Plants 2022, 11(2), 199; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11020199 - 13 Jan 2022
Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Plants 2019 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
Plants 2019 Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Plants will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Habitat Suitability of the Dominant Tree Species in Greece
Plants 2022, 11(12), 1616; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11121616 - 20 Jun 2022
Application of Biostimulants in Tomato Plants (Solanum lycopersicum) to Enhance Plant Growth and Salt Stress Tolerance
Plants 2022, 11(22), 3082; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11223082 - 14 Nov 2022
Plant Flavonoids in Mediterranean Species: A Focus on Flavonols as Protective Metabolites under Climate Stress
Plants 2022, 11(2), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11020172 - 10 Jan 2022
Award Committee
Prof. Dilantha Fernando
Chairman
University of Manitoba
Dr. Nobuhiro Suzuki
Sophia University
Prof. Dr. Oscar Vicente
Universitat Politècnica de València
Dr. Chris Helliwell
Dr. Yong-Bi Fu
Plant Gene Resources of Canada
Winner
Natural Blues: Structure Meets Function in Anthocyanins
Plants 2021, 10(4), 726; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040726 - 8 Apr 2021
Identification and Mapping of Tomato Genome Loci Controlling Tolerance and Resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus
Plants 2021, 10(1), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010179 - 19 Jan 2021
Winner
Fermín Morales
Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (IdAB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Gobierno de Navarra, Av. Pamplona 123, 31192 Mutilva, Spain
Gabriella Pocsfalvi
Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, Research Division Naples, National Research Council, 80131 Naples, Italy
Elisa Garzo
Departamento de Protección Vegetal, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias (ICA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain
Cinzia Margherita Bertea
Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10123 Turin, Italy
Winner
Khalid Mahmood Arif
Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland 0632, New Zealand
Branka Salopek-Sondi
Department of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Katrin Fischer-Schrader
Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zülpicher Str. 47, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany
Chiara Biselli
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d’Arda (PC), Italy
Winner
María Dolores Ibáñez and María Amparo Blázquez
Departament de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Avd. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/7/4/79
Lazar Novaković
La Trobe Institute for Agriculture and Food, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/7/4/89
