Editorial Board
- Plant Physiology and Metabolism Section
- Phytochemistry Section
- Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions Section
- Plant Molecular Biology Section
- Plant Development and Morphogenesis Section
- Plant Ecology Section
- Plant Cell Biology Section
- Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification Section
- Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology Section
- Plant Modeling Section
- Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change Section
- Plant Nutrition Section
- Plant–Soil Interactions Section
- Crop Physiology and Crop Production Section
- Plant Structural Biology Section
- Plant Systems and Synthetic Biology Section
- Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants Section
- Plant Genetic Resources Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: mineral nutrition and membrane activities in plants; transport of proton and cations; electrophysiological studies in plant cells; nitrogen and sulphate transport and assimilation; water deficit and biosynthetic activities; heavy metal uptake and toxicity; seed germination; membrane and metabolic reactivation; growth regulators; signal transduction (calcium as second messenger and calmodulin); mechanisms of phytotoxins in plants; nutritional deficiencies on fruits ripening; biochemical and molecular aspects of flesh softening; biochemical and physiological studies on officinal plants
Interests: mineral nutrition and membrane activities in plants; transport of proton and cations; electrophysiological studies in plant cells; nitrogen and sulphate transport and assimilation; water deficit and biosynthetic activities; heavy metal uptake and toxicity; seed germination; membrane and metabolic reactivation; growth regulators; signal transduction (calcium as second messenger and calmodulin); mechanisms of phytotoxins in plants; nutritional deficiencies on fruits ripening; biochemical and molecular aspects of flesh softening; biochemical and physiological studies on officinal plants
Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
Interests: plant lipophilic barriers; suberin; cutin; lignin; epicuticular waxes; plant–pathogen interactions; skin reticulation of cucurbitaceous fruit
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Interests: plant lipophilic barriers; suberin; cutin; lignin; epicuticular waxes; plant–pathogen interactions; skin reticulation of cucurbitaceous fruit
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Department of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology, IRNAS-CSIC, E-41012 Seville, Spain
Interests: plant chloride homeostasis; chloride nutrition and Cl- function in plants; chloride and nitrate channels and transporters; functional and molecular characterization of anion transporters; abiotic stress: salinity and water deficit; plant resistance to abiotic stress: the role of rootstocks
Interests: plant chloride homeostasis; chloride nutrition and Cl- function in plants; chloride and nitrate channels and transporters; functional and molecular characterization of anion transporters; abiotic stress: salinity and water deficit; plant resistance to abiotic stress: the role of rootstocks
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: soil spectroscopy; iron geochemistry; mineral humic acid interaction; iron in plant nutrition; soil environmental chemistry; fate and behaviour of heavy metals and metalloids in soils; soil genesis and mineralogy
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Interests: soil spectroscopy; iron geochemistry; mineral humic acid interaction; iron in plant nutrition; soil environmental chemistry; fate and behaviour of heavy metals and metalloids in soils; soil genesis and mineralogy
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Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, CNR, Milano, Italy
Interests: seed nutritional quality; phytic acid metabolism; ABC-MRP type phytic acid transporter; lpa mutants; abiotic stresses; mineral accumulation
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Interests: seed nutritional quality; phytic acid metabolism; ABC-MRP type phytic acid transporter; lpa mutants; abiotic stresses; mineral accumulation
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Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
Interests: untargeted metabolomics; targeted metabolomics; general botany; plant cell biology; in vitro plant cell cultures; phytochemicals; fruit quality; plant metabolism and chemometrics
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Interests: untargeted metabolomics; targeted metabolomics; general botany; plant cell biology; in vitro plant cell cultures; phytochemicals; fruit quality; plant metabolism and chemometrics
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Bioresources Unit, Center for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, 3430 Tulln, Austria
Interests: plant-microbe interaction; endophytes; microbial ecology; plant protection; microbial colonization
Interests: plant-microbe interaction; endophytes; microbial ecology; plant protection; microbial colonization
Department of Science, University of Roma Tre, 00146 Rome, Italy
Interests: polyamines; amine oxidases; reactive oxygen species; plant responses to abiotic stress; wounding; xylem differentiation; stomatal closure
Interests: polyamines; amine oxidases; reactive oxygen species; plant responses to abiotic stress; wounding; xylem differentiation; stomatal closure
Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Interests: plant anatomy and micromorphology; medicinal plants; ethnobotany; pharmacognosy; biological activity of secondary plant metabolites
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Interests: plant anatomy and micromorphology; medicinal plants; ethnobotany; pharmacognosy; biological activity of secondary plant metabolites
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Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: fungal pathogens; disease management; epidemiology; biological control
Interests: fungal pathogens; disease management; epidemiology; biological control
Dpt. Biologia e Biotecnologie "C. Darwin", Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
Interests: plant development; plant hormones; root; stamen; seed
Interests: plant development; plant hormones; root; stamen; seed
EA2106 BBV - Biomolécules et Biotechonologies Végétales, University of Tours, 31 Avenue Monge, 37200 Tours, France
Interests: specialized metabolism; alkaloids; medicinal plants; pathway elucidation; subcellular localization of enzymes; reconstitution of the pathway in heterologous organisms; metabolic engineering
Interests: specialized metabolism; alkaloids; medicinal plants; pathway elucidation; subcellular localization of enzymes; reconstitution of the pathway in heterologous organisms; metabolic engineering
Résistance Induite et Bioprotection des Plantes, USC INRAE 1488, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BP1039, CEDEX 02, 51687 Reims, France
Interests: plant cell culture; specialized metabolism; bioproduction; natural products; phytostilbenes; resveratrol; medicinal plants
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Interests: plant cell culture; specialized metabolism; bioproduction; natural products; phytostilbenes; resveratrol; medicinal plants
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CNRS, INRA, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, University Paris-Saclay and University of Paris Bâtiment 630, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
Interests: non-coding RNA; miRNA; root development; legume symbiosis; transcriptomics; alternative splicing
Interests: non-coding RNA; miRNA; root development; legume symbiosis; transcriptomics; alternative splicing
