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
Please see the section webpage for more information on this 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
Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Interests: plant microbiome; microbe-induced plant tolerance to stresses; endophyte; sustainable agriculture
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Interests: plant microbiome; microbe-induced plant tolerance to stresses; endophyte; sustainable agriculture
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Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866, USA
Interests: understanding the molecular mechanisms of plant interactions with the environment; biotic interactions (insects, bacteria, fungi, nematodes); various biotic stresses (drought, cold, heat); high throughput sequencing; plant genotype and environment interactions
Interests: understanding the molecular mechanisms of plant interactions with the environment; biotic interactions (insects, bacteria, fungi, nematodes); various biotic stresses (drought, cold, heat); high throughput sequencing; plant genotype and environment interactions
Lab RIBP 4707, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, SFR Condorcet FR-CNRS 3417, 51100 Reims, France
Interests: Plant-microbe interactions; beneficial microorganisms; Plant Immunity; signaling, metabolism; Induced resistance; plant defense; interactions between biotic and abiotic stresses
Interests: Plant-microbe interactions; beneficial microorganisms; Plant Immunity; signaling, metabolism; Induced resistance; plant defense; interactions between biotic and abiotic stresses
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), Plant Pathology Section, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; bacterial plant diseases; pre- and postharvest biological control; antagonistic microorganisms; host-microbe interaction; disease diagnosis
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Interests: plant pathology; bacterial plant diseases; pre- and postharvest biological control; antagonistic microorganisms; host-microbe interaction; disease diagnosis
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Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA) CV-315, km 10,7 - 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain
Interests: biological control; integrated pest management; zoophytophagous predators; citrus entomology; vegetable entomology
Interests: biological control; integrated pest management; zoophytophagous predators; citrus entomology; vegetable entomology
Department of Crop Protection, Instituto for Sustainable Agriculture (CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
Interests: seed ecology; weed management; modeling; climate change
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Interests: seed ecology; weed management; modeling; climate change
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Laboratory of Applied Chemical Ecology, Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture, Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany
Interests: insect-plant-microbe interactions; ecology of phytoplasma infections; chemical ecology; crop protection; IPM
Interests: insect-plant-microbe interactions; ecology of phytoplasma infections; chemical ecology; crop protection; IPM
Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, CNR, 10135 Torino, Italy
Interests: phytoplasma; grapevine; Flavescence dorée; disease resistance; insect vectors; vector transmission; plant-phytoplasma interactions; insect-phytoplasma interaction; bacterial effectors; plant resistance to phytoplasma infection; insect virus in plant protection
Interests: phytoplasma; grapevine; Flavescence dorée; disease resistance; insect vectors; vector transmission; plant-phytoplasma interactions; insect-phytoplasma interaction; bacterial effectors; plant resistance to phytoplasma infection; insect virus in plant protection
CERTIS EUROPE B.V., Safariweg 55, 3605 MA, Maarssen, The Netherlands
Interests: soil-borne pathogens; phytoparasitic nematodes; nematicides; fumigants; soil-used biopesticides; soil-pest control; integrated soil-pest management; soil-pest monitoring
Interests: soil-borne pathogens; phytoparasitic nematodes; nematicides; fumigants; soil-used biopesticides; soil-pest control; integrated soil-pest management; soil-pest monitoring
Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Catolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
Interests: plant pathology; botanical epidemiology; plant disease modelling; risk assessment; decision-making in crop protection; sustainable crop management; precision crop protection
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Interests: plant pathology; botanical epidemiology; plant disease modelling; risk assessment; decision-making in crop protection; sustainable crop management; precision crop protection
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General and Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via de Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: applied entomology; plant protection; stored product protection; IPM
Interests: applied entomology; plant protection; stored product protection; IPM
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, SC 29414, USA
Interests: plant–insect interactions; chemical ecology; biological control; sustainable agriculture; hymenoptera; heteroptera; coleoptera
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Interests: plant–insect interactions; chemical ecology; biological control; sustainable agriculture; hymenoptera; heteroptera; coleoptera
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Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 1575 Varsity Drive, VRB, Module # 6, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: rice, wheat, strawberry and tomato diseases; integrated disease management; plant-pathogen interactions, genetic mapping, and GWAS; RNA-seq analysis; genotyping-by-sequencing, and plant microbiomes
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Interests: rice, wheat, strawberry and tomato diseases; integrated disease management; plant-pathogen interactions, genetic mapping, and GWAS; RNA-seq analysis; genotyping-by-sequencing, and plant microbiomes
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Department of Molecular and Evolutionary Plant Virology, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP) (UPV-CSIC), Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: plant virus–host factor interactions; RNA viruses; post-transcriptional modifications during virus infection
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Interests: plant virus–host factor interactions; RNA viruses; post-transcriptional modifications during virus infection
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Departamento de Agronomía, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad de Sevilla, Ctra. Utrera, km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: soilborne plant pathogens; soilborne plant diseases management; suppressive plant growth media; suppressive soil amendments; soil anaerobic disinfestation; biological control agents; plant diseases diagnostics; Fusarium wilt diseases; Verticillium wilt diseases; strawberry and blueberry diseases
