Editorial Board for section 'Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions'
- 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 see the section webpage for more information on this 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
Lab RIBP 4707, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, SFR Condorcet FR-CNRS 3417, 51100 Reims, France
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; beneficial microorganisms; plant Immunity; signaling, metabolism; induced resistance; plant defense; interactions between biotic and abiotic stresses
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Interests: plant-microbe interactions; beneficial microorganisms; plant Immunity; signaling, metabolism; induced resistance; plant defense; interactions between biotic and abiotic stresses
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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 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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Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866, USA
Interests: understanding the molecular mechanisms of plant interactions with the environment; biotic interactions (insects, bacteria, fungi, nematodes); various biotic stresses (drought, cold, heat); high throughput sequencing; plant genotype and environment interactions
Interests: understanding the molecular mechanisms of plant interactions with the environment; biotic interactions (insects, bacteria, fungi, nematodes); various biotic stresses (drought, cold, heat); high throughput sequencing; plant genotype and environment interactions
Departamento de Agronomía, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad de Sevilla, Ctra. Utrera, km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: soilborne plant pathogens; soilborne plant diseases management; suppressive plant growth media; suppressive soil amendments; soil anaerobic disinfestation; biological control agents; plant diseases diagnostics; Fusarium wilt diseases; Verticillium wilt diseases; strawberry and blueberry diseases
Interests: soilborne plant pathogens; soilborne plant diseases management; suppressive plant growth media; suppressive soil amendments; soil anaerobic disinfestation; biological control agents; plant diseases diagnostics; Fusarium wilt diseases; Verticillium wilt diseases; strawberry and blueberry diseases
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: plant–insect interactions; agroecology; biological control conservation; pollinator conservation
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Interests: plant–insect interactions; agroecology; biological control conservation; pollinator conservation
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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, BO, Italy
Interests: phytoplasmas; phytopathogenic bacteria; Candidatus Liberibacter; PCR/RFLP; sequencing; plant-pathogen interaction
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Interests: phytoplasmas; phytopathogenic bacteria; Candidatus Liberibacter; PCR/RFLP; sequencing; plant-pathogen interaction
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Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS B2N 5E3, Canada
Interests: plant pathogens; plant physiology; genomics; virology; microbiology
Interests: plant pathogens; plant physiology; genomics; virology; microbiology
School of Life Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, Keele ST5 5BG, UK
Interests: insect-plant interactions; chemical ecology; crop protection
Interests: insect-plant interactions; chemical ecology; crop protection
Research Scientist-Plant Pathology, Agassiz Research and Development Centre,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 6947 Highway #7, P.O. Box 1000, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0, Canada
Interests: plant pathology; integrated disease management; plant disease epidemiology; host-parasite interaction; population genetics; molecular biology
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Interests: plant pathology; integrated disease management; plant disease epidemiology; host-parasite interaction; population genetics; molecular biology
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, CT, Italy
Interests: oomycetes and fungal diseases diagnosis; molecular diagnosis; emerging plant diseases; plant disease management strategies
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Interests: oomycetes and fungal diseases diagnosis; molecular diagnosis; emerging plant diseases; plant disease management strategies
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Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV), 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: RNA; small RNA; RNA silencing; ARGONAUTES; viroid; plant virus; antiviral resistance; plant biotechnology
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Interests: RNA; small RNA; RNA silencing; ARGONAUTES; viroid; plant virus; antiviral resistance; plant biotechnology
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Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, Apdo. 4084, 14080 Córdoba, Spain
Interests: etiology and diagnosis of plant diseases; pathogenicity; host-parasite relationships; nematode; plant-parasitic nematode; control of plant-parasitic nematodes; molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic relationships of plant-parasitic nematodes
Interests: etiology and diagnosis of plant diseases; pathogenicity; host-parasite relationships; nematode; plant-parasitic nematode; control of plant-parasitic nematodes; molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic relationships of plant-parasitic nematodes
State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: insect ecology and forecast; population ecology; environmental entomology; agricultural insect and pest management; insect molecular biology; plant–insect interaction; climate change biology
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Interests: insect ecology and forecast; population ecology; environmental entomology; agricultural insect and pest management; insect molecular biology; plant–insect interaction; climate change biology
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Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
Interests: fruit ripening; fruit quality maintenance; responses to fungal pathogens; postharvest biology and technology
Interests: fruit ripening; fruit quality maintenance; responses to fungal pathogens; postharvest biology and technology
1. Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
2. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
3. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
4. Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: plant immunity; proteomics; metabolomics; mass spectrometry
2. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
3. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
4. Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: plant immunity; proteomics; metabolomics; mass spectrometry
Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-VE), Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, TV, Italy
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; plant ecophysiology; grapevine; mycorrhiza; synthetic microbial communities
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Interests: plant–microbe interactions; plant ecophysiology; grapevine; mycorrhiza; synthetic microbial communities
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Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
Interests: plant lipophilic barriers; suberin; cutin; lignin; epicuticular waxes; plant–pathogen interactions; skin reticulation of cucurbitaceous fruit
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Interests: plant lipophilic barriers; suberin; cutin; lignin; epicuticular waxes; plant–pathogen interactions; skin reticulation of cucurbitaceous fruit
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Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: fungal pathogens; disease management; epidemiology; biological control
Interests: fungal pathogens; disease management; epidemiology; biological control
Division of Biologically Active Compounds, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and GUMed, University of Gdansk, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: Bacteriophages; prophages; bacterial pathogens; plant pathology; phytopathology; plant–microbe interactions; Pectobacterium; Dickeya; microbial ecology; biological control; alternative hosts; bacteria–phage–plant interactions
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Interests: Bacteriophages; prophages; bacterial pathogens; plant pathology; phytopathology; plant–microbe interactions; Pectobacterium; Dickeya; microbial ecology; biological control; alternative hosts; bacteria–phage–plant interactions
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Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, 222 Agriculture Building, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; molecular plant pathology; mechanisms of plant defense; mechanisms of defense suppression; secondary metabolism; biocontrol of plant diseases; phytoalexins
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Interests: plant-pathogen interactions; molecular plant pathology; mechanisms of plant defense; mechanisms of defense suppression; secondary metabolism; biocontrol of plant diseases; phytoalexins
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Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Interests: fungal population genetics; population biology; ecology of plant-associated microorganisms; Fusarium and Verticillium wilts; Fusarium oxysporum; Verticillium dahliae; biology of fungal endophytes
Interests: fungal population genetics; population biology; ecology of plant-associated microorganisms; Fusarium and Verticillium wilts; Fusarium oxysporum; Verticillium dahliae; biology of fungal endophytes
Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e de Interações, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Cx. P. 593, Uberlândia CEP 38400-920, MG, Brazil
Interests: animal behavior; arthropod–plant interactions; behavioral ecology; plant–animal interactions
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Interests: animal behavior; arthropod–plant interactions; behavioral ecology; plant–animal interactions
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Interests: bacterial pathogenesis; plant-microbe interaction; gene regulation
Interests: bacterial pathogenesis; plant-microbe interaction; gene regulation
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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Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Agricultural Research Organization ARO | aro, Bet Dagan, Israel
Interests: tomato; viruses; TMV; ToMV; ToBRFV; cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)
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Interests: tomato; viruses; TMV; ToMV; ToBRFV; cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)
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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; soil and plant microbiome; microbial diversity; extremophiles; PGPR; rhizosphere
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Interests: plant–microbe interactions; soil and plant microbiome; microbial diversity; extremophiles; PGPR; rhizosphere
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Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo of Bari, Via Ceglie 9, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy
Interests: biotechnology; plant virology; virus- and virus-like diseases; host-parasite interaction; epidemiology; diagnostics; evolution and taxonomy
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Interests: biotechnology; plant virology; virus- and virus-like diseases; host-parasite interaction; epidemiology; diagnostics; evolution and taxonomy
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Department of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences (DAFE), University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: natural products; microbiology; plant pathology; antimicrobial activities; bioactive secondary metabolites
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Interests: natural products; microbiology; plant pathology; antimicrobial activities; bioactive secondary metabolites
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Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Interests: plant–insect interaction; plant defense; biology of green leaf volatiles; plant–plant interaction; volatile organic compounds; defense signaling; metabolism
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Interests: plant–insect interaction; plant defense; biology of green leaf volatiles; plant–plant interaction; volatile organic compounds; defense signaling; metabolism
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