Announcements

As a leading open access publisher, MDPI provides scholars with a high-quality and rich academic exchange platform by continuously expanding into new and exciting research areas.

In December 2022, MDPI launched five new journals, covering multiple subjects such as life sciences, biology, medicine and pharmacology, social sciences and humanities. These new journals are being edited by established scholars across the world.

If you are interested in creating more open access journals with us to publish cutting-edge research, please send your journal proposal application to newjournal-committee@mdpi.com.

MDPI is pleased to announce that we now display the co-authors’ email addresses in addition to the corresponding author’s email address on the webpage of published papers, protected by Captcha. For more information about this change, please visit the journal’s instructions for authors page. 

We believe this change will facilitate academic discussions and advance our cause of open science and research. The corresponding authors are responsible for communicating with their co-authors and indicating in our system (https://susy.mdpi.com/) if co-authors would prefer for their email addresses not to be displayed.

On 9 February 2023, Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science platform, streamlining the research process by allowing researchers to locate and link to preprints alongside other trusted content in the database.

The Preprint Citation Index will act as a bridge to connect cutting-edge preprints with peer-reviewed journal articles published within the Web of Science Core Collection. Alerts can be easily set to monitor new research across several repositories and authors will also be able to include preprints on their Web of Science Research Profile to more accurately display their various research outputs.

As of its launch, the Preprint Citation Index will provide nearly two million preprints from various repositories, including MDPI’s own Preprints.org.

MDPI's Preprints Platform – Preprints.org

To advance Open Science and the fast dissemination of research, MDPI offers researchers a free multidisciplinary preprint platform. Preprints.org accepts submissions from all research areas and offers authors high visibility, permanent archiving, article-level Metrics and immediately citable content by assigning a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to all preprints.

During submission to any MDPI journal, authors have the option to share their research as a preprint. After an initial screening, the manuscript is available online in 48 hours or less. Once online, preprints can be downloaded, shared, commented on, and cited, providing authors maximum visibility.

We invite you to join the ranks of the over 100k researchers using Preprints.org and share your research.

For more information, please visit Preprints.org.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the MDPI Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will enable early career researchers (who must hold a Ph.D. in a related field) to experience editing a Special Issue in MDPI journals, under the mentorship of our experienced Editorial Board Members or other experienced scientists. The mentor program will provide an excellent opportunity for early career scientists to gain editorial experience, and to cultivate their ability to edit scientific research.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

• Proposing a Special Issue title and assisting the mentor in preparing a summary (around 200–400 words) and 3–10 keywords describing the background, importance, and goal of the Issue;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Preparing a list of scholars who may be interested in the Issue and personally e-mailing invitations on behalf of Guest Editors;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue together with the mentor.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Performing editorial control of the Special Issue and quality control of the publications, both of which must be carried out in a timely manner;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have any doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue;
• Making and submitting decisions regarding submissions with the assistance of mentees.

Certificates and awards:
After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors and early career researchers.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Editorial Office of a journal you choose, and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail. The full list of MDPI journals is as follows: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, we will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

MDPI has just become the first open access (OA) publisher to reach the milestone of one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon! We are proud to share this special moment with the global scientific community.

This landmark has been reached thanks to the immeasurable support of more than 600,000 expert reviewers, 66,000 editorial board members and 6700 hard-working colleagues across MDPI’s global offices.

Within more than 25 years of publishing, our journals received 2.1 million manuscripts and generated 4.6 million peer review reports to get to one million papers published.

Reaching the milestone of one million articles published reinforces our mission to remove any existing barriers and to make scientific research accessible to all. Since its inception, MDPI’s goal has been to create reliable processes to make science open. This is a path towards facilitating the dissemination of novel insights in scientific communities.

Regular feedback from authors and reviewers shows that our service is greatly appreciated and needed. At the same time, the feedback helps us identify areas for further improvement.

As it stands, a significant share of published research findings remain closed access. More than half of the content published with the most well-known legacy publishers stays behind a paywall, and that is not including articles published in hybrid OA journals, or made available months or years after publication.

