Announcements

6 November 2025
MDPI Launches the Michele Parrinello Award for Pioneering Contributions in Computational Physical Science


MDPI is delighted to announce the establishment of the Michele Parrinello Award. Named in honor of Professor Michele Parrinello, the award celebrates his exceptional contributions and his profound impact on the field of computational physical science research.

The award will be presented biennially to distinguished scientists who have made outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of computational physical science—spanning physics, chemistry, and materials science.


About Professor Michele Parrinello

"Do not be afraid of new things. I see it many times when we discuss a new thing that young people are scared to go against the mainstream a little bit, thinking what is going to happen to me and so on. Be confident that what you do is meaningful, and do not be afraid, do not listen too much to what other people have to say.”

——Professor Michele Parrinello

Born in Messina in 1945, he received his degree from the University of Bologna and is currently affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology. Professor Parrinello is known for his many technical innovations in the field of atomistic simulations and for a wealth of interdisciplinary applications ranging from materials science to chemistry and biology. Together with Roberto Car, he introduced ab initio molecular dynamics, also known as the Car–Parrinello method, marking the beginning of a new era both in the area of electronic structure calculations and in molecular dynamics simulations. He is also known for the Parrinello–Rahman method, which allows crystalline phase transitions to be studied by molecular dynamics. More recently, he has introduced metadynamics for the study of rare events and the calculation of free energies.

For his work, he has been awarded many prizes and honorary degrees. He is a member of numerous academies and learned societies, including the German Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, the British Royal Society, and the Italian Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, which is the major academy in his home country of Italy.


Award Committee

The award committee will be chaired by Professor Xin-Gao Gong, a computational condensed matter physicist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and professor at the Department of Physics, Fudan University. Professor Xin-Gao Gong will lead a panel of several senior experts in the field to oversee the evaluation and selection process.

The Institute for Computational Physical Sciences at Fudan University (Shanghai, China), led by Professor Xin-Gao Gong, will serve as the supporting institute for the award.

"We hope the Michele Parrinello Award will recognize scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of computational condensed matter physics and at the same time set a benchmark for the younger generation, providing clear direction for their pursuit—this is precisely the original intention behind establishing the award."

——Professor Xin-Gao Gong

The first edition of the award was officially launched on 1 November 2025. Nominations will be accepted before the end of March 2026. For further details, please visit mparrinelloaward.org.


About the MDPI Sustainability Foundation and MDPI Awards

The Michele Parrinello Award is part of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing sustainable development through scientific progress and global collaboration. The foundation also oversees the World Sustainability Award, the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award, and the Tu Youyou Award. The establishment of the Michele Parrinello Award will further enrich the existing award portfolio, providing continued and diversified financial support to outstanding professionals across various fields. 

In addition to these foundation-level awards, MDPI journals also recognize outstanding contributions through a range of honors, including Best Paper Awards, Outstanding Reviewer Awards, Young Investigator Awards, Travel Awards, Best PhD Thesis Awards, Editor of Distinction Awards, and others. These initiatives aim to recognize excellence across disciplines and career stages, contributing to the long-term vitality and sustainability of scientific research.

Find more information on awards here.

23 July 2025
Nutrients 2026—Clinical Nutrition: From Research to Practice—Open for Submissions


Conference:
Nutrients 2026—Clinical Nutrition: From Research to Practice
Date: 22–24 October 2026, CEST, Barcelona, Spain
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/Nutrients2026

We cordially invite you to attend this event organized by MDPI’s Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643, impact factor: 5.0, CiteScore: 9.1). It will take place on 22 to 24 October 2026, CEST, in Barcelona, Spain.

Conference Chairs:

  • Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez, University of Connecticut, USA;
  • Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra Majem, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

The Topics of Interest:

S1. Personalized nutrition based on diet–gene interactions;
S2. Innovations in clinical nutrition;
S3. Novel dietary recommendations for specific chronic diseases;
S4. Understanding the role of microbiota in clinical practice;
S5. The potential role of AI in clinical practice;
S6. Lifestyle and prevention of chronic diseases.

Important Dates

Deadline for abstract submissions: 24 June 2026;
Notification of acceptance: 20 July 2026;
Deadline for early bird registration: 24 July 2026;
Deadline for covering author registration: 24 July 2026.

Guide for Authors

To submit your abstract, please click on the following link: https://sciforum.net/user/submission/create/1496.

To register for the event, please click on the following link: https://sciforum.net/event/Nutrients2026?section=#registration.

For details regarding abstract submission, poster and slide submission, and publication opportunities, you may refer to the “Instructions for Authors” section below: https://sciforum.net/event/Nutrients2026?section=#instructions.

For any enquiries regarding the event, please contact nutrients2026@mdpi.com.

We look forward to seeing you at Nutrients 2026.

20 February 2026
MDPI Virtual Academic Publishing Workshop (New Harvest), 25 February 2026


This Academic Publishing Workshop will be led by MDPI Regional Journal Relations Specialist, Dr. Sally Wu, on “Author Training”. Participants will receive practical advice on essential aspects of writing academic articles. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of the academic publishing landscape and how to successfully contribute to it.

Date: 25 February 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. EST

Schedule:

Speaker

Program

Time in EST

Dr. Sally Wu

Introduction

11:30–11:40 a.m.

Dr. Sally Wu

Tips for Writing Great Research Papers

  • Structuring a research paper
  • Tips for every section of a research paper
  • Q&A Session

11:40 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Dr. Sally Wu

How to Respond to Peer Reviewers

  • Peer Review Reports
  • Examples of Response to Reviewers
  • Q&A Session

12:15–12:50 p.m.

Dr. Sally Wu

AI in Publishing: Challenges and Opportunities

  • AI in scientific publishing
  • How to use AI ethically
  • Q&A Session

12:50–13:30 p.m.

Speakers:

Dr. Sally Wu received a PhD in medical science from the University of Toronto in the fall of 2025. She joined MDPI in February 2025 as an Assistant Editor for Cells. She was recently promoted to Regional Journal Relations Specialist position in August. In this role, she works with many journals, liaising with authors, board members, and EiCs. She has attended several conferences across North America, hosted scholar visits, and taken part in other outreach events.

18 February 2026
MDPI’s Open Access Program Reaches 1,000 Institutions Worldwide

MDPI has surpassed the milestone of 1,000 partners within the Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP). The agreements span 59 countries, covering North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

Last year alone, more than 150 new libraries and academic institutions joined MDPI’s IOAP. With the expansion of an existing consortium deal in Sweden we welcomed a further 75 partners to the program in January 2026, enabling us to surpass the 1,000-partners milestone.

The IOAP supports affiliated researchers by streamlining submission processes, reducing administrative burdens, and offering discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs). Through IOAP membership, more than 61,300 research articles received APC discounts in 2025, driving greater visibility and accessibility for partner institutions and global research communities alike.

