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 Biology, University of Pisa, Via Luca Ghini 13, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: toxicity; plant cell; root meristem; abiotic stress; heavy metals; metal nanoparticles; nanoplastics
Interests: toxicity; plant cell; root meristem; abiotic stress; heavy metals; metal nanoparticles; nanoplastics
Department of Agricultural Science, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Località Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: food safety; food authentication; biomimetic analytical techniques (e-nose, e-tongue)
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Interests: food safety; food authentication; biomimetic analytical techniques (e-nose, e-tongue)
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1. Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
2. Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
Interests: plant biotechnology; secondary metabolites: plant lipid signaling; plant defense response; plant tissue culture; genome editing
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2. Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
Interests: plant biotechnology; secondary metabolites: plant lipid signaling; plant defense response; plant tissue culture; genome editing
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Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Takovska 43, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: bryophytes; bryophyte biology; conservation biology; conservation ecology and conservation physiology of plants; ex situ; plant ecology
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Interests: bryophytes; bryophyte biology; conservation biology; conservation ecology and conservation physiology of plants; ex situ; plant ecology
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Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
Interests: palynology; archaeobotany; human impact; palaeoenvironment; palaeoclimate; climate change
Interests: palynology; archaeobotany; human impact; palaeoenvironment; palaeoclimate; climate change
Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR 5096 CNRS-UPVD, Perpignan, France
Interests: nucleolus; ribosome biogenesis and rRNA genes in plants
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Interests: nucleolus; ribosome biogenesis and rRNA genes in plants
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Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-8510, Japan
Interests: Abiotic stress (nutrition, DNA damage); chromatin regulation; chromosome conformation; root morphology; Arabidopsis thaliana
Interests: Abiotic stress (nutrition, DNA damage); chromatin regulation; chromosome conformation; root morphology; Arabidopsis thaliana
Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
Interests: abiotic stress responses; signal transduction
Interests: abiotic stress responses; signal transduction
CIEPQPF and Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: aromatic plants; essential oils; GC and GC/MS; chemotaxonomy; antifungal activity; anti-inflamatory activity
Interests: aromatic plants; essential oils; GC and GC/MS; chemotaxonomy; antifungal activity; anti-inflamatory activity
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Interests: flowering; fruit load; fruitlet abscission; temperature; olive; apple; avocado; passion fruit breeding
Interests: flowering; fruit load; fruitlet abscission; temperature; olive; apple; avocado; passion fruit breeding
Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
Interests: omics; genomics; genome breeding
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Interests: omics; genomics; genome breeding
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Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany (Botany Unit), Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: diversity of plant species and communities (habitat types); Mediterranean macroclimate ecosystems (European and Western North American); conservation of plant species and natural/semi-natural habitats; habitat fragmentation
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Interests: diversity of plant species and communities (habitat types); Mediterranean macroclimate ecosystems (European and Western North American); conservation of plant species and natural/semi-natural habitats; habitat fragmentation
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Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Malaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Interests: somatic embryogenesis; cryopreservation; in vitro culture; zygotic embryo development and germination
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Interests: somatic embryogenesis; cryopreservation; in vitro culture; zygotic embryo development and germination
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Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Luca Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: heavy metals; metal homeostasis; phytochelatins; phytochelatin synthase; glutathione; plant evolution; lichens
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Interests: heavy metals; metal homeostasis; phytochelatins; phytochelatin synthase; glutathione; plant evolution; lichens
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LEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associate Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: soil quality; nature-based techniques; environmental geochemistry, soil-plant interactions
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Interests: soil quality; nature-based techniques; environmental geochemistry, soil-plant interactions
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Prof. Dr. Gustavo Santoyo
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Genomic Diversity Laboratory, Institute of Biological and Chemical Research, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia 58030, Mexico
Interests: PPGB; plant protection; microbial ecology; plant-bacteria interactions; plant microbiome
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Interests: PPGB; plant protection; microbial ecology; plant-bacteria interactions; plant microbiome
