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 Molecular and Evolutionary Plant Virology, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP) (UPV-CSIC), Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: plant virus–host factor interactions; RNA viruses; post-transcriptional modifications during virus infection
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Interests: plant virus–host factor interactions; RNA viruses; post-transcriptional modifications during virus infection
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Prof. Dr. Ismael Aranda
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INIA, Ctr Invest Forestales CIFOR, Carretera Coruna Km 7,5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: drought stress; plant ecology; plant physiology; plant environmental stress; plant biology
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Interests: drought stress; plant ecology; plant physiology; plant environmental stress; plant biology
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Locality Feo di Vito, Department AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: allelopathy; secondary metabolites; essential oils; weed management; plant nutrition; metabolomics; mode of action; chemical interaction; bio-herbicides
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Interests: allelopathy; secondary metabolites; essential oils; weed management; plant nutrition; metabolomics; mode of action; chemical interaction; bio-herbicides
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Departament de Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana, Spain
Interests: abiotic stress; Arabidopsis; biochemistry; citrus; drought; flooding; metabolomics; plant physiology; tomato
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Interests: abiotic stress; Arabidopsis; biochemistry; citrus; drought; flooding; metabolomics; plant physiology; tomato
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Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
Interests: legume-rhizobia symbioses; microbial taxonomy; plant-microbe interactions; microbial biogeography; soil ecology; rhizobial ecology
Interests: legume-rhizobia symbioses; microbial taxonomy; plant-microbe interactions; microbial biogeography; soil ecology; rhizobial ecology
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho 2745, NW, South Africa
Interests: indigenous knowledge system (IKS); phytomedicine; conservation; ethnopharmacology; antioxidants; antimicrobial; herbal cosmetics; phytocosmetics; cosmeceuticals; phytochemicals
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Interests: indigenous knowledge system (IKS); phytomedicine; conservation; ethnopharmacology; antioxidants; antimicrobial; herbal cosmetics; phytocosmetics; cosmeceuticals; phytochemicals
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Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
Interests: plant ecology; photosynthetic regulation mechanisms; antioxidant defences; plant-soil interactions; plants and abiotic stress; pollutants and photosynthesis
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Interests: plant ecology; photosynthetic regulation mechanisms; antioxidant defences; plant-soil interactions; plants and abiotic stress; pollutants and photosynthesis
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UMR INRA-UCBN 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie & Nutritions N.C.S., UFR des Sciences, FED 4277 Normandie Végétal, Université de Caen Normandie, F-14032 Caen, France
Interests: nutrient use efficiency; plant nutrition; nitrogen and sulfur fertilization; plant responses to abiotic stress; plant senescence; seed quality; remobilization of nutrients; proteolytic mechanisms
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Interests: nutrient use efficiency; plant nutrition; nitrogen and sulfur fertilization; plant responses to abiotic stress; plant senescence; seed quality; remobilization of nutrients; proteolytic mechanisms
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Departamento de Agronomía, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad de Sevilla, Ctra. Utrera, km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: soilborne plant pathogens; soilborne plant diseases management; suppressive plant growth media; suppressive soil amendments; soil anaerobic disinfestation; biological control agents; plant diseases diagnostics; Fusarium wilt diseases; Verticillium wilt diseases; strawberry and blueberry diseases
Interests: soilborne plant pathogens; soilborne plant diseases management; suppressive plant growth media; suppressive soil amendments; soil anaerobic disinfestation; biological control agents; plant diseases diagnostics; Fusarium wilt diseases; Verticillium wilt diseases; strawberry and blueberry diseases
George S. Wise Chair in Life Sciences, School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Interests: plant-based biosensor; biotic and abiotic stresses; plant innate immunity; genetic approach; biochemistry; genome editing
Interests: plant-based biosensor; biotic and abiotic stresses; plant innate immunity; genetic approach; biochemistry; genome editing
Department of Botany, Institute of Biology and Ecology, P. J. Safarik University in Kosice, Manesova 23, 041 67 Kosice, Slovakia
Interests: lichens; algae; mosses; abiotic stress; heavy metals; secondary metabolism of lichens; polar ecology of lower plants
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Interests: lichens; algae; mosses; abiotic stress; heavy metals; secondary metabolism of lichens; polar ecology of lower plants
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Center for Conservation of Biological Diversity, Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden, 02-973 Warsaw, 2 St. Prawdziwka, Poland
Interests: biotic and abiotic stress; trees; biomonitoring; environmental pollution
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Interests: biotic and abiotic stress; trees; biomonitoring; environmental pollution
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Consejor Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: plant–insect interactions; agroecology; biological control conservation; pollinator conservation
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Interests: plant–insect interactions; agroecology; biological control conservation; pollinator conservation
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Dipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito, I-89129 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: abiotic stress in plants; biological aspects of environmental change, including climate changes; applied plant sciences and soil biology; ecotoxicology, biohazards and biosafety; industrial biosciences
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Interests: abiotic stress in plants; biological aspects of environmental change, including climate changes; applied plant sciences and soil biology; ecotoxicology, biohazards and biosafety; industrial biosciences
