Editorial Board for section 'Plant Science'
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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
Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia, 6009 Perth, Australia
Interests: soil-plant-microbe interactions; nutrient transport; ion toxicity; biofortification
* Section: Plant Science
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Interests: soil-plant-microbe interactions; nutrient transport; ion toxicity; biofortification
* Section: Plant Science
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School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, 104 Madison B Sturgis Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 708083, USA
Interests: plant molecular biology; genetic engineering; abiotic stress
Interests: plant molecular biology; genetic engineering; abiotic stress
IMBIO, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
Interests: tolerance to dehydration; stress gene networks; desiccation tolerance; regulation of gene expression on the transcriptional and posttranscriptional level; gene discovery
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Interests: tolerance to dehydration; stress gene networks; desiccation tolerance; regulation of gene expression on the transcriptional and posttranscriptional level; gene discovery
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: plant membrane transport; drought; salinity; abiotic stress
Interests: plant membrane transport; drought; salinity; abiotic stress
ECOMARE & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: photosynthesis; chlorophylls; carotenoids; photoprotection; algae; kleptoplasty; photosynthetic sea slugs
Interests: photosynthesis; chlorophylls; carotenoids; photoprotection; algae; kleptoplasty; photosynthetic sea slugs
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France
Interests: plant nutrition; plant senescence; autophagy; abiotic stress; natural variation
Interests: plant nutrition; plant senescence; autophagy; abiotic stress; natural variation
Francis Hobart Herrick Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Interests: genetics; DNA variation; flax; marama; drought tolerance; legum
Interests: genetics; DNA variation; flax; marama; drought tolerance; legum
Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
Interests: plant molecular biology; plant gene editing; plant epigenetics
Interests: plant molecular biology; plant gene editing; plant epigenetics
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies,
Università del Salento, Centro Ecotekne, Via Provinciale Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: plant physiology; genomics; biotechnology; pathology; fruit quality
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Interests: plant physiology; genomics; biotechnology; pathology; fruit quality
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Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Hagoromo University of International Studies, Hamadera-minamimachi, Sakai 592-8344, Osaka, Japan
Interests: gravity sensing; calcium signaling; ROS signaling; calcium–ROS networks; ion channels; mechanosensors; protein kinases; long-distance signals
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Interests: gravity sensing; calcium signaling; ROS signaling; calcium–ROS networks; ion channels; mechanosensors; protein kinases; long-distance signals
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School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Interests: plant endomembrane trafficking; plant endosomal sorting; plant autophagy; plant abiotic stress; plant biotechnology
Interests: plant endomembrane trafficking; plant endosomal sorting; plant autophagy; plant abiotic stress; plant biotechnology
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: plant virus diseases (poleroviruses; beet necrotic yellow vein virus; rice black-streaked dwarf virus; wheat yellow mosaic virus); identification of new viruses; virus-host interaction; cultivation of virus-resistant transgenic crops; diagnosis and control of main diseases of sugar beet
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Interests: plant virus diseases (poleroviruses; beet necrotic yellow vein virus; rice black-streaked dwarf virus; wheat yellow mosaic virus); identification of new viruses; virus-host interaction; cultivation of virus-resistant transgenic crops; diagnosis and control of main diseases of sugar beet
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Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
Interests: photosynthesis; photosynthetic membrane proteins; regulation and mechanism of photosynthetic oxygen evolution and electron transport
Interests: photosynthesis; photosynthetic membrane proteins; regulation and mechanism of photosynthetic oxygen evolution and electron transport
USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center, 1100 Allen Toussaint Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA
Interests: cotton; cottonseed; seed storage protein; plant nutrition; applied and environmental chemistry; agricultural products/byproducts; bioactive additives
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Interests: cotton; cottonseed; seed storage protein; plant nutrition; applied and environmental chemistry; agricultural products/byproducts; bioactive additives
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Institute for Ecology and Evolution, Department for Systematic Botany with Hausknecht Herbarium and Botanical Garden, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 16, 07743 Jena, Germany
Interests: plant speciation; hybridization; phylogeny; biogeography; morphology and karyology; anthropogenic evolution; collection-based research; history of botany
Interests: plant speciation; hybridization; phylogeny; biogeography; morphology and karyology; anthropogenic evolution; collection-based research; history of botany
1. School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
2. Department of Biology, School of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK
3. Research Center for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Interests: epigenetics; DNA and RNA viruses; flowering time; fruit development/ripening; protein/RNA signaling; RNA silencing; RNA trafficking; virus-host interactions
