Agronomy

Prof. Dr. Guodong Lu

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College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Interests: molecular plant pathology and fungal genetics; molecular interaction between rice and Magnaporthe oryzae
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Dr. Emanuele Lugato

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Interests: biogeochemical cycles; modelling; SOC turnover; climate change
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Prof. Dr. Zhongkui Luo

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College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
Interests: soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; nutrient cycling; sustainable agriculture; agricultural system modelling

Dr. Antonio Lupini

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AGRARIA Department, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, 89122 Località Feo di Vito, Italy
Interests: population genetics; biodiversity; transcriptomic; high-throughput phenotyping; genotyping; nutrient use efficiency; genetics of root; marker assisted breeding; bioinformatics
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Dr. Marco Maccaferri

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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: agricultural genetics; genomics; plant breeding; molecular breeding

Dr. Rohit Mago

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Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
Interests: wheat; cereal rusts; molecular markers; disease resistance
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Dr. Sanghamitra Majumdar

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Little Rock, AR, USA
Interests: nano-enabled agriculture; sustainable agriculture; risk assessment of emerging chemicals; proteomics; metabolomics; food safety; micro/nano-plastic
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Dr. Luigi Manfrini

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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences – DISTAL - Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin, 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: application of new technologies and precision management techniques; effects of the environment on fruit tree physiology; developing new management strategies to improve orchards’ sustainability, maintaining a high level of quality and yields
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Prof. Dr. Emily Poppenborg Martin

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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

Dr. Susan A. H. McCallum

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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

Prof. Dr. Carlos Orestes Martin Medina

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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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Prof. Dr. Franco Meggio

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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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Dr. Esther Menéndez

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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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Dr. Othmane Merah

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Institut National Polytechnique, INRAe-Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
Interests: bioactive accumulation and extraction; plant physiology; genetics; abiotic stress; lipids; essential oils; biofertilizers; plants
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Dr. Leire Molinero-Ruiz

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Department of Crop Protection, Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Interests: diversity of crop pathogens; early disease detection; field crops diseases; genetic resistance; integrated disease management; oomycetes; parasitic plants; phytopathology; soil-borne fungi
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Dr. Nikolaos Monokrousos

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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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Dr. Francesco Montemurro

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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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Prof. Dr. Francesco Fabiano Montesano

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Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences (DiSSPA), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Interests: sensor-based irrigation and fertigation management; water use efficiency; mineral plant nutrition; greenhouse cultivation
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Dr. Kenneth J. Moore

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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

Prof. Dr. Juan Moral

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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

Dr. Brunella Morandi

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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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Dr. Mauro Mori

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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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Dr. Miriam Muñoz-Rojas

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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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Dr. Joji Muramoto

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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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Prof. Dr. Stefano Musacchi

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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

Dr. Thomas N. Vassilakos

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Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Plant Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446 Nea Ionia, Greece
Interests: stored grain pest managment; integrated pest management; biological control; chemical control

Dr. Teresa Navarro

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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

Prof. Dr. Luís Manuel Navas Gracia

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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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Dr. Vladimir Nekrasov

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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

Dr. Reinhard W. Neugschwandtner

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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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