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
Please see the section webpage for more information on this 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
Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: vegetable production; vegetable grafting; soilless cultivation; nutritional and nutraceutical vegetable fruit quality linked to cultivation conditions and practices; biofortification of leafy and fruiting vegetable crops, propagation of ornamental plants
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Interests: vegetable production; vegetable grafting; soilless cultivation; nutritional and nutraceutical vegetable fruit quality linked to cultivation conditions and practices; biofortification of leafy and fruiting vegetable crops, propagation of ornamental plants
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Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC) Carballeira 8, 36143 Salcedo, Pontevedra, Spain
Interests: viticulture; grapevine; Ampelographic, anatomic, histological, agronomic and molecular description of grapevine varieties/clones
Interests: viticulture; grapevine; Ampelographic, anatomic, histological, agronomic and molecular description of grapevine varieties/clones
Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: vegetable production; hydroponics; plant nutrition; greenhouse crops; greenhouse environment; irrigation water; legumes
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Interests: vegetable production; hydroponics; plant nutrition; greenhouse crops; greenhouse environment; irrigation water; legumes
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Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Interests: ornamental horticulture; floriculture; medicinal and aromatic plants; functional quality
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Interests: ornamental horticulture; floriculture; medicinal and aromatic plants; functional quality
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Fruit Research and Extension Center, The Pennsylvania State University, Biglerville, PA 17307, USA
Interests: apple; pear; fruit quality; dry matter; flower biology and pollination; training systems; rootstocks; crop load; tree fruit physiology; photoselective netting; salt stress
Interests: apple; pear; fruit quality; dry matter; flower biology and pollination; training systems; rootstocks; crop load; tree fruit physiology; photoselective netting; salt stress
Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
Interests: organic fertilizer; soil health; compound ecological model of tea garden; tea quality and safety
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Interests: organic fertilizer; soil health; compound ecological model of tea garden; tea quality and safety
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Department of Plant Agriculture, Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: in vitro plant conservation; crypreservation; phytochemical characterization; stress physiology
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Interests: in vitro plant conservation; crypreservation; phytochemical characterization; stress physiology
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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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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: fungi; kiwifruit vine decline syndrome; crop production; bacteria; bio stimulants; microbiome; fruit tree physiology and ecology; plant-bacteria interactions; fruit quality
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Interests: fungi; kiwifruit vine decline syndrome; crop production; bacteria; bio stimulants; microbiome; fruit tree physiology and ecology; plant-bacteria interactions; fruit quality
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Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Interests: plant genetic; plant gene; drought stress; drought tolerance
Interests: plant genetic; plant gene; drought stress; drought tolerance
Department of Agricultural, Food, Animal and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 208, 33100 Udine, Italy
Interests: fruit genetic diversity, fruit domestication, fruit genetics, fruit breeding
Interests: fruit genetic diversity, fruit domestication, fruit genetics, fruit breeding
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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Agroscope, Institute for Plant Production Systems, 1964 Conthey, Switzerland
Interests: ion channel; plant physiology; plant biology; cell biology; electrophysiology; mechanosensing; cell signalling; agronomy; greenhouse; Arabidopsis thaliana; Medicago truncatula; Mimosa pudica; tomato
Interests: ion channel; plant physiology; plant biology; cell biology; electrophysiology; mechanosensing; cell signalling; agronomy; greenhouse; Arabidopsis thaliana; Medicago truncatula; Mimosa pudica; tomato
Horticultural Sciences Department, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142, USA
Interests: plant physiology; nutritional quality; hydroponics; soilless production; postharvest biology and technology
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Interests: plant physiology; nutritional quality; hydroponics; soilless production; postharvest biology and technology
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Horticulture and Crop Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA
Interests: organic vegetable systems; organic soil amendments; organic fertilizers; biofuel crops
Interests: organic vegetable systems; organic soil amendments; organic fertilizers; biofuel crops
Department of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University &Research (WUR), 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: Ornamental Breeding and Genetics; interspecific hybridization; polyploidy; Lilium
Interests: Ornamental Breeding and Genetics; interspecific hybridization; polyploidy; Lilium
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