CREA-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Italy
Interests: functional genomics in barley and durum wheat; microRNAs; abiotic stress; gene editing; genetic plant transformation; nucleo-cytoplasmic interaction
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Interests: functional genomics in barley and durum wheat; microRNAs; abiotic stress; gene editing; genetic plant transformation; nucleo-cytoplasmic interaction
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London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON N5V 4T3, Canada
Interests: soybean seed proteins; soybean pathogens; plant nitrogen use efficiency; epigenetics; seed development
Interests: soybean seed proteins; soybean pathogens; plant nitrogen use efficiency; epigenetics; seed development
Division of Biologically Active Compounds, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and GUMed, University of Gdansk, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: Bacteriophages; prophages; bacterial pathogens; plant pathology; phytopathology; plant–microbe interactions; Pectobacterium; Dickeya; microbial ecology; biological control; alternative hosts; bacteria–phage–plant interactions
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Interests: Bacteriophages; prophages; bacterial pathogens; plant pathology; phytopathology; plant–microbe interactions; Pectobacterium; Dickeya; microbial ecology; biological control; alternative hosts; bacteria–phage–plant interactions
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Department of Plant Biology/BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: deep learning; plant phenotyping; plant stress biology; photosynthesis; plant-water relations
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Interests: deep learning; plant phenotyping; plant stress biology; photosynthesis; plant-water relations
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Chemistry Department, Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Rio de Janeiro 22250-060, Brazil
Interests: high-value phytochemical resources; DoE; biomass; phytochemistry
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Interests: high-value phytochemical resources; DoE; biomass; phytochemistry
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Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, 222 Agriculture Building, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; molecular plant pathology; mechanisms of plant defense; mechanisms of defense suppression; secondary metabolism; biocontrol of plant diseases; phytoalexins
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Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; molecular plant pathology; mechanisms of plant defense; mechanisms of defense suppression; secondary metabolism; biocontrol of plant diseases; phytoalexins
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Department of Environmental Development, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Interests: physiology of plants and algae, chlorophyll fluorescence; wetlands; photosynthesis; plant stresses
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Interests: physiology of plants and algae, chlorophyll fluorescence; wetlands; photosynthesis; plant stresses
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Prof. Dr. Amots Dafni
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Department of Evolutionary Biology and Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
Interests: pollination ecology; floral biology; ethnobotany
Interests: pollination ecology; floral biology; ethnobotany
Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Rishon LeTsiyon 8528000, Israel
Interests: fruit tree physiology; plant-soil interaction; fruit tree irrigation & fertilization; olive cultivation; cultivation practice and product quality in fruit trees; scion- rootstock interaction in fruit trees
Interests: fruit tree physiology; plant-soil interaction; fruit tree irrigation & fertilization; olive cultivation; cultivation practice and product quality in fruit trees; scion- rootstock interaction in fruit trees
Full Professor of Plant Physiology in the Plant Biology Department, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Interests: ecophysiology of photosynthesis; plant responses to abiotic stresses; water relations; photosynthesis and productivity of tropical and subtropical plants; plant organic metabolism
Interests: ecophysiology of photosynthesis; plant responses to abiotic stresses; water relations; photosynthesis and productivity of tropical and subtropical plants; plant organic metabolism
Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babeş”, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timişoara, Romania
Interests: phytochemical characterization; extraction, isolation and characterization of pure bioactive compounds from plants extracts; assessment of the biological activity of plant extracts/pure active phytochemicals; in vitro, in vivo evaluations; clinical trials
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Interests: phytochemical characterization; extraction, isolation and characterization of pure bioactive compounds from plants extracts; assessment of the biological activity of plant extracts/pure active phytochemicals; in vitro, in vivo evaluations; clinical trials
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Laboratory of Computational and Quantitative Biology (LCQB), UMR 7238 CNRS-Sorbonne University, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; stress response; socialization; programmed cell death; cell-to-cell communication
Interests: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; stress response; socialization; programmed cell death; cell-to-cell communication
Phytotron Department, Agricultural Research Institute, 2462 Martonvásár, Hungary
Interests: plant stress physiology; salt and drought stress; LED lighting: modification of plant growth and metabolism
Interests: plant stress physiology; salt and drought stress; LED lighting: modification of plant growth and metabolism
Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4L8, Canada
Interests: improving performance and climate resiliency in crop plants; discovery and characterization of gene targets associated with nutrient use efficiency (NUE); water use efficiency (WUE); drought resistance; photosynthetic performance; embryo and seed development using genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics-based systems biology tools, technologies and their applications to improve performance and seed traits in model plants Arabidopsis and Brachypodium and the crop plants wheat, canola and flax
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Interests: improving performance and climate resiliency in crop plants; discovery and characterization of gene targets associated with nutrient use efficiency (NUE); water use efficiency (WUE); drought resistance; photosynthetic performance; embryo and seed development using genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics-based systems biology tools, technologies and their applications to improve performance and seed traits in model plants Arabidopsis and Brachypodium and the crop plants wheat, canola and flax
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
Interests: annexins; calcium; channels; roots
Interests: annexins; calcium; channels; roots
Dr. Keith R. Davis
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Founder and Principal Consultant, Faculty Innovations, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Interests: plant biotic and abiotic stress responses; bioactive peptides from plants; Cannabis research; plant secondary metabolites and human health
Interests: plant biotic and abiotic stress responses; bioactive peptides from plants; Cannabis research; plant secondary metabolites and human health
