Editorial Board (2026)


Prof. ( Dr.) S. K. Bhatnagar
Prof. ( Dr.) S. K. Bhatnagar
(Editor in Chief, Vegetos)
Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut 250 110 U.P. India Head (Cell Biology), India
subodhbhatnagar18@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4960-3721
Prof. K S Rao
Prof. K S Rao
(Executive Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
rao.srkottapalli@gmail.com

Prof Kottapalli Sreenivasa Rao was born in 1958 and obtained his Masters from Saurashtra University, Rajkot. Dr Rao obtained his Ph. D. degree from No...

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Prof. Rainer W. Bussmann
Prof. Rainer W. Bussmann
(Executive Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Botany and Mycology State Museum of Natural History Erbprinzenstraße 13 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
rainer.bussmann@smnk.de
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-5273
Prof. Juan Diego Valenzuela Cobos
Prof. Juan Diego Valenzuela Cobos
(Executive Editor, Vegetos)
UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL DE MILAGRO, ECUADOR, Ecuador
juan_diegova@hotmail.com
Prof. João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro
Prof. João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro
(Executive Editor, Vegetos)
Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Brazil
j.everthon@hotmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-0066
Dr. Georgios Koubouris
Dr. Georgios Koubouris
(Managing Editor, Vegetos)
Hellenic Agricultural Organization – DIMITRA, Institute of Olive tree, Subtropical Crops, and Viticulture, Greece
koubouris@elgo.gr
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0079-8900
Prof. Francisco Cruz-sosa
Prof. Francisco Cruz-sosa
(Managing Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Biotechnology, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico
cuhp@xanum.uam.mx
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7127-7264
Dr. Sangita Bansal
Dr. Sangita Bansal
(Managing Editor, Vegetos)
India
sangitabansal1@rediffmail.com
Dr. Thomas Edward Smith
Dr. Thomas Edward Smith
(Managing Editor, Vegetos)
USA
tsmithfamily@yahoo.com
Prof. Gabriela Romano
Prof. Gabriela Romano
(Associate Editor, Vegetos)
UNLU: Universidad Nacional de Lujan, Ciencias Básicas y Tecnología, Lujan, Buenos Aires 6700, ARGENTINA
gabriela.b.romano@gmail.com
Prof. (dr.) Nirit Bernstein
Prof. (dr.) Nirit Bernstein
(Associate Editor, Vegetos)
Institute of Soil Water and Environmental Sci, Volcani research Institute, ISRAEL
Nirit@agri.gov.il
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3630-9424
Prof. Rupam Kapoor
Prof. Rupam Kapoor
(Associate Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
rkapoor@botany.du.ac.in
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-2641
Dr. O. A. Osukoya
Dr. O. A. Osukoya
(Associate Editor, Vegetos)
Biochemistry Prog., Deptt.of Chemical Sci., Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
kemi210@yahoo.com

Sectional Editors


Dr. Anath Bandhu Das
Dr. Anath Bandhu Das
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Dept. of Botany, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar 751004, Odisha, INDIA
abdas.uubot@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1816-4850

Dr. Chandan S Chanotiya
Dr. Chandan S Chanotiya
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Laboratory of Aromatic Plants and Chiral Separation, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Near Kukrail Picnic Spot Road ,Post CIMAP Lucknow- 226 015, UP, India
cs.chanotiya@cimap.res.in
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-0162

Dr. Idowu Jonas Sagbo
Dr. Idowu Jonas Sagbo
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
South Africa
jonassagbo369@gmail.com

Dr. Mohan Lal
Dr. Mohan Lal
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology Jorhat Assam , India
drmohanlal80@gmail.com

Dr. Sikandar Amanullah
Dr. Sikandar Amanullah
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
sikandaraman@yahoo.com

Prof. Rajesh Tandon
Prof. Rajesh Tandon
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
rajeshbot78@bhu.ac.in

Prof. Soumendra Kumar Naik
Prof. Soumendra Kumar Naik
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India
sknuu@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-6911

Prof. Prof Vinay Sharma
Prof. Prof Vinay Sharma
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Amity Institute of Biotechnology Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur Rajasthan - 303002, INDIA
vinaysharma30@yahoo.co.uk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8834-702X

Dr. Rupesh Deshmukh
Dr. Rupesh Deshmukh
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Biotechnology, Academic Block 1, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh, Haryana , INDIA
rupesh.deshmukh@cuh.ac.in

Dr. Kit Wayne Chew
Dr. Kit Wayne Chew
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAE
kitwayne.chew@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2622-6916

Dr Kit Wayne Chew is an Assistant Professor at the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University,. His research interest is in sustainable bioprocess and plant biotec...

