As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
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
Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Ferry Road, Eastney, Portsmouth PO4 9LY, UK
Interests: macroalgae; seaweed; climate change; marginal populations; physiology; primary production; calcification; Centre-to-Margin hypothesis; structural integrity
Interests: macroalgae; seaweed; climate change; marginal populations; physiology; primary production; calcification; Centre-to-Margin hypothesis; structural integrity
Dr. Lisheng Kong
Department of Biology, Centre for Forest Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
Interests: somatic embryogenesis in higher plants; plant biotechnology; plant hormones; plant propagation; plant reproductive biology
Interests: somatic embryogenesis in higher plants; plant biotechnology; plant hormones; plant propagation; plant reproductive biology
Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: genomic and functional genomic studies in wheat
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Interests: genomic and functional genomic studies in wheat
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The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Kraków, Poland
Interests: climate change; climate-resilient crops; drought; abiotic stress; proteomics
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Interests: climate change; climate-resilient crops; drought; abiotic stress; proteomics
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Centre for Soil, Agrifood and Biosciences, Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: seed physiology; seed technology; seed treatments; genetic engineering; crop breeding
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Interests: seed physiology; seed technology; seed treatments; genetic engineering; crop breeding
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Department of Plant Sciences (IPV), Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), 1433 Ås, Norway
Interests: plant genetics; breeding; bioinformatics; plant genomics; abiotic stress; biotic stress; forage crops
Interests: plant genetics; breeding; bioinformatics; plant genomics; abiotic stress; biotic stress; forage crops
Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Interests: plant physiology; stress reaction; light; hypoxia
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Interests: plant physiology; stress reaction; light; hypoxia
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Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Šlechtitelů 241/27, 783 71 Olomouc, Holice, Czech Republic
Interests: plant cytoskeleton; microtubules; actin filaments; confocal microscopy; nitric oxide; strigolactones; parasitic plants; mistletoe
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Interests: plant cytoskeleton; microtubules; actin filaments; confocal microscopy; nitric oxide; strigolactones; parasitic plants; mistletoe
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Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Interests: plant biotic and abiotic stresses; the role of miRNAs in plant development; pollen development; plant-virus interactions
Interests: plant biotic and abiotic stresses; the role of miRNAs in plant development; pollen development; plant-virus interactions
Institute of Plant Protection-National Research Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Bacteriology, Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznań, Poland
Interests: plant growth-promoting bacteria; plant pathogenic bacteria; bacterial microbiome; insect endosymbionts; plant–bacteria–insect relationships
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Interests: plant growth-promoting bacteria; plant pathogenic bacteria; bacterial microbiome; insect endosymbionts; plant–bacteria–insect relationships
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Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: plant taxonomy; plant conservation; plant invasions; biodiversity and human activities; domestication and sustainable utilization of phytogenetic resources; neglected and underutilized plants
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Interests: plant taxonomy; plant conservation; plant invasions; biodiversity and human activities; domestication and sustainable utilization of phytogenetic resources; neglected and underutilized plants
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Staff-Scientist—Light Microscopy and Image Data Analysis at the Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging (WUCCI), Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
Interests: light microscopy; cell biology; image data analysis; vesicle trafficking; endocytosis; exocytosis; cytoskeleton; live cell imaging; super resolution microscopy; lightsheet microscopy; TIRF microscopy
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Interests: light microscopy; cell biology; image data analysis; vesicle trafficking; endocytosis; exocytosis; cytoskeleton; live cell imaging; super resolution microscopy; lightsheet microscopy; TIRF microscopy
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1. Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HILIFE), University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
2. Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme (OEB), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
3. Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: vascular cambium; wood formation; secondary xylem; Populus; Arabidopsis; plant peptides; cytokinin; auxin
2. Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme (OEB), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
3. Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: vascular cambium; wood formation; secondary xylem; Populus; Arabidopsis; plant peptides; cytokinin; auxin
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka 7800, Serbia
Interests: plant biochemistry; abiotic stress; antioxidants
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Interests: plant biochemistry; abiotic stress; antioxidants
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Department of Gastronomy Science and Functional Foods, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-624 Poznań, Poland
Interests: carotenoids; flavonoids; polyphenols; pumpkin; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; nutrition; cardioprotective; anti-diabetes; anticancer activity
Interests: carotenoids; flavonoids; polyphenols; pumpkin; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; nutrition; cardioprotective; anti-diabetes; anticancer activity
Dr. Sridhara Gupta Kunjeti
Monsanto Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (A Subsidiary of Bayer AG), Kallinayakanahalli, Thondebhavi Post, 561213, Gauribidanur Taluk, Chikkaballapura District, Karnataka, India
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; genomics, transcriptomics; vegetable plant diseases; disease diagnostics; disease monitoring model
