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
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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 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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Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: plant virology; viroids; virus and viroid diseases; plant-virus interactions; pathogenesis; pest risk assessment
Interests: plant virology; viroids; virus and viroid diseases; plant-virus interactions; pathogenesis; pest risk assessment
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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Molecular Identification Research Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P9, Canada
Interests: plant responses to stress; plant-microbe interactions; plant pathology; omics; plant molecular biology; next-generation sequencing; transposable elements; genome evolution; weeds; invasive plants; plant pests
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Interests: plant responses to stress; plant-microbe interactions; plant pathology; omics; plant molecular biology; next-generation sequencing; transposable elements; genome evolution; weeds; invasive plants; plant pests
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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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Department of Science of Crop Production, Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: nematology; plant extracts; crop protection; chemical control; biological control
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Interests: nematology; plant extracts; crop protection; chemical control; biological control
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Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Interests: taxonomy and morphology of plant parasitic nematodes
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Interests: taxonomy and morphology of plant parasitic nematodes
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Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV), 46011 Valencia, Spain
Interests: plant virus; virus replication; virus translation; antiviral silencing; viral suppression of RNA silencing; virus-host interactions
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Interests: plant virus; virus replication; virus translation; antiviral silencing; viral suppression of RNA silencing; virus-host interactions
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Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora", Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Malaga, Spain
Interests: microbial biofilms; cell-to-cell communication; bacterial-host mutualism; amyloids; biotechnology
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Interests: microbial biofilms; cell-to-cell communication; bacterial-host mutualism; amyloids; biotechnology
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School of Agriculture and Food science, University College Dublin, Ireland
Interests: plant-insect herbivore interactions; pollinator ecology; organic weed management; non-chemical insect control; rhizobia-host interactions
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Interests: plant-insect herbivore interactions; pollinator ecology; organic weed management; non-chemical insect control; rhizobia-host interactions
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North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
Interests: Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions; Plant–Soil Interactions; Plant-Microbe Interactions
Interests: Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions; Plant–Soil Interactions; Plant-Microbe Interactions
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: bacterial plant pathogens; ecology; microbe fitness; host–parasite interaction; avirulence genes; resistance mechanisms
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Interests: bacterial plant pathogens; ecology; microbe fitness; host–parasite interaction; avirulence genes; resistance mechanisms
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Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
Interests: fluorescence sensors; chlorophyll fluorescence analysis; photochemistry of photosynthesis; plant stress; physiology of plants and algae; plant talk and machine learning
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Interests: fluorescence sensors; chlorophyll fluorescence analysis; photochemistry of photosynthesis; plant stress; physiology of plants and algae; plant talk and machine learning
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MATE (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences), Genetics and Biotechnology Institute, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
Interests: symbiotic nitrogen fixation; legume genetics; rhizobia; plant development
Interests: symbiotic nitrogen fixation; legume genetics; rhizobia; plant development
Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; plant protection; plant immunity; mycorrhizal symbiosis; molecular biology; plant physiology; chitin; cell death
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; plant protection; plant immunity; mycorrhizal symbiosis; molecular biology; plant physiology; chitin; cell death
Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Demeter, Lycovrissi, Greece
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; symbiosis; endophytes with emphasis to plant protection; root and foliar microbiomes
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; symbiosis; endophytes with emphasis to plant protection; root and foliar microbiomes
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
Interests: plant virology
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Interests: plant virology
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The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan
Interests: molecular plant virology; pathogenesis; plant immunity; plant-virus interaction; viral gene expression
Interests: molecular plant virology; pathogenesis; plant immunity; plant-virus interaction; viral gene expression
Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
Interests: plant biotechnology; plant genomics; plant-microbe interaction
Interests: plant biotechnology; plant genomics; plant-microbe interaction
Department of Vegetable Research, Institute of Plant Sciences, ARO, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Interests: viral resistance in vegetable crops; mechanisms and genetics of viral resistance; whitefly-transmitted viruses
Interests: viral resistance in vegetable crops; mechanisms and genetics of viral resistance; whitefly-transmitted viruses
Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
Interests: biochemistry and biophysics of plants and algae; biochemistry and biophysics of pigments; interactions of the biotic (pathogens) and abiotic (temperature, light) factors with plants; environmental biotechnology; lipid models of biological membranes; plant-bacterial interactions; xanthophyll cycle
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Interests: biochemistry and biophysics of plants and algae; biochemistry and biophysics of pigments; interactions of the biotic (pathogens) and abiotic (temperature, light) factors with plants; environmental biotechnology; lipid models of biological membranes; plant-bacterial interactions; xanthophyll cycle
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Dr. George Lazarovits
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A&L Biologicals, Agroecology Research Services Centre, 2136 Jetstream Road, London, ON N5V 3P5, Canada
Interests: plant microbiome; soil ecology; plant endophytes; biological control; biofertilizers; agroecology; remote sensing
Interests: plant microbiome; soil ecology; plant endophytes; biological control; biofertilizers; agroecology; remote sensing
Dr. Julien Gad Lévy
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Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: tomato and potato pathology; plant-microbe interaction; plant-insect vector interaction; biological control of plant diseases; breeding for disease resistance; plant biotechnology; abiotic stress; gene expression and regulation
Interests: tomato and potato pathology; plant-microbe interaction; plant-insect vector interaction; biological control of plant diseases; breeding for disease resistance; plant biotechnology; abiotic stress; gene expression and regulation