Interests: hydroponics, soilless culture and substrate determination for vegetables and aromatic plants; exploitation of plant wastes, recycled materials, compost, biochar, biostimulants in greenhouse and open field crops; crop performance under abiotic stress (salinity, drought, heat, chilling, heavy metals, osmosis etc.) and climate change; exploitation of the use of ozone, natural extracts and essential oils as sanitizers with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties for fresh produce preservation under pathogenic, physiological and bio
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Interests: hydroponics, soilless culture and substrate determination for vegetables and aromatic plants; exploitation of plant wastes, recycled materials, compost, biochar, biostimulants in greenhouse and open field crops; crop performance under abiotic stress (salinity, drought, heat, chilling, heavy metals, osmosis etc.) and climate change; exploitation of the use of ozone, natural extracts and essential oils as sanitizers with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties for fresh produce preservation under pathogenic, physiological and bio
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Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Italian National Council of Research, ISPA-CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: food fermentation; bioactive metabolites; prebiotics and probiotics; functional foods; antimicrobial activity
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Interests: food fermentation; bioactive metabolites; prebiotics and probiotics; functional foods; antimicrobial activity
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Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: postharvest physiology of fruits and vegetables; fat of plant origin
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Interests: postharvest physiology of fruits and vegetables; fat of plant origin
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Department of Horticulture and of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: Aromatic and medicinal plants; Ornamental plants (especially trees and shrubs); Crop domestication and evolution; Plant germplasm conservation, characterization, and evaluation; Modeling the invasiveness of non-native woody plants
Interests: Aromatic and medicinal plants; Ornamental plants (especially trees and shrubs); Crop domestication and evolution; Plant germplasm conservation, characterization, and evaluation; Modeling the invasiveness of non-native woody plants
Dr. Annette Lynn Wszelaki
Section Board Member
Department of Plant Sciences, 112 Plant Biotechnology Bldg., 2505 EJ Chapman Dr. Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Interests: vegetable production systems; organic agriculture; postharvest physiology; food safety
Interests: vegetable production systems; organic agriculture; postharvest physiology; food safety
College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: genetics; natural variation; fruit quality; abiotic stress; long distance mobile RNA; apple
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Interests: genetics; natural variation; fruit quality; abiotic stress; long distance mobile RNA; apple
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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Interests: plant growth regulators; circadian clock; plant biotechnology; plant genetics and breeding
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Interests: plant growth regulators; circadian clock; plant biotechnology; plant genetics and breeding
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Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minghang, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: food preservation; postharvest disease; biocontrol; plant disease resistance; fungi pathogen
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Interests: food preservation; postharvest disease; biocontrol; plant disease resistance; fungi pathogen
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Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, 84098 Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
Interests: microbiology; compost; compost tea; biostimulants; biological control; pest management by natural compounds; plant biodiversity; legumes; circular economy; green management in agriculture
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Interests: microbiology; compost; compost tea; biostimulants; biological control; pest management by natural compounds; plant biodiversity; legumes; circular economy; green management in agriculture
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Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) Torre Marimon, CTRA. C-59 KM. 12,1, 08140 Caldes de Montbui (Barcelona), Spain
Interests: water stress; crop physiology; deficit-irrigation; fruit ripening; hormones; grapevine and fruit trees; crop water relations; saline water; fruit quality; aquaporins; plant hydraulics; primary and secondary metabolisms; rootstocks
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Interests: water stress; crop physiology; deficit-irrigation; fruit ripening; hormones; grapevine and fruit trees; crop water relations; saline water; fruit quality; aquaporins; plant hydraulics; primary and secondary metabolisms; rootstocks
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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: quantitative genetics; germplasm enhancement and breeding in ornamental crops
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Interests: quantitative genetics; germplasm enhancement and breeding in ornamental crops
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Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Weifang 261325, China
Interests: fruit development in strawberry and raspberry; pathogenesis of fungal pathogen diseases in strawberry; genome editing
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Interests: fruit development in strawberry and raspberry; pathogenesis of fungal pathogen diseases in strawberry; genome editing
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