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Planta

An International Journal of Plant Biology

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Editors

EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Dorothea Bartels, PhD, University of Bonn, Germany
Molecular biology; Gene expression; Abiotic stress; Hormone signaling

Stefan de Folter, PhD, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
Molecular biology; Gene expression and regulation; Plant development and reproduction; Flower and fruit development; Hormones; Gene regulatory networks; Transcription factors; Genome editing; Protein interactions 

ASSISTANT TO THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Brigitte Buchen, PhD, University of Bonn, Germany

REVIEWS EDITORS
Gerhard Leubner, PhD, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
Seed biology; Seedling establishment; Abiotic stress; Embryo growth mechanisms; Seed and bud dormancy; Seed biomechanics; Endosperm weakening; Brassicaceae cross-species work; Comparative seed biology; Evolution of seed/fruit traits; Seed covering layers; Seed technologies

Rubén Vicente, PhD, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Systems biology; Carbon and nitrogen metabolism; Photosynthesis; Plant nutrition; Phenotyping; Abiotic stress; Source-sink dynamics; Crop improvement and breeding

Social Media Editor
Daniela De la Mora Franco, MSc, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Mee-Len Chye, PhD, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Genetic engineering/ Transgenic plants; Molecular biology; Lipids; Secondary metabolites; Abiotic stress

Tamas Dalmay, PhD, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Genomics; Molecular biology; Regulation of gene expression

Goetz Hensel, PhD, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
Genetic engineering/ Transgenic plants; Genome editing, including CRISPR/Cas applications; Molecular farming; Regulation of gene expression; Promoters and transcriptional regulation; Abiotic stress; Plant-microbe interactions

Ute Hoecker, PhD, University of Cologne, Germany
Signal transduction; Photomorphogenesis; Photoreceptors; Protein degradation; Genetics

Kerstin Kaufmann, PhD, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Epigenetics; Plant growth and development; Flowering

Soheil Mahmoud, PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
Genetic engineering/ Transgenic Plants; Secondary metabolites; Metabolic engineering

Staffan Persson, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Cell walls; Cellulose; Microtubules; Actin cytoskeleton; Cell biology

Corné Pieterse, PhD, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Plant immune signaling; Plant microbiome; Defense hormones; Plant-beneficial microbe interactions; Hormone cross-talk

R. George Ratcliffe, DPhil, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Carbon and nitrogen metabolism; Mitochondrial metabolism; Metabolic flux analysis; Anaerobiosis; NMR spectroscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Fuminori Takahashi, PhD, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Regulation of gene expression; Signal transduction; Plant hormones; Long distance transport; Abiotic stress

Deyu Xie, PhD, North Carolina State University, United States of America
Genetic engineering/ Transgenic plants; Genome editing including CRISPR/Cas applications; Plant transformation; Mutagenesis; Natural products; Secondary metabolites; Biotechnology; Metabolic engineering; Synthetic biology; Bioenergy

Ling Yuan, PhD, University of Kentucky, United States of America
Plant metabolic engineering; Gene transcriptional regulation with emphasis on promoter targeting and posttranscriptional/posttranslational modification of transcription factors

EDITORIAL BOARD

Isabel A. Abreu, PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Biochemistry - metabolism and signaling; Abiotic stress response - cold, drought, oxidative stress; Specific techniques - proteomics

Ruben Alcazar, PhD, University of Barcelona, Spain
Polyamines; Immunity and fitness trade-offs; Hybrid necrosis; Abiotic stress; Stress metabolism

Roni Aloni, PhD, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Vascular differentiation; Hormonal regulation of vascular development; Differentiation of xylem and phloem in normal and tumorous galls; Wood quality

Tobias I. Baskin, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States of America
Cell wall; Cytoskeleton; Expansion; Growth kinematics; Mitosis; Roots; Scanning electron microscopy

Anna Block, PhD, Agricultural Research Service, United States of America
Molecular plant-insect interactions; Defense chemicals; Volatiles; Defense signaling; Maize; Stress protection

George Coupland, PhD, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany
Control of flowering time; Photoperiodism

