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Marco Landi

Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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EditorialOpen accessProtecting crop species from biotic and abiotic constraints in the era of Global Change: are we ready for this challenge?Marco Landi, Giovanni BenelliReliable and affordable supply of food is of crucial importance to the progress and stability of human societies. During the last century, we have assisted to an extraordinary increase of crop yields, especially for the most widespread and consumed crop species, such as rice, wheat, corn and soybean. The Broadbalk experiment, one of the oldest continuous agronomic experiments in the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 4 Jun 2016 · 8,402 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessAmerican Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Ten Years LaterMarco LandiTen years after the first issue, the American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences (AJABS) continued to flourish, a clear indication of the validity of Science Publications project. Many scientists have contributed in this first decade to AJABS editorial life and to date more than 500 papers have been published with an encouraging rate of 0.73 cites per doc. Furthermore, … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 5 Mar 2016 · 7,895 accessesView PDF Cite

HypothesisOpen accessCan Anthocyanins be Part of the Metal Homeostasis Network in Plant?Marco LandiAnthocyanins are a class of flavonoids with a high level of diversification and likely the most studied pathway of secondary metabolism in Plantae. Anthocyanins have raised a growing interest due to the huge variability of their chemical structures and the more new anthocyanins are isolated from plants, the more questions on their evolutionary and ecological meaning they raise. Antioxidant, photoprotection … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 9 Dec 2015 · 8,573 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAntioxidant and Photosynthetic Responses in Plants Under Boron Toxicity: A ReviewLucia Guidi, Alberto Pardossi, Elena Degl’Innocenti, Marco LandiBoron (B) is a micronutrient that has long been known essential not only for plants and animals. Otherwise, in crop plants the range of B concentration from essentiality to toxicity appears extremely narrow. Although B deficiency has been well investigated, during recent years many researchers have also investigated boron toxicity effects, making progress in the comprehension of boron transport within … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 5 Jul 2012 · 12,769 accessesView PDF Cite