Editors
Editorial Board (Proposed for 2024)
Editor in Chief:
Prof (Dr) Subodh Kumar Bhatnagar, Former Professor & Dean, College of Biotechnology,
S V P University of Agriculture & Technology, India
Website: www.vegetosindia.org
Executive Editors:
Prof K S Rao, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Dr Georgios Koubouris, Institute of Olive tree, Hellenic Agric., Greece
Dr Sangita Bansal, , ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), New Delhi, INDIA
Review Editor:
Prof Abhay Kumar Pandey, Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, INDIA
Prof D K Srivastava, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan, INDIA
Managing Editors:
Dr. O.A. Osukoya, Biochemistry, Department of Chem. Sci., Afe Babalola University,Ado-Ekiti, NIGERIA
Prof Rupam Kapoor, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr Dragan Vinterhalter, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Associate Editors:
Dr Thomas Edward Smith, Arkansas State University, USA
Dr Mohan P Singh, Ph.D., Centre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, INDIA
Prof. O.B. Akpor, Microbiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, NIGERIA
Rajagopal Subramanyam, University of Hyderabad, Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Hyderabad, INDIA
Subject Editors
Botany, Plant Physiology & Biochemistry
Dr Chetan Keswani, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Science, BHU, Varanasi, India
Diego Silva Batista, Department of Agriculture, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil
Prof Prem Lal Uniyal, Botany Department, University of Delhi, Delhi, INDIA
Dr Anubhuti Sharma, ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed Mustard Research, Bharatpur (Rajasthan) INDIA
Dr Vivekananda Mandal, Plant and Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany,
University of Gour Banga, Malda, W.B., INDIA
Prof Sheo Mohan Prasad, Department of Biochemistry, Allahabad University, Allahabad, INDIA
Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Phytochemistry
Dr Idowu Jonas Sagbo, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Mohamed Znini, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Errachidia University My Ismail, Meknes, Morocco.
Professor Kuntal Das, Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Varthur Hobli, Bangalore-INDIA
Prof Nataliya Vorobets, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pharmacognosy and Botany Department 69, Pekarska Str. Lviv, UKR
Prof Giancarlo Statti, UniCal DFSSN: Universita della Calabria Dipartimento di Farmacia e Scienze della Salute e della Nutrizione, CONTRADA MACCHIALONGA, 37 RENDE, ITALY
Dr Jelena Zivkovic, Institute of Medicinal Plants, Belgrade, SERBIA
Molecular Biotechnology & Gene Sequencing
Dr Sumit G. Gandhi, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), DSIR, MoS & T, GOI), Jammu, INDIA
Dr. Amjad Masood Husaini, Genome Engineering and Societal Biotechnology, SKAUST-K, Kashmir (J&K), INDIA
Dr Vrinda Thaker, Saurashtra Univ, Rajkot, INDIA
Dr Dauda Wadzani Palnam, Department of Agronomy, Crop Science Unit, Federal University, Gashua, Nigeria
Nanotechnology & Drug delivery
Dr. Nandita Dasgupta, International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials for Adv. Industrial Tech., University of Burgos, SPAIN
Prof. Dr. Rajiv Dutta, Professor in BioEngineering/ Nanobiotechnology
School of Biological Engineering and Life Sciences (SBE&LS)
Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology (Deemed-to-be-University), Meerut, INDIA
Dr Liliana Cristina Soare (Plant toxicity, Antimicrobial property of nanoparticles), University of Piteşti, ROMANIA
Genetics & Plant Breeding, Cell & Molecular Biology
Prof. Sadanandam Abbagani, Department of Biotech., Kakatiya Univ., Warangal (A.P.) INDIA
Dr. Akarsh Parihar, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, B.A. College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand-Gujarat, INDIA
Dr Bharadwaj Chellapilla, Division of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi, INDIA
