Editorial Board for section 'Molecular Plant Sciences'
- Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics Section
- Molecular Biology Section
- Biochemistry Section
- Molecular Plant Sciences Section
- Molecular Oncology Section
- Molecular Neurobiology Section
- Molecular Immunology Section
- Materials Science Section
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics Section
- Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism Section
- Molecular Pharmacology Section
- Bioactives and Nutraceuticals Section
- Molecular Microbiology Section
- Molecular Biophysics Section
- Molecular Toxicology Section
- Macromolecules Section
- Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Section
- Molecular Informatics Section
- Molecular Nanoscience Section
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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
Department of Applied Chemistry and Food Science, Fukui University of Technology, Fukui 910-0028, Japan
Interests: proteomics; omics; crop; abiotic stress; phosphorylation; signal transduction
* Section: Molecular Plant Sciences
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Interests: proteomics; omics; crop; abiotic stress; phosphorylation; signal transduction
* Section: Molecular Plant Sciences
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1. Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
2. Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Interests: plant growth regulators; cytokinins; analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; structure–activity relationships
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2. Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Interests: plant growth regulators; cytokinins; analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; structure–activity relationships
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Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Rue Bommel, Hautcharage, L-4940 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Interests: plant biotechnologies; integrative biology; abiotic stress; plant cell and tissue culture; plant physiology
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Interests: plant biotechnologies; integrative biology; abiotic stress; plant cell and tissue culture; plant physiology
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Department of Life Sciences (Ciencias de la Vida), University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain
Interests: genetic machinery of chloroplasts; molecular mechanisms of plant senescence; molecular mechanisms of stress responses; organism entropy; regulation of photosynthetic electron transport
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Interests: genetic machinery of chloroplasts; molecular mechanisms of plant senescence; molecular mechanisms of stress responses; organism entropy; regulation of photosynthetic electron transport
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Research Institute of Horticulture and Seeds, Agrocampus-Ouest, INRA and Angers University, 49035 Angers, France
Interests: sugar transport and metabolism; sugar signaling; crosstalk between sugar and hormones; abiotic stress; plant branching; urban plant physiology
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Interests: sugar transport and metabolism; sugar signaling; crosstalk between sugar and hormones; abiotic stress; plant branching; urban plant physiology
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Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida, AGROTECNIO Center, Av. Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
Interests: crop physiology
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Interests: crop physiology
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Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council, Turin, Italy
Interests: secondary metabolites; photoprotection; photosynthesis; plant physiology; plant environmental stress physiology; flavonoids; anthocyanins; reactive oxygen species
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Interests: secondary metabolites; photoprotection; photosynthesis; plant physiology; plant environmental stress physiology; flavonoids; anthocyanins; reactive oxygen species
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ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Molecular Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Interests: molecular phenotyping; salinity; thermal stress; wheat; pulses; protein; metabolite and lipid mass spectrometry; metabolism
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Interests: molecular phenotyping; salinity; thermal stress; wheat; pulses; protein; metabolite and lipid mass spectrometry; metabolism
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Interests: mass-spectrometry based proteomics
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Interests: mass-spectrometry based proteomics
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1. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Salento University, 73100 Lecce, Italy
2. Centro Ecotekne via Provinciale Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: mechanisms of mineral nutrient uptake in plants; impact of heavy metals on plant nutrient homeostasis; role of the rhizosphere microbiome in plant nutrient and heavy metal dynamics; sustainable agricultural practices for managing mineral nutrition and mitigating heavy metal stress
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2. Centro Ecotekne via Provinciale Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: mechanisms of mineral nutrient uptake in plants; impact of heavy metals on plant nutrient homeostasis; role of the rhizosphere microbiome in plant nutrient and heavy metal dynamics; sustainable agricultural practices for managing mineral nutrition and mitigating heavy metal stress
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Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: plant nutrition; specifically focusing on nutrient interactions between iron (Fe) and sulfur (S) and their impact on plant health; plant strategies for adapting to challenging abiotic stress conditions; focusing on how sulfur metabolism acts as a key modulator in these vital defense mechanisms
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Interests: plant nutrition; specifically focusing on nutrient interactions between iron (Fe) and sulfur (S) and their impact on plant health; plant strategies for adapting to challenging abiotic stress conditions; focusing on how sulfur metabolism acts as a key modulator in these vital defense mechanisms
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College of Agricultural and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: rice grain quality
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Interests: rice grain quality
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Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
Interests: plant reproduction; plant biotechnology; crop biotechnology
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Interests: plant reproduction; plant biotechnology; crop biotechnology
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Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), INRAE, CNRS, Université Evry, Université de Paris, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Interests: glandular trichome development; transcription factor; specialized metabolism; Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood); Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)
