Editorial Board
- Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology Section
- Biotic and Abiotic Stress Section
- Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2) Section
- Vegetable Production Systems Section
- Fruit Production Systems Section
- Protected Culture Section
- Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Section
- Plant Nutrition Section
- Propagation and Seeds Section
- Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM) Section
- Insect Pest Management Section
- Viticulture Section
- Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops Section
- Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf Section
- Processed Horticultural Products Section
- Horticultural Economics, Policy, Business Management and Marketing Section
- Outreach, Extension, and Education 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 (252)
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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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences - DISTAL, University of Bologna, viale Fanin 44, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: grapevine physiology; berry ripening; phenolic maturity; sustainable management techniques; precision viticulture; climate change; vineyard mechanization
* Section EiC of Viticulture
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Interests: grapevine physiology; berry ripening; phenolic maturity; sustainable management techniques; precision viticulture; climate change; vineyard mechanization
* Section EiC of Viticulture
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CNR, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: biological control; endosymbionts; integrative taxonomy; invasive species
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Interests: biological control; endosymbionts; integrative taxonomy; invasive species
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Department of Agricultural Sciences,Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
Interests: open field vegetable production; greenhouse production; sustainable water and nutrition management; hydroponic systems; crop water and salinity stress-tolerance
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Interests: open field vegetable production; greenhouse production; sustainable water and nutrition management; hydroponic systems; crop water and salinity stress-tolerance
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Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, 155 Johnson Hall, P.O. Box 646414, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
Interests: genomics; plastid biology; stress, ripening; ethylene; photobiology; photosynthesis; genetics, phenomics; biotechnology
Interests: genomics; plastid biology; stress, ripening; ethylene; photobiology; photosynthesis; genetics, phenomics; biotechnology
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Parma Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, Parma, ID 83660, USA
Interests: fruit crop physiology
Interests: fruit crop physiology
ARO-the Volcani Center, Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, 68 HaMakkabbim Road, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZiyyon 7505101, Israel
Interests: postharvest physiology; pathology; sensory and biochemistry issues; fruit; vegetables
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Interests: postharvest physiology; pathology; sensory and biochemistry issues; fruit; vegetables
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Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Interests: horticultural economics, management and marketing; horticultural value and supply chains; fruit and vegetable consumer behaviour; rural development and horticultural policies
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Interests: horticultural economics, management and marketing; horticultural value and supply chains; fruit and vegetable consumer behaviour; rural development and horticultural policies
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Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
Interests: antioxidant; chlorophyll fluorescence; fruit quality; tree; heavy metals; phytoremediation; xenobiotic
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Interests: antioxidant; chlorophyll fluorescence; fruit quality; tree; heavy metals; phytoremediation; xenobiotic
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INRES—Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Division of Horticultural Sciences, University of Bonn, 53121 Bonn, Germany
Interests: vegetables; climate change; horticulture; soilless culture; growing media; protected cultivation; greenhouse production
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Interests: vegetables; climate change; horticulture; soilless culture; growing media; protected cultivation; greenhouse production
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5 - 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: agronomic management in horticulture and floriculture; breeding of horticultural crops; crop physiology; vegetables quality; secondary metabolites
* Section EiC of Processed Horticultural Products
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Interests: agronomic management in horticulture and floriculture; breeding of horticultural crops; crop physiology; vegetables quality; secondary metabolites
* Section EiC of Processed Horticultural Products
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Department of Agricultural, Forest, and Food Sciences, DISAFA, Horticultural Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Interests: horticultural science; urban horticulture; advanced production systems
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Interests: horticultural science; urban horticulture; advanced production systems
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX 75252, USA
Interests: controlled environment agriculture; hydroponics; indoor vertical farming; environmental stress physiology; urban landscape water conservation
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Interests: controlled environment agriculture; hydroponics; indoor vertical farming; environmental stress physiology; urban landscape water conservation
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: plant physiology; vegetable crops; greenhouse horticulture; fruit quality
* Section EiC of Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology
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Interests: plant physiology; vegetable crops; greenhouse horticulture; fruit quality
* Section EiC of Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology
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Department of Agronomy, Agricultural Research Center, Londrina State University, Celso Garcia Cid Road, P.O. Box 10.011, Londrina 86057-970, Brazil
Interests: horticulture; fruit crops; post-harvest; fruit ripening
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Interests: horticulture; fruit crops; post-harvest; fruit ripening
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Department of Agriculture, Ecotrophology, and Landscape Development, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, 06406 Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Interests: plant nutrition; orphan crops; analytical methods, including HPLC, UHPLC, GC, mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopy, electrophoresis and quantitative PCR; separation and analysis of chiral molecules; enzyme assays; inhibitors
