bioinformatics; biotechnology; gene editing
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Interests: ornamental plants; bioinformatics; biotechnology; gene editing
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Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: conservation agriculture; agro-ecosystem
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Interests: conservation agriculture; agro-ecosystem
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Sustainable Field Crops Programme, Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA), 25198 Lleida, Spain
Interests: plant breeding; genomics; marker-assisted selection; gene discovery
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Interests: plant breeding; genomics; marker-assisted selection; gene discovery
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Dr. Roberto Sorrentino
Section Board Member
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Ceralicoltura e Colture industriali / Cereal and Industrial Crops Centre. Via Torrino, 2 - 81100 Caserta (CE), Italy
Interests: plant pathology; crop production; plant virology; diagnostics
Interests: plant pathology; crop production; plant virology; diagnostics
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Interests: system technology; operations management; modelling optimization and evaluation of production systems and decision support related to operations; logistics and supply chain management; resource analyses and optimizations; novel information technologies for data acquisition; integration of technical management evaluations for whole farm analyses and optimizations; evaluation of innovative agricultural production systems; the feasibility of introducing robotic systems in agriculture
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Interests: system technology; operations management; modelling optimization and evaluation of production systems and decision support related to operations; logistics and supply chain management; resource analyses and optimizations; novel information technologies for data acquisition; integration of technical management evaluations for whole farm analyses and optimizations; evaluation of innovative agricultural production systems; the feasibility of introducing robotic systems in agriculture
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Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: plant physiology; crops; nanomaterials; emerging contaminants; oxidative stress; antioxidant response; abiotic stress
Interests: plant physiology; crops; nanomaterials; emerging contaminants; oxidative stress; antioxidant response; abiotic stress
Univ Giessen, IFZ Res Ctr Biosyst Land Use & Nutr, Dept Plant Breeding, Heinrich Buff Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
Interests: nitrogen use efficiency (NUE); plant breeding; digital plant phenotyping; heterosis; genetic variation in root traits
Interests: nitrogen use efficiency (NUE); plant breeding; digital plant phenotyping; heterosis; genetic variation in root traits
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Archbishop Kyprianos 30, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus
Interests: the biological control of pests; the demographic impacts of pesticides on natural enemies; the evolution of pesticide resistance in insect and mite pests; the effects of plant water stress on pest
Interests: the biological control of pests; the demographic impacts of pesticides on natural enemies; the evolution of pesticide resistance in insect and mite pests; the effects of plant water stress on pest
School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, LL57 2UW, UK
Interests: genetics; molecular markers; molecular breeding; quantitative trait loci; applied genomics; rice; barley; tomato
Interests: genetics; molecular markers; molecular breeding; quantitative trait loci; applied genomics; rice; barley; tomato
Department of Food Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan
Interests: nanoscience and nanotechnology; nanodiagnostics and nanotherapeutics; sensors; food/environmental/agricultural waste valorization; food and environmental toxins—analysis and treatment; food and environmental analytical chemistry; novel and green extraction/pretreatment techniques; chromatography—method development; pharmacokinetics and bioavailability; adsorption science and technology
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Interests: nanoscience and nanotechnology; nanodiagnostics and nanotherapeutics; sensors; food/environmental/agricultural waste valorization; food and environmental toxins—analysis and treatment; food and environmental analytical chemistry; novel and green extraction/pretreatment techniques; chromatography—method development; pharmacokinetics and bioavailability; adsorption science and technology
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College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: smart urban agriculture; artificial intelligence; agricultural robotics; automated control; unmanned aerial vehicle; plant phenotyping; computer vision; crop plant signaling; machine (deep) learning; food processing and safety; fluorescence imaging; hyper/multispectral imaging; Vis/NIR/MIR imaging spectroscopy
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Interests: smart urban agriculture; artificial intelligence; agricultural robotics; automated control; unmanned aerial vehicle; plant phenotyping; computer vision; crop plant signaling; machine (deep) learning; food processing and safety; fluorescence imaging; hyper/multispectral imaging; Vis/NIR/MIR imaging spectroscopy
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Via della Pascolare, 16, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy
Interests: agricultural mechanization; agricultural residue management; biomass; bioenergy; industrial crops; environmental assessment; life cycle assessment
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Interests: agricultural mechanization; agricultural residue management; biomass; bioenergy; industrial crops; environmental assessment; life cycle assessment
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Smart Agriculture Research Institute, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
Interests: image recognition (computer vision technology) and intelligent monitoring of crop growth; crop growth simulation and its system design; UAV phenotypic monitoring and data analysis; the design and application of agricultural Internet of Things systems
