Editorial Board

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


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Animal Ecology Lab, Institute of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University of Gießen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Giessen, Germany
Interests: community ecology; biodiversity; ecosystem services; agroecology; agricultural landscapes; biological pest control; trophic interactions

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Soft Fruit Researcher and Breeder, James Hutton Institute, Dundee, Scotland DD2 5da, UK
Interests: soft fruit genetics; molecular assisted breeding; genotype x environmental interactions; high throughput phenotyping; fruit genetic diversity

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1. Department of Biotechnology, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, N-2317 Hamar, Norway
2. Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 90 187 Umeå, Sweden
Interests: lignocellulosic materials; pretreatment; enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose; biorefineries; biochemical conversion of lignocellulose; cellulosic ethanol; biofuels
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Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Interests: plant ecophysiology; abiotic stress; growth; climate change; sustainable agriculture; proximal and remote sensing
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1. Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Spanish-Portuguese Institute of Agricultural Research (CIALE), Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
2. Associated Unit, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca, University of Salamanca CSIC (IRNASA), 37008 Salamanca, Spain
3. Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environmental and Development (MED), Institute for Advanced Studies and Research (IIFA), University of Evora, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: plant probiotic bacteria; plant-microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture; biofertilizers; soil fertility; soil and plant microbial communities; metagenomics; microbial ecology and biodiversity
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1. Agro-Industrial Chemistry Laboratory (LCA), University of Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France
2. Biological Engineering Department, Paul Sabatier University, 32000 Auch, France
Interests: cereals; oilseed crop; plant physiology; plant breeding; abiotic stress; bioactives accumulation
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Laboratory of Soil Ecology, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: soil microbial ecology; soil nematodes; soil enzymes; plant–soil microbe interactions
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Via Celso Ulpiani 5, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: agronomy; organic farming; composting process, compost application and organic fertilization; sustainable development; crop rotations and cropping systems; agro-ecosystem techniques; nutrient management, efficiency, and balance
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Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: bioenergy crops and cropping systems; alternative industrial crops; experimental design and analysis


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1. Department of Agronomy, University of Córdoba. Edif. C4, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
2. Departmenet of Biology, College of Science and Mathematics, California StateUniversity, 2555 East San Ramon Avenue, Fresno, CA 93740, USA
Interests: plant diseases; plant disease control; applied epidemiology; olive tree; nut tree

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Department of Agri-Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Bologna | UNIBO, Viale Fanin 44, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: irrigation; source-sink relationship; fruit growth; fruit tree ecophysiology; water relation; fruit quality
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Department of Agricultural Sciences via Università 100, 80055 Portici Naples, Italy
Interests: sustainable agriculture; biostimulants; plant nutrition; abiotic stress; agricultural practices; food crops; biomass crops; traditional varieties
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University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: soil C sequestration; soil biology; plant-soil interactions; soil biogeochemistry; soil amendments; soil restoration
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Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
Interests: soil health; agroecology; non-fumigant alternatives
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Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA
Interests: orchard management; apple, pear and cherry physiology; crop load; training system; rootstocks; fruit quality optimization; pruning physiology; graft-incompatibility

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Department of Botany and Plant Physiology (Botany Area), Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Interests: plant functional ecology; plant taxonomy and systematic; vegetation; conservation; plant biology; plant ecology; plant dispersal; leaf economic spectrum

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Department of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of Valladolid, 34004 Palencia, Spain
Interests: precision farming; processes automation; artificial intelligence; renewable energies; greenhouse technology; urban farming
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Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, Hertfordshire, UK
Interests: genome editing; genome engineering; transgenesis; CRISPR/Cas; crop biotechnology; policy related to genetically edited crops

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Institute of Agronomy, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
Interests: soil science; soil nutrition; soil tillage; legume crops; oilseed crops; intercropping
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1. The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK
2. Visiting Professor of Cereal Pathology, SRUC, Edinburgh, UK
Interests: analysing epidemic spatial trends and local competition effects in heterogeneous vegetation; the effects of climate change particularly on plant disease; Mechanisms of foliar blight pathogen resistance in barley; developing resistance elicitors as crop protectants; Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
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Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Interests: plant genetics and biotechnology; plant adaptation to stress environments

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Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznań, Poland
Interests: artificial neural networks; artificial intelligence; machine learning; yield modelling; predictions; forecasting; crop production
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building – G41, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
Interests: plant genomics; cereal genetics; soil biology; soil chemistry
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Animal and Grassland Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C997 Co Cork, Ireland
Interests: grassland; grass dry matter intake; clover; milk production; sustainability
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School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia
Interests: plant molecular biology; biotechnology; nitrogen uptake and assimilation; ion transport; grain protein
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Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
Interests: genetics (molecular and cytogenetics); alien gene introgression; marker development and genotyping; gene mapping and cloning

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Department of Food Science- Plant, Food & Climate, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
Interests: stress and evolution genetics
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NSW Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia
Interests: soil organic matter; soil biogeochemistry; soil carbon and nutrient cycling; greenhouse gas emissions; plant-soil interaction; biochar; soil carbon functionality; tillage and stubble management; organic amendments
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