"This milestone marks a significant step towards expanding MDPI’s global impact," said Stefan Tochev, MDPI's CEO. "Reaching 1,000 IOAP partnerships is a true testament to the growing trust and collaboration we’ve built with universities, libraries, and research organizations worldwide. We are proud to lead the way in Open Access publishing, ensuring researchers have the support they need to reach global audiences." "The success of our program is reflected in the growing global demand for Open Science and quality publishing services," said Becky Castellon, MDPI institutional partnerships manager. "Equally, institutions are increasingly seeking Open Access publishing options that support funder and national mandates. Joining the IOAP makes compliance simple."

11 February 2026
World Pulses Day—“Pulses of the World: From Modesty to Excellence”, 10 February 2026


World Pulses Day is celebrated on 10 February 2026, marking the 8th annual observance with the theme “Pulses of the World: From Modesty to Excellence”.

This theme elevates pulses from simple staples to celebrated, versatile foods. Pulses, such as beans and lentils, are champions of resilience. They naturally enrich soil by fixing nitrogen, requiring less water and fertilizer than other crops. Nutritionally dense, they provide essential plant-based protein, fiber, and minerals. This day calls for increased awareness and consumption of pulses, encouraging everyone to integrate them into their diet, for a healthier planet and people.

On World Pulses Day, we recommend MDPI’s Biology & Life Sciences journals, which are relevant scientific communication platforms to support the production and consumption of pulses and promote sustainable food system and healthy meals.

 



Escaping Maturation Stress: Late Sowing as a Strategy to Secure High-Vigor Soybean Seeds in Subtropical Low-Altitude Environments
by Jose Ricardo Bagateli, Ricardo Mari Bagateli, Giovana Carla da Veiga, Ivan Ricardo Carvalho,
Willyan Junior Adorian Bandeira and Geri Eduardo Meneghello
Seeds 2025, 4(4), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds4040064

Integration of Genetic and Imaging Data to Detect QTL for Root Traits in Interspecific Soybean Populations
by Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Jeong-Dong Lee, Qijian Song, Hyun Jo and Yoonha Kim
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26(3), 1152; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26031152

Carob-Based Functional Beverages: Nutritional Value and Health Properties
by Carla Buzzanca, Angela D’Amico, Enrica Pistorio, Vita Di Stefano and Maria Grazia Melilli
Beverages 2025, 11(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages11010001

Harnessing Multi-Omics Strategies and Bioinformatics Innovations for Advancing Soybean Improvement: A Comprehensive Review
by Siwar Haidar, Julia Hooker, Simon Lackey, Mohamad Elian, Nathalie Puchacz, Krzysztof Szczyglowski, Frédéric Marsolais, Ashkan Golshani, Elroy R. Cober and Bahram Samanfa
Plants 2024, 13(19), 2714; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13192714

Screening New Mungbean Varieties for Terminal Drought Tolerance
by Sobia Ikram, Surya Bhattarai and Kerry B. Walsh
Agriculture 2024, 14(8), 1328; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14081328

Solid-State Fermentation of Mucuna deeringiana Seed Flour Using Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus
by Andrés Álvarez, Leidy Y. Rache, Sandra Chaparro, María H. Brijaldo, Luis Miguel Borras and José J. Martínez
Fermentation 2024, 10(8), 396; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation10080396

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of CCT Gene Family from Microalgae to Legumes
by Yi Xu, Huiying Yao, Yanhong Lan, Yu Cao, Qingrui Xu, Hui Xu, Dairong Qiao and Yi Cao
Genes 2024, 15(7), 941; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15070941

Genotypic Variability in Response to Heat Stress and Post-Stress Compensatory Growth in Mungbean Plants (Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek)
by Vijaya Singh and Marisa Collins
Crops 2024, 4(3), 270-287; https://doi.org/10.3390/crops4030020

Isolation and Identification of Salinity-Tolerant Rhizobia and Nodulation Phenotype Analysis in Different Soybean Germplasms
by Tong Yu, Xiaodong Wu, Yunshan Song, Hao Lv, Guoqing Zhang, Weinan Tang, Zefeng Zheng,
Xiaohan Wang, Yumeng Gu, Xin Zhou et al.
Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2024, 46(4), 3342-3352; https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb46040209

Cross-Species Transferability of SSR Markers for Analyzing Genetic Diversity of Different Vicia species Collections
by María Isabel López-Román, Lucía De la Rosa, Teresa Marcos-Prado and Elena Ramírez-Parra
Agronomy 2024, 14(2), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14020326

Tailoring the Techno-Functional Properties of Fava Bean Protein Isolates: A Comparative Evaluation of Ultrasonication and Pulsed Electric Field Treatments
by Saqib Gulzar, Olga Martín-Belloso and Robert Soliva-Fortuny
Foods 2024, 13(3), 376; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13030376

Understanding the Molecular Regulatory Networks of Seed Size in Soybean
by Ye Zhang, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Yaohua Zhang and Suxin Yang
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(3), 1441; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25031441

Fermented Plant-Based Beverages: Nutritional Composition and Functional Properties
Guest Editors: Dr. Amparo Gamero, Dr. Guadalupe Garcia-Llatas, Dr. Antonio Cilla and Dr. Mónica Gandía
Submission deadline: 30 March 2026

Genetic and Functional Genomics Insights into the Genetic Improvement of Stress Resistance in Economic Crops
Guest Editors: Dr. Mingku Zhu and Dr. Xiaoqing Meng
Submission deadline: 25 May 2026

Fermented Cereals and Legumes: Innovation for the Development and Characterization of Functional Foods
Guest Editor: Dr. Franco Van de Velde
Submission deadline: 31 May 2026

Functional Characterization of Key Agronomic Trait Genes in Soybean
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Jun Liu
Submission deadline: 31 May 2026

Diversified Cropping Systems: Current Research and Future Perspectives
Guest Editors: Dr. Fabio Luiz Checchio Mingotte, Dr. Fernando Shintate Galindo, Dr. Anderson Prates Coelho, Dr. Aguinaldo José Freitas Leal, Dr. Rilner Alves Flores, Dr. Flávio Hiroshi Kaneko and Prof. Dr. Romulo Lollato
Submission deadline: 10 August 2026

 

 

11 February 2026
Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Plants in 2025


The editorial office of Plants would like to extend its sincere gratitude to all reviewers who contributed to the improvement of the journal quality by providing their expert opinion and evaluation of the submitted research.

We appreciate that thorough peer review demands considerable time and intellectual investment from our reviewers. In 2025, Plants received 20,473 review reports from contributors across 104 countries and territories, demonstrating the breadth of international expertise and scholarly engagement that has strengthened our publication standards.

The reviewers who agreed to have their names published this year are listed below in alphabetical order by first name. The editorial team acknowledges with gratitude all reviewers, named and anonymous alike, for their vital role in maintaining the scholarly standards of Plants.

