Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Plants 2021 Best Paper Awards.

The awards have been granted to:

One Review:

Plant Disease Detection and Classification by Deep Learning
by Muhammad Hammad Saleem, Johan Potgieter, and Khalid Mahmood Arif 
Plants 2019, 8(11), 468; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8110468

Three research articles:

Involvement of Phenolic Acids in Short-Term Adaptation to Salinity Stress is Species-Specific among Brassicaceae
by Ida Linić, Dunja Šamec, Jiří Grúz, Valerija Vujčić Bok, Miroslav Strnad, and Branka Salopek-Sondi
Plants 2019, 8(6), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8060155

Isoform-Specific NO Synthesis by Arabidopsis thaliana Nitrate Reductase
by Marie Agatha Mohn, Besarta Thaqi, and Katrin Fischer-Schrader
Plants 2019, 8(3), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8030067

GWAS for Starch-Related Parameters in Japonica Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
by Chiara Biselli, Andrea Volante, Francesca Desiderio, Alessandro Tondelli, Alberto Gianinetti, Franca Finocchiaro, Federica Taddei, Laura Gazza, Daniela Sgrulletta, Luigi Cattivelli, and Giampiero Valè
Plants 2019, 8(8), 292; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8080292

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive 500 CHF and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Plants in 2021.

On behalf of the assessment committee, we congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups for their contributions to Plants and the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.

Plants Editorial Office