2. Department of Biology, School of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK
3. Research Center for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Interests: epigenetics; DNA and RNA viruses; flowering time; fruit development/ripening; protein/RNA signaling; RNA silencing; RNA trafficking; virus-host interactions
State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: abiotic stress; salt tolerance; Na+ transport; natural variation
Interests: abiotic stress; salt tolerance; Na+ transport; natural variation
Department of Plant Biology, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: genetics; genomics; chromosome; chromatin; gene expression
Interests: genetics; genomics; chromosome; chromatin; gene expression
School of Molecular Biosciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: photobiology; circadian; cryptochrome; abiotic stress
Interests: photobiology; circadian; cryptochrome; abiotic stress
National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: genome; interspecific hybridization; germplasm; QTL mapping; QTL cloning; transcriptome; gene function
Interests: genome; interspecific hybridization; germplasm; QTL mapping; QTL cloning; transcriptome; gene function
State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: light signal transduction; shade avoidance; photoperiodic flowering; photomorphogenesis; circadian clock; ideal plant architecture; soybean
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Interests: light signal transduction; shade avoidance; photoperiodic flowering; photomorphogenesis; circadian clock; ideal plant architecture; soybean
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, Italy
Interests: plant abiotic stress; plant cell cultures; plant physiology; plant cell biology; PCD; plant cell signaling pathways
Interests: plant abiotic stress; plant cell cultures; plant physiology; plant cell biology; PCD; plant cell signaling pathways
Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Interests: biological response of plants to environmental change; plant-soil relationships; use of bio-based products of plant origin
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Interests: biological response of plants to environmental change; plant-soil relationships; use of bio-based products of plant origin
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200333, China
Interests: biodiversity; conservation biology; evolutionary biology; population genetics; biotechnology; transgenic biosafety; agricultural botany
* Associate Editor
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Interests: biodiversity; conservation biology; evolutionary biology; population genetics; biotechnology; transgenic biosafety; agricultural botany
* Associate Editor
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School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 434200, China
Interests: plant cuticle biology; plant lipid biology; bioenergy plants
Interests: plant cuticle biology; plant lipid biology; bioenergy plants
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: Xylella; plant pathology; plant virus; plant bacteria; diagnostic; grapevine; olive
Interests: Xylella; plant pathology; plant virus; plant bacteria; diagnostic; grapevine; olive
School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, SBS-02s-88e, Singapore 637551, Singapore
Interests: plant lipid biosynthesis; regulation of gene expression; intrinsically disordered proteins in plants; post-translational modifications; plant signal transduction
Interests: plant lipid biosynthesis; regulation of gene expression; intrinsically disordered proteins in plants; post-translational modifications; plant signal transduction
INRAE (Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentationet l’Environnement), UMR Silva 1434, Route d’Amance, 54280 Champenoux, France
Interests: abiotic stress; biotic stress; reforestation; growth; C assimilation; N absorption; NSC (non-structural carbohydrate); NSNC (non-structural nitrogen compound)
Interests: abiotic stress; biotic stress; reforestation; growth; C assimilation; N absorption; NSC (non-structural carbohydrate); NSNC (non-structural nitrogen compound)
Department of Plant Physiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wołyńska 35, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Interests: metabolic and ultrastructural responses of plants to sugar starvation; the role of saccharides in plant defense response to fungal pathogens; the involvement of sugars in regulation of the level of endogenous signaling molecules; effect of saccharides and nitric oxide on the mechanism regulating flavonoid biosynthesis; sugars and reactive oxygen species; sweet immunity; sugar metabolism and fruit development; the role of signaling molecules in plant defense response to aphids; the cross-talk between the abiotic and biotic factors on the generation of phytohormones and expression of genes involved in their biosynthesis
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Interests: metabolic and ultrastructural responses of plants to sugar starvation; the role of saccharides in plant defense response to fungal pathogens; the involvement of sugars in regulation of the level of endogenous signaling molecules; effect of saccharides and nitric oxide on the mechanism regulating flavonoid biosynthesis; sugars and reactive oxygen species; sweet immunity; sugar metabolism and fruit development; the role of signaling molecules in plant defense response to aphids; the cross-talk between the abiotic and biotic factors on the generation of phytohormones and expression of genes involved in their biosynthesis
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Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, ELKH, Herman O. Str. 15, 1022 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: plant-bacterium interactions; plant pathogenic bacteria; plant pathophysiology; plant disease resistance; phytoplasma; stress responses of bacteria
Interests: plant-bacterium interactions; plant pathogenic bacteria; plant pathophysiology; plant disease resistance; phytoplasma; stress responses of bacteria
