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
CREA-Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Corso Inglesi 508, 18038 Sanremo, Italy
Interests: in vivo propagation; plant tissue culture; micropropagation; regeneration; somatic embryogenesis; in vitro cells and biomass production for secondary metabolites; Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Hairy root culture; biodiversity conservation and resilience; molecular analysis of the differentiation processes; ornamental plants and floriculture; medicinal and aromatic plants; edible flowers
Interests: in vivo propagation; plant tissue culture; micropropagation; regeneration; somatic embryogenesis; in vitro cells and biomass production for secondary metabolites; Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Hairy root culture; biodiversity conservation and resilience; molecular analysis of the differentiation processes; ornamental plants and floriculture; medicinal and aromatic plants; edible flowers
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: plant characterization; medicinal and aromatic plants; secondary metabolites determination; VOC profiles; essential oil studies; phytochemical profiles of plants
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Interests: plant characterization; medicinal and aromatic plants; secondary metabolites determination; VOC profiles; essential oil studies; phytochemical profiles of plants
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Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70120 Bari, Italy
Interests: agrobiodiversity; vegetable production; greenhouse production; plant nutrition; soilless culture; vegetable quality; nitrate
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Interests: agrobiodiversity; vegetable production; greenhouse production; plant nutrition; soilless culture; vegetable quality; nitrate
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Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: tree fruit production; nutrient management in tree fruit and grapes; rootstock and scion evaluation; cultural practices to optimize fruit size
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Interests: tree fruit production; nutrient management in tree fruit and grapes; rootstock and scion evaluation; cultural practices to optimize fruit size
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Department of Forestry, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: plant biodiversity; biostatistics; ecology; genetics and plant breeding
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Interests: plant biodiversity; biostatistics; ecology; genetics and plant breeding
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Department of Horticulture and Landscape, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3–5 Manastur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: horticulture; biodiversity; bioconservation; biostatistics; sustainability
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Interests: horticulture; biodiversity; bioconservation; biostatistics; sustainability
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School of Agriculture & Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: plant synthetic biology; natural product biosynthesis; transcriptional regulation
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Interests: plant synthetic biology; natural product biosynthesis; transcriptional regulation
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Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Winchester, VA 22602, USA
Interests: tree fruits genetics and biology; tree biotechnology; stress physiology; hormonal signaling and molecular plant-microbe interactions
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Interests: tree fruits genetics and biology; tree biotechnology; stress physiology; hormonal signaling and molecular plant-microbe interactions
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School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Interests: plant molecular biology; plant physiology and biochemistry; plant biotic and abiotic stresses; plant-pathogen interaction; plant immunity; tropical plant biology
Interests: plant molecular biology; plant physiology and biochemistry; plant biotic and abiotic stresses; plant-pathogen interaction; plant immunity; tropical plant biology
Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: medicinal fungus; secondary metabolism; gene function; metabolic regulation; regulatory protein
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Interests: medicinal fungus; secondary metabolism; gene function; metabolic regulation; regulatory protein
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College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: environmental stress; plant physiology and biochemistry; plant growth regulators; stress response and resistance
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Interests: environmental stress; plant physiology and biochemistry; plant growth regulators; stress response and resistance
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Department of Postharvest Science, Supply Chain, Commercial and Sensory Evaluation, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 29-43 Villányi út, H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: color measurement and color masking; plant vision and LED light environments; chemometrics and sensometrics; sensory panel performance; apicultural products; development of sensory methods; consumer expert systems
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Interests: color measurement and color masking; plant vision and LED light environments; chemometrics and sensometrics; sensory panel performance; apicultural products; development of sensory methods; consumer expert systems
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CSIRO Agriculture & Food, Locked Bag 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
Interests: flowering; fruit set; fruit development; fruit abscission; rootstock breeding
Interests: flowering; fruit set; fruit development; fruit abscission; rootstock breeding
Postgraduate Program in Tropical Horticulture, Federal University of Campina Grande, Pombal 58840-000, PB, Brazil
Interests: physiology and production of irrigated crops; saline and water stress; soil-water-plant management; vegetables, large crops and oilseeds
Interests: physiology and production of irrigated crops; saline and water stress; soil-water-plant management; vegetables, large crops and oilseeds
Department of Architecture, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: biodiversity issues; agroecology; circular economy; sustainable food system; ecology and rural development
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Interests: biodiversity issues; agroecology; circular economy; sustainable food system; ecology and rural development
