Editorial Board for section 'Horticultural and Floricultural Crops'
- 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
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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
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy Group, Department of Pharmaceutics, UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK
Interests: medicinal plants; ethnobiology; ethnopharmacology; value chain analysis; wild crafting; México
Interests: medicinal plants; ethnobiology; ethnopharmacology; value chain analysis; wild crafting; México
Department of Horticulture, Centre for Research and Technological Development of Extremadura (CICYTEX), 6007 Badajoz, Spain
Interests: agriculture; irrigation and water relationships; crop management; viticulture
Interests: agriculture; irrigation and water relationships; crop management; viticulture
Subtropical Fruit Crops Department, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘la Mayora’, (IHSM la Mayora -CSIC-UMA), Algarrobo-Costa, 29750 Málaga, Spain
Interests: diversity in subtropical (cherimoya, avocado, mango, litchi, longan) and temperate fruit crops using molecular and phenotypic markers
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Interests: diversity in subtropical (cherimoya, avocado, mango, litchi, longan) and temperate fruit crops using molecular and phenotypic markers
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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops in East China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P. R. China, Engineering Research Center of Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Education of the P. R. China, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: vegetable genetics and breeding; germplasm resources; genomics; bioinformatics
Interests: vegetable genetics and breeding; germplasm resources; genomics; bioinformatics
Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27697-7609, USA
Interests: wood substrates; bark substrates; engineering raw materials; substrate particle dynamics; substrate hydrology; container plant root growth; substrate analytical methods
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Interests: wood substrates; bark substrates; engineering raw materials; substrate particle dynamics; substrate hydrology; container plant root growth; substrate analytical methods
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Department of Horticulture, Division of Applied Life Science, Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
Interests: floriculture; transplants (micropropagated and plug); silicon in horticulture; plant factory; protected horticulture; hydroponics
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Interests: floriculture; transplants (micropropagated and plug); silicon in horticulture; plant factory; protected horticulture; hydroponics
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Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia 1516, Cyprus
Interests: horticulture; vegetable science; grafting; microgreens; fruit and vegetable quality; ripening physiology; postharvest physiology; carbohydrate metabolism; phytochemicals; functional compounds
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Interests: horticulture; vegetable science; grafting; microgreens; fruit and vegetable quality; ripening physiology; postharvest physiology; carbohydrate metabolism; phytochemicals; functional compounds
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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: genetic breeding of Brassica campestris ssp. Chinensis; downy mildew resistance; vitamin C biosynthesis and metabolism; microspore culture
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Interests: genetic breeding of Brassica campestris ssp. Chinensis; downy mildew resistance; vitamin C biosynthesis and metabolism; microspore culture
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North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Quincy, FL 32351, USA
Interests: microbial ecology; plant–fungal cross-talk; plant–microbial symbiosis; metaomics; genetic engineering; forest microbiome; forage microbiome
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Interests: microbial ecology; plant–fungal cross-talk; plant–microbial symbiosis; metaomics; genetic engineering; forest microbiome; forage microbiome
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Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: cucurbitaceous vegetables; agronomic traits; development mechanism; cultivation physiology; gene mapping; molecular breeding
Interests: cucurbitaceous vegetables; agronomic traits; development mechanism; cultivation physiology; gene mapping; molecular breeding
Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” | UNIBA, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: leaf functioning; water relations; abiotic stresses; photo-protection; plan-based indices; fruit growth; bio-diversity; temperate fruit trees
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Interests: leaf functioning; water relations; abiotic stresses; photo-protection; plan-based indices; fruit growth; bio-diversity; temperate fruit trees
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Department of Ornamental Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Interests: ethylene signaling and downstream network in petals during flower opening; integrated internal and external signals in regulation of petal senescence
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Interests: ethylene signaling and downstream network in petals during flower opening; integrated internal and external signals in regulation of petal senescence
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Western Pacific Tropical Research Center, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA
Interests: abiotic stress; biodiversity; neglected and underutilized plant species; whole plant physiology
Interests: abiotic stress; biodiversity; neglected and underutilized plant species; whole plant physiology
Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: horticulture; floriculture; plant protection; sustainable agriculture; salt stress; plant biostimulants; phytohormones; postharvest; fruit quality
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Interests: horticulture; floriculture; plant protection; sustainable agriculture; salt stress; plant biostimulants; phytohormones; postharvest; fruit quality
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Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Mediterranean and Tropical Plants (AGAP) Unit, Cirad, 34000 Montpellier, France
Interests: fruit quality; biotic and abiotic stress; omics; physiology
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Interests: fruit quality; biotic and abiotic stress; omics; physiology
