Gregorio Barba-Espín

1 INTRODUCTION Salinity is one of the most significant environmental challenges limiting plant productivity. Around 830 million hectares are affected by salinity worldwide (source: FAO 2021), covering 20% of global cultivable land (Acosta-Motos et al. 2017). The continuous growth of the population, especially in developing countries, and the need to increase food production are major challenges for the coming years.

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As Editor-in-Chief of Seeds, I would like to thank the Authors, Reviewers, Editorial Board Members, Academic Editors, Assistant Editors and all the Staff involved in Seeds for their effort and dedication, which has helped to establish Seeds as a scientific journal in the field of Seed Biology and Technology. A glance at the achievements in 2023 Since the launch of Seeds in September 2021 [ 1 ], the journal has consolidated its position in the context of significant editorial competition.