A. K. M. Mominul Islam Hamdi Bendif Narasimha Swamy Lakka
Abdelfattah A. Dababat Hamza Sohail Nasim Ahmad Yasin
Abdelghafar M. Abu-Elsaoud Han Xie Nasratullah Habibi
Abdul Waheed Hanane Boutaj Natália M. de Oliveira
Abdul Wakeel Umar Haonan Zhang Natalia N. Rudenko
Abdulmannan Rouhani Haralambos E. Katerinopoulos Natalya Ivanova
Abdulwakeel Ayokun Nun Ajao Harald Scherm Nataša Ljubičić
Abraham Wall Medrano Hari Singh Natoniel Franklin de Melo
Adam Klimowicz Hasim Kelebek Navid J. Ayon
Adam Radkowski Hassan Rasouli Navin Kumar
Adane Gebeyehu Demissie Hector Valenzuela Nawab Ali
Adebola Omowumi Mowumi Oyedeji Hede Gong Nay Myo Win
Adelina Florica Dumitras Hegedus Attila Nebojša Nikolić
Adina Berbecea Helaine Carrer Ned Fetcher
Adina Ionuta Gavrila Helen Kalorizou Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo
Aditi Roy Helena Kusá Neha Gupta
Adnan Arshad Henrik Pedersen Neil Danielson
Adnan Aydin Herman J. Woerdenbag Nela Nedić Tiban
Adolfo Andrade-Cetto Hermes Pérez-Hérnandez Nelson Luis Alvarenga
Adolfo Rosati Hidekazu Hiroaki Nelson Marmiroli
Adrian Christopher Brennan Hideo Yamasaki Nevenka Ćelepirović
Adriana Cristina Urcan Hiroaki Kodama Nickolay Tsvetanov
Adriana E. Flores Hirofumi Shimomura Nicolás Alejandro Pastor
Advanio Inácio Siqueira-Silva Hiroshi Noguchi Nicoleta-Aurelia Chira
Aelton Biasi Giroldo Holger Zetzsche Nicoletta Guaragnella
Agnieszka Gniazdowska Hongqing Hu Niko Radulović
Agnieszka Klimkowicz-Pawlas Hongwei Jing Nikolaos Remmas
Agnieszka Kompała-Bąba Hongxia Liu Nikolay Neykov
Agnieszka Lejman Horacio Salomon Ballina-Gomez Nikoleta Eleftheriadou
Agnieszka Mierek-Adamska Hristina Zlatanova-Tenisheva Nikoletta Solomakou
Agnieszka Pawełek Hristofor Miho Nikos Nanos
Agnieszka Rutkowska Hsiao-Hsuan Wang Nikos Rigopoulos
Agnieszka Synowiec Hualong Hong Nina Kacjan Maršič
Agnieszka Szewczyk Huawei Tan Nirit Bernstein
Agnieszka Żmieńko Huawei Xu Noman Shakoor
Agustiyara Agustiyara Huaye Xiong Nora E. Anghelescu
Ahana Roy Choudhury Huayu Sun Nora Hosny
Ahmad A. Omar Humaira Yasmeen Ntambo Mbuya
Ahmet Bayram Humberto Causin Nurdan Tuna Gunes
Aikaterini Nikolaos Martini Hung-Chi Cheng Nuria Acero de Mesa
Aiman Hina Huseyin Cetin Nuwan Sameera Liyanage
Ain Raal Ibrahim Abu-Reidah Oana Mărgărita Ghimpeţeanu
Aiping Wu Ibrahim Mssillou Oana-Irina Patriciu
Aixa Ofelia Rivero-Guerra Ida Bagus Andika Octavio Martínez
Akash Kumar Ida Katičić Bogdan Oksana Sherstneva
Alan Gay Ignacio Moreno Oksana Tkachenko
Albert O. Ayeni Igor Piotr Turkiewicz Oleh Koshovyi
Alberto Gianinetti Igor V. Deyneko Olexander Zhukov
Alberto Iglesias Iker Hernandez Olga A. Oxholm
Alberto Minassi Ikumi Umetani Olga Aleynova
Alberto Sánchez Estrada Ilaria Borromeo Olga M. Tsivileva
Alberto Tosca Ildikó Jócsák Omer Bayazeid
Aldo Moreno-Ulloa Ilkay Erdogan Orhan Onrizal Onrizal
Alejandro Chamizo Ampudia Illimar Altosaar Orhan Karakaya
Alejandro Peña Imael Henri Nestor Bassole Orly Enrique Apolo-Apolo
Alejandro Tapia Iman Mirmazloum Osama Osman Atallah
Aleksandar Ž. Kostić Imane Nait Irahal Óscar González-Prieto
Aleksandr N. Ignatov Imran Ali Lakhiar Oscar Herrera-Calderon
Aleksandra Głowacka Ina Aneva Oscar Perdomo
Aleksandra Kozłowska Ines Karmous Oskan Bahidinov Tasinov
Aleksandra Nucia Inês Mansinhos Osmar Antonio Jaramillo-Morales
Aleksandra Owczarek Inga Matulyte Osvaldo Failla
Aleksey Troitsky Inga Zinicovscaia Osvaldo Ferrarese-Filho
Alena A. Volgusheva Ingvar Svanberg Oswaldo Jadán
Alena Firsova Innokentii Vishnyakov Otilia Cristina Murariu
Aleš Kovařík Intikhab Alam Ou Sheng
Alessandro Carella Inzamam Ul Haq Oxana V. Masyagina
Alessia Di Giuseppe Ioan Puiu P. Pablo Ferrer Gallego
Alessio Cislaghi Ioana Aurelia Roman Pablo Eduardo Abbate
Alex Lindsey Ioana Grozea Pabrício Marcos Oliveira Lopes
Alexander A. Baykov Ioana-Miruna Balmus Panagiota Tryfon
Alexander A. Gusev Ioannis Bazos Panagiotis Madesis
Alexander Machado Cardoso Ioannis Roussis Pankaj Sah
Alexander N. Deryabin Ion Brinza Panqiao Wang
Alexander Nikolaevich Sennikov Iqbal Hussain Paola D'antonio
Alexander P. Sukhorukov Iran Alia-Tejacal Paola Faraoni
Alexander Smirnov Irene Romero Paolo Biagi
Alexander V. Babosha Irfan Ullah Khan Parijat Sarkar
Alexander Yu. Ryss Irina K. Kravchenko Pasquale Termolino
Alexander Zhgun Irina Lyubushkina Patrizia Vaccino
Alexandra Mastroberti Irina N. Anisimova Paul M. Severns
Alexandra S. Dubrovina Irina-Claudia Alexa Paula Stoicea
Alexandra Teodora Lukinich-Gruia Isabel María González Padilla Paulina Parcheta-Szwindowska
Alexey Morgounov Isabel Marques Paulina Supel
Alexey V. Rakov Isidora Radulov Paulo A. V. Borges
Alexis Joavany Rodríguez-Solís Ismail Abdullahi Paulo Hercilio Viegas Rodrigues
Alexis Marchesini Ismail Koç Pavel A. Shilyagin
Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez Israel Pérez-Vargas Pavel Janda
Alicia Ayerdi Gotor István Papp Pavel Kindlmann
Alicia García Ivan A. Bychkov Pavel Kostylev
Alina Simon Iván De-la-Cruz-Chacón Pawan Kumar
Alla Perfileva Ivan Lozada Lawag Paweł Rudnicki-Velasquez
Alma Angélica Del Villar-Martínez Ivan Semenkov Pedro Alfonso Sansberro
Alma Rosa Netzahuatl-Muñoz Ivan Tychkov Pedro Diaz-Vivancos
Alpana Joshi Ivana Mitrović Pedro Talhinhas
Álvaro López Zaplana Ivana Trbojević Peili Mao
Amalio Santacruz-Varela Ivica Aviani Peili Shi
Amine Assouguem Iwona Ledwożyw-Smoleń Peiling Li
Amine Elbouzidi Iwona Szot Peng Chen
Amit Ghimire Iyyakkannu Sivanesan Peng Di
Amit Kumar Shakya Jacek Nycz Peng Zhang
Amjad Hussain Jacob Toth Pengbo Xu
Amparo Rosero Jadwiga Śliwka Pengfei Zhi
Amro Amara Jadwiga Treder Pengtao Li
Ana Angelica Feregrino-Perez Jae Hwan Lee ‪Pepy Bareka
Ana Coelho Marques Jae-Hyung Lee Periyasamy Rathinapriya
Ana Dragan Obradović Jai Rohila Peter A. Bowler
Ana Isabel Oliveira Jaime Mejias Peter A. Roussos
Ana Juan Jairo José Zocche Peter Bulli
Ana María Gonzalez Jakub Dobrzyński Peter Kusch
Ana Maria Martins Alves Jalal Kassout Peter Makleit