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; genomics, transcriptomics; vegetable plant diseases; disease diagnostics; disease monitoring model
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Biocentrum Building, Dojazd 11 str., 60-631 Poznan, Poland
Interests: incorporating genetic diversity for crop plants improvement; introduction of agrobiodiversity into cropping systems; better understanding of structure, function and evolution of crop plant genomes; application of plant biotechnology methods for plant breeding purposes
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Interests: incorporating genetic diversity for crop plants improvement; introduction of agrobiodiversity into cropping systems; better understanding of structure, function and evolution of crop plant genomes; application of plant biotechnology methods for plant breeding purposes
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Department of Pathophysiology, Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, ELKH, H-1022 Budapest, H-1525 P.O. Box 102, Hungary
Interests: mechanisms of symptomless and hypersensitive plant virus resistance; non-host plant disease resistance; contribution of reactive oxygen species; salicylic acid and glutathione to plant defenses during pathogen attack; temperature and plant resistance to powdery mildews
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Interests: mechanisms of symptomless and hypersensitive plant virus resistance; non-host plant disease resistance; contribution of reactive oxygen species; salicylic acid and glutathione to plant defenses during pathogen attack; temperature and plant resistance to powdery mildews
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Forest Genomics Lab, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
Interests: plant genomics; population genomics; quantitative genomics; epigenomics; tree species; hybridization; evolutionary genomics
Interests: plant genomics; population genomics; quantitative genomics; epigenomics; tree species; hybridization; evolutionary genomics
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Dzerbenes street 27, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
Interests: plant biomass; extraction; analitycal chemistry; antioxidant activity; phytochemical screening; analitycal approaches; chemical characterisation; target compounds; method development
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Interests: plant biomass; extraction; analitycal chemistry; antioxidant activity; phytochemical screening; analitycal approaches; chemical characterisation; target compounds; method development
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Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV), Jardin Botanique de Montréal/Espace pour la vie, Montréal, QC H1X2B2, Canada
Interests: phytoremediation; pollutants; contaminants; plant- microbe-soil-pollutant interactions; omics; wastewater; ecophysiology; interdisciplinary research; applied science
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Interests: phytoremediation; pollutants; contaminants; plant- microbe-soil-pollutant interactions; omics; wastewater; ecophysiology; interdisciplinary research; applied science
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Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: crop nutrition; crop ecophysiology; using plant phenotyping techniques in the quantification of plant abiotic and biotic stresses
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Interests: crop nutrition; crop ecophysiology; using plant phenotyping techniques in the quantification of plant abiotic and biotic stresses
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Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad), Russia
Interests: gene expression; molecular biology
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Interests: gene expression; molecular biology
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Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
Interests: molecular algal stress physiology; genetic engineering; algal metabolic engineering; blue carbon; circular economy
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Interests: molecular algal stress physiology; genetic engineering; algal metabolic engineering; blue carbon; circular economy
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Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: plant genome editing; agrobacterium-mediated transformation; small noncoding RNA; plant-microbe interactions
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Interests: plant genome editing; agrobacterium-mediated transformation; small noncoding RNA; plant-microbe interactions
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Biozentrum der LMU München, Dept. Biologie I-Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchendisabled, Munich, Germany
Interests: plant organellar gene expression; plant organellar RNA metabolism; plant RNA-binding proteins; abiotic stresses
Interests: plant organellar gene expression; plant organellar RNA metabolism; plant RNA-binding proteins; abiotic stresses
1. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville. Profesor García González Street 2, 41012 Seville, Spain
2. Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Interests: phytochemicals; phenolic compounds; antioxidant; cancer; chemoprevention; olive oil
2. Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Interests: phytochemicals; phenolic compounds; antioxidant; cancer; chemoprevention; olive oil
Agronomy College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
Interests: plant science; abiotic stress; heat stress; maize; RNA alternative splicing
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Interests: plant science; abiotic stress; heat stress; maize; RNA alternative splicing
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Fredericton Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 850 Lincoln Road, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z7, Canada
Interests: genomics for improving potato processing quality; rapid screening and genome biology of potato tolerance to drought and nitrogen deficiency; characterization and regulation of potato somatic genome; enhancement of somatic variation for selecting new varieties; development of genomic and bioinformatic tools
Interests: genomics for improving potato processing quality; rapid screening and genome biology of potato tolerance to drought and nitrogen deficiency; characterization and regulation of potato somatic genome; enhancement of somatic variation for selecting new varieties; development of genomic and bioinformatic tools
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: photosynthetic heat adaptation; mesophyll conductance; plant morpho-physiological interaction; plant stress physiology
Interests: photosynthetic heat adaptation; mesophyll conductance; plant morpho-physiological interaction; plant stress physiology
