Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Rod Snowdon, PhD, University of Giessen, Germany
Crop genetics, genomics and breeding methodologies

Managing Editors (tagedit@uni-hohenheim.de)
Sarah Schiessl, PhD, University of Giessen, Germany
Crop genetics/ genomics, abiotic stress, plant development
Tobias Würschum, PhD, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Crop genomics/genetics, molecular breeding

Reviews Editors
Jacqueline Batley, PhD, University of Western Australia, Australia
Crop genomics, disease resistance, GWAS, population genetics
Rajeev K. Varshney, PhD, Murdoch University, Australia 
Crop genetics/genomics, abiotic stresses, gene discovery, genomics-assisted breeding and agricultural biotechnology

Social Media Editors
Yasmine Lam, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia
Sven Weber, PhD, University of Giessen, Germany

Editorial Board
Urmil Bansal, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia          
Genetics of host pathogen interaction in cereal crops, molecular mapping of economic traits, marker development, marker assisted selection and gene editing
Jacqueline Batley, PhD, University of Western Australia, Australia           
Crop genomics, disease resistance, GWAS, population genetics
Elena Bitocchi, PhD, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
Plant genetic resources, population genetics, quantitative genetics
Sandra Branham, PhD, Clemson University, United States of America
Vegetable genomics/genetics, genomics‑assisted breeding and QTL/association mapping
Hermann Bürstmayr, PhD, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Small grain cereals - breeding, molecular breeding, QTL mapping, disease resistance
Daniela Bustos Korts, PhD, Austral University of Chile, Chile
Genotype x environment interaction, genomic prediction, QTL detection/GWAS and crop physiology
Alain Charcosset, PhD, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France
Genetic diversity analysis, quantitative genetics, molecular breeding methodology
Joshua N. Cobb, PhD, RiceTec, Inc., United States of America
Rice breeding and genetics, genomic prediction/molecular breeding, QTL/association mapping
James Cockram, PhD, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, United Kingdom 
Cereal molecular genetics and pre-breeding
Susanne Dreisigacker, PhD, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico
Wheat molecular breeding/genetics, applied biotechnology, population genetics
Jorge Dubcovsky, PhD, University of California, Davis, United States of America            
Cereal genomics/genetics, molecular breeding, regulation of flowering
Jeffrey Endelman, PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States of America
Quantitative genetics, genomic selection, association mapping, potato
David Fang, PhD, United States Department of Agriculture, United States of America
Cotton and other fiber crops genetics, genomics and breeding
Maria-Laura Federico, PhD, CONICET, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina
Plant molecular biology, biotechnology and functional genomics
Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia, PhD, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Statistical genetics, quantitative genetics, molecular breeding, QTL and linkage mapping
Ian Godwin, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia 
Cereal genetics/genomics, molecular breeding, plant genetic engineering
Amit Gur, PhD, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel
Vegetable breeding, Cucurbits genetics and genomics, QTL mapping, Association mapping
Volker Hahn, PhD, Research Station Eckartsweier, University of Hohenheim, Germany           
Soybean and sunflower breeding and genomics
Lee Hickey, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia
Cereal genetics/genomics and plant breeding
Sanwen Huang, PhD, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China 
Plant genomics and vegetable genetics including potato, tomato and cucumber
Brent Hulke, PhD, United States Department of Agriculture, United States of America
Sunflower breeding, quantitative genetics, marker- and genomics-assisted breeding
Hiroyoshi Iwata, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Quantitative genetics, plant breeding methodology, genomic prediction, QTL/association mapping
Lixi Jiang, PhD, Zhejiang University, China
Plant breeding/genetics, molecular genetics and biotechnology, with field crops such as Brassica oilseeds, Arabidopsis, rice, barley
Hai-Chun Jing, PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Bioenergy and cereal plant genetics/genomics, genetic resources, molecular breeding
Philomin Juliana, PhD, Borlaug Institute for South Asia, India
Genomic selection, molecular plant breeding, QTL mapping, genome-wide association mapping and wheat genetics
Beat Keller, PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Cereal genomics/genetics, disease resistance, molecular breeding
Takao Komatsuda, PhD, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Barley genetics/genomics, domestication
Lingrang Kong, PhD, Shandong Agricultural University, China
Gene mapping/cloning and functional analysis, cytogenetics, host-pathogen interaction, breeding of wheat
Evans Lagudah, PhD, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia 
Cereal/wheat molecular genetics, disease resistance, comparative genomics
Huihui Li, PhD, Institute of Crop Sciences, China
Statistical genomics, quantitative genetics, statistical methods on gene mapping, genomic selection, selection footprint
Hong-Qing Ling, PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Wheat genomics/genetics, plant nutrition efficiency
Thomas Lübberstedt, PhD, Iowa State University, United States of America
Plant breeding/genomics (esp. maize and grasses)
Emma Mace, PhD, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia 
Cereal genetics/genomics, molecular breeding, genetic diversity analyses
Annaliese Mason, PhD, University of Bonn, Germany