Ana Paula Rodiño James D. Lewis Peter Ragalyi
Ana Pérez Gimeno Jan Bocianowski Peter Searles
Ana Pina Jan Buczek Peter Sharp
Ana Tomić Jan Kowalczyk Petr Komínek
Anabela Bernardes da Silva Jan Kučera Petr Šařec
Anabela Romano Jana Oklestkova Petra Wester
Anastasia Angelaki Janay Serejo Petroula Seridou
Anastassios N. Troganis Janos Degi Petru Alexandru Vlaicu
Anca Manole Jarosław Leon Przybył Philippe J. Chatelet
Anca Toiu Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić Photini V. Mylona
Andrea Balažová Jasmina Lukinac Phuong Mai Le
Andreas Kalogirou Jaume Boixadera Pierre Betu Kasangana
Andreea D. Ona Javier Veloso Pietro Minissale
Andreea Veronica Botezatu Jayanta Kumar Patra Ping Li
Andrei Cristian Grădinaru Jean Heinrich Daugrois Pingfan Hu
Andrei I. Kuzin Jeffrey Duckett Piotr Iwaniuk
Andrei N. Frolov Jeffrey Ray Schussler Piotr Juszczyk
Andrey A. Sinjushin Jelena Kukic-Markovic Piotr Latocha
Andrzej Bajguz Jenifer C. Lopes Piotr Szymczyk
Andrzej Borusiewicz Jeremy Sweet Piyada Theerakulpisut
Andrzej Cezary Zolnowski Jermaine D. Perier Polina Kuryntseva
Andrzej Cezary Żołnowski Jerzy Bełtowski Poramate Banterng
Andrzej Günther Jerzy Grabiński Porfirio Gutierrez Martinez
Andrzej Salata Jesús Alfredo Araujo-León Pornphimon Meesakul
Andrzej Stanisław Rybak Jesus Castillo Pradeep Kumar Panda
Ángel Emilio Martínez de Alba Jevgenija Ņečajeva Pragya Tiwari
Ángel Enrique Salvo Tierra Jia Wen Prakash Babu Adhikari
Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro Jian Liu Prawej Ansari
Angel Llamas Jian Ren Primo Proietti
Ângela Oliveira Jian Wang Priscilla Farina
Angela Punzo Jian Zhong Pulakesh Das
Angélica Lizeth Sánchez López Jianbo He Pumo Cai
Angelo Cardellicchio Jianbo Yang Puwen Tan
Anika Kuczynski Jiangjiang Gu Pyrzynska Krystyna
Anima Ghosal Jiangqi Wen Qi Cui
Anita G. Tosheva Jiangyu Zhu Qiang Li
Anita Galir Jianliang Huang Qiang Shi
Anita Wiśniewska Jianwei Guo Qiang Zhang
Anna A. Brilkina Jianwu Li Qiangqiang Xiong
Anna Kiełtyka-Dadasiewicz Jiao Liu Qingbo Yu
Anna Maria Mannino Jiaqiang Zheng Qingming Li
Anna Maria Mercuri Jiawu Zhou Qingyang Liu
Anna Sikorska Jie He Rachele Nieri
Anna Sobieraj-Betlińska Jiejie Sun Radosław Bonikowski
Anna Szakiel Jifu Li Radosław Porada
Anna Vatsanidou Ji-Hoon Lee Radu E. Sestras
Anna Vittoria Carluccio Jihwi Jang Rafael Herrera-Bucio
Anna Wallis Jimena Elizabeth Chaves Rafael Oliveira Batista
Anna Wondołowska-Grabowska Jin-Gui Chen Rafał Frański
Anna Źróbek Jing-Wen Yao Ragaa A. Hamouda
Annamaria Pallag Jinhai Luo Raghav Kataria
Anne Claire Mitaine-Offer Jinhe Bai Rahul Mahadev Shelake
Annette Madelene Dăncilă Jinle Xiang Rahul Mohan Singh
Anoop Alex Jinpeng Gao Rajendra Rohokale
Ansar Javeed Jinyu Tian Rajesh Durairaj
Anthonymuthu Selvaraj Jiří Hendrych Rajiv Kumar Jha
Antía González Pereira Jisheng Liu Rambod Abiri
Antoaneta Ene Jitendra Pandey Ramona Stef
Anton Zvonarev Joana Gonçalves Ranko Gantner
Antonella Rosa Joann Conner Raquel Rodríguez Vázquez
Antonella Vitti Joanna Kołodziejczyk-Czepas Raúl Silvio Lavado
Antonio Belda Joanna Marta Skiba Ravi Kant Chaturvedi
Antônio Fernando Morais de Oliveira Joanna Podlasińska Ravikumar Sanapala
Antonio Gattuso João Everthon da Silva Ribeiro Raza Hasan
Antônio Gustavo De Luna Souto João Leonardo Fernandes Pires Redžo Hasanagić
Antonio Henrique Bezerra João Paulo Saraiva Morais Reges Heinrichs
Antonio J. Castro João Tavares Calixto Júnior Regina Karousou
Antonio Lidón Johannes Human Giliomee Regina Menino
Antonio Pica Johannes Martinus Marie Engels Remington X. Poulin
António Raposo John B. Pascarella Renan Falcioni
Anuradha Singh John Carlos Ignacio Renata Tobiasz-Salach
Anwar Eziz John Carragher Renato Serena Fontaneli
Aqib Hassan Ali Khan John Diarmuid Hamill Renzo Torricelli
Aránzazu Alonso Sanchis John Stephen C. Smith Rex T. Nelson
Aras Turkoglu Jonathan Allen Rezaul Haque
Arifin Sandhi Jorge Oscar Chiapella Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz
Aristeidis Georgakis Jorge Saenz-Mata Ricardo Antonio Marenco
Aristidis Matsoukis Jose A. Morales-González Ricardo Egipto
Arjen ten Have José Agustín Tapia Hernández Ricardo Loiola Edvan
Arnulfo Aldrete José Ascención Martínez Álvarez Ricardo Lopes
Artem Yu. Manyakhin José Bruno Malaquias Ricardo Salomón-Torres
Artur Banach Jose Coelho Riccardo Aigotti
Arturo Sánchez-González José Delatorre-Herrera Richard Caners
Asfaw Degu Jose Enrique Gonzalez Zamora Richard E. Carlson
Ashok Babadev Jagtap Jose Fernando Marín Peira Richard G. Cresswell
Asim Abbasi Jose Franco da Cunha Leme Filho Richard H. Zander
Assunta Bertaccini José Galberto Martins Da Costa Rida Javed
Assunta Florenzano Jose Iannacone Rita Maggini
Atanas Pavlov Jose Lavres Junior Rituraj Khound
Atanas Zdravkov Atanasov Jose Luis Cabrera Ponce Robert J. Walker
Atsushi Sakai Jose Luis Diaz-Hernandez Robert Larkin
Attachai Jintrawet José Luis Olivares-Romero Robert Philipp Wagensommer
Aunchalee Aussanasuwannakul José Luis Spinoso-Castillo Roberto Ambra
Avinash Mishra Jose M. Mulet Roberto Ruggeri
Axel Diederichsen Jose Manuel Perez-Perez Rodica Maria Sima
Aya Kurosawa José Martinho Lourenço Rodolfo Abarca-Vargas
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Guoming Wang Munoo Prasad Zhouli Liu
Gustavo Alberto Fermin Murat Koklu Zhujun Zhu
Gustavo Maia Souza Mustafa Kenan Gecer Žiga Laznik
Güzin Kaban Muthaiah Shellaiah Zigmantas Gudžinskas
Gyanendra Dhakal Muthusamy Ramakrishnan Zishan Ahmad
Gyula Vida Mutue Toyota Fujii Zoe Hilioti
Hafiz Muhammad Usman Aslam Myoung Ryoul Park Zoia Arshad Awan
Haihua Wang Myung-Hyun Kim Zonghao Yue
Haijun Liu Nabaz R. Khwarahm Zongshen Zhang
Haiming Yan Nada Nhhala Zoran Dinić
Haipeng Zhang Nadezhda Golubkina Zoran Pržić
Haitham Kalil Nadezhda Konstantinova Zsolt Szekely-Varga
Hajer Ben Ammar Naeem Ahmad Zulfiqar Ali Sahito
Halina Ślesak Nail Beisekenov Zvjezdana Stančić
Halit Yetişir Nannan Zhang