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Prof. Dr. Kwang-Hyun Baek
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Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38451, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Interests: antimicrobial agents; synergistic effects; nanoparticles; essential oils; secondary metabolites; plant extracts; bacteria; fungi; viruses; multidrug resistance; microorganisms
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Interests: antimicrobial agents; synergistic effects; nanoparticles; essential oils; secondary metabolites; plant extracts; bacteria; fungi; viruses; multidrug resistance; microorganisms
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Dr. Andrzej Bajguz
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Department of Biology and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
Interests: adaptation to heavy metal stress; brassinosteroids; phytoecdysteroids; phytohormones
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Interests: adaptation to heavy metal stress; brassinosteroids; phytoecdysteroids; phytohormones
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INRA, Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies Research unit, La Géraudière, CEDEX 3, 44316 Nantes, France
Interests: fruit cuticles; polysaccharides; polyester; cutin; cutin synthase; gdsl-lipase
Interests: fruit cuticles; polysaccharides; polyester; cutin; cutin synthase; gdsl-lipase
Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, University of Potsdam and Max-Planck, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
Interests: transcription factors (TFs), gene regulatory networks (GRNs), leaf growth, senescence, abiotic stress, priming and memory
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Interests: transcription factors (TFs), gene regulatory networks (GRNs), leaf growth, senescence, abiotic stress, priming and memory
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Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy
Interests: plant-microbe interactions, mycorrhizal fungi, response to environmental stresses
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Interests: plant-microbe interactions, mycorrhizal fungi, response to environmental stresses
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Prof. Dr. Hanna Bandurska
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Department of Plant Physiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wołyńska 35, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Interests: plant physiology; plant stress physiology; responses and resistance to abiotic stresses (water deficit, salinity, UV-B, tropospheric ozone); cross resistance
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Interests: plant physiology; plant stress physiology; responses and resistance to abiotic stresses (water deficit, salinity, UV-B, tropospheric ozone); cross resistance
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Dr. Martin Banwell
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Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, Jinan University, Zhuhai 519070, China
Interests: natural products; alkaloid; bioactivity
Interests: natural products; alkaloid; bioactivity
Department of Science and Technological Innovation, University of Eastern Piedmont, I-15121 Alessandria, Italy
Interests: photosynthesis; abiotic stress; photoprotection; halophyte; salt stress
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Interests: photosynthesis; abiotic stress; photoprotection; halophyte; salt stress
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Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: plant biochemistry; isolation and identification of polyphenols; evaluation of biological potentials of polyphenols on isolate cells in culture; identification of molecular mechanisms of antioxidants action
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Interests: plant biochemistry; isolation and identification of polyphenols; evaluation of biological potentials of polyphenols on isolate cells in culture; identification of molecular mechanisms of antioxidants action
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Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-25243 Pruhonice, Czech Republic
Interests: biogeography; population genetics; phylogeography; evolutionary ecology; phylogenetics; molecular systematics; paleoecology
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Interests: biogeography; population genetics; phylogeography; evolutionary ecology; phylogenetics; molecular systematics; paleoecology
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Centro di Ricerche Floristiche dell'Appennino, Università di Camerino—Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga, San Colombo, Barisciano, 67021 L'Aquila, Italy
Interests: systematics; taxonomy and nomenclature of vascular plants; Mediterranean flora; herbarium
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Interests: systematics; taxonomy and nomenclature of vascular plants; Mediterranean flora; herbarium
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Department of Biology, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: plant cell; bryophytes; environmental pollution; response to stress; ultrastructure; molecular biology; biomarkers; bioactivities
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Interests: plant cell; bryophytes; environmental pollution; response to stress; ultrastructure; molecular biology; biomarkers; bioactivities
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1. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
2. Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Interests: plant regeneration from seeds; seed dormancy and germination of wild plants; biogeographical distribution of the kinds of seed dormancy; evolution relationships between the kinds of seed dormancy
2. Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Interests: plant regeneration from seeds; seed dormancy and germination of wild plants; biogeographical distribution of the kinds of seed dormancy; evolution relationships between the kinds of seed dormancy
Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Interests: anisotropic exansion; growth dynamics in the root
Interests: anisotropic exansion; growth dynamics in the root
NMC Biolab, New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM, USA
Interests: drought stress; abiotic stress; plant physiology; pathology; plantmicrobe interaction; plant growth promoting organisms; biotic stress
Interests: drought stress; abiotic stress; plant physiology; pathology; plantmicrobe interaction; plant growth promoting organisms; biotic stress
CNR Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Perugia, Italy
Interests: tomato; Arabidopsis; salt stress; drought stress; ABA
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Interests: tomato; Arabidopsis; salt stress; drought stress; ABA
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