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
CREA—Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Via di Corticella 133, 40128 Bologna, Italy
Interests: plant secondary metabolites and response to biotic and abiotic stresses; flavonoids; anthocyanins; terpenoids; Solanaceae; Cannabis sativa
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Interests: plant secondary metabolites and response to biotic and abiotic stresses; flavonoids; anthocyanins; terpenoids; Solanaceae; Cannabis sativa
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Texas A&M University, 2415 E. Hwy. 83, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA
Interests: bioinformatics; computational biology; genomics; transcriptomics; quantitative genetics; biostatistics; machine learning
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Interests: bioinformatics; computational biology; genomics; transcriptomics; quantitative genetics; biostatistics; machine learning
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Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico
Interests: research interests are directed towards plant biostimulation, plant nutrition, and stress tolerance induction and seed priming using nanometric or bulk species of essential and beneficial elements, biopolymers, and UV radiation; research focuses on the relationships between plant biostimulation, plant nutrition, tolerance to stress, and the nutritional quality and biofortification of vegetables and fruits
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Interests: research interests are directed towards plant biostimulation, plant nutrition, and stress tolerance induction and seed priming using nanometric or bulk species of essential and beneficial elements, biopolymers, and UV radiation; research focuses on the relationships between plant biostimulation, plant nutrition, tolerance to stress, and the nutritional quality and biofortification of vegetables and fruits
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IFEVA - Cátedra de Cultivos Industriales, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires/CONICET, Av. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE Buenos Aires, Argentina
Interests: seeds; dormancy; germination; hormones; molecular regulation of dormancy
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Interests: seeds; dormancy; germination; hormones; molecular regulation of dormancy
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Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Interests: plant cell wall; transgenic plants; microalgae; transgenic microalgae; plant cell wall degrading enzymes; enzyme characterization; plant immunity; biofuel from lignocellulose; heterologous expression
Interests: plant cell wall; transgenic plants; microalgae; transgenic microalgae; plant cell wall degrading enzymes; enzyme characterization; plant immunity; biofuel from lignocellulose; heterologous expression
Department of Phytotoxicology and Biotechnology, All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Protection, 196608 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Interests: mycoherbicides; phytotoxins; natural herbicides; insecticidal properties of fungal plant pathogens; mycotoxin
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Interests: mycoherbicides; phytotoxins; natural herbicides; insecticidal properties of fungal plant pathogens; mycotoxin
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Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Interests: plant physiology; drought and ABA signaling; cell and molecular biology; transcriptomics
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Interests: plant physiology; drought and ABA signaling; cell and molecular biology; transcriptomics
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Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, 1348 Louvain La Neuve, Belgium
Interests: ABA; plant development; autophagy; stress genomics and crop improvement
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Interests: ABA; plant development; autophagy; stress genomics and crop improvement
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Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
Interests: abiotic stress physiology; adaptive traits and climate resilience; remote sensing applications in phenotyping; phenome to genome
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Interests: abiotic stress physiology; adaptive traits and climate resilience; remote sensing applications in phenotyping; phenome to genome
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Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: molecular plant physiology; genetic engineering; gene expression; transcriptomics; NGS; biosynthesis of secondary metabolites; crop and medicinal plants; DNA barcoding and phylogenetics; endophytic
Interests: molecular plant physiology; genetic engineering; gene expression; transcriptomics; NGS; biosynthesis of secondary metabolites; crop and medicinal plants; DNA barcoding and phylogenetics; endophytic
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera Mexico-Veracruz, El Batan, Texcoco 56237, Mexico
Interests: wheat; maize; rice; cereals; genetic transformation; genome editing; biotechnology; cell signaling; disease resistance; abiotic stress tolerance; photosynthesis
Interests: wheat; maize; rice; cereals; genetic transformation; genome editing; biotechnology; cell signaling; disease resistance; abiotic stress tolerance; photosynthesis
Department of Agricultural and Forestry Technologies, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
Interests: Allium Assay; plant cytogenetics; plant biotechnology; genetic engineering; food safety; environmental pollution; organic agriculture; organic food
Interests: Allium Assay; plant cytogenetics; plant biotechnology; genetic engineering; food safety; environmental pollution; organic agriculture; organic food
Genetics Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals Research Unit, University of Clermont Auvergne (UCA), UMR UCA/INRAE 1095 Genetics, F-63000 Clermont Ferrand, France
Interests: molecular physiology; plant pathology; plant/microbe interactions; plant susceptibility factors; water stress; combined stresses
Interests: molecular physiology; plant pathology; plant/microbe interactions; plant susceptibility factors; water stress; combined stresses
Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA
Interests: oxylipins; hormone biology; hormone crosstalk; plant-microbe interactions; plant-insect interactions; plant defense responses
Interests: oxylipins; hormone biology; hormone crosstalk; plant-microbe interactions; plant-insect interactions; plant defense responses
Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: cell structure; chlorophyll fluorescence; photosynthesis; confocal laser scanning microscopy; cytochemistry; enzymatic activity; root nodule; ROS; morphometry
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Interests: cell structure; chlorophyll fluorescence; photosynthesis; confocal laser scanning microscopy; cytochemistry; enzymatic activity; root nodule; ROS; morphometry
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Department of Chemistry, Mohammed V University in Rabat (UM5R), Rabat 10090, Morocco
Interests: natural products; phytochemistry; synthetic organic chemistry; heterocyclic chemistry; sonochemistry; natural products in sustainable process and medicinal application