6 February 2026
Plants Travel Award—Winners Announced


We are delighted to announce the three winners of the Plants 2026 Travel Award. This award supports early career researchers by facilitating their participation in key international conferences in the field of plant sciences in 2026, enabling them to present their outstanding work and engage with the global scientific community.

Please join us in congratulating the following winners:

  1. Dr. Ke Liu from the University of Tasmania, Australia
    • Conference: 3rd International Crop Modelling Symposium.
    • Presentation title: “Global sensitivity analysis and parameter optimisation of APSIM Next Generation”
  2. Dr. Yuri Lee from the National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), Italy
    • Conference: 8th International Conference on Duckweed Research and Applications.
    • Presentation title: “Newly unveiled meiosis elucidates the ratio of unreduced gamete formation and its impact on the evolution of the Lemna minor species complex (Lemnaceae)”
  3. Dr. Antonella Di Francesco from the University of Catania, Italy
    • Conference: XV Annual Congress of the European Proteomics Association.
    • Presentation title: “Characterization of the seed molecular composition of autochthonous Sicilian genotypes of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)”

We extend our warmest congratulations to the winners. Plants (ISSN: 2223-7747) is proud to support their research dissemination and looks forward to the impact of their presented work. We also thank all applicants for their high-quality submissions.

2 February 2026
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #31 - MDPI 30 Years, 500 Journals, UK Summit, Z-Forum Conference, APE

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

MDPI at 30: Three Decades of Open Science, Built Together

As we begin 2026, we approach a meaningful milestone in MDPI’s history: 30 years of advancing Open Science.

What began in 1996 as a small, researcher-driven initiative has grown into a global open-access publisher, supporting hundreds of journals, millions of researchers, and a shared belief that scientific knowledge should be openly available to all. Over these three decades, Open Access has moved from the margins to the mainstream, and MDPI has been proud to help shape that transformation.

To mark this anniversary year, we are pleased to share our MDPI 30th Anniversary logo.

The Anniversary logo is intentionally simple, confident, and enduring, designed to work across cultures, disciplines, and digital environments. It reflects both continuity and progress, honouring MDPI’s established identity while representing the company we are today. The green accent symbolizes our connection to the research communities we serve and the collaborative nature of Open Science itself.

Alongside the visual identity, we are also introducing our 30th Anniversary tagline:

30 Years of Open Science, Built Together.

This phrase captures what has always defined MDPI. Open Science is not the work of a single organization: it is a collective effort shaped by researchers, editors, reviewers, institutions, and the many teams who support the publishing process every day. MDPI’s role has been to provide the infrastructure and commitment that allow this collaboration to thrive.

Throughout 2026, we will mark this anniversary through regional events, global conversations, and editorial initiatives that reflect on MDPI’s evolution, its impact across disciplines, and the communities that make this work possible.

“Open Science is a collective effort”

Whether you have been part of MDPI’s journey for decades or are engaging with us for the first time this year, this milestone belongs to all of us. The past 30 years have shown what is possible when openness, trust, and collaboration are placed at the centre of scholarly communication.

As we look ahead, our focus remains clear: continuing to strengthen quality, integrity, and partnership – so that Open Science can keep moving forward, together.