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Department of Plant Physiology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Interests: plant endomembrane system; intracellular protein transport; clathrin coated vesicles; vacuolar transport; secretory transport; AP-complexes; ENTH/ANTH proteins
Interests: plant endomembrane system; intracellular protein transport; clathrin coated vesicles; vacuolar transport; secretory transport; AP-complexes; ENTH/ANTH proteins
International Research Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Kumamoto University, Kurokami, 2-39-1, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
Interests: plant-animal interaction; plant development; peptide; stem cell; apical meristem; plant parasitic nematodes; attractant
Interests: plant-animal interaction; plant development; peptide; stem cell; apical meristem; plant parasitic nematodes; attractant
National Research Council, Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: mycorrhizal symbiosis; mycorrhizal networks; ectomycorrhiza in forest ecosystems; truffle biology; fungal vegetative compatibility; microbial interactions; plant-microbe interactions; plant microbiome; nutrient flow in soil/plant systems; microbial plant biostimulants; sustainable agriculture; ex situ microbial conservation; food microbiology; foodborne diseases; food safety
Interests: mycorrhizal symbiosis; mycorrhizal networks; ectomycorrhiza in forest ecosystems; truffle biology; fungal vegetative compatibility; microbial interactions; plant-microbe interactions; plant microbiome; nutrient flow in soil/plant systems; microbial plant biostimulants; sustainable agriculture; ex situ microbial conservation; food microbiology; foodborne diseases; food safety
Dipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: fungal diseases; phytophthora diseases; plant microbiome; biological control; postharvest diseases; molecular detection methods
Interests: fungal diseases; phytophthora diseases; plant microbiome; biological control; postharvest diseases; molecular detection methods
DISAFA Departement, Largo Braccini 2, University of Torino, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Interests: biostimulants; plant biofortification; crop nutrition; abiotic stress; beneficial elements; phytoremediation
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Interests: biostimulants; plant biofortification; crop nutrition; abiotic stress; beneficial elements; phytoremediation
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Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Department of Plant Biotechnology, Aachen, Germany
Interests: genome editing with site-specific nucleases; molecular farming; biotechnology; recombinant proteins; proteolysis; plant made pharmaceuticals; cell culture
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Interests: genome editing with site-specific nucleases; molecular farming; biotechnology; recombinant proteins; proteolysis; plant made pharmaceuticals; cell culture
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Academia Sinica, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Taipei, Taiwan
Interests: systems biology; molecular plant nutrition
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Interests: systems biology; molecular plant nutrition
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UMR 1131 Santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin, INRA-Université de Strasbourg, 68000 Colmar, France
Interests: plant–virus interactions; pathogenesis; resistance; nepovirus
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Interests: plant–virus interactions; pathogenesis; resistance; nepovirus
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1. Environmental Genomics Research Unit, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
2. Organic Farming and Land Use Systems, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Weihenstephan, Germany
Interests: land use changes; plant stress; detoxification enzymes; endophytes; plant-microbe interactions; antioxidative response
2. Organic Farming and Land Use Systems, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Weihenstephan, Germany
Interests: land use changes; plant stress; detoxification enzymes; endophytes; plant-microbe interactions; antioxidative response
Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel
Interests: biochemistry; biotechnology; gene regulation; genetics; plant biology; RNA metabolism; RNA polyadenylation
Interests: biochemistry; biotechnology; gene regulation; genetics; plant biology; RNA metabolism; RNA polyadenylation
School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Viale dell’ Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: environmental pollution; heavy metals; abiotic stresses; soil ecology
Interests: environmental pollution; heavy metals; abiotic stresses; soil ecology
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Via Ardeatina 546, I-00178 Rome, Italy
Interests: genetic basis of plant metabolic traits; analysis of the structure and regulation of synthetic pathways of flavonoids and terpenoids; phylogenomics and evolution of gene families involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites; effects of plant domestication and feralization on plant metabolism
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Interests: genetic basis of plant metabolic traits; analysis of the structure and regulation of synthetic pathways of flavonoids and terpenoids; phylogenomics and evolution of gene families involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites; effects of plant domestication and feralization on plant metabolism
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Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry & Center of Biotechnology CBDAL, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaiso, Chile
Interests: environmental microbiology; microorganisms-plant interactions; microbial genomics; biodegradation; bioremediation; synthesis of bioactive compounds & biopolymers
Interests: environmental microbiology; microorganisms-plant interactions; microbial genomics; biodegradation; bioremediation; synthesis of bioactive compounds & biopolymers
Departamento de Botánica y Geología, Universidad de Valencia, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
Interests: bryophytes; liverworts; plant taxonomy; population genetics; phylogeography; phylogeny
Interests: bryophytes; liverworts; plant taxonomy; population genetics; phylogeography; phylogeny