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Interests: image recognition (computer vision technology) and intelligent monitoring of crop growth; crop growth simulation and its system design; UAV phenotypic monitoring and data analysis; the design and application of agricultural Internet of Things systems
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School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, USA
Interests: plant protection; flower development; molecular systematics and evolution; phylogenetics; plant responses to environmental stress; genetics; genomics; bioinformatics; bioremediation; soil microorganisms
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Interests: plant protection; flower development; molecular systematics and evolution; phylogenetics; plant responses to environmental stress; genetics; genomics; bioinformatics; bioremediation; soil microorganisms
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School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia
Interests: developing carbon-rich by-products from waste biomass, through sustainable production methods, for multiple environmental and agricultural applications, such as soil amendment, water and air filters; characterization of physical, electrochemical, and microstructural properties of a wide range of soil and biocarbon (known as biochar) products using advanced analytical techniques
Interests: developing carbon-rich by-products from waste biomass, through sustainable production methods, for multiple environmental and agricultural applications, such as soil amendment, water and air filters; characterization of physical, electrochemical, and microstructural properties of a wide range of soil and biocarbon (known as biochar) products using advanced analytical techniques
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
Interests: plant molecular genetics; plant molecular bleeding; waterlogging and flooding tolerance; drought tolerance
Interests: plant molecular genetics; plant molecular bleeding; waterlogging and flooding tolerance; drought tolerance
Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: plant pathology; mycology; plant-microbe interactions; colletotrichum; Pucciniales; lupin; olive; coffee
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Interests: plant pathology; mycology; plant-microbe interactions; colletotrichum; Pucciniales; lupin; olive; coffee
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Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Interests: soil chemistry and fertility; plant mineral nutrition; nutrient deficiency; rhizosphere dynamics; root exudates; geo-biochemical cycles of nutrients; soil–plant–microorganisms interactions; nutrients interaction; abiotic and biotic stress; heavy metals
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Interests: soil chemistry and fertility; plant mineral nutrition; nutrient deficiency; rhizosphere dynamics; root exudates; geo-biochemical cycles of nutrients; soil–plant–microorganisms interactions; nutrients interaction; abiotic and biotic stress; heavy metals
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Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (CNR-IBBR), 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: cereals; legumes; cultivated trees; genetics; genomics; population genetics; marker assisted breeding; polyphenol oxidases
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Interests: cereals; legumes; cultivated trees; genetics; genomics; population genetics; marker assisted breeding; polyphenol oxidases
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School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Kawana, QLD 4701, Australia
Interests: grain crops; elevated CO2; drought; crop physiology; resource use efficiency; grain quality
Interests: grain crops; elevated CO2; drought; crop physiology; resource use efficiency; grain quality
Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR), National Research Council of Italy-CNR, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy
Interests: soil salinity; saline water; crop production; abiotic stress; irrigation management; water use efficiency; sustainable agriculture; horticultural and fiber crops
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Interests: soil salinity; saline water; crop production; abiotic stress; irrigation management; water use efficiency; sustainable agriculture; horticultural and fiber crops
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Centre for Crop Health, Insititute for Life Sciences and the Environmenty, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Interests: root-lesion nematodes of cereals and pulses; resistance and tolerance to nematodes; integrated managment of nematodes; arbuscular mycorrhizae of grain cropping systems
Interests: root-lesion nematodes of cereals and pulses; resistance and tolerance to nematodes; integrated managment of nematodes; arbuscular mycorrhizae of grain cropping systems
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Via della Navicella 2-4, 00184 Rome, Italy
Interests: organic greenhouse production; agroecology; cropping system redesign; organic growing media
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Interests: organic greenhouse production; agroecology; cropping system redesign; organic growing media
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Institute Agro-Montpellier SupAgro, UMR CBGP, Montpellier SupAgro, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, University of Montpellier, Campus International de Baillarguet, CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez, cedex, Montpellier, France
Interests: plant protection; insect taxonomy; biological control; mites; Phytoseiidae; biodiversity management
Interests: plant protection; insect taxonomy; biological control; mites; Phytoseiidae; biodiversity management
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: floriculture; ornamental plants; abiotic stresses; product quality; microgreens; sprouts; germination; light response
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Interests: floriculture; ornamental plants; abiotic stresses; product quality; microgreens; sprouts; germination; light response
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