Impactful Research

A Shared Milestone: MDPI’s Journal Portfolio Reaches 500 Titles

MDPI has reached an important milestone: our journal portfolio grew to more than 500 academic journals last year, spanning the fields of chemistry, engineering, biology, medicine, environmental sciences, the social sciences, and beyond.

The number itself is significant, but what matters more is what supports it: hundreds of scholarly communities that have chosen to collaborate, grow, and publish with MDPI.

From our beginnings nearly 30 years ago with a single Open Access journal (Molecules), MDPI has been guided by a simple aim: advancing Open Science. Reaching 500 journals is not an endpoint. It reflects the diversity of disciplines, ideas, and research cultures that now form part of our shared ecosystem. 

Growth with Purpose

Every journal exists because a specific community believes there is a need for focus, visibility, and dialogue in a particular field. As our portfolio has expanded, so has our responsibility to ensure that scale is matched with strong editorial standards, robust research integrity practices, and meaningful academic leadership.

This milestone comes as we enter MDPI’s 30th anniversary year, a fitting moment to reflect on what scale in scholarly publishing truly requires: not only reach, but also dedicated long-term stewardship.

New Journals, New Communities

In December 2025 alone, MDPI welcomed eight newly launched journals and three journal transfers (details below), all of which published their inaugural issues by year-end.

Each of these journals is shaped by its Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors, and Editorial Board Members, who define its scope, standards, and direction. We are grateful for the time, expertise, and commitment they bring to building these new communities.

Welcoming Transferred and Acquired Journals

We were pleased to publish the first MDPI issues of three recently transferred or acquired journals:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine – advancing research on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease
  • Germs – addressing infectious diseases through clinical, public health, and translational perspectives
  • Romanian Journal of Preventive Medicine (RJPM) – supporting population health, early detection, and preventive care in collaboration with the Romanian Society of Preventive Medicine

Each of these journals brings an established identity and legacy. Our role is to support their continued development with the same editorial rigor, transparency, and Open Access principles that guide our broader portfolio.

A Collective Achievement

Reaching more than 500 journals is not the achievement of any single team or individual. It is the result of collaboration across the entire scholarly ecosystem. As such, I would like to thank our authors, reviewers, academic editors, and Editorial Board Members, as well as our colleagues across MDPI, who support these communities every day.

As we look ahead, we will continue to expand the breadth and depth of our publishing activities while remaining attentive to the evolving expectations of Open Science, research integrity, and responsible growth.

This milestone is a reminder that Open Access publishing is not only about making research available. It is about building platforms where knowledge can be shared, challenged, improved, and trusted, at scale, and with care.

Inside Research

MDPI UK Summit 2026 in Manchester (21–22 January)

On 21–22 January, we had the pleasure of hosting the MDPI UK Summit 2026 in Manchester. Over two days, we welcomed more than 20 Editors-in-Chief (EiC), Section Editors-in-Chief (SEiC), and Associate Editors for an open, in-depth conversations about how MDPI supports Open Science, editorial independence, and research standards across our journals. 

What stood out most was not just the quality of the discussions, but the openness, curiosity, and mutual respect that shaped every session.

What We Covered 

The programme was designed to give insight into how MDPI works behind the scenes and how different teams collaborate to support our journals and editors. Topics included:

  • MDPI overview and the evolving Open Access market
  • MDPI–UK collaboration and local engagement
  • Editorial and peer-review processes
  • Research integrity and publication ethics
  • Institutional partnerships
  • Indexing, journal development, and academic community engagement

Sessions were led by MDPI colleagues across editorial, research integrity, indexing, partnerships, and UK operations, showing how cross-functional our work truly is. 

What We Heard

The feedback from editors was both encouraging and grounding:

  • 92% rated the Summit Excellent (8% Good)
  • 100% said their understanding of MDPI’s values, editorial processes, and local collaborations had significantly improved
  • 69% attended primarily to stay informed about academic publishing and research integrity
  • 85% felt fully heard and engaged

A few comments that stayed with me:

  • “Today’s event truly gave me the opportunity to see the heart of MDPI UK.”
  • “The summit was very informative – I really enjoyed seeing the behind-the-scenes operations.”
  • “Keep being open to discussions and making editors feel part of the MDPI family.”

These reflections remind us that transparency, listening, and dialogue are not nice-to-haves: they are foundational to trust.

Looking Ahead

The UK Summit is one of more than 10 MDPI Summits we are organizing this year across North America, Europe, and APAC. Each one is an investment in relationships, shared understanding, and improvement.

Thank you to the MDPI UK team and supporting colleagues across departments who made this event possible. This was a positive step in strengthening our editorial engagement and kicking off a year of MDPI Summits.

Coming Together for Science

Recapping the Z-Forum 2026 Conference on Sustainability and Innovation (15–16 January 2026)

In January, MDPI supported and participated in the Z-Forum on Sustainability and Innovation, held across Zurich (ETH Zurich) and the city of Baden. With 96 participants and more than 30 speakers and panellists, the forum brought together leaders from government, academia, industry, and innovation ecosystems to explore how sustainability, Open Science, and innovation intersect in practice.

Why this mattered for MDPI

As a Swiss-based publisher with global reach, our investment in Z-Forum reflects a strategic intent: to anchor MDPI more deeply within Swiss research networks while contributing to national and international conversations on sustainability and innovation.

This was not only about visibility; it was also about relationship-building and long-term engagement with institutions shaping research policy and practice in Switzerland.

High-level participation and credibility

The forum was supported and sponsored by several key Swiss institutions, including:

  • The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) – Switzerland’s central research funding body
  • ETH Zurich
  • The University of Zurich
  • The University of Basel
  • Swiss Innovation Park Central

The sponsorship of SNSF lent the forum strong institutional credibility and signalled the relevance of the themes discussed, especially around sustainability, innovation frameworks, and responsible research practices.

Beyond the Room: Extending the Conversation

While attendance was intentionally focused to encourage dialogue, the forum’s reach extended well beyond the venue. Multiple LinkedIn posts before and during  the event (e.g., Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, and more) built on the discussions and helped position MDPI as an active and credible contributor within Switzerland’s research and innovation landscape.

A Broader Strategic Signal

Z-Forum is part of a wider effort to:

  • Build on MDPI’s Swiss institutional relationships
  • Reinforce our leadership in Open Science and sustainability
  • Engage proactively with funders, universities, and innovation bodies
  • Ensure MDPI remains a visible and constructive partner in the ecosystems where research policy and practice are shaped

Thank you to our Conference team and everyone involved in supporting this event, both behind the scenes and on the ground. These moments of engagement may be small in scale, but they are foundational in impact.

