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
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
Interests: genomics; diversity; population genomics; quantitative genomics; association mapping; resequencing; adaptation; domestication; QTL mapping
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Interests: genomics; diversity; population genomics; quantitative genomics; association mapping; resequencing; adaptation; domestication; QTL mapping
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Italian National Research Council, Institute of Bioscience and BioResources (CNR-IBBR), Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: wheat genetic diversity; durum wheat breeding and genetics; QTL mapping; genome-wide association study (GWAs); yield and grain quality
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Interests: wheat genetic diversity; durum wheat breeding and genetics; QTL mapping; genome-wide association study (GWAs); yield and grain quality
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Science Research Center, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
Interests: reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling; reactive carbonyl species; oxylipin; environmental stress; programmed cell death
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Interests: reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling; reactive carbonyl species; oxylipin; environmental stress; programmed cell death
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Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
Interests: molecular mechanisms of organelle dynamics (especially peroxisomes and oil bodies) and functions in plants; accumulation mechanisms of seed storage oils and proteins; molecular biology; cell biology; bioimaging
Interests: molecular mechanisms of organelle dynamics (especially peroxisomes and oil bodies) and functions in plants; accumulation mechanisms of seed storage oils and proteins; molecular biology; cell biology; bioimaging
Center of Biotechnology and Biphysics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Interests: small RNAs; circRNAs; gene expression; abiotic stress; phytocystatin; cysteine proteinase inhibitors; leaf microbiomes
Interests: small RNAs; circRNAs; gene expression; abiotic stress; phytocystatin; cysteine proteinase inhibitors; leaf microbiomes
Department of Morphology and Systematics of Plants, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: systematics and phylogeny of plants; micromorphology; phytochemistry; chemotaxonomy; biological activity of secondary plant metabolites
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Interests: systematics and phylogeny of plants; micromorphology; phytochemistry; chemotaxonomy; biological activity of secondary plant metabolites
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Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, CS, Italy
Interests: medicinal plants; plant extracts; natural bioactive compounds; essential oils; nutraceuticals; antioxidant activity; antiproliferative activity; anti-inflammatory properties; photocytotoxic compounds
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Interests: medicinal plants; plant extracts; natural bioactive compounds; essential oils; nutraceuticals; antioxidant activity; antiproliferative activity; anti-inflammatory properties; photocytotoxic compounds
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Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Interests: biodiversity informatics; citizen science; taxonomy and ecology of lichenicolous fungi; plant conservation
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Interests: biodiversity informatics; citizen science; taxonomy and ecology of lichenicolous fungi; plant conservation
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC, Campus University Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. Utrera km 1, Building 46, 41013-Seville, Spain
Interests: plant lipid metabolism with special emphasis on fatty acid and triacylglycerol biosynthesis in oilseeds and olive fruit; gene and enzyme characterization and regulation; genomics; plant oil quality
Interests: plant lipid metabolism with special emphasis on fatty acid and triacylglycerol biosynthesis in oilseeds and olive fruit; gene and enzyme characterization and regulation; genomics; plant oil quality
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zürich, Switzerland
Interests: heavy metals; detoxification; metabolite transport; vacuole
Interests: heavy metals; detoxification; metabolite transport; vacuole
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France
Interests: nutrient recycling; plant senescence; autophagy; nitrogen use efficiency
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Interests: nutrient recycling; plant senescence; autophagy; nitrogen use efficiency
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Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, UOS Firenze, Florence, Italy
Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidant system; glyoxalase pathway; poliploid plants; crop wild type and relatives; landraces
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Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidant system; glyoxalase pathway; poliploid plants; crop wild type and relatives; landraces
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Università degli Studi di Miano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: fruit growth and maturation; plant hormones and morphogenesis; plant biotechnology
Interests: fruit growth and maturation; plant hormones and morphogenesis; plant biotechnology
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
Interests: seed biology; seed germination; seed dormancy; soil seedbank; seed persistence; seedling emergence and early growth; plant phenology
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Interests: seed biology; seed germination; seed dormancy; soil seedbank; seed persistence; seedling emergence and early growth; plant phenology
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Plant Pathology Laboratory, TERRA-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Passage des Déportés, 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
Interests: virus epidemiology; plant virome analysis; high throughput sequencing; molecular diagnostics; microbial communitites; microbiome
