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
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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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
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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Department of Plant Physiology, Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, H-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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International Potato Center (CIP), Avenida La Molina 1895, Apartado 1558, 15023 Lima 12, Peru
Interests: in-situ conservation; agrobiodiversity; crop evolution; seed systems; human nutrition; Andean agriculture
Interests: in-situ conservation; agrobiodiversity; crop evolution; seed systems; human nutrition; Andean agriculture
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: redox regulation; oxidative stress; abiotic stress
Interests: redox regulation; oxidative stress; abiotic stress
Department of Crop Production and Agri-Technology, Murcia Institute of Agri-Food Research and Development (IMIDA), C/Mayor s/n, 30150 Murcia, Spain
Interests: crop physiology; abiotic stress tolerance; plant mineral nutrition; plant production systems; product quality
Interests: crop physiology; abiotic stress tolerance; plant mineral nutrition; plant production systems; product quality
Department of Biology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: plant reproduction; pollen tube growth; self-incompatibility; programmed cell death; pollen allergens
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Interests: plant reproduction; pollen tube growth; self-incompatibility; programmed cell death; pollen allergens
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Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Interests: fungal population genetics; population biology; ecology of plant-associated microorganisms; Fusarium and Verticillium wilts; Fusarium oxysporum; Verticillium dahliae; biology of fungal endophytes
Interests: fungal population genetics; population biology; ecology of plant-associated microorganisms; Fusarium and Verticillium wilts; Fusarium oxysporum; Verticillium dahliae; biology of fungal endophytes
Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e de Interações, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Cx. P. 593, Uberlândia CEP 38400-920, MG, Brazil
Interests: animal behavior; arthropod–plant interactions; behavioral ecology; plant–animal interactions
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Interests: animal behavior; arthropod–plant interactions; behavioral ecology; plant–animal interactions
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Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE, Umeå, Sweden
Interests: Gene Regulation; Gene Network Inference; Machine Learning
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Interests: Gene Regulation; Gene Network Inference; Machine Learning
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Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: root development; cell division; cell differentiation; plant hormones; evo–devo, plant development
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Interests: root development; cell division; cell differentiation; plant hormones; evo–devo, plant development
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Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, SP, Brazil
Interests: secretory structures in angiosperms; development and evolution of flowers through various techniques of light and electron microscopies
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Interests: secretory structures in angiosperms; development and evolution of flowers through various techniques of light and electron microscopies
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Laboratory of Biologically Active Substances, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: food chemistry; functional foods; nutraceuticals; biologically active substances; extraction; secondary metabolites; antioxidants; polyphenols
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Interests: food chemistry; functional foods; nutraceuticals; biologically active substances; extraction; secondary metabolites; antioxidants; polyphenols
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Interests: bacterial pathogenesis; plant-microbe interaction; gene regulation
Interests: bacterial pathogenesis; plant-microbe interaction; gene regulation
Plant Molecular Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences , Royal Holloway University of London, Egham TW20 0EX, UK
Interests: photomorphogenesis; light input to the plant circadian clock; high-throughput analysis of light responses in plants; supplemental lighting in horticulture; plant-microbiome interaction; metabarcode-based analysis of the microbiome
Interests: photomorphogenesis; light input to the plant circadian clock; high-throughput analysis of light responses in plants; supplemental lighting in horticulture; plant-microbiome interaction; metabarcode-based analysis of the microbiome
Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; fiber developmental genetics; flax; hemp; nettle; reverse genetics
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Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; fiber developmental genetics; flax; hemp; nettle; reverse genetics
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Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
Interests: climate-resilient crops; glutathione homoestasis; metabolic engineering; salinity stress; drought stress; heavy metals stress; tolerance
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Interests: climate-resilient crops; glutathione homoestasis; metabolic engineering; salinity stress; drought stress; heavy metals stress; tolerance
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Department of Biology, University of Pisa, via L. Ghini, 13-56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: plant hormone crosstalk; plant developmental biology; regulation of biological processes in response to nutrient; regulation of cell differentiation mechanisms
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Interests: plant hormone crosstalk; plant developmental biology; regulation of biological processes in response to nutrient; regulation of cell differentiation mechanisms
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Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, LE, Italy
Interests: endomembrane trafficking; unconventional routes; metabolites and xenobiotics compartmentalization; biostimulation
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Interests: endomembrane trafficking; unconventional routes; metabolites and xenobiotics compartmentalization; biostimulation
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Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: plant virology; viroids; virus and viroid diseases; plant-virus interactions; pathogenesis; pest risk assessment
Interests: plant virology; viroids; virus and viroid diseases; plant-virus interactions; pathogenesis; pest risk assessment
1. Department of Agriculture and Food Science, University of La Rioja, 26007 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
2. Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino, Finca La Grajera, Ctra. Burgos Km 6, 26007 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Interests: precision viticulture; non-invasive sensors; vineyard monitoring; grapevine water status; grapevine composition; vineyard spatial variability; spectroscopy; thermography; vineyard robotics; machine vision; yield estimation
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2. Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino, Finca La Grajera, Ctra. Burgos Km 6, 26007 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Interests: precision viticulture; non-invasive sensors; vineyard monitoring; grapevine water status; grapevine composition; vineyard spatial variability; spectroscopy; thermography; vineyard robotics; machine vision; yield estimation
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Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidants; biostimulants; drought; oxidative stress; plant metabolomics; plant physiology; stress mitigation; sustainable agriculture; olive tree
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Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidants; biostimulants; drought; oxidative stress; plant metabolomics; plant physiology; stress mitigation; sustainable agriculture; olive tree
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Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology, IRNAS, Seville, Spain
Interests: photosynthesis; stomatal conductance; mesophyll conductance; leaf hydraulics; process-based models; plant water relations; precision agriculture; applied plant physiology
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Interests: photosynthesis; stomatal conductance; mesophyll conductance; leaf hydraulics; process-based models; plant water relations; precision agriculture; applied plant physiology
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Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Sapin
Interests: adventitious root formation; conifers; maturation; rooting competence; developmental reprogramming; conifer functional genomics; epigenetics/epigenomics
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Interests: adventitious root formation; conifers; maturation; rooting competence; developmental reprogramming; conifer functional genomics; epigenetics/epigenomics
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