A new policy announced by the US administration in August 2022 requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. While the new policy does not mandate articles be published under an open access license, it is aligned with the open access movement in removing all barriers to research. Similarly, some of the most advanced research institutions in the world intend to have all funded research articles published in open access by 2025.

MDPI is proud to be the leading agent of the transition to open access.

"Thanks a Million" to all the contributors!

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

Stanford University has recently published an update of the list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists—the World’s Top 2% Scientists.

The time node of the statistical data of this list is from 1960 to 2022, and it is divided into two lists: “Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking” and “2022 Annual Scientific Influence Ranking”. The “Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking” counts the comprehensive influence performance of scientists during their careers, and the “2022 Annual Influence Ranking” focuses on highlighting the academic influence of scientists in the previous year. This ranking, considered the most prestigious worldwide, is based on the bibliometric information contained in the Scopus database and includes more than 200,000 researchers from the more than 10 million scientists considered to be active worldwide, with 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields taken into account.

We are pleased to share that 174 Editorial Board Members from MDPI’s Plants (ISSN: 2223-7747) were featured in Stanford University’s list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2022.

The latest Stanford rankings reflect the significant influence and research excellence of the scientists, who are committed to furthering their knowledge for the benefit of the world.

We would like to congratulate our Editorial Board Members on their excellent achievement and thank them for their immense contribution to the scientific progression and development of Plants.

The “Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change” Section of the journal Plants (ISSN: 2223-7747) deals with all aspects of plant (and/or other photoautotrophs, including lichens, algae, and cyanobacteria) response to abiotic stress and climate change, as regards molecular, biochemical, physiological, morphological, (ultra)structural, cellular, histo-anatomical, morphogenetic, organismic, community and ecological aspects.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Effect of Crude Oil on Growth, Oxidative Stress and Response of Antioxidative System of Two Rye (Secale cereale L.) Varieties”
by Liubov Skrypnik, Pavel Maslennikov, Anastasia Novikova and Mikhail Kozhikin
Plants 2021, 10(1), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010157
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/1/157

2. “Effect of Lead and Copper on Photosynthetic Apparatus in Citrus (Citrus aurantium L.) Plants. The Role of Antioxidants in Oxidative Damage as a Response to Heavy Metal Stress”
by Anastasia Giannakoula, Ioannis Therios and Christos Chatzissavvidis
Plants 2021, 10(1), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010155
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/1/155

3. “Tolerance Mechanisms of the Aromatic and Medicinal Plant Salvia sclarea L. to Excess Zinc”
by Anelia Dobrikova, Emilia Apostolova, Anetta Hanć, Ekaterina Yotsova, Preslava Borisova, Ilektra Sperdouli, Ioannis-Dimosthenis S. Adamakis and Michael Moustakas
Plants 2021, 10(2), 194; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020194
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/194

4. “Exogenous Gibberellic Acid or Dilute Bee Honey Boosts Drought Stress Tolerance in Vicia faba by Rebalancing Osmoprotectants, Antioxidants, Nutrients, and Phytohormones”
by Mostafa M. Rady, Sara H. K. Boriek, Taia A. Abd El-Mageed, Mohamed A. Seif El-Yazal, Esmat F. Ali, Fahmy A. S. Hassan and Abdelsattar Abdelkhalik
Plants 2021, 10(4), 748; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040748
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/748

5. “Bacillus thuringiensis and Silicon Modulate Antioxidant Metabolism and Improve the Physiological Traits to Confer Salt Tolerance in Lettuce”
by Muneera ALKahtani, Yaser Hafez, Kotb Attia, Talal Al-Ateeq, Mohamed A. M. Ali, Mirza Hasanuzzaman and Khaled Abdelaal
Plants 2021, 10(5), 1025; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10051025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/1025

6. “Exogenous Putrescine Enhances Salt Tolerance and Ginsenosides Content in Korean Ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) Sprouts”
by Md. Jahirul Islam, Byeong Ryeol Ryu, Md. Obyedul Kalam Azad, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Md. Soyel Rana, Jung-Dae Lim and Young-Seok Lim
Plants 2021, 10(7), 1313; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071313
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/7/1313