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Dr. Vivekananda Mandal
Dr. Vivekananda Mandal
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Botany, University of Gour Banga, PO - Mokdumpur, Malda, West Bengal, India
mandalvivek@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6523-8069

Dr. Mohan P Singh
Dr. Mohan P Singh
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
University of Allahabad, India
mpsingh.16@gmail.com

Dr.  Pawan Kumar
Dr. Pawan Kumar
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Prof. Jean Greenberg Lab, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, USA
pawankumarprajapati@hotmail.com

Prof. Sanket Joshi
Prof. Sanket Joshi
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Kant Kalwar, NH 11C, Rajasthan - 303002, INDIA
sjjoshi@jpr.amity.edu
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7746-9905

Prof. Abhay Kumar Pandey
Prof. Abhay Kumar Pandey
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India
akpandey23@rediffmail.com

Dr. Abhay Kumar Pandey is Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India having 25 years teaching and research experience. Earlier he has served in Puna Univers...

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Prof. Padmanabh Dwivedi
Prof. Padmanabh Dwivedi
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi , INDIA
pdwivedi25@bhu.ac.in

Prof. Mohammed Latif Khan
Prof. Mohammed Latif Khan
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, India
khanml61@gmail.com

Dr. S K Tripathi
Dr. S K Tripathi
(Sectional Editor, Vegetos)
India
sk_tripathi@rediffmail.com

Handling Editors


Prof. Nguyen Van Loc
Prof. Nguyen Van Loc
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam
nvloc@vnua.edu.vn

Dr. Rizwana Tabassum
Dr. Rizwana Tabassum
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
India
tabassum.ray@gmail.com

Dr. Hannington Gumisiriza
Dr. Hannington Gumisiriza
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
hgumisiriza@must.ac.ug

Prof. Janhvi Misra Rawat
Prof. Janhvi Misra Rawat
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era (Deemed) University, Dehradun , INDIA
janhvi.mishra03@gmail.com

Dr. Phalisteen Sultan
Dr. Phalisteen Sultan
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, India
phalisteen@iiim.ac.in
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5748-3676

Dr. Omotola Oluwakemi Dairo
Dr. Omotola Oluwakemi Dairo
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Wilmington University, Delaware, USA
Omotee.dairo20@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9267-2175

Dr. Soham Hazra
Dr. Soham Hazra
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Agriculture, Brainware University, Barasat-700125, Barasat, West Bengal, India
sohamhazra94@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-4629

Dr. Antonio Bernabé-antonio
Dr. Antonio Bernabé-antonio
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Wood, Pulp and Paper, University Center of Exact Sciences and Engineering, University of Guadalajara, Km 15.5 Guadalajara-Nogales, Col. Las Agujas, Zapopan 45100, Jalisco, MEXICO
antonio.bantonio@academicos.udg.mx
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2811-1143

Dr. Mafatlal M. Kher
Dr. Mafatlal M. Kher
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Ariel University, Israel
mafatlalmkher@gmail.com

Dr. Vincenzo Bertolini
Dr. Vincenzo Bertolini
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
ECOSUR Tapachula Laboratorio de Ecología y Cultivo Sustentable de las Orquídeas del Soconusco, Mexico
vin.bertolini@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7573-5285

Dr. Ziaurrahman Hejazi
Dr. Ziaurrahman Hejazi
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Faculty of Agriculture, Nangarhar University, Afghanistan
zia.hejazi@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4791-2250

Dr. Dr Humberto Prieto
Dr. Dr Humberto Prieto
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, National Institute of Agriculture (INIA), Santiago, Chile, CHILE
hprieto@inia.cl
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9013-1906

Dr. Mallesham Bulle
Dr. Mallesham Bulle
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Texas tech University, United States
mallesham.biotech@gmail.com

Dr. Kota Srinivas
Dr. Kota Srinivas
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu (J&K) , INDIA
srinivaskmail@rediffmail.com

Prof. Pradeep Verma
Prof. Pradeep Verma
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Microbiology, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer-305817, Rajasthan, INDIA
pradeepverma@curaj.ac.in
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2266-9437

Prof. Binoy T Thomas
Prof. Binoy T Thomas
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
MG University, Catholicate College,Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
bttkripa@gmail.com