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NIBIO, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, NO-1431 Ås, Norway
Interests: fruit and berries; cultivation techniques; growing media, organic production; plant physiology; cultivar trials; out-of-season berry production; environmental effects on plant growth and development; fruit quality
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Interests: fruit and berries; cultivation techniques; growing media, organic production; plant physiology; cultivar trials; out-of-season berry production; environmental effects on plant growth and development; fruit quality
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Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Interests: volatile organic compounds (VOCs); postharvest quality and shelf-life; multi-omics approaches; plant stress physiology; sustainable biomass valorizadion; fruit aroma and sensory profiling
Interests: volatile organic compounds (VOCs); postharvest quality and shelf-life; multi-omics approaches; plant stress physiology; sustainable biomass valorizadion; fruit aroma and sensory profiling
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, DISAA, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: fruit development and ripening; postharvest quality of horticultural crops; stress physiology; antioxidants; bioactive compounds
Interests: fruit development and ripening; postharvest quality of horticultural crops; stress physiology; antioxidants; bioactive compounds
ICAR—Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur 440033, Maharashtra, India
Interests: soil fertility; plant nutrition; nutrient diagnosis; nutrient mapping; microbial consortia and rhizosphere engineering; integrated nutrient management; advanced citrus production systems and precision citriculture
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Interests: soil fertility; plant nutrition; nutrient diagnosis; nutrient mapping; microbial consortia and rhizosphere engineering; integrated nutrient management; advanced citrus production systems and precision citriculture
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School of Medical, Molecular, and Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Interests: antioxidant activity; food chemistry; antioxidants; extraction phenolic compounds; horticulture food science waste management; polyphenols
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Interests: antioxidant activity; food chemistry; antioxidants; extraction phenolic compounds; horticulture food science waste management; polyphenols
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College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
Interests: grapes and wine
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Interests: grapes and wine
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Department of Plants, Soils and Climate, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
Interests: landscape water conservation; environmental stress physiology; plant propagation
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Interests: landscape water conservation; environmental stress physiology; plant propagation
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College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: fruit germplasm resources; physiology and molecular biology of fruit trees; phylogeny and cultivar development of fruit trees; breeding and cultivation of fruit trees
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Interests: fruit germplasm resources; physiology and molecular biology of fruit trees; phylogeny and cultivar development of fruit trees; breeding and cultivation of fruit trees
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Department College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: remediation of polluted soils; plant nutrition diagnosis and fertilization; metallomics in plants
Interests: remediation of polluted soils; plant nutrition diagnosis and fertilization; metallomics in plants
Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DiProVeS), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
Interests: pomology; tree crop physiology; water relations; tree crop management
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Interests: pomology; tree crop physiology; water relations; tree crop management
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IRTA, Postharvest Programme, Edifici Fruitcentre, Parc Científic i Tecnològic Agroalimentari de Lleida, Parc de Gardeny, 25003 Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Interests: postharvest fungal diseases of fruit; epidemiology; biological control; alternative methods; host-pathogen interaction studies
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Interests: postharvest fungal diseases of fruit; epidemiology; biological control; alternative methods; host-pathogen interaction studies
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Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, Bologna, Italy
Interests: plant nutrition; soil fertility; fertilization; fruit quality; soil science; sustainable orchards
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Interests: plant nutrition; soil fertility; fertilization; fruit quality; soil science; sustainable orchards
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Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
Interests: subtropical and tropical postharvest horticulture; smallholder production; postharvest supply chain; tropical crops; fruits; Pacific Islands
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Interests: subtropical and tropical postharvest horticulture; smallholder production; postharvest supply chain; tropical crops; fruits; Pacific Islands
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Department Agro-Food Technology, CIAGRO, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, UMH, Alicante, Spain
Interests: bioactive compounds; anthocyanin; polyphenol; carotenoid; fruit; post-harvest; ripening; plant growth; plant hormones; elicitor
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Interests: bioactive compounds; anthocyanin; polyphenol; carotenoid; fruit; post-harvest; ripening; plant growth; plant hormones; elicitor
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Department of Plant Biology and Food Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Studentų Str. 11, Akademija, LT 53361 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: controlled environment agriculture; plant physiology; photo physiology; phytopathology; postharvest
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Interests: controlled environment agriculture; plant physiology; photo physiology; phytopathology; postharvest
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