Interests: soilborne plant pathogens; soilborne plant diseases management; suppressive plant growth media; suppressive soil amendments; soil anaerobic disinfestation; biological control agents; plant diseases diagnostics; Fusarium wilt diseases; Verticillium wilt diseases; strawberry and blueberry diseases
Consejor Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: plant–insect interactions; agroecology; biological control conservation; pollinator conservation
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Interests: plant–insect interactions; agroecology; biological control conservation; pollinator conservation
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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, BO, Italy
Interests: phytoplasmas; phytopathogenic bacteria; Candidatus Liberibacter; PCR/RFLP; sequencing; plant-pathogen interaction
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Interests: phytoplasmas; phytopathogenic bacteria; Candidatus Liberibacter; PCR/RFLP; sequencing; plant-pathogen interaction
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Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) Italian National Research Council (CNR) , Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: biology and biotechnology of plant-microorganisms interactions; biodiversity and impact of soil fungal communities in natural and agricultural ecosystems; biotechnological applications of mycorrhizal inoculants as biofertilizers and biostimulants in agriculture and in floriculture
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Interests: biology and biotechnology of plant-microorganisms interactions; biodiversity and impact of soil fungal communities in natural and agricultural ecosystems; biotechnological applications of mycorrhizal inoculants as biofertilizers and biostimulants in agriculture and in floriculture
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Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS B2N 5E3, Canada
Interests: plant pathogens; plant physiology; genomics; virology; microbiology
Interests: plant pathogens; plant physiology; genomics; virology; microbiology
School of Life Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, Keele ST5 5BG, UK
Interests: insect-plant interactions; chemical ecology; crop protection
Interests: insect-plant interactions; chemical ecology; crop protection
Research Scientist-Plant Pathology, Agassiz Research and Development Centre,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 6947 Highway #7, P.O. Box 1000, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0, Canada
Interests: plant pathology; integrated disease management; plant disease epidemiology; host-parasite interaction; population genetics; molecular biology
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Interests: plant pathology; integrated disease management; plant disease epidemiology; host-parasite interaction; population genetics; molecular biology
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Department of Maize Breeding, Misión Biológica de Galicia, Spanish Council of Scientific Research, 36143 Pontevedra, Spain
Interests: plant genetics; plant breeding; agronomy; maize pest resistance; fungal diseases
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Interests: plant genetics; plant breeding; agronomy; maize pest resistance; fungal diseases
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, CT, Italy
Interests: oomycetes and fungal diseases diagnosis; molecular diagnosis; emerging plant diseases; plant disease management strategies
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Interests: oomycetes and fungal diseases diagnosis; molecular diagnosis; emerging plant diseases; plant disease management strategies
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Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV), 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: RNA; small RNA; RNA silencing; ARGONAUTES; viroid; plant virus; antiviral resistance; plant biotechnology
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Interests: RNA; small RNA; RNA silencing; ARGONAUTES; viroid; plant virus; antiviral resistance; plant biotechnology
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Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, Apdo. 4084, 14080 Córdoba, Spain
Interests: etiology and diagnosis of plant diseases; pathogenicity; host-parasite relationships; nematode; plant-parasitic nematode; control of plant-parasitic nematodes; molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic relationships of plant-parasitic nematodes
Interests: etiology and diagnosis of plant diseases; pathogenicity; host-parasite relationships; nematode; plant-parasitic nematode; control of plant-parasitic nematodes; molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic relationships of plant-parasitic nematodes
Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: plant–insect relationships; plant resistance to pests; environmental entomology and climate change biology; insect physiology and insect ecology
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Interests: plant–insect relationships; plant resistance to pests; environmental entomology and climate change biology; insect physiology and insect ecology
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Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: fruit ripening; fruit quality maintenance; responses to fungal pathogens; postharvest biology and technology
Interests: fruit ripening; fruit quality maintenance; responses to fungal pathogens; postharvest biology and technology
1. Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
2. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
3. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
4. Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: plant immunity; proteomics; metabolomics; mass spectrometry
2. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
3. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
4. Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: plant immunity; proteomics; metabolomics; mass spectrometry
Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-VE), Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, TV, Italy
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; plant ecophysiology; grapevine; mycorrhiza; synthetic microbial communities
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Interests: plant–microbe interactions; plant ecophysiology; grapevine; mycorrhiza; synthetic microbial communities
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Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
Interests: plant lipophilic barriers; suberin; cutin; lignin; epicuticular waxes; plant–pathogen interactions; skin reticulation of cucurbitaceous fruit
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Interests: plant lipophilic barriers; suberin; cutin; lignin; epicuticular waxes; plant–pathogen interactions; skin reticulation of cucurbitaceous fruit
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