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Deparment of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, 1173 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173, USA
Interests: fruit science; orchard management; training systems; rootstocks; cold hardiness; postharvest biology and technology; fruit quality optimization; non-destructive fruit quality assessment; metabolomics; proteomics; peach, apple, cherry, kiwifruit and plum physiology
Interests: fruit science; orchard management; training systems; rootstocks; cold hardiness; postharvest biology and technology; fruit quality optimization; non-destructive fruit quality assessment; metabolomics; proteomics; peach, apple, cherry, kiwifruit and plum physiology
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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Interests: sensor-based irrigation and fertigation management; water use efficiency; mineral plant nutrition; greenhouse cultivation
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Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), Tuscia University, Via S. C. De Lellis, snc., 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: light quality perception and photoregulation of plant development in plants and adaptation to other organisms in micropropagation and during the plant changing phase; genetic, epigenetic, and molecular physiology of plant stress tolerance and plant adaptation to environments; genetic and molecular physiology of flower and fruit development and the accumulation of secondary metabolites
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Interests: light quality perception and photoregulation of plant development in plants and adaptation to other organisms in micropropagation and during the plant changing phase; genetic, epigenetic, and molecular physiology of plant stress tolerance and plant adaptation to environments; genetic and molecular physiology of flower and fruit development and the accumulation of secondary metabolites
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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
Interests: orchard management; apple, pear and cherry physiology; crop load; training system; rootstocks; fruit quality optimization; pruning physiology; graft-incompatibility
Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: vegetable production; hydroponics; plant nutrition; plant physiology; abiotic stress; fruit quality; biofortification; biostimulants; nitrogen fixation; phytohormones; plant metabolism; organic production; vertical farming
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Interests: vegetable production; hydroponics; plant nutrition; plant physiology; abiotic stress; fruit quality; biofortification; biostimulants; nitrogen fixation; phytohormones; plant metabolism; organic production; vertical farming
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Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, CZ-771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Interests: analysis of plant hormones; brassinosteroids; crosstalk of BRs and ethylene; immunochemistry of phytohormones
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Interests: analysis of plant hormones; brassinosteroids; crosstalk of BRs and ethylene; immunochemistry of phytohormones
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DISTAL, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna University, Viale Fanin 44, Bologna, Italy
Interests: vegetable crops; vertical farming; rooftop farms; hydroponics; greenhouse crop management
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Interests: vegetable crops; vertical farming; rooftop farms; hydroponics; greenhouse crop management
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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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1. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, NSW 2258, Australia
2. Central Coast Primary Industries Centre, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Ourimbah, NSW 2258, Australia
Interests: plant nutrition; hydroponics; protected cropping; blueberry; cucumber; Asian vegetables
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2. Central Coast Primary Industries Centre, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Ourimbah, NSW 2258, Australia
Interests: plant nutrition; hydroponics; protected cropping; blueberry; cucumber; Asian vegetables
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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.
Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446 Volos, Greece
Interests: organic agriculture; agrobiodiversity; vegetable crops; biostimulants; horticulture; fruit quality; wild edible species; essential oils; medicinal and aromatic plants; stress physiology; bioactve compounds
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Interests: organic agriculture; agrobiodiversity; vegetable crops; biostimulants; horticulture; fruit quality; wild edible species; essential oils; medicinal and aromatic plants; stress physiology; bioactve compounds
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Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66503, USA
Interests: plant environmental stress; health promoting phytochemicals; secondary metabolism; food safety; food crops
Interests: plant environmental stress; health promoting phytochemicals; secondary metabolism; food safety; food crops
Dr. Juan Jose Rios
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Plant Physiology Department, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Interests: biofortification; plant nutrition; abiotic stress, fertilizers, homeostasis; secondary metabolism
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Interests: biofortification; plant nutrition; abiotic stress, fertilizers, homeostasis; secondary metabolism
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: floriculture; ornamental plants; abiotic stresses; biodiversity; new crops, product quality; germination; light response
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Interests: floriculture; ornamental plants; abiotic stresses; biodiversity; new crops, product quality; germination; light response
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Department of Stress, Development and Signaling in Plants, Experimental Station of Zaidin (EEZ-CSIC), 18008 Granada, Spain
Interests: chloride; drought; water use efficiency; plant nutrition; nitrogen metabolism; root development; tomato
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Interests: chloride; drought; water use efficiency; plant nutrition; nitrogen metabolism; root development; tomato
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