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Interests: natural products; phytochemistry; synthetic organic chemistry; heterocyclic chemistry; sonochemistry; natural products in sustainable process and medicinal application
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Département de Phytologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Interests: diversity and ecology of plants; conservation biology and restoration ecology; plant eco-physiological responses to environmental constraints; multiscale community assembly rules; spatio-temporal dynamics; sustainable and resilient land use; trait-based approach; agroecosystems and riparian zones
Interests: diversity and ecology of plants; conservation biology and restoration ecology; plant eco-physiological responses to environmental constraints; multiscale community assembly rules; spatio-temporal dynamics; sustainable and resilient land use; trait-based approach; agroecosystems and riparian zones
College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Interests: plant-soil-microbe interactions; soil nitrogen cycle; soil carbon; nitrification; nitrous oxide emissions; grasslands; seed microbiome; biological nitrification inhibition
Interests: plant-soil-microbe interactions; soil nitrogen cycle; soil carbon; nitrification; nitrous oxide emissions; grasslands; seed microbiome; biological nitrification inhibition
Biologie Intégrée pour la Valorisation de la Diversité des Arbres et de la Forêt (UMR 0588 BioForA, INRAE-ONF), 45100 Orléans, France
Interests: plant root development and heartwood formation; trees; gene expression
Interests: plant root development and heartwood formation; trees; gene expression
Department of Viticulture and Enology, California State University Fresno, 2360 E Barstow Ave, MS/VR 89 Fresno, CA 93740, USA
Interests: viticulture; precision agriculture; digital agriculture; crop modeling; machine learning; plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; irrigation; soil water; water resources management; plant-soil rel
Interests: viticulture; precision agriculture; digital agriculture; crop modeling; machine learning; plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; irrigation; soil water; water resources management; plant-soil rel
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Chemistry Department, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-625 Poznań, Poland
Interests: trees; dendroremediation; phytoremediation; phytoextraction; arsenic; environmental pollution; speciation; analytical chemistry
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Interests: trees; dendroremediation; phytoremediation; phytoextraction; arsenic; environmental pollution; speciation; analytical chemistry
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Prof. Dr. Milagros Bueno
Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Experimental Science, University of Jaén, E-23071 Paraje Las Lagunillas, Spain
Interests: abiotic stress; biotic stress; climatic change; ecophysiology of halophytes; salt tolerance; salt stress; plant growth regulator applications; plant osmoregulation; polyamines in plants under saline stress; halophyte utilities; biosaline agriculture; phytoremediation
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Interests: abiotic stress; biotic stress; climatic change; ecophysiology of halophytes; salt tolerance; salt stress; plant growth regulator applications; plant osmoregulation; polyamines in plants under saline stress; halophyte utilities; biosaline agriculture; phytoremediation
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Department of Rootstocks and Orchard Systems, National Agricultural Research Institute and Innovation Centre (NARIC), Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4, 2100 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: walnut; phenology; breeding; evaluation of varieties; genetics; orchard systems; growing technologies; evaluation of cherry rootsocks; cherry orchard systems
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Interests: walnut; phenology; breeding; evaluation of varieties; genetics; orchard systems; growing technologies; evaluation of cherry rootsocks; cherry orchard systems
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, 2902 Newmark Drive, Champaign, IL 68126, USA
Interests: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; rhizosphere biology and ecology; plant succession; phytoremediation
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Interests: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; rhizosphere biology and ecology; plant succession; phytoremediation
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Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Facultad deCiencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
Interests: plant ecology; plant invasion ecology and biogeography; conservation biology
Interests: plant ecology; plant invasion ecology and biogeography; conservation biology
Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile
Interests: plant nutrition; biological nitrogen fixation; legumes; phosphorus nutrition; rhizosphere processes; transcriptomics
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Interests: plant nutrition; biological nitrogen fixation; legumes; phosphorus nutrition; rhizosphere processes; transcriptomics
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Department of Nanomaterials Chemistry, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, 25294 Saltillo, Mexico
Interests: synthesis of metallic nanoparticles; synthesis of nanoparticle–polymer composites; surface modification of nanoparticles; electrically conductive polymer composites; thermal conductive polymer composites; antimicrobial polymers; photocatalyst/polymer composites; polymer–carbon composites; polymer composites for water treatment
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Interests: synthesis of metallic nanoparticles; synthesis of nanoparticle–polymer composites; surface modification of nanoparticles; electrically conductive polymer composites; thermal conductive polymer composites; antimicrobial polymers; photocatalyst/polymer composites; polymer–carbon composites; polymer composites for water treatment
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Department of Plant Protection, Slovak Agricultural University, A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
Interests: plant biology
Interests: plant biology
Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: fungi; yeast; cell lines; cell cycle; cellular response to stress (plants, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic organisms); environmental research; mitochondria; genomics; proteome; genetic adaptations to interactions in the environment
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Interests: fungi; yeast; cell lines; cell cycle; cellular response to stress (plants, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic organisms); environmental research; mitochondria; genomics; proteome; genetic adaptations to interactions in the environment
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Dr. Cristina Caldelas
Unit of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: phytoremediation; environmental toxicology; zinc pollution; zinc stable isotopes; zinc oxide nanoparticles; water pollution; air pollution; micronutrients
Interests: phytoremediation; environmental toxicology; zinc pollution; zinc stable isotopes; zinc oxide nanoparticles; water pollution; air pollution; micronutrients