Alejandra A. Covarrubias, PhD, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Stress proteins; Hydrophilic proteins; Stress protection

Iris Finkemeier, PhD, University of Münster, Germany
Quantitative proteomics; Lysine acetylation; Redox regulation; Mitochondria; Retrograde signaling

Tsanko Gechev, PhD, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bulgaria
Abiotic stress; Desiccation tolerance; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxidative stress; Resurrection species

Ykä (Yrjö) Helariutta, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland
Cytokinin; Vascular development; Tree; Phloem; Symplastic communication

Eliot Herman, PhD, University of Arizona, United States of America
Seed biology; Protein storage; Plant biotechnology; Endomembrane-derived organelles; Allergens; Plant oil storage

Jianliang Huang, PhD, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Physiology; Biochemistry; Crop management; Nutrition physiology; Stress physiology

Byung Kook Hwang, PhD, Korea University, South Korea
Plant immunity; Defense mechanisms; Programmed cell death; Plant disease resistance; Pathogen effector proteins; Molecular plant-microbe interactions

Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti, PhD, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, India
Nitric oxide signaling; Reactive oxygen species; Nitrogen metabolism; Hypoxia/ Flooding; Respiration

Kyle Lauersen, PhD, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Algae biotechnology; Synthetic biology; Carbon metabolism; Applied phycology; Engineering biology

Jutta Ludwig-Müller, PhD, TU Dresden, Germany
Auxin; Salicylic acid; Plant-pathogen interaction (biotrophs); Clubroot; Endophyte

Martin Lysak, PhD, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Genomics; Genome evolution; Cytogenomics; Chromosome and karyotype evolution; Polyploidy; Diploidization; Brassicaceae

Wei Ma, PhD, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Plant lipid biosynthesis; Regulation of gene expression; Intrinsically disordered proteins in plants; Post-translational modifications; Plant signal transduction

David Macherel, PhD, University of Angers, France
Mitochondria; Respiration; Seed; Anhydrobiosis; LEA protein

Yang Ni, PhD, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China
Plant mitochondrial genomics (major); Plant chloroplast genomics; Plant organelle genome data analysis tools/ methods/ pipeline; Anthocyanin biosynthesis metabolic pathways; Transcriptomics/ Multi-omics analysis

Graham Noctor, PhD, University of Paris-Sud, France
Oxidation-reduction system of plants; Photosynthesis and respiration; Electron transport; Signal transduction; H2O2; Glutathione; Peroxidase; Antioxidants

Adriano Nunes-Nesi, PhD, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
Molecular physiology of primary metabolism

Alessio Papini, PhD, University of Florence, Italy
Anatomy and histochemistry of reproductive structures; Plant cell ultrastructure; Programmed cell death; Autophagy

Philippe Reymoud, PhD, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Plant-insect interactions; Plant defense; Transcriptomics; Defense signaling pathways; Herbivory; Wounding

Fumihiko Sato, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan
Secondary metabolism; Alkaloid biosynthesis; Metabolic engineering

Thomas D. Sharkey, PhD, Michigan State University, United States of America
Isoprene; Calvin-Benson cycle; Starch and sucrose synthesis; Heat stress (photosynthesis)

Eva Stöger, PhD, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Frank Van Breusegem, PhD, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium
Oxidative stress; Metacaspases; Cell death; Abiotic stress

Wim Van den Ende, PhD, KU Leuven, Belgium
Fructan; Invertase; Sucrose; Sugar signaling; Priming; Immunity

Renier Van der Hoorn, PhD, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Proteomics; Phosphoproteomics; Activity-based protein profiling; Plant-pathogen interactions; Plant immunity

Robert T. VanBuren, PhD, Michigan State University, United States of America
Genomics; Computational biology; Abiotic stress; CAM photosynthesis; Grasses

Jianmin Wan, PhD, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Rice; Genetics; Molecular breeding; Gene mapping and cloning; Gene function analysis

Kenji Yamada, PhD, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Secretory pathway; Defense chemicals; Autophagy; Vacuole; Endoplasmic reticulum

Koichi Yoneyama, PhD, Utsunomiya University, Japan
Plant nutrients; Plant hormones

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