Topical Advisory Panel
- 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 Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology Section
- Plant Modeling Section
- Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change Section
- Plant–Soil Interactions Section
Members
Department of Soil Science, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania
Interests: plant nutrition; crop quality; active principles of plants; plant biochemistry
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Interests: plant nutrition; crop quality; active principles of plants; plant biochemistry
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1. ISOPlexis Centre Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
2. CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: soil microbiological diversity; plant–microbe interactions; plants; biotechnology; tissue culture; sustainable agriculture; food crops
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2. CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: soil microbiological diversity; plant–microbe interactions; plants; biotechnology; tissue culture; sustainable agriculture; food crops
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1. Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, KP, Pakistan
2. William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Interests: forest ecology; vegetation dynamics; forest health; climate change; ecophysiology; ecological modeling; community assembly; environmental sustainability; species-environment interactions; stress adaptation; phytoremediation; ethnoecology; quantitative ethnobotany; ethnobiology; ethnography; ecosystem services; natural reservoir; ethnic practices
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2. William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Interests: forest ecology; vegetation dynamics; forest health; climate change; ecophysiology; ecological modeling; community assembly; environmental sustainability; species-environment interactions; stress adaptation; phytoremediation; ethnoecology; quantitative ethnobotany; ethnobiology; ethnography; ecosystem services; natural reservoir; ethnic practices
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Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: metabolomics; systems biology; phytochemistry/natural products; plant-microbe interactions; plant/microalgae abiotic stress; climate change; sustainable agriculture; agricultural biotechnology
Interests: metabolomics; systems biology; phytochemistry/natural products; plant-microbe interactions; plant/microalgae abiotic stress; climate change; sustainable agriculture; agricultural biotechnology
Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Interests: genome editing; genetic engineering
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Interests: genome editing; genetic engineering
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Temasek Polytechnic, 529757 Singapore, Singapore
Interests: eurban farming; plant molecular biology
Interests: eurban farming; plant molecular biology
Department of Biophysics, School of Pharmacy and Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jedności 8, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Interests: EPR spectroscopy; free radicals; antioxidants; TGA; DTA; compatibility API with excipients; colorimetric analysis
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Interests: EPR spectroscopy; free radicals; antioxidants; TGA; DTA; compatibility API with excipients; colorimetric analysis
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1. Department of Pharmacognosy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu Av. 13, LT-50162 Kaunas, Lithuania
2. Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Research, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technologies, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu Av. 13, LT-50162 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: phytochemical and antioxidant research of plant raw materials rich in phenolic, triterpenic, diterpenic compounds, essential oils, and research of the effect of compounds in biological model systems; development and optimization of methodologies for the quantification of biologically active compounds of plant origin; determination of the qualitative and quantitative composition of biologically active compounds in raw materials of plant origin
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2. Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Research, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technologies, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu Av. 13, LT-50162 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: phytochemical and antioxidant research of plant raw materials rich in phenolic, triterpenic, diterpenic compounds, essential oils, and research of the effect of compounds in biological model systems; development and optimization of methodologies for the quantification of biologically active compounds of plant origin; determination of the qualitative and quantitative composition of biologically active compounds in raw materials of plant origin
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123, Catania, Italy
Interests: weeds; soil seedbank; germination ecology; allelopathy; biocontrol; natural compound; environmental and applied botany
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Interests: weeds; soil seedbank; germination ecology; allelopathy; biocontrol; natural compound; environmental and applied botany
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Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i. Rozvojová 263, 165 02 Prague 6 - Lysolaje, Czech Republic
Interests: Arabidopsis thaliana as model organism; auxin; root growth adaptation
Interests: Arabidopsis thaliana as model organism; auxin; root growth adaptation
Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus de Excelencia Internacional (ceiA3), School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/ República Saharaui n° 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
Interests: organic chemistry; natural products; isolation; allelopathy; secondary metabolites; LC-MS; bioactivity; spectroscopy; NMR; parasitic plants; QSAR
Interests: organic chemistry; natural products; isolation; allelopathy; secondary metabolites; LC-MS; bioactivity; spectroscopy; NMR; parasitic plants; QSAR
1. School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
2. Consultant Professor, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
Interests: new-generation LED technologies; impact of light spectra on growth, yield, chemistry, biology, and molecular information of plants; hydroponic production of high-value crops; breeding of wheat and cauliflower; abiotic stress (drought, cold, and salinity); molecular mechanism of plant abiotic stress tolerance (e.g., monitoring gene expression profiles/patterns and gene regulatory networks for understanding genetic control for crop improvement
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2. Consultant Professor, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
Interests: new-generation LED technologies; impact of light spectra on growth, yield, chemistry, biology, and molecular information of plants; hydroponic production of high-value crops; breeding of wheat and cauliflower; abiotic stress (drought, cold, and salinity); molecular mechanism of plant abiotic stress tolerance (e.g., monitoring gene expression profiles/patterns and gene regulatory networks for understanding genetic control for crop improvement
