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 Virology, Plant Protection and Biotechnology Center, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain
Interests: plant virology; molecular diagnosis; NGS applied to virus diagnostics; development and validation of new techniques for virus detection and identification
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Interests: plant virology; molecular diagnosis; NGS applied to virus diagnostics; development and validation of new techniques for virus detection and identification
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy
Interests: grapevine; phenology; flowering; harvest; berry sugar accumulation; cultural heritage: biodeteriogens; aerobiology; pollination; climate variability; air quality; atmospheric pollution
Interests: grapevine; phenology; flowering; harvest; berry sugar accumulation; cultural heritage: biodeteriogens; aerobiology; pollination; climate variability; air quality; atmospheric pollution
Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA (ELGO-DIMITRA), 111 45 Athens, Greece
Interests: antioxidant capacities; bioenergetic; biotechnology; chlorophyll fluorescence; environmental biology; fruit ripening biology; plant physiology; photosynthesis; vegetable and fruit quality characteristics
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Interests: antioxidant capacities; bioenergetic; biotechnology; chlorophyll fluorescence; environmental biology; fruit ripening biology; plant physiology; photosynthesis; vegetable and fruit quality characteristics
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Viikki Plant Science Centre and Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI‐00014 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: plant interactions with fungal pathogens; fungal genomics and pathogenicity; plant immune signaling; phytopathogenic yeasts; Reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling
Interests: plant interactions with fungal pathogens; fungal genomics and pathogenicity; plant immune signaling; phytopathogenic yeasts; Reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling
Center for Cancer Researcg, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20982, USA
Interests: cancer biology; epigenetics; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; gene regulation; drug discovery
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Interests: cancer biology; epigenetics; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; gene regulation; drug discovery
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UMR PVBMT, Université de la Réunion, F-97410 St Pierre, La Réunion, France
Interests: botany; ecology; evolution; biological conservation
Interests: botany; ecology; evolution; biological conservation
Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: vitro cultures; biotechnological production of plant secondary metabolites; plant metabolic engineering
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Interests: vitro cultures; biotechnological production of plant secondary metabolites; plant metabolic engineering
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Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083‐862, SP, Brazil
Interests: evolutionary biology; genetics; molecular biology
Interests: evolutionary biology; genetics; molecular biology
1. Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II/Molecular Plant Physiology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
2. Centre for BioSystems Analysis, BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
Interests: systems biology approaches to plant hormone signaling; molecular networks and the mechanisms of action of various substances affecting plant growth and development
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2. Centre for BioSystems Analysis, BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
Interests: systems biology approaches to plant hormone signaling; molecular networks and the mechanisms of action of various substances affecting plant growth and development
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College of Resources and Environment Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: biochar; soil-plant interaction and healthy agriculture
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Interests: biochar; soil-plant interaction and healthy agriculture
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Department of Biology, University of Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: lichens; air pollution; biomonitoring; bioindicators; heavy metals
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Interests: lichens; air pollution; biomonitoring; bioindicators; heavy metals
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Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, Division of Perugia, National Research Council, - Via Madonna Alta, 130, 06128 Perugia, Italy
Interests: flavonoids; anthocyanins; proanthocyanidins; gene regulation; genetics; gene editing; forage legumes
Interests: flavonoids; anthocyanins; proanthocyanidins; gene regulation; genetics; gene editing; forage legumes
Department of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: food-borne pathogens; shelf life; essential oils; biofilm; food preservation
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Interests: food-borne pathogens; shelf life; essential oils; biofilm; food preservation
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Prof. Dr. Alina Elena Parvu
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Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: pathophysiology; physiology; phytotherapy; inflammation; phytochemical composition
Interests: pathophysiology; physiology; phytotherapy; inflammation; phytochemical composition
Department of Environmental Biology, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
Interests: climate change; water deficit; elevated temperature; elevated CO2; UV-B radiation; adaptation strategies to climate change; plant growth; plant physiology; plant stress physiology; fruit composition; grapevine biology
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Interests: climate change; water deficit; elevated temperature; elevated CO2; UV-B radiation; adaptation strategies to climate change; plant growth; plant physiology; plant stress physiology; fruit composition; grapevine biology
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Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
Interests: genome editing; genomic-assisted breeding; genetic engineering seed composition