Interests: glandular trichome development; transcription factor; specialized metabolism; Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood); Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Ponte Bucci, 87030 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Interests: plant developmental biology and response to stress
Interests: plant developmental biology and response to stress
Aquaporins Group, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: aquaporins; plant adaptation to climate change; water absorption and transport in plants; proteomics and genomics of aquaporins; nanotechnology of proteins; biomolecules of industrial use
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Interests: aquaporins; plant adaptation to climate change; water absorption and transport in plants; proteomics and genomics of aquaporins; nanotechnology of proteins; biomolecules of industrial use
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Via S. Protaso 302, 29017 Fiorenzuola d’Arda (PC), Italy
Interests: cereals; genomics; functional genomics; cereal breeding
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Interests: cereals; genomics; functional genomics; cereal breeding
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Institute for Sustainable Pant Protection - National Research Council of Italy, 10 Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Firenze, Italy
Interests: environmental physiology; photosynthesis; biogenic volatile organic compounds; plant growth; carbon allocation
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Interests: environmental physiology; photosynthesis; biogenic volatile organic compounds; plant growth; carbon allocation
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Key Laboratory of Forest and Flower Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Education, College of Biological Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: plant response; abiotic stress; plant biology
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Interests: plant response; abiotic stress; plant biology
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Prof. Dr. Zhijun Cheng
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Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: rice; yield traits; panicle development; grain development; plant type
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Interests: rice; yield traits; panicle development; grain development; plant type
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Department of Crop Science, College of Agriculture, Life and Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Chongju 28644, Republic of Korea
Interests: marker-assisted breeding (MAS); plant breeding by CRISPR/Cas9; functional genomics; GWAS; biotic and abiotic tolerance; transcriptomics; functional analysis of genes; plant biotechnology; molecular breeding in rice
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Interests: marker-assisted breeding (MAS); plant breeding by CRISPR/Cas9; functional genomics; GWAS; biotic and abiotic tolerance; transcriptomics; functional analysis of genes; plant biotechnology; molecular breeding in rice
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Professor Emeritus, Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Interests: plant–virus–insect interactions; plant stress responses; resistance to plant viruses
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Interests: plant–virus–insect interactions; plant stress responses; resistance to plant viruses
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy
Interests: bioinformatics; computational biology; genomics; transcriptomics; population genomics; molecular breeding
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Interests: bioinformatics; computational biology; genomics; transcriptomics; population genomics; molecular breeding
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Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, LE, Italy
Interests: endomembrane trafficking; unconventional routes; metabolites and xenobiotics compartmentalization; biostimulation
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Interests: endomembrane trafficking; unconventional routes; metabolites and xenobiotics compartmentalization; biostimulation
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Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
Interests: canola and wheat pathology; epidemiology of plant pathogens; evolution/genetic variation of fungal pathogens; biological control of plant diseases; breeding for disease resistance microbial; ecology and microbial interactions
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Interests: canola and wheat pathology; epidemiology of plant pathogens; evolution/genetic variation of fungal pathogens; biological control of plant diseases; breeding for disease resistance microbial; ecology and microbial interactions
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Univ Bordeaux, INRA, Bordeaux Sci Agro, UMR Ecophysiologie et Génomique Fonctionnelle de la Vigne (EGFV), 210 Chemin de Leysotte, CS 50008 33882 VILLENAVE D'ORNON, France
Interests: plant epigenetic mechanisms; DNA methylation; plant development; plant stress responses; drought; adaptation; fruit development and ripening; metabolism and epigenetic crosstalk
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Interests: plant epigenetic mechanisms; DNA methylation; plant development; plant stress responses; drought; adaptation; fruit development and ripening; metabolism and epigenetic crosstalk
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Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary and Faculty of Science, Ostrava University, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Interests: biophysics and regulation of oxygenic photosynthesis; thylakoid membranes; light-harvesting antenna; photosystem II. lipid polymorphism; differential-polarization confocal microscopy
Interests: biophysics and regulation of oxygenic photosynthesis; thylakoid membranes; light-harvesting antenna; photosystem II. lipid polymorphism; differential-polarization confocal microscopy
1. Department of Molecular Plant Physiology, Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, 4023 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2. Department of Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidant enzymes; dessication tolerance; drought; Haberlea rhodopensis; oxidative stress; seaweed biostimulants; Xerophyta viscosa
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2. Department of Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidant enzymes; dessication tolerance; drought; Haberlea rhodopensis; oxidative stress; seaweed biostimulants; Xerophyta viscosa
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Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Avenue de l’Agrobiopole BP 32607, Auzeville-Tolosane, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
Interests: plant genetics and genomics; linkage mapping; QTL; GWAS; genomic prediction; SNPs; transcriptome; proteome; shortRNAome; quantitative disease resistances (QDR); legumes
Interests: plant genetics and genomics; linkage mapping; QTL; GWAS; genomic prediction; SNPs; transcriptome; proteome; shortRNAome; quantitative disease resistances (QDR); legumes
Metabolomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: plant secondary metabolism; natural products chemistry; leads finding; metabolomics; plant biotechnology
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Interests: plant secondary metabolism; natural products chemistry; leads finding; metabolomics; plant biotechnology
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