7. “Response of Tomato Genotypes under Different High Temperatures in Field and Greenhouse Conditions”
by Sophoanrith Ro, Leangsrun Chea, Sreymey Ngoun, Zachary P. Stewart, Siranet Roeurn, Penghieng Theam, Sathya Lim, Rathana Sor, Meas Kosal, Malean Roeun, Kim Sreang Dy and P. V. Vara Prasad
Plants 2021, 10(3), 449; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030449
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/449

8. “MicroRNA-Mediated Responses to Cadmium Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana”
by Joseph L. Pegler, Jackson M. J. Oultram, Duc Quan Nguyen, Christopher P. L. Grof and Andrew L. Eamens
Plants 2021, 10(1), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010130
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/1/130

9. “Interactive Impacts of Beneficial Microbes and Si-Zn Nanocomposite on Growth and Productivity of Soybean Subjected to Water Deficit under Salt-Affected Soil Conditions”
by Hany S. Osman, Salah M. Gowayed, Mohssen Elbagory, Alaa El-Dein Omara, Ahmed M. Abd El-Monem, Usama A. Abd El-Razek and Emad M. Hafez
Plants 2021, 10(7), 1396; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071396
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/7/1396

10. “Impact of Ecklonia maxima Seaweed Extract and Mo Foliar Treatments on Biofortification, Spinach Yield, Quality and NUE”
by Salvatore La Bella, Beppe Benedetto Consentino, Youssef Rouphael, Georgia Ntatsi, Claudio De Pasquale, Giovanni Iapichino and Leo Sabatino
Plants 2021, 10(6), 1139; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061139
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/6/1139

11. “Foliar-Applied Potassium Silicate Coupled with Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Improves Growth, Physiology, Nutrient Uptake and Productivity of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Irrigated with Saline Water in Salt-Affected Soil”
by Emad M. Hafez, Hany S. Osman, Usama A. Abd El-Razek, Mohssen Elbagory, Alaa El-Dein Omara, Mohamed A. Eid and Salah M. Gowayed
Plants 2021, 10(5), 894; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050894
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/894

12. “Foliar Application of Different Vegetal-Derived Protein Hydrolysates Distinctively Modulates Tomato Root Development and Metabolism”
by Angela Valentina Ceccarelli, Begoña Miras-Moreno, Valentina Buffagni, Biancamaria Senizza, Youry Pii, Mariateresa Cardarelli, Youssef Rouphael, Giuseppe Colla and Luigi Lucini
Plants 2021, 10(2), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020326
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/326

The “Phytochemistry” Section of the journal Plants (ISSN: 2223-7747) is devoted to the publication of papers concerning all aspects of pure and applied plant chemistry, biochemistry, structure, and bioactivities of phytochemicals, plant cellular, and molecular biology, and plant biotechnology. The Section aims to increase our knowledge of the analysis, biosynthesis, regulation, detection, extraction, separation, purification, and application of phytochemical compounds in whole plants (including algae), plant cells, tissues and organs, and plant products.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “The Role of Polyphenols in Abiotic Stress Response: The Influence of Molecular Structure”
by Dunja Šamec, Erna Karalija, Ivana Šola, Valerija Vujčić Bok and Branka Salopek-Sondi
Plants 2021, 10(1), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010118
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/1/118

2. “Impact of Environmental Factors on Stilbene Biosynthesis”
by Alessio Valletta, Lorenzo Maria Iozia and Francesca Leonelli
Plants 2021, 10(1), 90; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010090
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/1/90

3. “Health Benefits of Uses and Applications of Moringa oleifera in Bakery Products”
by Paula García Milla, Rocío Peñalver and Gema Nieto
Plants 2021, 10(2), 318; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020318
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/318

4. “β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic Engineering”
by Antonello Paparella, Liora Shaltiel-Harpaza and Mwafaq Ibdah
Plants 2021, 10(4), 754; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040754
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/754

