Editorial Board for section 'Plant Science'
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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
Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia, 6009 Perth, Australia
Interests: soil-plant-microbe interactions; nutrient transport; ion toxicity; biofortification
* Section: Plant Science
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Interests: soil-plant-microbe interactions; nutrient transport; ion toxicity; biofortification
* Section: Plant Science
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IMBIO, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
Interests: tolerance to dehydration; stress gene networks; desiccation tolerance; regulation of gene expression on the transcriptional and posttranscriptional level; gene discovery
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Interests: tolerance to dehydration; stress gene networks; desiccation tolerance; regulation of gene expression on the transcriptional and posttranscriptional level; gene discovery
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: plant membrane transport; drought; salinity; abiotic stress
Interests: plant membrane transport; drought; salinity; abiotic stress
ECOMARE & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: photosynthesis; chlorophylls; carotenoids; photoprotection; algae; kleptoplasty; photosynthetic sea slugs
Interests: photosynthesis; chlorophylls; carotenoids; photoprotection; algae; kleptoplasty; photosynthetic sea slugs
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France
Interests: plant nutrition; plant senescence; autophagy; abiotic stress; natural variation
Interests: plant nutrition; plant senescence; autophagy; abiotic stress; natural variation
Francis Hobart Herrick Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Interests: genetics; DNA variation; flax; marama; drought tolerance; legum
Interests: genetics; DNA variation; flax; marama; drought tolerance; legum
Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
Interests: plant molecular biology; plant gene editing; plant epigenetics
Interests: plant molecular biology; plant gene editing; plant epigenetics
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), Salento University, Lecce, Italy
Interests: plant physiology; horticulture; biodiversity
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Interests: plant physiology; horticulture; biodiversity
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South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650, China
Interests: plant pigments; plant volatile; plant amino acids; tea plants
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Interests: plant pigments; plant volatile; plant amino acids; tea plants
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Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Hagoromo University of International Studies, Hamadera-minamimachi, Sakai 592-8344, Osaka, Japan
Interests: gravity sensing; calcium signaling; ROS signaling; calcium–ROS networks; ion channels; mechanosensors; protein kinases; long-distance signals
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Interests: gravity sensing; calcium signaling; ROS signaling; calcium–ROS networks; ion channels; mechanosensors; protein kinases; long-distance signals
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School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Interests: plant endomembrane trafficking; plant endosomal sorting; plant autophagy; plant abiotic stress; plant biotechnology
Interests: plant endomembrane trafficking; plant endosomal sorting; plant autophagy; plant abiotic stress; plant biotechnology
College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
Interests: pest management and plant protection; edible insect; analytical chemistry of agrochemicals
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Interests: pest management and plant protection; edible insect; analytical chemistry of agrochemicals
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: plant virus diseases (poleroviruses; beet necrotic yellow vein virus; rice black-streaked dwarf virus; wheat yellow mosaic virus); identification of new viruses; virus-host interaction; cultivation of virus-resistant transgenic crops; diagnosis and control of main diseases of sugar beet
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Interests: plant virus diseases (poleroviruses; beet necrotic yellow vein virus; rice black-streaked dwarf virus; wheat yellow mosaic virus); identification of new viruses; virus-host interaction; cultivation of virus-resistant transgenic crops; diagnosis and control of main diseases of sugar beet
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Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
Interests: photosynthesis; photosynthetic membrane proteins; regulation and mechanism of photosynthetic oxygen evolution and electron transport
Interests: photosynthesis; photosynthetic membrane proteins; regulation and mechanism of photosynthetic oxygen evolution and electron transport
USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center, 1100 Allen Toussaint Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA
Interests: cotton; cottonseed; seed storage protein; plant nutrition; applied and environmental chemistry; agricultural products/byproducts; bioactive additives
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Interests: cotton; cottonseed; seed storage protein; plant nutrition; applied and environmental chemistry; agricultural products/byproducts; bioactive additives
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Institute for Ecology and Evolution, Department for Systematic Botany with Hausknecht Herbarium and Botanical Garden, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 16, 07743 Jena, Germany
Interests: plant speciation; hybridization; phylogeny; biogeography; morphology and karyology; anthropogenic evolution; collection-based research; history of botany
Interests: plant speciation; hybridization; phylogeny; biogeography; morphology and karyology; anthropogenic evolution; collection-based research; history of botany
1. School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
2. Department of Biology, School of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK
3. Research Center for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Interests: epigenetics; DNA and RNA viruses; flowering time; fruit development/ripening; protein/RNA signaling; RNA silencing; RNA trafficking; virus-host interactions
2. Department of Biology, School of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK
3. Research Center for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Interests: epigenetics; DNA and RNA viruses; flowering time; fruit development/ripening; protein/RNA signaling; RNA silencing; RNA trafficking; virus-host interactions
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China
Interests: plant genetics; molecular biology; epigenetics; plant pathology; disease resistance
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Interests: plant genetics; molecular biology; epigenetics; plant pathology; disease resistance
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State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: abiotic stress; salt tolerance; Na+ transport; natural variation
Interests: abiotic stress; salt tolerance; Na+ transport; natural variation
School of Molecular Biosciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: photobiology; circadian; cryptochrome; abiotic stress
Interests: photobiology; circadian; cryptochrome; abiotic stress
Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 35002, China
Interests: plant hormones; cell signaling; mechanical stress/signaling; cell polarity growth; cell wall signaling
Interests: plant hormones; cell signaling; mechanical stress/signaling; cell polarity growth; cell wall signaling
National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement,
College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural
University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: genome; interspecific hybridization; germplasm; QTL mapping; QTL cloning; transcriptome; gene function
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Interests: genome; interspecific hybridization; germplasm; QTL mapping; QTL cloning; transcriptome; gene function
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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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Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, Italy
Interests: plant abiotic stress; plant cell cultures; plant physiology; plant cell biology; PCD; plant cell signaling pathways
Interests: plant abiotic stress; plant cell cultures; plant physiology; plant cell biology; PCD; plant cell signaling pathways
Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Interests: biological response of plants to environmental change; plant-soil relationships; use of bio-based products of plant origin
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Interests: biological response of plants to environmental change; plant-soil relationships; use of bio-based products of plant origin
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200333, China
Interests: biodiversity; conservation biology; evolutionary biology; population genetics; biotechnology; transgenic biosafety; agricultural botany
* Associate Editor
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Interests: biodiversity; conservation biology; evolutionary biology; population genetics; biotechnology; transgenic biosafety; agricultural botany
* Associate Editor
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School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 434200, China
Interests: plant cuticle biology; plant lipid biology; bioenergy plants
Interests: plant cuticle biology; plant lipid biology; bioenergy plants
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: Xylella; plant pathology; plant virus; plant bacteria; diagnostic; grapevine; olive
Interests: Xylella; plant pathology; plant virus; plant bacteria; diagnostic; grapevine; olive
State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
Interests: salt tolerance; drought resistance; stress gene networks; plant membrane transport
Interests: salt tolerance; drought resistance; stress gene networks; plant membrane transport
INRAE (Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentationet l’Environnement), UMR Silva 1434, Route d’Amance, 54280 Champenoux, France
Interests: abiotic stress; biotic stress; reforestation; growth; C assimilation; N absorption; NSC (non-structural carbohydrate); NSNC (non-structural nitrogen compound)
Interests: abiotic stress; biotic stress; reforestation; growth; C assimilation; N absorption; NSC (non-structural carbohydrate); NSNC (non-structural nitrogen compound)
