Plants Webinar | Issue Cover Authors of 2025, 23 April 2026
A message from the webinar Chair:
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to invite you to the Plants Issue Cover Webinar, which will be held online from 13:20 to 15:00 EDT | 19:20 to 21:00 CEST on Thursday, 23 April 2026.
This special webinar is dedicated to celebrating the outstanding research papers featured on the Issue Cover in 2025. Since its inception, our journal has been committed to publishing cutting-edge studies in plant science, and the Issue Cover articles represent the most visually compelling and scientifically significant works we have showcased.
Issue Cover Articles are selected for their scientific breakthroughs, originality, and potential for high impact in their respective fields. The selected studies cover a wide range of topics within plant science, including plant development and regeneration mechanisms, molecular responses to environmental stress, protein complex functionality, and advanced omics applications.
In this webinar, we will explore the featured studies in greater depth and hear presentations from the corresponding authors on their latest research achievements. We look forward to your participation in this celebration of scientific excellence.
Prof. Dr. Dilantha Fernando
Editor-in-Chief of Plants
Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
Time: 13:20 to 15:00 EDT | 19:20 to 21:00 CEST
Webinar ID: 822 0866 9962
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Webinar announcement: https://sciforum.net/event/Plants-1?subscribe
Register now for free!
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in EDT |
Time in CEST |
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Prof. Dr. Dilantha Fernando |
13:20–13:30 |
19:20–19:30 |
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Mr. Ivan Aleksieienko |
13:30–13:50 |
19:30–19:50 |
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Dr. Kedong Da |
13:50–14:10 |
19:50–20:10 |
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Prof. Dr. Olga A. Zabotina |
14:10–14:30 |
20:10–20:30 |
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Dr. Marc Libault |
14:30–14:50 |
20:30–20:50 |
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Q&A Session |
14:50–15:00 |
20:50–21:00 |
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Prof. Dr. Dilantha Fernando |
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Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Dilantha Fernando, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Canada;
- Mr. Ivan Aleksieienko, 1 Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology of Aix-Marseille (BIAM); 2 Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), France;
- Dr. Kedong Da, Department of Horticultural Sciences, North Carolina State University, USA;
- Prof. Olga Zabotina, Roy J Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, USA;
- Dr. Marc Libault, Division of Plant Science & Technology; Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center; Interdisciplinary Plant Group; University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
Relevant Selected Papers:
“Soil-Gradient-Derived Bacterial Synthetic Communities Enhance Drought Tolerance in Quercus pubescens and Sorbus domestica Seedlings”
Authored by Mr. Ivan Aleksieienko, Dr. Mariana Fernandes Hertel, Dr. Jérôme Reilhan, Dr. Marie de Castro, Dr. Bertrand Légeret, Dr. Halley Caixeta Oliveira, Dr. Ilja M. Reiter and Dr. Catherine Santaella
Edited by Dr. James Bunce and Dr. Mohammad G. Mostofa
“Multiprotein Complexes of Plant Glycosyltransferases Involved in Their Function and Trafficking”
Authored by Dr. Ning Zhang, Dr. Jordan D. Julian and Prof. Olga A. Zabotina
Edited by Prof. Nathalie Leborgne-Castel
“Overcoming Recalcitrance: A Review of Regeneration Methods and Challenges in Roses”
Authored by Dr. Anna Nelson, Dr. Thomas Ranney, Dr. Wusheng Liu, Prof. Dr. Tim Kelliher, Dr. Hui Duan and Dr. Kedong Da
Edited by Dr. Adriana Basile
Authored by Dr. Yaohua Li, Sabbir Hossain, M.D. and Dr. Marc Libault
Edited by Prof. Koji Murai