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Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Evelyn R. Shaw, PhD — Plant Genomics & Systems Biology, University of California, Davis, USA
Prof. Evelyn R. Shaw, PhD — Plant Genomics & Systems Biology, University of California, Davis, USA
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Kenji Nakamura, PhD — Plant–Microbe Interactions, University of Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Kenji Nakamura, PhD — Plant–Microbe Interactions, University of Tokyo, Japan
Managing Editor
Dr. Ana Luísa Pereira, PhD — Plant Biotechnology, University of Porto, Portugal
Editorial Office: editorialoffice@journalsonline.org
Dr. Ana Luísa Pereira, PhD — Plant Biotechnology, University of Porto, Portugal
Editorial Office: editorialoffice@journalsonline.org
Associate Editors
Genomics & Epigenetics
Prof. Patrick O’Connor, PhD — Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Prof. Patrick O’Connor, PhD — Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Development & Cell Biology
Prof. Isabelle Fournier, PhD — University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Prof. Isabelle Fournier, PhD — University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Physiology & Metabolism
Prof. Marco Bianchi, PhD — University of Bologna, Italy
Prof. Marco Bianchi, PhD — University of Bologna, Italy
Plant–Microbe Interactions
Prof. Mei Lin, PhD — Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Mei Lin, PhD — Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Stress Biology & Climate Resilience
Prof. Hannah McAllister, PhD — University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Hannah McAllister, PhD — University of Melbourne, Australia
Ecology & Evolution
Prof. Lars Nystrom, PhD — Uppsala University, Sweden
Prof. Lars Nystrom, PhD — Uppsala University, Sweden
Crop Science & Breeding
Prof. Laura Schmidt, PhD — University of Hohenheim, Germany
Prof. Laura Schmidt, PhD — University of Hohenheim, Germany
Phytochemistry & Metabolomics
Prof. Beatriz Silva, PhD — University of Porto, Portugal
Prof. Beatriz Silva, PhD — University of Porto, Portugal
Biotechnology & Genome Editing
Prof. Diego Romero, PhD — University of Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Diego Romero, PhD — University of Barcelona, Spain
Bioinformatics & Phenotyping
Prof. Thomas van Dijk, PhD — Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Prof. Thomas van Dijk, PhD — Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Section Editors
Rhizosphere & Soil Health
Dr. Robert White — University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. Robert White — University of Alberta, Canada
Plant Pathology
Dr. Elena Ivanova — University of Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Elena Ivanova — University of Helsinki, Finland
Pollination Biology
Dr. Kate Wilson — University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Kate Wilson — University of Auckland, New Zealand
Invasion & Restoration Ecology
Dr. Jens Falk — Uppsala University, Sweden
Dr. Jens Falk — Uppsala University, Sweden
High-Throughput Phenotyping
Dr. Miguel Sánchez — Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Dr. Miguel Sánchez — Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Marine & Halophyte Biology
Dr. Maria Rossi — University of Bologna, Italy
Dr. Maria Rossi — University of Bologna, Italy
International Advisory Board
Prof. Matthias Vogel — Heidelberg University, Germany
Prof. Helene Fischer — University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Jonathan Lee — University of Toronto, Canada
Prof. Claire Hamilton — University of Edinburgh, UK
Prof. Aiko Tanaka — RIKEN/University of Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Nora Meier — ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Kate Wilson — University of Auckland, New Zealand
Prof. Chen Li — Tsinghua University, China
The Advisory Board provides strategic guidance on scope, quality benchmarks, and emerging priorities across plant biology.
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