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
Institut für Molekulare Physiologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen (IMBIO), Universität Bonn, Karlrobert Kreiten Str. 13, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
Interests: secondary metabolites; biochemistry; allelopathy; allelochemicals; biodegradation; detoxification; chemical plant microbe interaction; ecological chemistry
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Interests: secondary metabolites; biochemistry; allelopathy; allelochemicals; biodegradation; detoxification; chemical plant microbe interaction; ecological chemistry
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Associate Professor, Center for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Interests: plant stress physiology; photosynthesis, respiration; grain quality; zinc and iron biofortification; plant nutrient use efficiency and plant response to elevated CO2
Interests: plant stress physiology; photosynthesis, respiration; grain quality; zinc and iron biofortification; plant nutrient use efficiency and plant response to elevated CO2
Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: Post-translational modification; ubiquitination; sumoylation; light signaling; germination; flowering; E3 ubiquitin ligase; E3 SUMO ligase; Methyltransferase; COP1; SIZ1
Interests: Post-translational modification; ubiquitination; sumoylation; light signaling; germination; flowering; E3 ubiquitin ligase; E3 SUMO ligase; Methyltransferase; COP1; SIZ1
Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: abiotic stress; nutrient use efficiency; biochemical control of metabolism; nitrogen metabolism; polyamine metabolism; gamma aminobutyrate
Interests: abiotic stress; nutrient use efficiency; biochemical control of metabolism; nitrogen metabolism; polyamine metabolism; gamma aminobutyrate
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
Interests: paleobotany; fossil plants; plant evolution; plant systematics
Interests: paleobotany; fossil plants; plant evolution; plant systematics
Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal (ESON), 107 Guccha Marg, New Road Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
Interests: systematics; taxonomy; biodiversity and ethnobotany, especially the Himalayan medicinal plants
Interests: systematics; taxonomy; biodiversity and ethnobotany, especially the Himalayan medicinal plants
Department of Higher Plants, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
Interests: flower structure and development; Alsmatales
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Interests: flower structure and development; Alsmatales
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1. Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4561, USA
2. Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4561, USA
Interests: biosensors; biotechnology; bioenergy; environmental stress; GFP; phytosensors; plants; promoters; remote sensing; whole organisms; synthetic biology transgenic plants; weedy plants
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2. Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4561, USA
Interests: biosensors; biotechnology; bioenergy; environmental stress; GFP; phytosensors; plants; promoters; remote sensing; whole organisms; synthetic biology transgenic plants; weedy plants
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College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
Interests: plant genomics; bioinformatics; plant evolution; plant biotechnology; transcriptomics
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Interests: plant genomics; bioinformatics; plant evolution; plant biotechnology; transcriptomics
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: computer science; bioinformatics; computational biology; multiple sequence alignment; biological network analysis; gene clusters
Interests: computer science; bioinformatics; computational biology; multiple sequence alignment; biological network analysis; gene clusters
Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, USDA-Agriculture Research Service, 800 Buchanan St. Rm 2111, Albany, CA 94710-1105, USA
Interests: plant biotechnology; genetic engineering; agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation; rice; wheat; switchgrass; citrus; site-specific recombinases; gene stacking; digital PCR; promoter analyses; transgene expression; tissue-specific promoters; transgene containment; multi-transgene assembly; plant-bacterial interactions
Interests: plant biotechnology; genetic engineering; agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation; rice; wheat; switchgrass; citrus; site-specific recombinases; gene stacking; digital PCR; promoter analyses; transgene expression; tissue-specific promoters; transgene containment; multi-transgene assembly; plant-bacterial interactions
General and Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via de Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: applied entomology; plant protection; stored product protection; IPM
Interests: applied entomology; plant protection; stored product protection; IPM
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università di Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
Interests: plant hydraulics and its changes in response to environmental stress and growth condition; xylem water transport: dysfunction (xylem embolism) and regulation (hydraulic recovery, ion-mediated enhancing); plant water relations; drought stress; tree mortality in response to climate change
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Interests: plant hydraulics and its changes in response to environmental stress and growth condition; xylem water transport: dysfunction (xylem embolism) and regulation (hydraulic recovery, ion-mediated enhancing); plant water relations; drought stress; tree mortality in response to climate change
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Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
Interests: proline metabolism; amino acids; drought stress; plant development; proline–ROS interactions
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Interests: proline metabolism; amino acids; drought stress; plant development; proline–ROS interactions
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Research Plant Pathologist, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Sunflower and Plant Biology Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
Interests: molecular plant pathology; sunflower pathology; pathogen effector biology; genetics and genomics of filamentous plant pathogens; fungal pathogen genetic diversity; plant cell biology; plant cell walls
Interests: molecular plant pathology; sunflower pathology; pathogen effector biology; genetics and genomics of filamentous plant pathogens; fungal pathogen genetic diversity; plant cell biology; plant cell walls
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