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Interests: virus epidemiology; plant virome analysis; high throughput sequencing; molecular diagnostics; microbial communitites; microbiome
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Department of Genetics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 425G Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Interests: molecular genetics of root growth behavior and root responses to environmental stressors; role of polyamines in plant stress response
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Interests: molecular genetics of root growth behavior and root responses to environmental stressors; role of polyamines in plant stress response
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Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
Interests: chloroplast biogenesis; tetrarpyrrole biosynthesis; photosynthesis
Interests: chloroplast biogenesis; tetrarpyrrole biosynthesis; photosynthesis
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Szényenyi István University, H-9200 Mosonmagyaróvár, Vár 2, Győr, Hungary
Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; ecophysiology; alternative crops; domestication; flowering phenology
Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; ecophysiology; alternative crops; domestication; flowering phenology
Departamento de Biología Funcional (Área Fisiología Vegetal), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: molecular and physiological aspects of seeds development
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Interests: molecular and physiological aspects of seeds development
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Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Otemae University, 2-1-88 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008, Japan
Interests: stress response; plant hormones; Arabidopsis; strawberry
Interests: stress response; plant hormones; Arabidopsis; strawberry
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Interests: ethnobotany; economic botany; essential oils; biological activity; medicinal and aromatic plants
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Interests: ethnobotany; economic botany; essential oils; biological activity; medicinal and aromatic plants
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Dr. Nataliya V. Melnikova
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Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: plant genetics; genetic diversity; molecular phylogeny; stress response; transcriptomics; high-throughput sequencing; marker-assisted selection; flax; poplar
Interests: plant genetics; genetic diversity; molecular phylogeny; stress response; transcriptomics; high-throughput sequencing; marker-assisted selection; flax; poplar
1. Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-Industrielle (LCA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Toulouse, CEDEX 4, 31030 Toulouse, France
2. Département Génie Biologique, IUT Paul Sabatier, Université Paul Sabatier, 32000 Auch, France
Interests: plant physiology; plant breeding; abiotic stress; bioactive accumulation; essential oils; biofertilizers; cereals; oilseed crop; legumes; vegetables
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2. Département Génie Biologique, IUT Paul Sabatier, Université Paul Sabatier, 32000 Auch, France
Interests: plant physiology; plant breeding; abiotic stress; bioactive accumulation; essential oils; biofertilizers; cereals; oilseed crop; legumes; vegetables
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 10, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: fruit plant breeding; biotechnology
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Interests: fruit plant breeding; biotechnology
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Department of Science, University of Basilicata, V.le Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: secondary metabolite isolation; structural determination; oxidative stress; nutraceuticals; bioactive molecules; cholinesterase inhibitory activity; Alzheimer’s disease; cytotoxic effects
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Interests: secondary metabolite isolation; structural determination; oxidative stress; nutraceuticals; bioactive molecules; cholinesterase inhibitory activity; Alzheimer’s disease; cytotoxic effects
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Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 260, Australia
Interests: microRNAs; RNA-binding proteins; post-transcriptional gene regulation
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Interests: microRNAs; RNA-binding proteins; post-transcriptional gene regulation
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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Largo Guido Donegani 2/3, 28100 Novara, Italy
Interests: natural product chemistry; synthetic methodologies applied to natural product synthesis; medicinal chemistry of natural products
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Interests: natural product chemistry; synthetic methodologies applied to natural product synthesis; medicinal chemistry of natural products
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Regulation of Gene Expression Laboratory, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulg Acad Sci, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: plant endomembrane trafficking; plant hormone signal transduction; chemical genetics
Interests: plant endomembrane trafficking; plant hormone signal transduction; chemical genetics
Institut de Biologie Moleculaire des Plantes, Strasbourg, France
Interests: DNA repair; small RNA; genome-epigenome dynamics; abiotic stress
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Interests: DNA repair; small RNA; genome-epigenome dynamics; abiotic stress
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Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan
Interests: reactive oxygen species; oxidative stress; abiotic stress response; redox regulation; germination; seed storage proteins; rice
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Interests: reactive oxygen species; oxidative stress; abiotic stress response; redox regulation; germination; seed storage proteins; rice
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