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
College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, No.1 Nongda Road, Changsha 410128, China
Interests: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; natural products; secondary metabolism; metabolic engineering; food quality; metabolic pathway; tea plant science; transport of organic compounds and cations and anions
Interests: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; natural products; secondary metabolism; metabolic engineering; food quality; metabolic pathway; tea plant science; transport of organic compounds and cations and anions
College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: microbial molecular biology; molecular microbiology; applied microbiology; edible mushroom
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Interests: microbial molecular biology; molecular microbiology; applied microbiology; edible mushroom
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College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: plant nutrition and fruit quality; trace elements and plant health; agricultural eco-environmental security; plant–microbe interactions; biotic and abiotic stress
Interests: plant nutrition and fruit quality; trace elements and plant health; agricultural eco-environmental security; plant–microbe interactions; biotic and abiotic stress
Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen (AGIS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shenzhen 518120, China
Interests: population genomics and breeding of horticultural crops by combining genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, phenomics, environmental variables and machine learning
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Interests: population genomics and breeding of horticultural crops by combining genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, phenomics, environmental variables and machine learning
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The College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: postharvest physiology and molecular biology of fruits and vegetables; regulation of nutrient metabolism of fruits and vegetables; mechanisms of fruit development and ripening
Interests: postharvest physiology and molecular biology of fruits and vegetables; regulation of nutrient metabolism of fruits and vegetables; mechanisms of fruit development and ripening
College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Zhejiang 311300, China
Interests: plant physiology; plant environmental stress; plant biotechnology; horticultural plants;vegetable production
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Interests: plant physiology; plant environmental stress; plant biotechnology; horticultural plants;vegetable production
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College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: tea plant genetics and germplasm enhancement; tea plant secondary metabolism; tea plant evolutionary genomics and domestication; tea plant abiotic stress
Interests: tea plant genetics and germplasm enhancement; tea plant secondary metabolism; tea plant evolutionary genomics and domestication; tea plant abiotic stress
Department of Vegetable Crops, Hochschule Geisenheim University, Von-Lade-Str. 1, D-65366 Geisenheim, Germany
Interests: plant water relations; irrigation research; plant-based sensor systems; climate impact research
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Interests: plant water relations; irrigation research; plant-based sensor systems; climate impact research
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Biotechnical Centre Naklo, 4202 Naklo, Slovenia
Interests: general vegetable growing; hydroponics; plant nutrition; crop quality; cover crops
Interests: general vegetable growing; hydroponics; plant nutrition; crop quality; cover crops
College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Interests: postharvest diseases control; postharvest quality of fruit and vegetable; mycotoxin
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Interests: postharvest diseases control; postharvest quality of fruit and vegetable; mycotoxin
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Dr. Gustavo Brunetto
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Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Prédio 42, Office 3309, Avenida Roraima 1000, Santa Maria 95105-900, Brazil
Interests: plant nutrition; soil fertility; fertilization; fruit quality; heavy metals; roots; sustainable orchards and vineyards
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Interests: plant nutrition; soil fertility; fertilization; fruit quality; heavy metals; roots; sustainable orchards and vineyards
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Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: soil-borne plant pathogens; beneficial microorganisms; soil microbiome; Verticillium; Pyrenochaeta; Fusarium; Streptomyces; biological control; integrated disease management; plant genetic resistance; plant-microbe interaction; microbe genomics; plant functional genomics
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Interests: soil-borne plant pathogens; beneficial microorganisms; soil microbiome; Verticillium; Pyrenochaeta; Fusarium; Streptomyces; biological control; integrated disease management; plant genetic resistance; plant-microbe interaction; microbe genomics; plant functional genomics
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Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC), Rutgers University, Bridgeton, NJ 08302, USA
Interests: ornamental and landscape horticulture; nursery and greenhouse crops; mineral nutrition and water relations; irrigation and fertilization management; substrates and hydroponics; salinity; water quality; hemp
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Interests: ornamental and landscape horticulture; nursery and greenhouse crops; mineral nutrition and water relations; irrigation and fertilization management; substrates and hydroponics; salinity; water quality; hemp
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; industrial crops; Mediterranean native plant resources; plant secondary metabolites; non-chemical weed control
