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
Prof. Dr. John H. Doonan
Section Board Member
National Plant Phenomics Centre, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3EB, UK
Interests: plant development; cell cycle and growth control
Interests: plant development; cell cycle and growth control
Dr. Enrico Doria
Section Board Member
Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Interests: plant physiology; plant biochemistry; phycology; secondary metabolites
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Interests: plant physiology; plant biochemistry; phycology; secondary metabolites
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Department of Biology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
Interests: computational biology; plant genomics; transposable elements
Interests: computational biology; plant genomics; transposable elements
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
Interests: plant secondary metabolism; RNA interference; plant gene regulation; abiotic stress; transgenic plants; calcium sensor proteins
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Interests: plant secondary metabolism; RNA interference; plant gene regulation; abiotic stress; transgenic plants; calcium sensor proteins
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Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, 42 Swami Sivananda Street, Rose-Hill, Mauritius
Interests: plant genetic resources; agrobiodiversity; crop wild relatives; in situ conservation; genebank management; seed conservation
Interests: plant genetic resources; agrobiodiversity; crop wild relatives; in situ conservation; genebank management; seed conservation
World Vegetable Center, D-73529 Schwaebisch Gmuend, BW, Germany
Interests: plant genetic resources; agrobiodiversity; genebank and germplasm management; ex situ conservation; climate change; sustainability; neglected and underutilized species; indigenous vegetables; sprouts, microgreens, and edible flowers; tropical fruit
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Interests: plant genetic resources; agrobiodiversity; genebank and germplasm management; ex situ conservation; climate change; sustainability; neglected and underutilized species; indigenous vegetables; sprouts, microgreens, and edible flowers; tropical fruit
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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; soil and plant microbiome; microbial diversity; extremophiles; PGPR; rhizosphere
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Interests: plant–microbe interactions; soil and plant microbiome; microbial diversity; extremophiles; PGPR; rhizosphere
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Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo of Bari, Via Ceglie 9, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy
Interests: biotechnology; plant virology; virus- and virus-like diseases; host-parasite interaction; epidemiology; diagnostics; evolution and taxonomy
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Interests: biotechnology; plant virology; virus- and virus-like diseases; host-parasite interaction; epidemiology; diagnostics; evolution and taxonomy
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Department of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences (DAFE), University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: natural products; microbiology; plant pathology; antimicrobial activities; bioactive secondary metabolites
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Interests: natural products; microbiology; plant pathology; antimicrobial activities; bioactive secondary metabolites
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Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Interests: plant–insect interaction; plant defense; biology of green leaf volatiles; plant–plant interaction; volatile organic compounds; defense signaling; metabolism
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Interests: plant–insect interaction; plant defense; biology of green leaf volatiles; plant–plant interaction; volatile organic compounds; defense signaling; metabolism
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Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, 00153 Rome, Italy
Interests: plant genetic resources; genebank and germplasm management; neglected and underutilized species; networking; global conservation and use system; capacity building; cacao genetic resources; linking conservation and development
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Interests: plant genetic resources; genebank and germplasm management; neglected and underutilized species; networking; global conservation and use system; capacity building; cacao genetic resources; linking conservation and development
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Agro-Environmental and Water Economics Institute (INAGEA) , Research Group of Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions (PLantmed), University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain
Interests: plant physiology; abiotic stresses; drought; viticulture; irrigation
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Interests: plant physiology; abiotic stresses; drought; viticulture; irrigation
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Interests: crop engineering; secondary metabolism; lignin; bioproducts
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Interests: crop engineering; secondary metabolism; lignin; bioproducts
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National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: Brassica napus; seed yield; gene cloning; genome editing; molecular breeding
Interests: Brassica napus; seed yield; gene cloning; genome editing; molecular breeding
College of Agriculture Resource and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: soil quality and crop production; adaptation strategies to climate change; yield gap; carbon and nitrogen management; precision rice farming; food security
