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
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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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
Interests: plant genetics and biotechnology; plant adaptation to stress environments
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; agritourism development
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Interests: artificial neural networks; artificial intelligence; machine learning; yield modelling; predictions; forecasting; crop production; agritourism development
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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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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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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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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
Interests: genetics (molecular and cytogenetics); alien gene introgression; marker development and genotyping; gene mapping and cloning
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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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
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
Department of Stress, Development and Signaling in Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 18008 Granada, Spain
Interests: fruit and vegetable antioxidants; reactive oxygen and nitrogen species; fruit ripening; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics
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Interests: fruit and vegetable antioxidants; reactive oxygen and nitrogen species; fruit ripening; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics
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Department of Agriculture Food & Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: sustainable agriculture; cropping systems; energy crops; yield physiology of the main herbaceous field crops; plant nutrition and allelopathy
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Interests: sustainable agriculture; cropping systems; energy crops; yield physiology of the main herbaceous field crops; plant nutrition and allelopathy
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Sugarcane Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Houma, LA, USA
Interests: genetics; cytogenetics; breeding; molecular biology; disease diagnosis; crop germplasm; molecular database; tissue culture and transformation; rice; maize; sugarcane
Interests: genetics; cytogenetics; breeding; molecular biology; disease diagnosis; crop germplasm; molecular database; tissue culture and transformation; rice; maize; sugarcane
Center of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology (CEGSB), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
Interests: plant genetics, plant genomics, genomics-assisted breeding and genomic selection; highthoughput sequencing and genotyping platforms
Interests: plant genetics, plant genomics, genomics-assisted breeding and genomic selection; highthoughput sequencing and genotyping platforms
D3A-Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: plant breeding; domestication; genomics; CWR; population genetics; evolution; biodiversity and genetic resources conservation; legumes; cereals
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Interests: plant breeding; domestication; genomics; CWR; population genetics; evolution; biodiversity and genetic resources conservation; legumes; cereals
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Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou st., N. Ionia, 38446 Volos, Greece
Interests: entomology; pest management; insect biology; population monitoring; trapping; decision support systems
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Interests: entomology; pest management; insect biology; population monitoring; trapping; decision support systems
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Plan Protection Department, INIA-CSIC, Carretera de la Coruña, km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: conservation biological control; populations of natural enemies and biological control; pest control methods and side effects on natural enemies
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Interests: conservation biological control; populations of natural enemies and biological control; pest control methods and side effects on natural enemies
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Plant Breeding Department, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: reproductive biology; pollen-pistil interactions; gametophytic self-incompatibility; fruit tree species; Prunus sp.
Interests: reproductive biology; pollen-pistil interactions; gametophytic self-incompatibility; fruit tree species; Prunus sp.
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per la BioEconomia (IBE), 95126 Catania, Italy
Interests: seed germination; abiotic stresses; deficit irrigation; agronomy; crop management; energy biomass crops
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Interests: seed germination; abiotic stresses; deficit irrigation; agronomy; crop management; energy biomass crops
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USDA-Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, 2001 South Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
Interests: biological bontrol; bhemical bcology; pollination biology; entomopathogens; ecology; honey; integrated pest management
Interests: biological bontrol; bhemical bcology; pollination biology; entomopathogens; ecology; honey; integrated pest management
Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
Interests: agricultural robotics and automation; environmental physiology of fresh produce and ornamental crops; modified atmosphere packaging; farm decision support systems
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Interests: agricultural robotics and automation; environmental physiology of fresh produce and ornamental crops; modified atmosphere packaging; farm decision support systems
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School of Agricultural, Computational, and Environmental Sciences, Institute for Agriculture and the Environment, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Interests: crop and pasture modelling; farming systems; crop physiology; plant nutrition; decision support tools
Interests: crop and pasture modelling; farming systems; crop physiology; plant nutrition; decision support tools
State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Interests: cell communication during plant reproduction; cell fate determination; development of embryo and endosperm
Interests: cell communication during plant reproduction; cell fate determination; development of embryo and endosperm
Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Interests: integrative plant–insect interactions; pest management; entomology; plant resistance; genetically modified crops; sustainable food production
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Interests: integrative plant–insect interactions; pest management; entomology; plant resistance; genetically modified crops; sustainable food production
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Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Agrarian School of Viseu, Quinta da Alagoa, 3500-606 Viseu, Portugal
Interests: agricultural science; waste management; air, soil and water pollution; ammonia and greenhouse gases emissions
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Interests: agricultural science; waste management; air, soil and water pollution; ammonia and greenhouse gases emissions
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Departament of Economics and Economic History, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: hydroeconomics; economic calibrated models; mathematical programming; system analysis; water scarcity; droughts
Interests: hydroeconomics; economic calibrated models; mathematical programming; system analysis; water scarcity; droughts
Departament de Prehistòria, Arqueologia i Història Antiga, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 28, 46008 València, Spain
Interests: archaeobotany; agrarian history; prehistory; history of cultivated fruits; archaeology
Interests: archaeobotany; agrarian history; prehistory; history of cultivated fruits; archaeology
1. Cereal Rust Resistance Lab Agriculture & Food, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
2. Plant Immunity Lab, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
3. Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: cereal genetics; breeding; plant-pathogen interaction; molecular markers and gene cloning
2. Plant Immunity Lab, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
3. Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: cereal genetics; breeding; plant-pathogen interaction; molecular markers and gene cloning
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 10135 Torino, Italy
Interests: somatic embryogenesis; in vitro culture; protoplast culture and plant regeneration; micropropagation; phytohormones; transcriptomics; epigenetics; functional genomics; biotechnology; genome editing; phenotypic plasticity; biotic and abiotic stresses; grapevine
Interests: somatic embryogenesis; in vitro culture; protoplast culture and plant regeneration; micropropagation; phytohormones; transcriptomics; epigenetics; functional genomics; biotechnology; genome editing; phenotypic plasticity; biotic and abiotic stresses; grapevine
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: sustainable management of turfs; non-chemical weed control in urban and suburban areas; use of automatic mowers in turfs and agriculture; precision agriculture; smart strategies and machines for organic and conservation management of agriculture
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Interests: sustainable management of turfs; non-chemical weed control in urban and suburban areas; use of automatic mowers in turfs and agriculture; precision agriculture; smart strategies and machines for organic and conservation management of agriculture
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CREA-Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Via Torrino 3, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Interests: food waste; food characterization; food preservation; food packaging; food quality; food applications; antioxidant; physico-chemical traits; postharvest treatment
Interests: food waste; food characterization; food preservation; food packaging; food quality; food applications; antioxidant; physico-chemical traits; postharvest treatment