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Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; industrial crops; Mediterranean native plant resources; plant secondary metabolites; non-chemical weed control
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Wine and Viticulture Department, California Polytechnic State University, One Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA
Interests: grape and wine chemistry; chemical and sensory aspects; red wine; winemaking
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Interests: grape and wine chemistry; chemical and sensory aspects; red wine; winemaking
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Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Interests: sustainable viticulture; wine grape production; grapevine responses to biotic stressors; cold temperature stress; plant adaptation to climate change
Interests: sustainable viticulture; wine grape production; grapevine responses to biotic stressors; cold temperature stress; plant adaptation to climate change
College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: turfgrass; bulbous flower; phytohormone; abiotic stress; development; senescence
Interests: turfgrass; bulbous flower; phytohormone; abiotic stress; development; senescence
Prof. Dr. Kunsong Chen
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Laboratory of Fruit Quality Biology/Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: fruit quality biology; postharvest biology of horticultural crop; postharvest storage and logistics of horticultural products
Interests: fruit quality biology; postharvest biology of horticultural crop; postharvest storage and logistics of horticultural products
Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: biostimulants; biofortification; vegetables; soilless culture; vegetable grafting
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Interests: biostimulants; biofortification; vegetables; soilless culture; vegetable grafting
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Institute for Research and Training in Agriculture and Fisheries, IFAPA La Mojonera, Camino San Nicolás, 1. La Mojonera, 04745 Almería, Spain
Interests: soilborne diseases and nematodes; fungal diseases and epidemiology; diagnosis; grafting; plant resistance; biosolarisation; biofumigation; organic agriculture
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Interests: soilborne diseases and nematodes; fungal diseases and epidemiology; diagnosis; grafting; plant resistance; biosolarisation; biofumigation; organic agriculture
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Department of Crop Production and Agri-Technology, Murcia Institute of Agri-Food Research and Development (IMIDA), C/Mayor s/n, 30150 Murcia, Spain
Interests: crop physiology; abiotic stress tolerance; plant mineral nutrition; plant production systems; product quality
Interests: crop physiology; abiotic stress tolerance; plant mineral nutrition; plant production systems; product quality
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 48, 30203 Cartagena, Spain
Interests: biochemistry; genetics and molecular biology; agricultural and biological sciences
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Interests: biochemistry; genetics and molecular biology; agricultural and biological sciences
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Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Giovanni Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: plant host-pathogen; genetics; fungal resistance
Interests: plant host-pathogen; genetics; fungal resistance
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum, Viale Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: cultivars characterization; canopy management; training systems; adaptation strategies to climate change; grape ripening; flavonoids and grape abiotic stresses
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Interests: cultivars characterization; canopy management; training systems; adaptation strategies to climate change; grape ripening; flavonoids and grape abiotic stresses
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Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Interests: biopesticides; semiochemicals; arthropod-plant interactions; biological control
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Interests: biopesticides; semiochemicals; arthropod-plant interactions; biological control
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College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: physiological and molecular basis of plants’ adaptation to abiotic stresses; plant nutrition uptake and transport
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Interests: physiological and molecular basis of plants’ adaptation to abiotic stresses; plant nutrition uptake and transport
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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: ornamental plant germplasm resources and utilization; high yield and quality control of ornamental plant; ornamental plant cultivation and stress physiology
Interests: ornamental plant germplasm resources and utilization; high yield and quality control of ornamental plant; ornamental plant cultivation and stress physiology
Department of Biology, School of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK
Interests: epigenetics; fruit development and ripening; flowering time; RNA signaling in plants; mobile RNA silencing; virus-plant interactions; molecular plant pathology
Interests: epigenetics; fruit development and ripening; flowering time; RNA signaling in plants; mobile RNA silencing; virus-plant interactions; molecular plant pathology
School of Pharmacy and Food Science, Zhuhai College of Science and Technology, Zhuhai 519040, China
Interests: postharvest fruits and vegetables; quality; preservation technology; food safety
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Interests: postharvest fruits and vegetables; quality; preservation technology; food safety
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1. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
2. Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: mushroom breeding; oyster mushroom; spawn quality
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2. Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: mushroom breeding; oyster mushroom; spawn quality
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