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
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), UMR 5175, CNRS, Montpellier, EPHE ‐ 1919 route de Mende, CEDEX 05, 34293 Montpellier, France
Interests: Evolution of plant life-history traits; mating system-dispersal-dormancy-theory-experiments
Interests: Evolution of plant life-history traits; mating system-dispersal-dormancy-theory-experiments
Department for the Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forestal Systems, Tuscia University,01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: plant genetics; plant biotechnology; molecular markers (ISSRs, SSRs, and SNPs); phenotypic and genetic characterization of plant genetic resources in crop and forest species; plant transcriptomics; common bean; globe artichoke; wheat; forest tree species
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Interests: plant genetics; plant biotechnology; molecular markers (ISSRs, SSRs, and SNPs); phenotypic and genetic characterization of plant genetic resources in crop and forest species; plant transcriptomics; common bean; globe artichoke; wheat; forest tree species
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), Plant Pathology Section, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; bacterial plant diseases; pre- and postharvest biological control; antagonistic microorganisms; host-microbe interaction; disease diagnosis
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Interests: plant pathology; bacterial plant diseases; pre- and postharvest biological control; antagonistic microorganisms; host-microbe interaction; disease diagnosis
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Department of Biology, University of Michigan, 4124 Natural Science Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1382, USA
Interests: development; meristem; stem cell; signal transduction; receptor; ligand; kinase; phosphatase
Interests: development; meristem; stem cell; signal transduction; receptor; ligand; kinase; phosphatase
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: mineral nutrition and membrane activities in plants; transport of proton and cations; electrophysiological studies in plant cells; nitrogen and sulphate transport and assimilation; water deficit and biosynthetic activities; heavy metal uptake and toxicity; seed germination; membrane and metabolic reactivation; growth regulators; signal transduction (calcium as second messenger and calmodulin); mechanisms of phytotoxins in plants; nutritional deficiencies on fruits ripening; biochemical and molecular aspects of flesh softening; biochemical and physiological studies on officinal plants
Interests: mineral nutrition and membrane activities in plants; transport of proton and cations; electrophysiological studies in plant cells; nitrogen and sulphate transport and assimilation; water deficit and biosynthetic activities; heavy metal uptake and toxicity; seed germination; membrane and metabolic reactivation; growth regulators; signal transduction (calcium as second messenger and calmodulin); mechanisms of phytotoxins in plants; nutritional deficiencies on fruits ripening; biochemical and molecular aspects of flesh softening; biochemical and physiological studies on officinal plants
Department of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology, IRNAS-CSIC, E-41012 Seville, Spain
Interests: plant chloride homeostasis; chloride nutrition and Cl- function in plants; chloride and nitrate channels and transporters; functional and molecular characterization of anion transporters; abiotic stress: salinity and water deficit; plant resistance to abiotic stress: the role of rootstocks
Interests: plant chloride homeostasis; chloride nutrition and Cl- function in plants; chloride and nitrate channels and transporters; functional and molecular characterization of anion transporters; abiotic stress: salinity and water deficit; plant resistance to abiotic stress: the role of rootstocks
CREA-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Italy
Interests: functional genomics in barley and durum wheat; microRNAs; abiotic stress; gene editing; genetic plant transformation; nucleo-cytoplasmic interaction
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Interests: functional genomics in barley and durum wheat; microRNAs; abiotic stress; gene editing; genetic plant transformation; nucleo-cytoplasmic interaction
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Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Rishon LeTsiyon 8528000, Israel
Interests: fruit tree physiology; plant-soil interaction; fruit tree irrigation & fertilization; olive cultivation; cultivation practice and product quality in fruit trees; scion- rootstock interaction in fruit trees
Interests: fruit tree physiology; plant-soil interaction; fruit tree irrigation & fertilization; olive cultivation; cultivation practice and product quality in fruit trees; scion- rootstock interaction in fruit trees
Laboratory of Computational and Quantitative Biology (LCQB), UMR 7238 CNRS-Sorbonne University, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; stress response; socialization; programmed cell death; cell-to-cell communication
Interests: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; stress response; socialization; programmed cell death; cell-to-cell communication
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
Interests: annexins; calcium; channels; roots
Interests: annexins; calcium; channels; roots
Dr. Keith R. Davis
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Keith Davis, VP of Plant Research, SativaGen Inc., Bloomington, IndianaMedical Sciences Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, IN 47405-7003, USA
Interests: Plant biotic and abiotic stress responses; Bioactive peptides from plants; Cannabis research
Interests: Plant biotic and abiotic stress responses; Bioactive peptides from plants; Cannabis research
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), Salento University, Lecce, Italy
Interests: plant physiology; horticulture; biodiversity
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Interests: plant physiology; horticulture; biodiversity
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Research Unit of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Department of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development and One Health, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128 Roma, Italy
Interests: plant antioxidants; plant-environment interaction; antioxidants; climate changes
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Interests: plant antioxidants; plant-environment interaction; antioxidants; climate changes
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Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Interests: plant hormone crosstalk; plant development and organogenesis; heavy metal; root apical meristem; plant tissues culture; Arabidopsis thaliana; Oryza sativa
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Interests: plant hormone crosstalk; plant development and organogenesis; heavy metal; root apical meristem; plant tissues culture; Arabidopsis thaliana; Oryza sativa
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Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, LGDP, UMR5096, CNRS/Université de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan, France