5. “Microbial Biostimulants as Response to Modern Agriculture Needs: Composition, Role and Application of These Innovative Products”
by Adele M. Castiglione, Giuseppe Mannino, Valeria Contartese, Cinzia M. Bertea and Andrea Ertani
Plants 2021, 10(8), 1533; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10081533
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/8/1533

6. “Comparative Study of Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils and Crude Extracts of Four Characteristic Zingiberaceae Herbs”
by Milena Ivanović, Kaja Makoter and Maša Islamčević Razboršek
Plants 2021, 10(3), 501; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030501
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/501

7. “Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Usnea barbata (L.) F.H. Wigg. Dry Extracts in Different Solvents”
by Violeta Popovici, Laura Bucur, Antoanela Popescu, Verginica Schröder, Teodor Costache, Dan Rambu, Iulia Elena Cucolea, Cerasela Elena Gîrd, Aureliana Caraiane, Daniela Gherghel, Gabriela Vochita and Victoria Badea
Plants 2021, 10(5), 909; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050909
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/909

8. “Salinity Effects on Morpho-Physiological and Yield Traits of Soybean (Glycine max L.) as Mediated by Foliar Spray with Brassinolide”
by Victoria Otie, Idorenyin Udo, Yang Shao, Michael O. Itam, Hideki Okamoto, Ping An and Egrinya A. Eneji
Plants 2021, 10(3), 541; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030541
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/541

9. “Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Properties of Mentha × piperita cv. ‘Kristinka’ Essential Oil”
by Ippolito Camele, Daniela Gruľová and Hazem S. Elshafie
Plants 2021, 10(8), 1567; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10081567
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/8/1567

10. “Piper nigrum CYP719A37 Catalyzes the Decisive Methylenedioxy Bridge Formation in Piperine Biosynthesis”
by Arianne Schnabel, Fernando Cotinguiba, Benedikt Athmer and Thomas Vogt
Plants 2021, 10(1), 128; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010128
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/1/128

11. “Polysulfides Applied as Formulated Garlic Extract to Protect Tomato Plants against the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita”
by Reinhard Eder, Erika Consoli, Jürgen Krauss and Paul Dahlin
Plants 2021, 10(2), 394; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020394
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/394

12. “Bryo-Activities: A Review on How Bryophytes Are Contributing to the Arsenal of Natural Bioactive Compounds against Fungi”
by Mauro Commisso, Francesco Guarino, Laura Marchi, Antonella Muto, Amalia Piro and Francesca Degola
Plants 2021, 10(2), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020203
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/203

The “Plant Physiology and Metabolism” Section of the journal Plants (ISSN: 2223-7747) publishes original research and timely review articles on all aspects of physiological mechanisms and biochemistry, both metabolic and structural. This Section aims to increase our knowledge on the biochemical and biophysical bases of plant and algal physiology in addition to the use of this knowledge for engineering photosynthetic organisms for enhanced biomass productivity, resistance to abiotic stress, and the synthesis of high-value products.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021, listed below:

1. “Abiotic Stress in Crop Species: Improving Tolerance by Applying Plant Metabolites”
by Francisca Godoy, Karina Olivos-Hernández, Claudia Stange and Michael Handford
Plants 2021, 10(2), 186; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020186
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/186

2. “Salinity Stress Affects Photosynthesis, Malondialdehyde Formation, and Proline Content in Portulaca oleracea L.”
by Helena Hnilickova, Kamil Kraus, Pavla Vachova and Frantisek Hnilicka
Plants 2021, 10(5), 845; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050845
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/845

3. “Microalgal Cell Biofactory—Therapeutic, Nutraceutical and Functional Food Applications”
by Boda Ravi Kiran and S. Venkata Mohan
Plants 2021, 10(5), 836; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050836
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/836

4. “Influence of Bagging on the Development and Quality of Fruits”
by Muhammad Moaaz Ali, Raheel Anwar, Ahmed F. Yousef, Binqi Li, Andrea Luvisi, Luigi De Bellis, Alessio Aprile and Faxing Chen
Plants 2021, 10(2), 358; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020358
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/358