Closing Thoughts

Reflections from the Academic Publishing in Europe Conference

During 13-14 January, I attended the Academic Publishing in Europe (APE) Conference in Berlin, a long-standing forum for discussing scholarly publishing and the deeper principles that support it.

MDPI was proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the 20th Anniversary of the APE conference, reflecting our continued commitment to supporting the scholarly community to engage in critical industry discussions.

This year’s program covered a range of topics, from AI and research integrity to policy, infrastructure, and trust, but one theme stood out clearly for me: academic freedom, and what it means to protect the conditions under which knowledge can be produced, evaluated, and shared responsibly.

Before turning to that, I would like to highlight the opening keynote by Carolin Sutton (CEO, STM), which helped set the tone for the conference.

An Independent Publishing Industry: The Case for Checks and Balances

In her opening remarks, Carolin focused on the importance of continually evolving systems of checks and balances, both operationally and at the marketplace level, to prevent any single actor from dominating knowledge production. Her framing emphasized shared responsibility across publishers, institutions, and research communities, rather than placing the burden on any one group.

As part of this, she revisited the work of sociologist Robert K. Merton, and his CUDOS norms of scientific ethos, first articulated in his 1942 work, The Normative Structure of Science.

Merton outlined four ideals that support healthy scientific systems:

  1. Communalism – knowledge as a public good
  2. Universalism – evaluation based on merit, not status or identity
  3. Disinterestedness – orientation toward truth over personal or financial gain
  4. Organized Skepticism – systematic, critical scrutiny of claims

While these are ideals, and not guarantees that are perfectly lived up to, they remain powerful reference points today for research systems and organizations as they aim to grow and scale.

It was interesting to see how closely these norms align with foundational principles of Open Access. For example, making research openly available supports communalism. Transparent peer review and editorial processes reinforce universalism and organized skepticism. Strong ethics frameworks and governance help counter conflicts of interest and support disinterestedness.

“Merton’s ideals remain powerful reference points today”

 Safeguarding Research: Academic Freedom

Several of the conference sessions touched on the pressures faced by researchers, editors, and institutions: geopolitical tensions, online harassment, misinformation, reputational risk, shrinking resources, and politicized narratives around science.

“Integrity is not static. It must be actively maintained as systems grow.”

A particularly timely presentation came from Ilyas Saliba, who talked about academic freedom. His remarks resonated strongly and underlined the fact that safety in academia is not only physical or digital, but also intellectual.

Academic freedom means safeguarding the ability to ask difficult questions, challenge consensus, publish negative or unexpected results, and participate in scholarly debate without fear of undue personal, political, or commercial consequences. These discussions were a reminder that publishers play an important role in supporting the integrity, accessibility, and credibility of scholarly knowledge, particularly as researchers and institutions face mounting external pressures.

Looking Ahead

The discussions at APE reminded me that integrity is not static. It must be actively maintained as systems grow, expectations evolve, and pressures increase. This applies equally to research integrity, academic freedom, and the broader trust placed in scholarly communication.

I left APE encouraged by the openness of the dialogue and the willingness across publishers, institutions, and communities to engage with difficult questions rather than avoid them. Forums like this play a pivotal role in helping our industry pause, reflect, and recalibrate.

As MDPI continues to grow and as we enter our 30th anniversary, these conversations remind me of the core purpose of science: advancing knowledge for the benefit of society.

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

28 January 2026
Plants | Editor’s Choice Articles in 2025 (I)


We are pleased to announce that the Editor's Choice Articles (Part I) for publications in 2025 are now available. Editor’s Choice Articles are based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal. You are welcome to read the articles at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants/editors_choice.

26 January 2026
Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Board Members of Plants

Plants (ISSN: 2223-7747) is pleased to announce that the following 52 researchers have been added to our group of 2025–2026 Early Career Editorial Board Members (ECEBMs). Applications for the Early Career Editorial Board are now closed. Please join us in congratulating them on joining the Plants community! 

Name: Dr. Anning Zhang
Affiliation: Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center, Shanghai 201106, China
Research Interests: rice breeding; drought; molecular breeding; hybrid rice

Name: Dr. Baohua Feng
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Center for Rice Improvement, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
Research Interests: rice–abiotic interaction; plant hormone; heat stress; low temperature stress; salt stress; sugar metabolism

Name: Dr. Barlin Orlando Olivares Campos
Affiliation: Biodiversity Management Research Group (GESBIO), University of Cordoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
Research Interests: plant biology; soil science; environmental stress; climate change; food security;. Artificial Intelligence (AI); machine learning

Name: Dr. Byung-Chun In
Affiliation: Department of Smart Horticultural Science, Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
Research Interests: plant physiology; horticulture

Name: Dr. Chao Shen
Affiliation: College of Biological and Food Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China
Research Interests: genomics; comparative genomics; population genetics; association mapping; genome assembly

Name: Dr. Chao Wang
Affiliation: Institute of Grassland, Flowers and Ecology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS), Beijing, China
Research Interests: plant ecology; functional trait; nutrient balance; grassland stability

Name: Dr. Chuanying Fang
Affiliation: School of Breeding and Multiplication, Hainan University, Sanya 572022, China
Research Interests: plant metabolism; metabolic adaptation; phytohormones; genomics; quantitative genetics; rice; passion fruit

Name: Dr. Cheng Li
Affiliation: Department of Ecology, School of Plant Protection/Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticides, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Research Interests: climate change and vegetation responses; remote sensing of vegetation

Name: Dr. Claudia Genovese
Affiliation: Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the Mediterranean, National Research Council (ISAFOM-CNR), Via Empedocle 58, 95128 Catania, Italy
Research Interests: natural products; carbohydrates; minerals; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; secondary metabolites; phenolics; flavonoids; antioxidant activity; phytoremediation; ion chromatography; HPLC; HPAEC-PAD

Name: Dr. Deyong Zeng
Affiliation: National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Research Interests: space biology effect; space mutagenesis breeding; abiotic stress

Name: Dr. Dong Luo
Affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
Research Interests: forage; abiotic stress; nitrogen fixation; functional gene; molecular breeding

Name: Dr. Gerardo Alejo Jacuinde
Affiliation: Department of Plant and Soil Science, Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
Research Interests: desiccation tolerance; resurrection plants; functional genomics; genome assembly and analysis; Selaginella; abiotic stress; extremophiles

Name: Dr. Gianmarco Tavilla
Affiliation: National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), c/o Interateneo Physics Department, Via Amendola 173, 70126 Bari, Italy
Research Interests: vegetation ecology; invasive alien species; plant conservation; phytosociology; plant taxonomy; floristic studies; botanical nomenclature; habitat monitoring

Name: Dr. Hasbagan Ganjurjav
Affiliation: Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Research Interests: grassland ecology; plant-soil interactions; climate change ecology

 

Name: Dr. Ivna Štolfa Čamagajevac
Affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Research Interests: plant antioxidative status; abiotic stress; heavy metals; metalloids; biofortification