Interests: plant genome; mRNA metabolism; epitranscriptomic; heat stress response
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Interests: plant genome; mRNA metabolism; epitranscriptomic; heat stress response
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Dr. Nicolas Desneux
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Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, 06000 Nice, France
Interests: multi-trophic interactions; arthropod ecology; community ecology; ecotoxicology; biological control; integrated pest management; sublethal effects
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Interests: multi-trophic interactions; arthropod ecology; community ecology; ecotoxicology; biological control; integrated pest management; sublethal effects
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Departamento de Xeociencias Mariñas e Ordenación do Territorio, Universidade de Vigo, 36200 Vigo, Spain
Interests: fossil record of plants; paleobotany and paleopalynology of the paleozoic-mesozoic
Interests: fossil record of plants; paleobotany and paleopalynology of the paleozoic-mesozoic
Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: plant genomics; comparative genomics; epigenetics; gene expression; bioinformatics; plant-pathogen interaction; marker-assisted selection
Interests: plant genomics; comparative genomics; epigenetics; gene expression; bioinformatics; plant-pathogen interaction; marker-assisted selection
La Trobe Institute for Agriculture and Food, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
Interests: plant cell wall biosynthesis, assembly, and remodelling; cell surface polysaccharides and glycoproteins; identification and characterisation of glycosyltransferases/polysaccharide synthases; plant biotechnology
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Interests: plant cell wall biosynthesis, assembly, and remodelling; cell surface polysaccharides and glycoproteins; identification and characterisation of glycosyltransferases/polysaccharide synthases; plant biotechnology
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Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale EA 4358/Fédération de Recherche Normandie-Végétal FED 4277, Université de Rouen Normandie, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France
Interests: cell wall function/imaging (arabinogalactan proteins and pectin); root cap cells and secretions; root immunity
Interests: cell wall function/imaging (arabinogalactan proteins and pectin); root cap cells and secretions; root immunity
Department of Biology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
Interests: bioinformatics; genomics; maize; transposable elements
Interests: bioinformatics; genomics; maize; transposable elements
USDA-ARS, Cotton Fiber Bioscience Research Unit, New Orleans, LA, USA
Interests: cotton & fruit tree genetics and breeding; molecular markers; fiber biology; marker- and genomics-assisted breeding; genomic selection
Interests: cotton & fruit tree genetics and breeding; molecular markers; fiber biology; marker- and genomics-assisted breeding; genomic selection
1. Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, 52. Közép fasor, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
2. Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, 62. Temesvári krt., H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
Interests: plant molecular biology; plant cell biology; plant developmental biology; plant genetic engineering; plant biotechnology; kinase signaling; small GTPase signaling; plant embryogenesis; in vitro plant regeneration; plant cell division; plant cell differentiation; Arabidopsis thaliana
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2. Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, 62. Temesvári krt., H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
Interests: plant molecular biology; plant cell biology; plant developmental biology; plant genetic engineering; plant biotechnology; kinase signaling; small GTPase signaling; plant embryogenesis; in vitro plant regeneration; plant cell division; plant cell differentiation; Arabidopsis thaliana
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Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Interests: plant ecology; plant conservation; monitoring of plant species; mediterranean habitats; mediterranean plant
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Interests: plant ecology; plant conservation; monitoring of plant species; mediterranean habitats; mediterranean plant
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Centre for Integrative Legume Research (CILR), The University of Queensland, Brisbane St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: legumes, legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation; Plant molecular physiology, signalling and development; plant functional genomics (genetics, transcriptomics); plant-microbe interactions (symbioses)
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Interests: legumes, legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation; Plant molecular physiology, signalling and development; plant functional genomics (genetics, transcriptomics); plant-microbe interactions (symbioses)
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Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: natural products chemistry; isolation and structure elucidation; hemi-synthesis of plant-derived compounds; bioactive compounds; anticancer compounds; multidrug resistance (MDR); ABC transporter modulators; P-glycoprotein; antibacterial compounds
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Interests: natural products chemistry; isolation and structure elucidation; hemi-synthesis of plant-derived compounds; bioactive compounds; anticancer compounds; multidrug resistance (MDR); ABC transporter modulators; P-glycoprotein; antibacterial compounds
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Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 907 36 Umeå, Sweden
Interests: photosynthesis; light harvesting; plant proteases; green energy from microalgae
Interests: photosynthesis; light harvesting; plant proteases; green energy from microalgae
Institute of Bioeconomy (IBE), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 00185 Rome, Italy
Interests: ecophysiology; multi-stress; climate change; tropospheric ozone; ecosystem services; air quality; nitrogen deposition; water stress; soil salinity; stress interaction
Interests: ecophysiology; multi-stress; climate change; tropospheric ozone; ecosystem services; air quality; nitrogen deposition; water stress; soil salinity; stress interaction
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA) CV-315, km 10,7 - 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain
Interests: biological control; integrated pest management; zoophytophagous predators; citrus entomology; vegetable entomology
Interests: biological control; integrated pest management; zoophytophagous predators; citrus entomology; vegetable entomology
Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia-CSIC, Genetica Molecular de Plantas, Campus Universidad Autonoma, Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: plant viruses; RNA silencing
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Interests: plant viruses; RNA silencing
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