Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Dr. R. Viswanathan, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Senior Editors
Dr. T.K. Bag, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Dr. R. Thangavelu, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr. K.B. Pun, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Dr. Aundy Kumar, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Dr. (Ms.) Laetitia Willocquet, INRAE, Département Santé des Plantes et Environnement, Sophia–Antipoliscedex, France

Editors
Fungal Pathology
Dr. A.K. Chowdhury, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India
Dr. Amar Bahadur, College of Agriculture, Tripura, Lembucherra, Agartala, Tripura, India
Dr. Aniruddha Saha, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
Dr. Ashaq Malik, Govt P.G. College, Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Dr. C.N. Biju, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Prof. D.B. Olufolaji, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Dr. Gireesh Chand, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Dr. Jayanta Saha, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India
Dr. Kamal Dev Sharma, CSK HP Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dr. Khim Phin Chong, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia
Dr. Kushal Raj, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Dr. M. Prashar, ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Flowerdale, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dr. M. Santha Lakshmi Prasad,ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Dr. Mamta Sharma, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Dr. Mousa Najafi niya, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, Iran
Dr. Narender Kumar Bharat, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan,
Himachal Pradesh, India
Dr. Nirmal Mazumder, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali, Assam, India
Dr. Om Prakash Gangwar, ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Flowerdale, Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh, India
Dr. Pankaj Baiswar, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
Dr. Prabhat Kumar Shukla, ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Prashanthi S.K., University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Dr. R.P. Ghasolia, SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Ravjit Khangura, Industry and Economic Development, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth WA, Australia
Dr. Ritu Mawar, ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Satish Kumar Sain, ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa, Haryana, India
Dr. Shaik Ameer Basha, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Dr. V. Shanmugam, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Dr. Venkataramana Chapara, North Dakota State University, Langdon, USA
Dr. Vinod Kumar, ICAR-National Research Centre on Litchi, Mushahari, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
Bacteriology and Molecular Plant Pathology
Dr. Bilal A. Padder, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-K, Srinagar,
Jammu & Kashmir, India
Dr. Harbans Bariana, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Dr. Prabhu Dayal Meena, ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Prem Lal Kashyap, ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research, Karnal, Haryana, India
Dr. R. Ramesh, ICAR- Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Old Goa, Goa, India
Dr. Tahsin Shoala, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt
Dr. Udai B. Singh, ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Kushmaur, Mau,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Udayan Chatterji, The Scripps Research Institute, California, USA
Mycology
Dr. Atul Kumar, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Dr. Deeba Kamil, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Dr. Efath Shahnaz, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-K, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Dr. K.A. Saju, ICAR-Indian Cardamom Research Institute, Spices Board, Idukki, Kerala, India
Dr. Laszlo Kredics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Dr. Manas Kumar Bag, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Dr. Mark Angelo O. Balendres,De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Nematology
Dr. Dharmendra Kumar, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Lakshman Prasad, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Prof. Laxmikant Basavraj Dama, D.B.F. Dayanand College of Arts and Science, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Oluwatoyin Adenike Fabiyi, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Dr. Rashid Pervez, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Virology
Dr. A. Jeevalatha, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Dr. Amrita Banerjee, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India
Dr. B. Parameswari, ICAR- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Dr. Jayanta Tarafdar, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur (Nadia), West Bengal, India
Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Mannan Akanda, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Md Shamim Akhter, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jodebpur, Bangladesh
Dr. Natalia Tomás Marques, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Dr. P. Renukadevi, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr. Rajarshi Kumar Gaur, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Ravinder Kumar, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2024
President :    Dr. Dilip Kumar Ghosh, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
President Elect :    Dr. Dinesh Singh, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, India
Secretary :    Dr. Kajal Kumar Biswas, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Joint Secretary:    Dr. Lakshman Prasad, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Treasurer:    Dr. Malkhan S. Gurjar, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Chief Editor:    Dr. R. Viswanathan, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, India

Zonal Chapters
Zonal President (CZ) :    Dr. B. Vidyasagar, College of Agriculture, PJTSAU, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Zonal Councillor (CZ) :    Dr. G. Rajesha, ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Zonal President (DZ) :    Dr. Aundy Kumar, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Zonal Councillor (DZ) :    Dr. Nitika Gupta, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Zonal President (EZ):    Dr. Someshwar Bhagat, ICAR-NRRI-Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station, Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India
Zonal Councillor (EZ):    Dr. Amrita Banerjee, ICAR-NRRI-Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station, Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India
Zonal President (MEZ):    Dr. Prashant P. Jambhulkar, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agriculture University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zonal Councillor (MEZ):    Dr. Rajesh Kumar Pandey, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zonal President (NZ):    Dr. Pardeep Kumar, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Zonal Councillor (NZ):    Dr. Shikha Sharma, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Zonal President (NEZ):    Dr. Durga Prasad Awasthi, College of Agriculture, Tripura, Agartala, Tripura, India
Zonal Councillor (NEZ):    Dr. Utpal Dey, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (Central Agricultural University (I), Sepahijala, Tripura, India
Zonal President (SZ):    Dr. Shamarao Jahagirdar, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Zonal Councillor (SZ):    Dr. Venkatesh R. Kulkarni, AICRP on Cotton, Agricultural Research Station, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Zonal President (WZ) :    Dr. Ramjibhai G. Parmar, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India
Zonal Councillor (WZ) :    Dr. Naresh Kumar Gohel, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India
 (CZ: Central Zone; DZ: Delhi Zone; EZ: Eastern Zone; MEZ: Mid Eastern Zone; NZ: Northern Zone; NEZ: North Eastern Zone; SZ: Southern Zone; WZ: Western Zone)
Advisory Board
A.J. Gibbs, Australia; C. Manoharachary, India; C.L. Jandaik, India; Casiana M. Vera Cruz, Philippines; D.V. Singh, India; Dean W. Gabriel, USA; Krishna V. Subbarao, USA; Robert F. Park, Australia; S.M. Paul Khurana, India; William E. Fry, USA
Honorary Fellows
A.N. Mukhopadhyay, India; Akhtar Husain, India; A.S. Summanwar, India; Anupam Varma, India; B.L. Jalali, India; C.D. Mayee, India; D.V. Singh, India; Dilip K. Lakshman, USA; J.P. Tewari, Canada; M.R.S. Iyengar, India; M.S. Reddy, USA; S.S. Chahal, India; U.P. Singh, India