5. “Salinity Duration Differently Modulates Physiological Parameters and Metabolites Profile in Roots of Two Contrasting Barley Genotypes”
by Emilia Dell’Aversana, Kamel Hessini, Selma Ferchichi, Giovanna Marta Fusco, Pasqualina Woodrow, Loredana F. Ciarmiello, Chedly Abdelly and Petronia Carillo
Plants 2021, 10(2), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020307
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/307

6. “Comparative Study of Drought Stress Effects on Traditional and Modern Apple Cultivars”
by Ines Mihaljević, Marija Viljevac Vuletić, Domagoj Šimić, Vesna Tomaš, Daniela Horvat, Marko Josipović, Zvonimir Zdunić, Krunoslav Dugalić and Dominik Vuković
Plants 2021, 10(3), 561; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030561
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/561

7. “Hormetic Responses of Photosystem II in Tomato to Botrytis cinerea”
by Maria-Lavrentia Stamelou, Ilektra Sperdouli, Ioanna Pyrri, Ioannis-Dimosthenis S. Adamakis and Michael Moustakas
Plants 2021, 10(3), 521; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030521
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/521

8. “Downstream Signalling from Molecular Hydrogen”
by John T. Hancock and Grace Russell
Plants 2021, 10(2), 367; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020367
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/367

9. “Comparative Effects of Different Light Sources on the Production of Key Secondary Metabolites in Plants In Vitro Cultures”
by Mariam Hashim, Bushra Ahmad, Samantha Drouet, Christophe Hano, Bilal Haider Abbasi and Sumaira Anjum
Plants 2021, 10(8), 1521; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10081521
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/8/1521

10. “LED Illumination Spectrum Manipulation for Increasing the Yield of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)”
by Md Momtazur Rahman, Mikhail Vasiliev and Kamal Alameh
Plants 2021, 10(2), 344; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020344
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/344

11. “Rootstocks with Different Vigor Influenced Scion–Water Relations and Stress Responses in AmbrosiaTM Apple Trees (Malus Domestica var. Ambrosia)”
by Hao Xu and Danielle Ediger
Plants 2021, 10(4), 614; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040614
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/614

12. “Impacts of Microcystins on Morphological and Physiological Parameters of Agricultural Plants: A Review”
by Alexandre Campos, El Mahdi Redouane, Marisa Freitas, Samuel Amaral, Tomé Azevedo, Leticia Loss, Csaba Máthé, Zakaria A. Mohamed, Brahim Oudra and Vitor Vasconcelos
Plants 2021, 10(4), 639; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040639
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/639

13. “Breeding of High Cooking and Eating Quality in Rice by Marker-Assisted Backcrossing (MABc) Using KASP Markers”
by Me-Sun Kim, Ju-Young Yang, Ju-Kyung Yu, Yi Lee, Yong-Jin Park, Kwon-Kyoo Kang and Yong-Gu Cho
Plants 2021, 10(4), 804; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040804
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/804

14. “The TOR–Auxin Connection Upstream of Root Hair Growth”
by Katarzyna Retzer and Wolfram Weckwerth
Plants 2021, 10(1), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010150
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/1/150

15. “Canopy Size and Light Use Efficiency Explain Growth Differences between Lettuce and Mizuna in Vertical Farms”
by Theekshana C. Jayalath and Marc W. van Iersel
Plants 2021, 10(4), 704; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040704
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/704

16. “Cryopreservation of Woody Crops: The Avocado Case”
by Chris O’Brien, Jayeni Hiti-Bandaralage, Raquel Folgado, Alice Hayward, Sean Lahmeyer, Jim Folsom and Neena Mitter
Plants 2021, 10(5), 934; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050934
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/934

17. “The Optical Properties of Leaf Structural Elements and Their Contribution to Photosynthetic Performance and Photoprotection”
by George Karabourniotis, Georgios Liakopoulos, Panagiota Bresta and Dimosthenis Nikolopoulos
Plants 2021, 10(7), 1455; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071455
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/7/1455