Editorial Board for section 'Crop Breeding and Genetics'
- 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
State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: Soybean senescence
Interests: Soybean senescence
Department of Crop Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Interests: gene cloning and regulatory mechanism studies of rice seed traits; plant hormone signaling crosstalk
Interests: gene cloning and regulatory mechanism studies of rice seed traits; plant hormone signaling crosstalk
Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
Interests: crop eco-physiology; cereal grain quality; crop stress physiology; climate-resilient agriculture
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Interests: crop eco-physiology; cereal grain quality; crop stress physiology; climate-resilient agriculture
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Research Center for Olive Fruit and Citrus Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 95024 Acireale, Italy
Interests: genetic, genomic, transcriptomic, and advanced breeding technology; addressed to the improvement of fruit quality; to the exploitation of resistance to biotic stresses and to the valorization of true-to-type of clonal fingerprinting; agricultural genetics; genomics; genetic improvement
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Interests: genetic, genomic, transcriptomic, and advanced breeding technology; addressed to the improvement of fruit quality; to the exploitation of resistance to biotic stresses and to the valorization of true-to-type of clonal fingerprinting; agricultural genetics; genomics; genetic improvement
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State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: light signal transduction; shade avoidance; photoperiodic flowering; photomorphogenesis; circadian clock; ideal plant architecture; soybean
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Interests: light signal transduction; shade avoidance; photoperiodic flowering; photomorphogenesis; circadian clock; ideal plant architecture; soybean
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National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: rice grain quality and yield; gene cloning of crop important traits
Interests: rice grain quality and yield; gene cloning of crop important traits
Soil and Crop Science, Texas A&M University/AgriLife Research, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
Interests: wheat breeding; genetic and genomics; gene/QTL mapping; marker-/Genomic-assisted selection; genomic prediction; association analyses
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Interests: wheat breeding; genetic and genomics; gene/QTL mapping; marker-/Genomic-assisted selection; genomic prediction; association analyses
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Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
Interests: plant microbiome; metagenomics; bioinformatics
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Interests: plant microbiome; metagenomics; bioinformatics
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Phenomics Facility, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR 72467, USA
Interests: ascorbate metabolism; redox biology; plant metabolic engineering; Genetic x Environment x Management interactions; plant phenomics; mabiotic stress tolerance; rice; maize
Interests: ascorbate metabolism; redox biology; plant metabolic engineering; Genetic x Environment x Management interactions; plant phenomics; mabiotic stress tolerance; rice; maize
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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Interests: population genetics; biodiversity; transcriptomic; high-throughput phenotyping; genotyping; nutrient use efficiency; genetics of root; marker assisted breeding; bioinformatics
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College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: gene regulation; epigenetics; maize kernel development; maize seed development; protein quality; molecular genetics
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Interests: gene regulation; epigenetics; maize kernel development; maize seed development; protein quality; molecular genetics
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Italian National Research Council, Institute of Bioscience and BioResources (CNR-IBBR), Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: wheat genetic diversity; durum wheat breeding and genetics; QTL mapping; genome-wide association study (GWAs); yield and grain quality
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Interests: wheat genetic diversity; durum wheat breeding and genetics; QTL mapping; genome-wide association study (GWAs); yield and grain quality
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Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: genetics, plant biotechnology, cereal, fibre, molecular biology, GWAS, linkage analysis, phylogeny
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Interests: genetics, plant biotechnology, cereal, fibre, molecular biology, GWAS, linkage analysis, phylogeny
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Agronomic Engineering Department, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 48., Murcia, 30203 Cartagena, Spain
Interests: water relations; aquaporins; secondary metabolism (glucosinolates); membrane proteins and nutrition in plants; crop production under different salinity stress
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Interests: water relations; aquaporins; secondary metabolism (glucosinolates); membrane proteins and nutrition in plants; crop production under different salinity stress
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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
Interests: soft fruit genetics; molecular assisted breeding; genotype x environmental interactions; high throughput phenotyping; fruit genetic diversity
Plant Breeding Institute, University of Kiel, Kiel 24118, Germany
Interests: plant development and flowering time in Arabidopsis, Brassica napus and Beta vulgaris; vernalization; photoperiod; epigenetics; gene editing
Interests: plant development and flowering time in Arabidopsis, Brassica napus and Beta vulgaris; vernalization; photoperiod; epigenetics; gene editing
Bioproductivity Informatics Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
Interests: plant biomass production; genomics; bioinformatics; transcriptomics; database; grasses; rice
Interests: plant biomass production; genomics; bioinformatics; transcriptomics; database; grasses; rice
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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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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USDA‐ARS, Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
Interests: cool season grain legumes; genetics and breeding
Interests: cool season grain legumes; genetics and breeding
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, Hertfordshire, UK
Interests: genome editing; genome engineering; transgenesis; CRISPR/Cas; crop biotechnology; policy related to genetically edited crops
Interests: genome editing; genome engineering; transgenesis; CRISPR/Cas; crop biotechnology; policy related to genetically edited crops
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, CREA-Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, Viale XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, Italy
Interests: genome editing; plant-microbe interactions; sustainability; agroecology
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Interests: genome editing; plant-microbe interactions; sustainability; agroecology
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Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, 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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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
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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Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
Interests: genetic and evolutionary consequences of plant invasions, especially invasive annual grasses in the western United States
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Interests: genetic and evolutionary consequences of plant invasions, especially invasive annual grasses in the western United States
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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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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
Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27608, USA
Interests: breeding for fruit quality; differential gene expression analysis; genomic selection; GWAS; molecular breeding; plant breeding; QTL mapping; resistance breeding; stress tolerance
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Interests: breeding for fruit quality; differential gene expression analysis; genomic selection; GWAS; molecular breeding; plant breeding; QTL mapping; resistance breeding; stress tolerance
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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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Center of Crop Germplasm Innovation & Utilization, Huazhi Bio-Tech Co., Ltd., Changsha 410125, China
Interests: crop breeding; crop germplasm enhancement; crop molecular genetics and genetic improvement; molecular breeding for resistance/tolerance against environmental stress; functional genomics of plant defense response; plant evolutionary/domestication genomics
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Interests: crop breeding; crop germplasm enhancement; crop molecular genetics and genetic improvement; molecular breeding for resistance/tolerance against environmental stress; functional genomics of plant defense response; plant evolutionary/domestication genomics
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