Cytogenetics, genomics, hybridisation and polyploidy, introgression breeding, high-throughput genotyping and molecular breeding
Diane Mather, PhD, University of Adelaide, Australia 
Plant breeding, QTL mapping, molecular plant breeding
Kazuki Matsubara, PhD, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Rice genetics and breeding, flowering time and reproductive isolation
Thomas Miedaner, PhD, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Rye breeding/genetics, disease resistance (esp. cereals), marker applications
Reyazul Rouf Mir, PhD, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India
Genetic resources, genetics, genomics, gene/QTL discovery, genomics-assisted breeding, cereals (wheat and barley), legumes (chickpea, common bean, pigeonpea, groundnut, and cowpea)
Laurence Moreau, PhD, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France 
Quantitative genetics, QTL mapping, molecular breeding methodology
Gary J. Muehlbauer, PhD, University of Minnesota, United States of America
Barley genetics and genomics, development
Matthew N. Nelson, PhD, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia 
Genetic resources, plant domestication, legume genomics, canola improvement
Henry Nguyen, PhD, University of Missouri, United States of America
Damaris Odeny, PhD, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, India
Millet genomics, QTL/Association mapping, orphan crops genomics, pre‑breeding
Isobel Parkin, PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
Crop genetics and genomics (specialising in Brassicaceae species), genome sequencing
Janila Pasupuleti, PhD, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, India
Legume breeding and genetics, disease resistance, quality improvement, marker assisted selection
Curtis Pozniak, PhD, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Plant Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Wheat, Cereals
Xiaoquan Qi, PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Cereal genomics/metabolomics, secondary metabolism and quantitative disease resistance
Istvan Rajcan, PhD, University of Guelph, Canada
Genetics/breeding of oilseed crops, QTL mapping, g x e interaction, seed composition
Jochen Reif, PhD, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany       
Applied quantitative genetics and wheat breeding, hybrid breeding, statistical genomics
Nebahat Sari, PhD, Rutgers University, United States of America
Vegetable breeding, cucurbit genetics and genomics, doubled haploid technology, plant tissue culture, breeding for disease resistance, F1 hybrid breeding, chilling and drought resistance
Takuji Sasaki, PhD, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan
Rice genetics/genomics, cereal genomics
Chris-Carolin Schön, PhD, Technical University of Munich, Germany
QTL analysis, molecular plant breeding, plant breeding methodology
Mikko Sillanpää, PhD, University of Oulu, Finland
QTL/association mapping, quantitative genetic theory, linkage analysis
Paula Silva, PhD, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Uruguay
Breeding for disease resistance, molecular breeding, cereal rusts pathology
Kevin P. Smith, PhD, University of Minnesota, United States of America
Barley breeding and genetics, molecular breeding, QTL mapping, disease resistance
Benjamin Stich, PhD, Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany       
Quantitative crop genomics, molecular breeding methodology
Reinhard Töpfer, PhD, Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany
Grapevine genomics and breeding
Esther van der Knaap, PhD, University of Georgia, United States of America
Tomato, Solanaceae, genetics, genomics, molecular biology, mapping, QTL
Herman van Eck, PhD, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
Linkage and physical maps, marker- and genomics-assisted breeding, potato breeding, outbreeders and polyploids, genotyping by sequencing
Rajeev K. Varshney, PhD, Murdoch University, Australia 
Crop genetics/genomics, abiotic stresses, gene discovery, genomics-assisted breeding and agricultural biotechnology
Richard Visser, PhD, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
Cytogenetics, Solanaceae and Brassica genetics, QTL and physical mapping
Maria von Korff Schmising, PhD, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
Barley genetics and shoot development
Kai Peter Voss-Fels, PhD, Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany
Quantitative genetics, population genetics, breeding theory
Dechun Wang, PhD, Michigan State University, United States of America
Soybean genetics/genomics; to improve plant performance, host plant resistance and seed chemical composition
Jiankang Wang, PhD, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China 
Quantitative genetics, QTL mapping methods, simulation modelling in plant breeding and genetics
Kan Wang, PhD, Iowa State University, United States of America  
Yiqun Weng, PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States of America
Vegetable genetics and breeding, molecular breeding, QTL mapping, gene cloning, cucurbits
Matthias Wissuwa, PhD, University of Bonn, Germany  
QTL mapping, abiotic stress, rice functional genomics
Xianchun Xia, PhD, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Cereal genetics (wheat and maize), molecular plant breeding, QTL mapping
Mingliang Xu, PhD, China Agricultural University, China
Gene mapping, functional genomics
Steven S. Xu, PhD, United States Department of Agriculture, United States of America        
Classical and molecular cytogenetics, wheat genomics/genetics and molecular breeding
Yunbi Xu, PhD, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Cereal genomics (maize and rice), molecular plant breeding, breeding methodology
Aimin Zhang, PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Cereal molecular genetics and genomics, molecular breeding
Tianzhen Zhang, PhD, Zhejiang University, China
Crop genomics, molecular breeding and cotton genetics/breeding