Interests: natural product chemistry; NMR structure elucidation, drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; bioactive plant extract, antibacterial; antioxidants; α-glucosidase inhibitors
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Interests: natural product chemistry; NMR structure elucidation, drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; bioactive plant extract, antibacterial; antioxidants; α-glucosidase inhibitors
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UMR 7141, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, CNRS/Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
Interests: photosynthesis; chloroplast; gene expression; genomics; RNA-binding proteins; algae
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Interests: photosynthesis; chloroplast; gene expression; genomics; RNA-binding proteins; algae
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Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Martelarenlaan 42, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Interests: plant–microbiome interactions; abiotic stress; pollution; phytoremediation; bioremediation; plant growth promotion
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Interests: plant–microbiome interactions; abiotic stress; pollution; phytoremediation; bioremediation; plant growth promotion
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Soil and Crop Sciences Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, 608 Bradfield Hall, 306 Tower Rd., Ithaca, NY 14853-1901, USA
Interests: mineral nutrition; micronutrient transport and its regulation; Arabidopsis; Brachypodium; copper; iron cadmium
Interests: mineral nutrition; micronutrient transport and its regulation; Arabidopsis; Brachypodium; copper; iron cadmium
1. Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2. Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: metal stress in plants; metal accumulation and tolerance in plants; metal hyperaccumulator plants; mycorrhiza; interactions of engineered nanoparticles and plants; phytoremediation; biofortification; environmental monitoring; radionuclides; food chains; use of X-ray fluorescence and absorption-based techniques in plant biology; development of sample preparation procedures for the imaging of element distribution in biological samples for micro-PIXE; synchrotron micro-XRF and LA-ICPMS and MeV-SIMS
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2. Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: metal stress in plants; metal accumulation and tolerance in plants; metal hyperaccumulator plants; mycorrhiza; interactions of engineered nanoparticles and plants; phytoremediation; biofortification; environmental monitoring; radionuclides; food chains; use of X-ray fluorescence and absorption-based techniques in plant biology; development of sample preparation procedures for the imaging of element distribution in biological samples for micro-PIXE; synchrotron micro-XRF and LA-ICPMS and MeV-SIMS
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Department of Ecology, School of Biology, UPB 119, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; aerobiology; plant phenology; allelopathy; conservation; aromatic plants; essential oils; Mediterranean ecosystems; protected areas; environmental education
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Interests: plant–microbe interactions; aerobiology; plant phenology; allelopathy; conservation; aromatic plants; essential oils; Mediterranean ecosystems; protected areas; environmental education
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
Interests: plant proteins; seed storage proteins; protein functionality; Brassica oilseeds; pulses
Interests: plant proteins; seed storage proteins; protein functionality; Brassica oilseeds; pulses
Center for Agricultural Water Research in China, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: field crops; regulating plant growth; soil water; soil temperature; soil aeration; soil fertility; soil salinity; heat and humidity in crop canopy
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Interests: field crops; regulating plant growth; soil water; soil temperature; soil aeration; soil fertility; soil salinity; heat and humidity in crop canopy
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School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: mitochondria biology; bioinformatics; systems biology
Interests: mitochondria biology; bioinformatics; systems biology
1. State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross-Trait Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
2. Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Interests: plant-fungal interactions
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2. Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Interests: plant-fungal interactions
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Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Interests: legume genomics; plant development; flowering time regulation
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Interests: legume genomics; plant development; flowering time regulation
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National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: rice functional genomics; plant flowering time; plant inflorescence architecture; rice reproductive development; crop yield.
Interests: rice functional genomics; plant flowering time; plant inflorescence architecture; rice reproductive development; crop yield.
MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: nano-enabled agriculture; plant salt tolerance; nano-improved plant stress tolerance; smart plant by nanosensors; nanocarriers
Interests: nano-enabled agriculture; plant salt tolerance; nano-improved plant stress tolerance; smart plant by nanosensors; nanocarriers
Grain Quality and Structure Research Unit, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, USDA, ARS, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
Interests: basic and application research on product quality and new uses related with hard winter wheat and grain sorghum including NIR sorting; milling; physical and chemical analysis of raw materials and end
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Interests: basic and application research on product quality and new uses related with hard winter wheat and grain sorghum including NIR sorting; milling; physical and chemical analysis of raw materials and end
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Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: metabolic and regulatory networks; integrated analysis of omics data; lipids and polyketides; systems biology; development of educational videogames to teach complex multidimensional concepts
Interests: metabolic and regulatory networks; integrated analysis of omics data; lipids and polyketides; systems biology; development of educational videogames to teach complex multidimensional concepts