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Interests: soil quality and crop production; adaptation strategies to climate change; yield gap; carbon and nitrogen management; precision rice farming; food security
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1. Postharvest and Agroprocessing Research, Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2092, South Africa
2. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
Interests: postharvest physiology and technology; food and nutrition security; edible coatings; agroprocessing; functional foods; indigenous crops; maturity indexing; non-destructive measurements; postharvest stress; omics
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2. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
Interests: postharvest physiology and technology; food and nutrition security; edible coatings; agroprocessing; functional foods; indigenous crops; maturity indexing; non-destructive measurements; postharvest stress; omics
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1. College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
2. Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: ecological community; stress; plant diversity; ecosystem
2. Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: ecological community; stress; plant diversity; ecosystem
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, s/n. 18001 Granada, Spain
Interests: the relation of plants with the soil
Interests: the relation of plants with the soil
Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), CSIC, Córdoba, Spain
Interests: weeds; sustainable crop protection; germination; resistance; allelopathy
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Interests: weeds; sustainable crop protection; germination; resistance; allelopathy
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Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, Chieti, Italy
Interests: pharma-toxicological and phytochemical evaluation of medicinal plant and herbal extract activity
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Interests: pharma-toxicological and phytochemical evaluation of medicinal plant and herbal extract activity
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Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Centenario, 303, CP 96, Piracicaba 13400-970, SP, Brazil
Interests: gene expression; abiotic stress; nitrate transporter; ammonium transporter
Interests: gene expression; abiotic stress; nitrate transporter; ammonium transporter
Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany
Interests: population genetics of plants; tropical forest genetics; population genetics of temperate forest trees; conservation of plant genetic resources; human impact on plant populations
Interests: population genetics of plants; tropical forest genetics; population genetics of temperate forest trees; conservation of plant genetic resources; human impact on plant populations
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Interests: ABA signaling; seed development; germination; hormone signaling; Arabidopsis
Interests: ABA signaling; seed development; germination; hormone signaling; Arabidopsis
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: shade/competition avoidance; light signaling; branching; plant development; phytohormones; thigmomorphogenesis
Interests: shade/competition avoidance; light signaling; branching; plant development; phytohormones; thigmomorphogenesis
Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Campus UAB Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Valles, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: plant primary metabolism; environmental stresses; mitochondria-chloroplast metabolic interactions; crop productivity and quality
Interests: plant primary metabolism; environmental stresses; mitochondria-chloroplast metabolic interactions; crop productivity and quality
Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: plant nutrition; heavy metals; iron; plant stress; ionomics; energy plants; nanomaterials
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Interests: plant nutrition; heavy metals; iron; plant stress; ionomics; energy plants; nanomaterials
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Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: abiotic stress response in plants; the production of secondary metabolites in vivo and in vitro; plant-growth-promoting bacteria; phytoremediation
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Interests: abiotic stress response in plants; the production of secondary metabolites in vivo and in vitro; plant-growth-promoting bacteria; phytoremediation
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Dr. Jean-Marie Frachisse
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Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Sciences Plant Saclay, CEDEX, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
Interests: plants; arabidopsis; mechanosensing; electrical signaling; channels and transporters
Interests: plants; arabidopsis; mechanosensing; electrical signaling; channels and transporters
SPHERES Research Unit, Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography, University of Liege, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Interests: vegetation modelling; climate change; plant acclimation; carbon cycle; paleoclimate; paleoCO2; paleovegetation
Interests: vegetation modelling; climate change; plant acclimation; carbon cycle; paleoclimate; paleoCO2; paleovegetation
Plant Breeding Department, Justus Liebig University, 35392 Giessen, Germany
Interests: plant biotechnology; plant genetics; plant breeding; plant genomics; molecular breeding; cereals; oil and protein crops; agronomy
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Interests: plant biotechnology; plant genetics; plant breeding; plant genomics; molecular breeding; cereals; oil and protein crops; agronomy
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