Topical Advisory Panel
- Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology Section
- Biotic and Abiotic Stress Section
- Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2) Section
- Vegetable Production Systems Section
- Fruit Production Systems Section
- Protected Culture Section
- Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Section
- Plant Nutrition Section
- Propagation and Seeds Section
- Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM) Section
- Insect Pest Management Section
- Viticulture Section
- Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops Section
- Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf Section
Members
Dr. Po-An Chen
Plant Technology Laboratories, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 30093, Taiwan
Interests: pomology; physiology of flowering; dormancy; tea; phenotyping
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Interests: pomology; physiology of flowering; dormancy; tea; phenotyping
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Dr. Filipe Madeira
Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, Universitat de Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain
Interests: IPM; biological control; insect dispersal; insect biology-ecology; insect rearing
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Interests: IPM; biological control; insect dispersal; insect biology-ecology; insect rearing
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Department of Agricultural Science, Mediterranean, University of Reggio Calabria, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: fruit growing (citrus, grapevine, olive); fruit plant physiology
Interests: fruit growing (citrus, grapevine, olive); fruit plant physiology
Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Interests: plant physiology; plant biology; abiotic stress tolerance; agronomy; plant development; floriculture; medicinal and aromatic plants
Interests: plant physiology; plant biology; abiotic stress tolerance; agronomy; plant development; floriculture; medicinal and aromatic plants
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
Interests: controlled environment agriculture; crop stress tolerance; environmental plant physiology; floriculture; horticultural lighting applications; hydroponic crop production; photobiology
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Interests: controlled environment agriculture; crop stress tolerance; environmental plant physiology; floriculture; horticultural lighting applications; hydroponic crop production; photobiology
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Department of Agricultural, Forest, and Food Sciences, DISAFA, Ornamental Crops and Landscape Design, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Interests: landscape and urban horticulture; urban greening; parks and gardens
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Interests: landscape and urban horticulture; urban greening; parks and gardens
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Dr. Begoña Miras-Moreno
Department of Vegetal Biology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: abiotic stress; phytohormones; secondary metabolism; biostimulants; plant biochemistry
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Interests: abiotic stress; phytohormones; secondary metabolism; biostimulants; plant biochemistry
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Dr. Yun Kong
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: controlled environment horticulture; plant ecophysiology in controlled environment; greenhouse environment adjustment; photobiology; LED lighting; soilless cultivation; horticultural crop production; organic horticulture
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Interests: controlled environment horticulture; plant ecophysiology in controlled environment; greenhouse environment adjustment; photobiology; LED lighting; soilless cultivation; horticultural crop production; organic horticulture
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Institute of Food Technology and Analysis, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego Street 2/22, 90-537 Lodz, Poland
Interests: polyphenols; antioxidants; ellagitannins; agrimonia; HPLC
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Interests: polyphenols; antioxidants; ellagitannins; agrimonia; HPLC
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Tree Fruit Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA
Interests: functional genomics; molecular plant-microbe interaction; molecular regulation of plant root defense responses; plant natural resistance to apple replant disease; soilborne pathogens
Interests: functional genomics; molecular plant-microbe interaction; molecular regulation of plant root defense responses; plant natural resistance to apple replant disease; soilborne pathogens
Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bdul Mărăști, Nr. 59, 011464 București, Romania
Interests: fruit growing technologies including conventional propagation, micropropagation and other in vitro techniques, planting systems, canopy and orchard management; breeder of kiwifruit, Chinese jujube and pawpaw
Interests: fruit growing technologies including conventional propagation, micropropagation and other in vitro techniques, planting systems, canopy and orchard management; breeder of kiwifruit, Chinese jujube and pawpaw
Dr. Carlo Alberto Campiotti
ENEA, Department for Energy Efficiency (DUEE), Integrated Services Division for Territorial Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76-00196 Roma, Italy
Interests: biology and agronomy; energy efficiency and sustainability in agriculture; agroindustry and rural development; greenhouse technologies for extreme environments
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Interests: biology and agronomy; energy efficiency and sustainability in agriculture; agroindustry and rural development; greenhouse technologies for extreme environments
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: strawberry; flowering; vegetative development; plant architecture; photoperiodism; temperature; genetics; molecular genetics; agricultural biotechnology
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Interests: strawberry; flowering; vegetative development; plant architecture; photoperiodism; temperature; genetics; molecular genetics; agricultural biotechnology
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Department for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: phytochemistry; environmental science; agricultural plant science; environmental chemistry; food quality and safety; organic chemistry
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Interests: phytochemistry; environmental science; agricultural plant science; environmental chemistry; food quality and safety; organic chemistry
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Department of Applied Sciences, Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Put Duilova 11, 21000 Split, Croatia
Interests: plant nutrition; abiotic stress; vegetable production
Interests: plant nutrition; abiotic stress; vegetable production
Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Sciences and Engineering, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
Interests: plant-microbe interaction
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Interests: plant-microbe interaction
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Dr. Natalia Miler
Laboratory of Ornamental Plants and Vegetable Crops, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Bernardyńska 6, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Interests: chrysanthemums; ornamentals breeding; induced mutagenesis (classical); in vitro culture in plant breeding and production; artificial lighting in plant production; LEDs in horticulture; biotechnology in horticulture; vertical farming
Interests: chrysanthemums; ornamentals breeding; induced mutagenesis (classical); in vitro culture in plant breeding and production; artificial lighting in plant production; LEDs in horticulture; biotechnology in horticulture; vertical farming
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Silver City Highway, Dareton 2717, Australia
Interests: rootstock/variety evaluation; plant growth regulators; crop management; flowering physiology; stress physiology; heat unit/chill unit mapping; climate change; citrus; persimmons
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Interests: rootstock/variety evaluation; plant growth regulators; crop management; flowering physiology; stress physiology; heat unit/chill unit mapping; climate change; citrus; persimmons
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Research Group on Quality and Safety, Food Technology Department, Miguel Hernández University, 03312 Orihuela, Spain
Interests: revalorization of vegetal by-products; vegetable metabolites; development of plant based functional food; nutritional and functional quality of vegetables and plant based products; probiotic microorganism; prebiotic; fermentation; microencapsulation; antioxidants; bioavailability; in vitro and in vivo studies; sensory analysis of foods; functional foods; bioactive compounds
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Interests: revalorization of vegetal by-products; vegetable metabolites; development of plant based functional food; nutritional and functional quality of vegetables and plant based products; probiotic microorganism; prebiotic; fermentation; microencapsulation; antioxidants; bioavailability; in vitro and in vivo studies; sensory analysis of foods; functional foods; bioactive compounds
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Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: vegetable pest; catastrophe mechanism; pest control; insecticide resistance; insect-plant interaction
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Interests: vegetable pest; catastrophe mechanism; pest control; insecticide resistance; insect-plant interaction
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Institute for Viticulture and Oenology, Hungarian Univesity of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Badacsony Research Station, 8261 Badacsonytomaj, Római út 181, Hungary
Interests: grape genetics and breeding; veriety value research
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Interests: grape genetics and breeding; veriety value research
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Prof. Dr. TaeJin Cho
Department of Food and Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
Interests: hygiene; pathogens; food safety; microbiology; post-harvest quality; antimicrobial agents extracted from plants; microbial genomics; product processing
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Interests: hygiene; pathogens; food safety; microbiology; post-harvest quality; antimicrobial agents extracted from plants; microbial genomics; product processing
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Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Unit of Lecce, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: plant biotechnology; food security; crop nutritional quality; agronomic biodiversity; plant adaptation
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Interests: plant biotechnology; food security; crop nutritional quality; agronomic biodiversity; plant adaptation
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Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. Da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; genomics; QTL mapping; transcriptomics; Legumes; woody species; breeding for resistance to pathogens
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Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; genomics; QTL mapping; transcriptomics; Legumes; woody species; breeding for resistance to pathogens
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, SAAF, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze build 4-I, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: fruit science; fruit quality; postharvest technology; postharvest physiology; vegetable production; fresh-cut processing
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Interests: fruit science; fruit quality; postharvest technology; postharvest physiology; vegetable production; fresh-cut processing
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Department of Biological Sciences, SUNY Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA
Interests: genomics; gene editing; large scale phenotyping
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Interests: genomics; gene editing; large scale phenotyping
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AGRIS, Agricultural Research Agency of Sardinia, Loc. Bonassai S.S. 291 Sassari-Fertilia—Km. 18600, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: abiotic stresses; woody crops ecophysiology; agrometeorology and irrigation management; precision viticulture
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Interests: abiotic stresses; woody crops ecophysiology; agrometeorology and irrigation management; precision viticulture
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College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: molecular breeding for grapevine while integrating novel techniques; interaction between grapevine and powdery mildew
Interests: molecular breeding for grapevine while integrating novel techniques; interaction between grapevine and powdery mildew
Dr. Ermes Lo Piccolo
Department of Agriculture, Food & Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: anthocyanin; photosynthesis; physiological studies; leaf studies; sugar metabolism; girdling; fruit polyphenols; fruit metabolism
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Interests: anthocyanin; photosynthesis; physiological studies; leaf studies; sugar metabolism; girdling; fruit polyphenols; fruit metabolism
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Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Interests: viticulture; plant physiology and biochemistry; biostimulants; zeolite; climate change; sustainability; grape quality
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Interests: viticulture; plant physiology and biochemistry; biostimulants; zeolite; climate change; sustainability; grape quality
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