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, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Interests: genome editing; small regulatory RNAs; molecular genetics; plant biotechnology; abiotic stress; gene expression and regulation
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Interests: genome editing; small regulatory RNAs; molecular genetics; plant biotechnology; abiotic stress; gene expression and regulation
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College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: water-saving irrigation; crop water and nutrient managements
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Interests: water-saving irrigation; crop water and nutrient managements
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1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
2. Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572025, China
Interests: plant genomics; ornamental flower genomics; bioinformatics; molecular evolution; phylogeny; gene family evolution; water lilies; angiosperms; floral fragrance and floral color
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2. Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572025, China
Interests: plant genomics; ornamental flower genomics; bioinformatics; molecular evolution; phylogeny; gene family evolution; water lilies; angiosperms; floral fragrance and floral color
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1. The College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
2. Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Interests: plant immunity
2. Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Interests: plant immunity
College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: abiotic stress; cold stress signaling and response; light signalling; plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interactions; plant stress physiology; root-to-shoot communication and signaling molecules
Interests: abiotic stress; cold stress signaling and response; light signalling; plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interactions; plant stress physiology; root-to-shoot communication and signaling molecules
State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
Interests: photosynthesis; improvement of photosynthesis of major crops; photosynthetic efficiency; crop productivity; C3 food crops; evolutionary and developmental processes of C4 photosynthesis; greenhouse
Interests: photosynthesis; improvement of photosynthesis of major crops; photosynthetic efficiency; crop productivity; C3 food crops; evolutionary and developmental processes of C4 photosynthesis; greenhouse
Dr. Ellen Zuther
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Central Infrastructure Group Genomics and Transcript Profiling, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
Interests: abiotic stress; stress tolerance; stress memory; priming; climate change; systems biology; metabolomics; polyamines
Interests: abiotic stress; stress tolerance; stress memory; priming; climate change; systems biology; metabolomics; polyamines
Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Interests: ecophysiology; tree physiology; growth processes; tree water relations; ecological legacy effects; dendrometer; stem radius changes; ultrasonic acoustic emissions; climate change
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Interests: ecophysiology; tree physiology; growth processes; tree water relations; ecological legacy effects; dendrometer; stem radius changes; ultrasonic acoustic emissions; climate change
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Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
Interests: plant water relations; aquaporin function; plant stress physiology
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Interests: plant water relations; aquaporin function; plant stress physiology
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Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Street 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Interests: secondary metabolites; bioactivity; human health; plant food quality; mass spectrometry; NMR; biofortification; abiotic stress
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Interests: secondary metabolites; bioactivity; human health; plant food quality; mass spectrometry; NMR; biofortification; abiotic stress
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School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Interests: breeding and commercialisation of cereal and pulses; micro RNAs (miRNAs) and their role in enhancing crop productivity (through either stress adaptation and/or reproductive fitness); understanding the molecular mechanisms that control meiosis in cereals
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Interests: breeding and commercialisation of cereal and pulses; micro RNAs (miRNAs) and their role in enhancing crop productivity (through either stress adaptation and/or reproductive fitness); understanding the molecular mechanisms that control meiosis in cereals
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Dr. Rita Abranches
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Plant Cell Biology Laboratory, Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica ITQB NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av Republica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
Interests: molecular farming; recombinant proteins; plant cell cultures; microalgae; cell biology; epigenetics
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Interests: molecular farming; recombinant proteins; plant cell cultures; microalgae; cell biology; epigenetics
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Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: microalgae; microphytobenthos; phytoplankton; harmful algal blooms; environmental factors
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Interests: microalgae; microphytobenthos; phytoplankton; harmful algal blooms; environmental factors
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Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 1575 Varsity Drive, VRB, Module # 6, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: rice, wheat, strawberry and tomato diseases; integrated disease management; plant-pathogen interactions, genetic mapping, and GWAS; RNA-seq analysis; genotyping-by-sequencing, and plant microbiomes
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Interests: rice, wheat, strawberry and tomato diseases; integrated disease management; plant-pathogen interactions, genetic mapping, and GWAS; RNA-seq analysis; genotyping-by-sequencing, and plant microbiomes
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Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: mitochondria; mitochondrial transporters; metabolism; TCA cycle-connected metabolism; organic acid metabolism; metabolic engineering
Interests: mitochondria; mitochondrial transporters; metabolism; TCA cycle-connected metabolism; organic acid metabolism; metabolic engineering