Dr. Thi Hoang Yen Le
Dr. Thi Hoang Yen Le
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Center for Experimental Biology, National Center for Technological Progress, Ministry of Science and Technology, C6 Thanh Xuan Bac, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
yenlthvtcc@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1714-0352

Dr. Rambod Abiri
Dr. Rambod Abiri
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Guelph, Canada
rabiri@uoguleph.ca

Dr. Swapan K Ghosh
Dr. Swapan K Ghosh
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Dept. of Botany, Swami Vivekananda Centre for Multidisciplinary Research Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata , INDIA
gswapan582@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9016-6271

Dr. Amit Baran Sharangi
Dr. Amit Baran Sharangi
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Faculty of Horticulture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University), Mohanpur-741252, Nadia,WB, India
profabsbckv@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6639-5999

Dr. Omar Alajil
Dr. Omar Alajil
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Faculty of Agriculture, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria
omar8alajil@gmail.com

Prof. O. B. Akpor
Prof. O. B. Akpor
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Microbiology Prog., Deptt. of Biological Sci., Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
akporob@abuad.edu.ng

Dr. Mavis Agyeiwaa Acheampong
Dr. Mavis Agyeiwaa Acheampong
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Crop Science, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 44, Legon, Accra, Ghana
maacheampong@ug.edu.gh
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4547-6881

Prof. Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-ani
Prof. Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-ani
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
School of Biology Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
cmv_virus2002@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-0224

Dr. Dauda Wadzani Palnam
Dr. Dauda Wadzani Palnam
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Agronomy, Crop Science Unit, Federal University, Gashua, Nigeria
wadzanidauda@gmail.com

Dr. Diego Silva Batista
Dr. Diego Silva Batista
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Agriculture Department, Federal University, Brazil
diegoesperanca@gmail.com

Dr.  Noureddine Benkeblia
Dr. Noureddine Benkeblia
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Life Sciences ,The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, JAMAICA
noureddine.benkeblia@uwimona.edu.jm
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7477-2092

Dr. Gayathri V
Dr. Gayathri V
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
KSCSTE- Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, India
gayathrieaswer@gmail.com

Dr. Gezimu Gelu
Dr. Gezimu Gelu
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Kitami Institute of technology, JAPAN
gezimugelu64@gmail.com

Dr. Malay Adak
Dr. Malay Adak
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, W. Bengal , INDIA
mkadak09@gmail.com

Prof. Sasmita Mohanty
Prof. Sasmita Mohanty
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
India
sasmita.mohanty@rdwu.ac.in
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1378-3775

Dr. Jagna Chmielowska-bąk
Dr. Jagna Chmielowska-bąk
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Plant Ecophysiology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
jagna.chmielowska@amu.edu.pl
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0619-2739

Dr. Yanier Acosta Fernandez
Dr. Yanier Acosta Fernandez
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Bioplantas Centre, University of Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez, Cuba
yacfdez@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7017-0556

Dr. Carmelo Maria Musarella,
Dr. Carmelo Maria Musarella,
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Agraria Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, ITALY
carmelo.musarella@unirc.it

Prof. Nandita Ghoshal
Prof. Nandita Ghoshal
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Department of Botany, BHU, Varanasi , INDIA
nghoshal@bhu.ac.in

Dr. Akabassi Ghislain Comlan
Dr. Akabassi Ghislain Comlan
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Laboratory of Applied Ecology, University of Abomey Calavi, Benin
cgakabassi@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-8421

Dr. Pradeep K Dubey
Dr. Pradeep K Dubey
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
pradeep.dubey4@bhu.ac.in

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Department of Botany, Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India
rajeshbot78@bhu.ac.in
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-4482

Dr. Diah Ratnadewi
Dr. Diah Ratnadewi
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
Bogor Agricultural University: Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor, West Java , INDONESIA
dratnadewi@apps.ipb.ac.id

Dr. Manoj Kumar Srivastava
Dr. Manoj Kumar Srivastava
(Handling Editor, Vegetos)
ICAR- Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow UP , India
srimanoj2009@gmail.com


Assistant Editors

Dr. Yogesh Ahlawat
Dr. Yogesh Ahlawat
(Assistant Editors, Vegetos)
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, INDIA
ykahlawa@mtu.edu

Dr. Rajbala Junia
Dr. Rajbala Junia
(Assistant Editors, Vegetos)
Amity University Jaipur - Ajmer, Rajasthan , India
itsmerajbala@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7043-3790