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Interests: genome editing; genomic-assisted breeding; genetic engineering seed composition
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Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: genomics; DNA; PCR; plant biotechnology; plant biology; cloning; sequencing genetics
Interests: genomics; DNA; PCR; plant biotechnology; plant biology; cloning; sequencing genetics
1. Department of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, University of Food Technologies, 26 Maritza Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2. Laboratory of Cell Biosystems, Department of Biotechnology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: bioactive substances by plant in vitro systems; bioprocess engineering of plant in vitro systems; plant biotechnology
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2. Laboratory of Cell Biosystems, Department of Biotechnology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: bioactive substances by plant in vitro systems; bioprocess engineering of plant in vitro systems; plant biotechnology
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Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, Faculty of Environmental Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego str. 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland
Interests: ecophysiology of algae and cyanobacteria; heavy metals; oxidative stress
Interests: ecophysiology of algae and cyanobacteria; heavy metals; oxidative stress
Environmental Science & Technology, College Park, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Interests: use biochemistry, genetics, live cell imaging, phenology, and physiology to address hypothesis-driven research in plant growth and development; investigate the roles of plant specialized compounds, including flavonoids and hormones, and other plant growth regulators in plant developmental processes and responses to the environment; auxin homeostasis; flavonoid function; plant growth regulators/invasive species; metal-center proteins; therpeutics
Interests: use biochemistry, genetics, live cell imaging, phenology, and physiology to address hypothesis-driven research in plant growth and development; investigate the roles of plant specialized compounds, including flavonoids and hormones, and other plant growth regulators in plant developmental processes and responses to the environment; auxin homeostasis; flavonoid function; plant growth regulators/invasive species; metal-center proteins; therpeutics
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
Interests: seed development; proteomics; protein modifications; genomics; rice
Interests: seed development; proteomics; protein modifications; genomics; rice
Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA
Interests: phylogenetic systematics of angiosperms; especially melastomataceae; plant morphology; plant-animal interactions; natural history collections; floristics of SE USA and SE Asia; philippines
Interests: phylogenetic systematics of angiosperms; especially melastomataceae; plant morphology; plant-animal interactions; natural history collections; floristics of SE USA and SE Asia; philippines
Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, State
University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil
Interests: adding value to agro-industrial waste; production of bioactive compounds; biochemistry of microorganisms; bioremediation
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Interests: adding value to agro-industrial waste; production of bioactive compounds; biochemistry of microorganisms; bioremediation
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Center Agriculture Food Environment, University of Trento, Via Mach 1, 38010 S. Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
Interests: plant physiology; plant-microbe interactions; plant protection; plant defense and priming
Interests: plant physiology; plant-microbe interactions; plant protection; plant defense and priming
Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
Interests: environmental biotechnology; phytoremediation; phytomanagement; microbial-assisted phytotechnological approaches; plant–microbe interactions; soil fertility; development of bioinoculant formulations; effects of climate change and related abiotic stresses on plant growth and development
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Interests: environmental biotechnology; phytoremediation; phytomanagement; microbial-assisted phytotechnological approaches; plant–microbe interactions; soil fertility; development of bioinoculant formulations; effects of climate change and related abiotic stresses on plant growth and development
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Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
Interests: adventitious roots; hormone crosstalk; cell reprogramming; plant genetics and genomics
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Interests: adventitious roots; hormone crosstalk; cell reprogramming; plant genetics and genomics
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Departamento de Biotecnología, Genómica y Mejora Vegetal; IMIDA, 30150 La Alberca, Murcia, Spain
Interests: in vitro culture; breeding; mutagenesis; citrus; salinity; lemon; rootstocks
Interests: in vitro culture; breeding; mutagenesis; citrus; salinity; lemon; rootstocks
Department of Live Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, I-10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: plant-microbe interactions (symbioses); Mycorrhizal interaction; gene expression; heavy metal tolerance
Interests: plant-microbe interactions (symbioses); Mycorrhizal interaction; gene expression; heavy metal tolerance
Department of biological engineering, Enzyme and Cell Engineering laboratory, University of Technology of Compiègne, 60203 Compiègne, France
Interests: plant biotechnology; plant genetic engineering; plant tissue culture; plant physiology; plant metabolism; plant lipid metabolism
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Interests: plant biotechnology; plant genetic engineering; plant tissue culture; plant physiology; plant metabolism; plant lipid metabolism
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Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: inducible cell cultures; microtubules; cytoskeleton; cell wall organization; cell differentiation; cell cooperation; cell wall biosynthesis; membrane trafficking
Interests: inducible cell cultures; microtubules; cytoskeleton; cell wall organization; cell differentiation; cell cooperation; cell wall biosynthesis; membrane trafficking