1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
2. PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab , Pakistan
Interests: agronomy; agroecosystems modeling; cropping systems; farm modeling; crop physiology; nutrients cycling; climate change; impact assessments; adaptation and mitigation
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2. PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab , Pakistan
Interests: agronomy; agroecosystems modeling; cropping systems; farm modeling; crop physiology; nutrients cycling; climate change; impact assessments; adaptation and mitigation
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College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
Interests: standardization of herbal medicines (inner-morphological study and chemical profiles); natural products chemistry; metabolomics
Interests: standardization of herbal medicines (inner-morphological study and chemical profiles); natural products chemistry; metabolomics
Department of Plant Experimental Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza Str. 59, PL-80-308 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: abiotic stress; anthropogenic pollutants (herbicides, pharmaceuticals); green algae response to stress factors; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; plant physiology and biochemistry
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Interests: abiotic stress; anthropogenic pollutants (herbicides, pharmaceuticals); green algae response to stress factors; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; plant physiology and biochemistry
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Departamento de Botánica, Ecología y Fisiología Vegetal, Grupo de Fisiología Molecular y Biotecnología de Plantas, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, CEIA3, Universidad de Córdoba, 1407 Córdoba, Spain
Interests: abiotic stress; drought tolerance; legumes, nitrogen fixation; purine nucleotides metabolism; ureides
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Interests: abiotic stress; drought tolerance; legumes, nitrogen fixation; purine nucleotides metabolism; ureides
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy
Interests: molecular biology; population genetics; genotyping; gene mapping; DNA Sequencing; AFLP; molecular markers; gene expression; genetics transcriptomics; Plant Genetics; molecular breeding; development of molecular markers
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Interests: molecular biology; population genetics; genotyping; gene mapping; DNA Sequencing; AFLP; molecular markers; gene expression; genetics transcriptomics; Plant Genetics; molecular breeding; development of molecular markers
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School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Interests: domestication; archaeogenomics; crop origins; crop evolution
Interests: domestication; archaeogenomics; crop origins; crop evolution
Department of Applied Biology, Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela (Miguel Hernández University of Elche), Ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain
Interests: ethylene; brassinosteroid; phenols; antioxidant activity; jujube; capper
Interests: ethylene; brassinosteroid; phenols; antioxidant activity; jujube; capper
Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India
Interests: plant-environment adaptation; plant stress physiology and biochemistry
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Interests: plant-environment adaptation; plant stress physiology and biochemistry
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Department of Molecular and Evolutionary Plant Virology, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP) (UPV-CSIC), Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: plant virus–host factor interactions; RNA viruses; post-transcriptional modifications during virus infection
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Interests: plant virus–host factor interactions; RNA viruses; post-transcriptional modifications during virus infection
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Prof. Dr. Ismael Aranda
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INIA, Ctr Invest Forestales CIFOR, Carretera Coruna Km 7,5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: drought stress; plant ecology; plant physiology; plant environmental stress; plant biology
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Interests: drought stress; plant ecology; plant physiology; plant environmental stress; plant biology
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Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milan, Via Celoria, 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: allelopathy; secondary metabolites; essential oils; weed management; plant nutrition; metabolomics; mode of action; chemical interaction; bio-herbicides
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Interests: allelopathy; secondary metabolites; essential oils; weed management; plant nutrition; metabolomics; mode of action; chemical interaction; bio-herbicides
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Departament de Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana, Spain
Interests: abiotic stress; Arabidopsis; biochemistry; citrus; drought; flooding; metabolomics; plant physiology; tomato
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Interests: abiotic stress; Arabidopsis; biochemistry; citrus; drought; flooding; metabolomics; plant physiology; tomato
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Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
Interests: legume-rhizobia symbioses; microbial taxonomy; plant-microbe interactions; microbial biogeography; soil ecology; rhizobial ecology
Interests: legume-rhizobia symbioses; microbial taxonomy; plant-microbe interactions; microbial biogeography; soil ecology; rhizobial ecology
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho 2745, NW, South Africa
Interests: indigenous knowledge system (IKS); phytomedicine; conservation; ethnopharmacology; antioxidants; antimicrobial; herbal cosmetics; phytocosmetics; cosmeceuticals; phytochemicals
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Interests: indigenous knowledge system (IKS); phytomedicine; conservation; ethnopharmacology; antioxidants; antimicrobial; herbal cosmetics; phytocosmetics; cosmeceuticals; phytochemicals
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Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
Interests: plant ecology; photosynthetic regulation mechanisms; antioxidant defences; plant-soil interactions; plants and abiotic stress; pollutants and photosynthesis
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Interests: plant ecology; photosynthetic regulation mechanisms; antioxidant defences; plant-soil interactions; plants and abiotic stress; pollutants and photosynthesis
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