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Department of Mycology / Virology, Institute for Plant Protection in field crops and grassland, Julius Kühn-Institute, Messeweg 11/12, De-38104 Braunschweig, Germany
Interests: cereals diseases, e.g. (Fusarium, Zymospetoria, Pyrenophora, Oculimacula, Claviceps); IPM strategies; cultivar resistance testing; mycotoxin reduction in cereals; sustainable production for arable crops
Interests: cereals diseases, e.g. (Fusarium, Zymospetoria, Pyrenophora, Oculimacula, Claviceps); IPM strategies; cultivar resistance testing; mycotoxin reduction in cereals; sustainable production for arable crops
Dr. Celia M. Rodriguez-Dominguez
Irrigation and Crop Ecophysiology Group, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla (IRNAS-CSIC), Avda. Reina Mercedes, 10, 41012 Seville, Spain
Interests: plant water relations; plant response to drought; ecophysiology; stomatal regulation; plant hydraulics; plant-based sensors; applied plant physiology
Interests: plant water relations; plant response to drought; ecophysiology; stomatal regulation; plant hydraulics; plant-based sensors; applied plant physiology
Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology, University of Malaga, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain
Interests: plant pathology
Interests: plant pathology
Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1865, Argentina
Interests: crop physiology; seed yield; grain quality; abiotic stress
Interests: crop physiology; seed yield; grain quality; abiotic stress
Department of Land Measurement, Management, Mechanization, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Craiova, 13 A.I. Cuza Street, 200585 Craiova, Romania
Interests: agrochemistry; environmental and natural resource management; chemical analysis of soil and plants; quality control of food products
Interests: agrochemistry; environmental and natural resource management; chemical analysis of soil and plants; quality control of food products
Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC), Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
Interests: tree physiology; plant root biology; environmental stresses; root anatomy
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Interests: tree physiology; plant root biology; environmental stresses; root anatomy
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Department of Biotechnology, Visva-Bharati Central University, Santiniketan 731235, West Bengal, India
Interests: cereal genomics and biotechnology; genetics and plant breeding for cereals and berry fruits; disease resistance; abiotic stress tolerance; crop agronomy; wheat; rice; barley; oat; strawberry; blueberry; berry fruit improvement
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Interests: cereal genomics and biotechnology; genetics and plant breeding for cereals and berry fruits; disease resistance; abiotic stress tolerance; crop agronomy; wheat; rice; barley; oat; strawberry; blueberry; berry fruit improvement
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Dr. Guillermo Ruano
School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
Interests: cell biology; trafficking; dedifferentiation during pathogen attack
Interests: cell biology; trafficking; dedifferentiation during pathogen attack
Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA 17057, USA
Interests: plant Tissue culture; genetic engineering of plants; metabolic engineering of plants (Cannabis sativa); Nutraceuticals and CRISPR gene modifications
Interests: plant Tissue culture; genetic engineering of plants; metabolic engineering of plants (Cannabis sativa); Nutraceuticals and CRISPR gene modifications
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, NIBIO Særheim, Postvegen 213, 4353 Klepp Stasjon, Norway
Interests: statistical analysis; AI and Ml in agriculture; sensor-based agricultural management; plant-plant interactions; alternative weed control; allelopathy
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Interests: statistical analysis; AI and Ml in agriculture; sensor-based agricultural management; plant-plant interactions; alternative weed control; allelopathy
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Department for Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Ruđer Bošković 33, 21000 Split, Croatia
Interests: botanika; flora; biljna sistematika; metodika nastave biologije
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Interests: botanika; flora; biljna sistematika; metodika nastave biologije
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Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense · Center of Agricultural and Livestock Sciences and Technology – CCTA, Campos dos Goitacazes, Brazil
Interests: plant biology; plant breeding; genetics; seed science; flowers; seed technology; chromosomes; pollination
Interests: plant biology; plant breeding; genetics; seed science; flowers; seed technology; chromosomes; pollination
Dr. Silvia Sabbadini
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 10, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: genetic improvement of fruit crops; in vitro regeneration; genetic engineering techniques; RNAi; Cisgenesis/Intragenesis; genome editing
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Interests: genetic improvement of fruit crops; in vitro regeneration; genetic engineering techniques; RNAi; Cisgenesis/Intragenesis; genome editing
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Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, The University of Western Australia, Perth 6000, Australia
Interests: soil; genotyping; heavy metals; environment; environmental science; genetics; molecular biology; botany; water quality; environmental impact assessment
Interests: soil; genotyping; heavy metals; environment; environmental science; genetics; molecular biology; botany; water quality; environmental impact assessment
Jodrell Science Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3DS, UK
Interests: specialised metabolites; plant–microbe interactions; ethnopharmacology; honest nutraceuticals, cosmetics, therapies, and foods (NCTFs) specialised metabolites
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Interests: specialised metabolites; plant–microbe interactions; ethnopharmacology; honest nutraceuticals, cosmetics, therapies, and foods (NCTFs) specialised metabolites
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Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
Interests: plant stress responses (abiotic stress); ABA signaling; plant physiology; plant tissue culture; genetic transformation
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Interests: plant stress responses (abiotic stress); ABA signaling; plant physiology; plant tissue culture; genetic transformation
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Interests: ecology; biodiversity; invasive species; plant ecology
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Interests: ecology; biodiversity; invasive species; plant ecology
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Department of Advanced Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara 631-8505, Japan
Interests: plant responses to abiotic stresses; transcriptional regulation; chemical biology
Interests: plant responses to abiotic stresses; transcriptional regulation; chemical biology