Dr. Sikandar Amanullah, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, CHINA
Dr. Sangeeta Singh, DBT-NGGF, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, INDIA
Tissue Culture, Organogenesis, Micro-propagation
Prof Francisco Cruz-Sosa, Department of Biotechnology, Metropolitan Autonomous University-Iztapalapa, Mexico
Prof Anjuli Agarwal, Research Station, Majhera, G B Pant University of Agric. & Tech., (U.A.) INDIA
Dr Marcos Martinez-Montero, University of Ciego de Avila, CUBA
Prof Veena Agrawal, Department of Botany, Delhi University, Delhi, INDIA
Dr Praveen Saxena, Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation (GRIPP), Dept. of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph,
ON, CANADA
Dr Gabriela Torres-Silva, Federal University of Vicosa Department of Forestry: Universidade Federal de Vicosa Departamento de Engenharia Florestal Forest Science PH Rolfs, Viçosa, Minas Genais, BRAZIL
Environment, Climate change, Phytoremediation
Dr. Sheikh Adil Edrisi, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, INDIA
Dr Paulo jc Favas, President of the Ethics Committee, Member of the LICENSE course in BIOLOG UTAD: Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro,
PORTUGAL
Post harvest, Food & Seed Technology
Dr Antoni Szumny, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wroclawiu Wydzial Biotechnologii i Nauk o Zywnosci, POLAND
Dr Nirmal Kumar Meena, Division of Food Science and Postharvest Technology, ICAR- IARI, N Delhi, INDIA
Dr Sujatha Patta, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, INDIA
Algae, Algal Biotechnology & Cyanobacteria
Dr Kit Wayne Chew, Nanyang Tech. University, SINGAPORE
Prof Jayshree Rout, Department of Environmental Sciences, Assam University, Silchar (Assam), INDIA
Zaima Azira Zainal Abidin, International Islamic University Malaysia Kulliyyah of Science, MALAYSIA
Fungal Pathology & Mycology
Dr Vu Thanh Tu Anh, University Malaysia Sarawak, MALAYSIA
Dr Amit Seth, Manipur University, Imphal, INDIA
Dr B Parameshwari, ICAR-NBPGR, Hyderabad, INDIA
Microbiology & Microbial Biotechnology
Dr Thi Hoang Yen Le, Vietnam National University, VIET NAM
Dr Ravindra Soni, Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Univ., Raipur, INDIA
Dr Zarina Zainuddin, International Islamic University, MALAYSIA
PGPR, Agriculture & Bio-fertilizer
Dr Mirza Hasanauzzaman, Sher-e-Bangla Agric. Univ., Bangladesh
Dr. Carmelo Maria Musarella, Professor, Department of Agraria, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, ITALY
Dr Ngoc-Thang Vu, Vietnam National University of Agriculture Agronomy, Hanoi, VIET NAM
Biodiversity, Conservation, Forestry, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Ethno botany
Prof. Rainer W. Bussmann, State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe, Germany
Dr Thabisco M Mokotjomela, SANBI, Free State National Botanical Gardens, South Africa
Dr Timothy Omara, Uganda National Bureau of Standards, P.O. Box 6329, Kampala, Uganda
Prof. Khalid Ali. Khalid, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Dept., National Research Centre, 12622, Dokki, Cairo, EGYPT
Prof S S Bargali, Department of Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital (UA), INDIA
Dr Spyros Tsiftsis (Herbarium Forest and Natural Environment Sciences), International Hellenic University: Diethnes Panepistemio tes Ellados, GREECE
Assistant Editors
Dr Pankaj Kumar, Dr.YSP University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan, INDIA
Dr. Ramwant Gupta, DD University, Gorakhpur, U.P., INDIA
Dr Bilal Ahmad Mir, University of Ladakh, Kargil, Ladakh, INDIA
Dr Jyoti Singh, Department of Biotechnology, Inst. Agric. Sci., BHU, Varanasi, INDIA
Dr Ajay Kumar Thakur, Senior Scientist (Biotechnology)
ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, INDIA
Dr Mathew C OGWU , Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department, Living Learning Academic Building,Appalachian State University, Boone, USA