Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Masaaki Umeda ✉️Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)

Vice Editor-in-Chief

Masatoshi Yamaguchi ✉️Saitama University

Associate Editors

Masashi Asahina ✉️Teikyo UniversityPlant hormone, Gene expression, Wound response
Rishikesh P. Bhalerao ✉️The Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesMolecular biology
Anne B. Britt ✉️University of California, DavisGenetics
KwiMi Chung ✉️National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Plant molecular biology, Transcriptional regulation, Stress response, Signal transduction
Tomonari Hirano ✉️University of MiyazakiTissue culture, Genetics
Tomoko Igawa ✉️Chiba UniversityTissude culture, Transformation, Molecular biology, Plant sexual reproduction
Miho Ikeda ✉️Fukui Prefectural UniversityTissue culture, Transcription factor, Plant morphogenesis, Somatic embryogenesis
Brian Jones ✉️The University of SydneyTissue culture
Yasukazu Kanda✉️ Kazusa DNA Research InstitutePlant-microbe interaction, Plant-herbivorous insect interaction, Plant Immunity, Genome editing
Gyung-Tae Kim ✉️Dong-A UniversityGenetics
Atsuko Miyagi ✉️Yamagata UniversityPrimary metabolism, Plant physiology
Masaru Nakano ✉️Niigata UniversityTissue culture, Breeding of horticultural plants
Hideo Nakashita ✉️Fukui Prefectural UniversityPlant-microbe interaction, Immunity
Yoshihiko Nanasato ✉️Forest Research and Management OrganizationTransformation, Tissue culture, Genome editing
Satoshi Naramoto ✉️Hokkaido UniversityDevelopmental biology, Cell biology, Evolutional biology, Biomass
Ayako Nishizawa-Yokoi ✉️National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)Genome editing, Transformation, DNA repair
Taiji Nomura ✉️ Toyama Prefectural University Secondary metabolism, Metabolic engineering, Plant cell engineering
Taichi Oguchi ✉️University of TsukubaPlant biotechnology, Assessment of transgenic plant, Stress response
Misato Ohtani ✉️The University of TokyoDevelopment, Cell differentiation, RNA biology, Cell wall
Joanna Putteril ✉️University of AucklandMolecular genetics
Takeo Sato ✉️Hokkaido UniversityPlant molecular biology, Stress response
Akie Shimotohno ✉️Nagoya UniversityStem cell, Development, Cell division, Signal transduction, Environmental response
Shigeo S. Sugano ✉️National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Biotechnology, Genome editing, Cell differentiation
Akifumi Sugiyama ✉️Kyoto UniversitySecondary metabolism, Plant-microbe interaction
Akihiro Suzuki ✉️Saga University Plant-microbe interaction, Crop Production
Sakae Suzuki ✉️Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTissue culture, Transformation, Molecular breeding
Shiro Suzuki ✉️Gifu UniversitySecondary metabolism, Cell wall, Biochemistry and structural biology of enzymes, Transcriptomics
Teruaki Taji ✉️Tokyo University of AgricultureAbiotic stress response
Kojiro Takanashi ✉️Shinshu University Metabolic enzyme, Membrane transport protein
Miho Takemura ✉️Ishikawa Prefectural UniversityBioproduction, Metabolic engineering, Carotenoid
Tomohiro Uemura ✉️Ochanomizu UniversityCell biology, Molecular biology
Takatoshi Wakabayashi ✉️The University of Tokyo Secondary metabolism, Plant hormone
Ryoichi Yano ✉️National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)Bioinformatics

Manuscript Manager

Amita NagasawaInternational Academic Publishing

Production Manager

Kiyotaka TakeuchiInternational Academic Publishing