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Interests: plant nutrition; orphan crops; analytical methods, including HPLC, UHPLC, GC, mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopy, electrophoresis and quantitative PCR; separation and analysis of chiral molecules; enzyme assays; inhibitors
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Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, 120 Carlton Street Athens, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Interests: plant pathogen biology; epidemiology, and integrated disease management; diseases of fruit and vegetable crops and their control
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Interests: plant pathogen biology; epidemiology, and integrated disease management; diseases of fruit and vegetable crops and their control
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Food Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, University of Florida, 3025 McCarty Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: food safety; food quality; composition
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Interests: food safety; food quality; composition
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Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: Brassica genomics and genetics; molecular breeding
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Interests: Brassica genomics and genetics; molecular breeding
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Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky, N318 Agricultural Sciences North, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
Interests: fruit set and development; polyol metabolism; ripening and senescence;aroma volatiles
* the Honorary Editor-in-Chief
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Interests: fruit set and development; polyol metabolism; ripening and senescence;aroma volatiles
* the Honorary Editor-in-Chief
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Enviroment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; morphological and molecular diagnosis of bacteria and fungi; development of diseases control strategies; soil and substrate disinfestation against soil-borne pathogens; fungicides resistance
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Interests: plant pathology; morphological and molecular diagnosis of bacteria and fungi; development of diseases control strategies; soil and substrate disinfestation against soil-borne pathogens; fungicides resistance
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U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 2001 S. Rock Rd., Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
Interests: the interactions of plants, substrates, water treatment systems, and production practices as they relate to sustainable production as influenced by the nutrient release rate and formulation of fertili; water and nutrient holding capacities of substrates; water and nutrient requirements of crops; irrigation water quality; plant and substrate chemical and physical properties; environmental conditions; and plant species
Interests: the interactions of plants, substrates, water treatment systems, and production practices as they relate to sustainable production as influenced by the nutrient release rate and formulation of fertili; water and nutrient holding capacities of substrates; water and nutrient requirements of crops; irrigation water quality; plant and substrate chemical and physical properties; environmental conditions; and plant species
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142, USA
Interests: citrus; citrus production; citrus diseases; rootstocks; rootstock propagation; root traits; rootstock-scion interactions; huanglongbing
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Interests: citrus; citrus production; citrus diseases; rootstocks; rootstock propagation; root traits; rootstock-scion interactions; huanglongbing
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Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Interests: agriculture; crop management; horticultural crops; irrigation; precision agriculture; remote sensing
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Interests: agriculture; crop management; horticultural crops; irrigation; precision agriculture; remote sensing
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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DiSTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum, University di Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: orchard sustainable management strategies; mineral and organic fertilization; use of biofertilizers; root growth; plant physiology; fruit quality
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Interests: orchard sustainable management strategies; mineral and organic fertilization; use of biofertilizers; root growth; plant physiology; fruit quality
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CREA-IT Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, USSA Turin, Area di Ricerca di Torino, Strada delle Cacce, 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
Interests: bioeconomy; bioremediation and phytoremediation; rhizospheric microorganisms; microbial biotechnologies; crops tolerance to abiotic stresses; fruit trees response to climate change
Interests: bioeconomy; bioremediation and phytoremediation; rhizospheric microorganisms; microbial biotechnologies; crops tolerance to abiotic stresses; fruit trees response to climate change
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università, 100, 80055 Portici (Napoli), Italy
Interests: Applied environmental physiology of fruit trees and grapevines; water relations; light relations; source-sink relations; carbon partitioning; fruit quality; orchard/vineyard planting systems; pruning; deficit irrigation
Interests: Applied environmental physiology of fruit trees and grapevines; water relations; light relations; source-sink relations; carbon partitioning; fruit quality; orchard/vineyard planting systems; pruning; deficit irrigation
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: systematic pomology; tree fruit breeding and cultivar evaluation for fruit quality; disease resistance and tree growth type
Interests: systematic pomology; tree fruit breeding and cultivar evaluation for fruit quality; disease resistance and tree growth type
Institute for Organic Farming, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, 2311 Hoče/Maribor, Slovenia
Interests: vegetables; field crops; organic production; food quality; environmetal issues; agroecology
Interests: vegetables; field crops; organic production; food quality; environmetal issues; agroecology
Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Hautcharage, L-4940 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Interests: plant molecular biology; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; cell suspension cultures; plant elicitors; plant (a)biotic stressors; fibre crops
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Interests: plant molecular biology; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; cell suspension cultures; plant elicitors; plant (a)biotic stressors; fibre crops
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