Name: Dr. J. C. Luis Jorge
Affiliation: Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, Area of Plant Physiology, Science Faculty, University of La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Research Interests: biotic and abiotic stress; priming; biostimulants; crop production; transcriptomics

Name: Dr. Jasmina Lukinac
Affiliation: Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Research Interests: food technology; machine vision; novel foods; food byproducts; mathematical modeling and optimization; image analysis (food, beverage, dairy, plant, and grain crop quality)

Name: Dr. Jiabao Ye
Affiliation: College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
Research Interests: secondary metabolism; plant physiology; regulation mechanism; noncoding RNA

Name: Dr. Jie Wang
Affiliation:
Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
Research Interests:
endocytosis; programmed cell death; peptide-receptor signaling; meristem homeostasis regulation; leaf senescence

Name: Dr. Jingli Yang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Research Interests:
molecular breeding of tree stress resistance; genetic transformation, plant tissue culture; somatic embryogenesis

Name: Dr. Jingshan Lu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Key Laboratory of Flower Biology and Germplasm Innovation (South), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Research Interests:
plant nutrition; water stress; disease detection

Name: Dr. Jinjin Guo
Affiliation:
Faculty of Modern Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Research Interests:
plant–water–nutrient relations; drip fertigation; water and fertilizer productivity; crop high yield theory and technology

Name: Dr. João Everthon da Silva Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Agricultural Sciences Center, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid Region, Mossoró 59625-900, Brazil
Research Interests:
plant production; plant physiology; gas exchange; abiotic stress; plant hormones; plant ecophysiology

Name: Dr. José Ramón Acosta Motos
Affiliation:
Plant Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture Group (BioVegA2), Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Avenida de los Jerónimos 135, 30107 Guadalupe, Murcia, Spain
Research Interests:
plant physiology; abiotic stress; water relations; salt stress; reclaimed water; postharvest; food preservation

Name: Dr. Julio Nogales-Bueno
Affiliation:
Food Colour and Quality Laboratory, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
Research Interests:
hyperspectral imaging; near infrared spectroscopy; vibrational spectroscopy; liquid chromatography; food chemistry; food analysis; polyphenols; extraction; high-performance; chemical engineering; sensory analysis; antioxidant activity

Name: Dr. Katarzyna Pobiega
Affiliation:
Institute of Food Sciences, Department of Food Biotechnology and Microbiology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 02-776 Warszawa, Poland
Research Interests:
natural extract; antimicrobial agents; propolis; fungal and bacterial diseases; postharvest control; food quality; pullulan; tomatoes; blueberry

Name: Dr. Liang Le
Affiliation:
Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Research Interests:
maize; epigenetics; plant architecture; phenotyping

Name: Dr. Long Li
Affiliation: Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Research Interests:
wheat; drought; root; genome-wide association study

Name: Dr. Luigi Gennaro Izzo
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy
Research Interests:
plant-environment interactions; plant tropisms; altered gravity; gravitropism; phototropism; light quality; photosynthesis

Name: Dr. Maria João Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Centre of Marine Sciences—CCMAR, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Research Interests:
bioprospecting of natural products; plant tissue culture; plant biotechnology; phytorremediation; saline cultivation

Name: Dr. Mather A Khan
Affiliation:
Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Research Interests:
plant molecular biology; metal homeostasis; micronutrients; nutrients transporters; metals sensing and signaling; transcriptional regulators; abiotic stress; phenome and ionome

Name: Dr. Mingjia Chen
Affiliation:
College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Research Interests:
RNA acetylation; plant; modified nucleosides

Name: Dr. Natale Badalamenti
Affiliation:
Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans II, Bldg. 17, 90123 Palermo, Italy
Research Interests:
natural product drug discovery; phytochemistry; liquid chromatography; essential oils; gas chromatography–mass spectrometry; solid phase extraction; high-performance liquid chromatography

Name: Dr. Nikola Major
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, K. Hugues 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
Research Interests:
Allium extracts; vegetable production; food chemistry; bioactive properties; volatile compounds; multivariate data analysis; sensory profile; food and nutrition

Name: Dr. Qiangqiang Xiong
Affiliation:
Research Institute of Rice Industrial Engineering Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Research Interests:
physiology and genetic breeding of rice

Name: Dr. Renwu Wu
Affiliation:
College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, China
Research Interests: history of plant taxonomy; plant dissemination and specimen collection history; biodiversity

Name: Dr. Tian Pan
Affiliation:
College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311400, China
Research Interests: genetics and molecular biology; agricultural and biological sciences; cell and developmental biology; plant cell protein transport; vesicle transport; abiotic stress

Name: Dr. Wenxing Pang
Affiliation:
College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
Research Interests: genetics; gene function; cytology; clubroot disease resistance

Name: Dr. Xiande Zhao
Affiliation:
Research Center of Intelligent Equipment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
Research Interests: agricultural sensors; spectral detection; plant growth evaluation

Name: Dr. Xiaojun Jin
Affiliation:
National Engineering Research Center of Biomaterials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Research Interests: crop protection; artificial intelligence in plant science; integrated weed management; precision agriculture

Name: Dr. Xu Shutu
Affiliation:
College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Research Interests: maize genetics and breeding

Name: Dr. Yan Yan
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Research Interests: plant innate immunity

Name: Dr. Yifeng Wang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China
Research Interests: seed germination; dormancy; phytohormone; molecular mechanism

Name: Dr. Yiwei Zhou
Affiliation:
Environmental Horticulture Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Research Interests: horticultural plants; phytochemistry; plant physiology; genetic; breeding; plant volatiles; biosynthesis; regulation

Name: Dr. Yongjian Xie
Affiliation:
College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
Research Interests: plant protection; plant essential oils; natural products; secondary metabolites; bioactive compounds

Name: Dr. Yu Han
Affiliation:
National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Research Interests: landscape plants and ornamental horticulture

Name: Dr. Yuge Guan
Affiliation: Food and Health College, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
Research Interests: physiological and biochemical regulation; preservation technology; nutritional

Name: Dr. Jifang Zhang
Affiliation:
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Changsha 410205, China
Research Interests: molecular genetic improvement of important agronomic traits in radishes

Name: Dr. Zhen Zhang
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
Research Interests: wheat; gene function; multi-omics; plant phenomics; drought

Name: Dr. Zhibo Cheng
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
Research Interests: soil–plants interaction; rhizospheric microorganism; crop phosphorus utilization

Name: Dr. Zhiyong Li
Affiliation: Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The National Orchid Conservation Center of China and the Orchid Conservation & Research Center of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518114, China
Research Interests: plant physiology; plant genetics; phytohormone; abiotic stress tolerance

Name: Dr. Ziqiang Yuan
Affiliation:
Collage of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Research Interests: soil carbon; vegetation ecology; ecosystem functioning; biogeochemistry; soil ecology

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