Journal of Innovative Agriculture

Editorial Board

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Editor in Chief

Dr. M. Vetriventhan
Senior Scientist (Genetic Resources), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Patancheru, Telangana, India.
Profile: https://www.icrisat.org/public/about/team/dr-vetriventhan-mani
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55597726700
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9111-2320
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=9l2p87kAAAAJ&hl=en
Loop ID: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/349756/overview
Email: jinagri@cornous.com; editorjinagri@gmail.com

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Managing Editor

Dr. Prakash Kumar Sarangi 
Central Agricultural University
Imphal, India
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2189-8828
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=58924075200
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AkEM0OQAAAAJ&hl=en
Institution Profile: https://cau.ac.in/departments-coa-imphal/
Email: pks25@cau.ac.in; sarangi77@yahoo.co.in

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Editorial Board

Agronomy and Crop Science

Dr. Amanullah
Professor of Agronomy, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Profile: https://www.aup.edu.pk/staff/prof-dr-amanullah-khan
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.pk/citations?hl=en&user=XpUloY0AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2289-7755
Loop ID: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/74493/publications
Email: amanullah@aup.edu.pk

Dr. R.C. Srivastava
FNAAS, FISAE, FIASWC,FIE, FCHAI, FJISL,FBVD
Former Vice Chancellor, RPCAU, Pusa, Bihar
Former Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair
Former Director, ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar
Email: ramesh_cari@yahoo.co.in
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=59033705500

Dr. Subrahmanian Kasirajan
Director, Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute (TRRI) 
Aduthurai
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: subrah_arul@yahoo.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5085-8588
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7801507654

Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

Dr. M. Raveendran
Director of Research
Department of Plant Biotechnology
Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: raveendrantnau@gmail.com
Profile: https://tnau.irins.org/profile/59178
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6603307827

Dr. Manivannan  N
Professor (Plant Breeding)
Centre of Excellence in Molecular Breeding
Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics (CPBG)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003
Tamil Nadu, India
Email: nm68@tnau.ac.in
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6506673504
Profile: https://tnau.irins.org/profile/42321
Google Scholoar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9iuibdgAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Bharathi Raja Ramadoss
Lead Scientist (Breeding and Genetics) 
ExpressTec LLC.
Junction City, United States
Loop ID: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/521497/publications
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56740282000
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8154-4637
Email: bharathiraja_6@yahoo.co.in; bramadoss@expresstec.bio

Dr. Manikandan Ramasamy
Senior Researcher
Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Weslaco
Weslaco, United States
Loop ID: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1318654/publications
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1788-241X
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57209042064
Email: bioinba@gmail.com

Dr. Rajendra Kumar
Division of Genetics
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi,
Former Director General
UP Council of Agricultural Research, Lucknow
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WX8p8JkAAAAJ
Email: rajendrak64@yahoo.co.in, profrajendrak64@gmail.com

Dr. Manoj Kumar Tripathi
Professor, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University
Gwalior, M.P., India
Email: drmanojtripathi64@gmail.com
Loop ID: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1356978/publications
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1921-3046
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=qwaNDWAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works

Dr. R. Ambika Rajendran
Scientist (Plant Breeding)
Soybean Unit, Division of Genetics
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Pusa Campus, New Delhi - 110012, India.
Email: rambikarajendran@gmail.com
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55948752500
https://www.iari.res.in/sci_db/sci_details.php?scid=YTNrNWR4emJnV2pUUUNvMFlETEJzUT09

Plant Physiology

Dr. M. Djanaguiraman
Associate Professor (Crop Physiology)
Dept. of Crop Physiology
TNAU, Tamil Nadu, India
Email: jani@tnau.ac.in
Profile: https://tnau.irins.org/profile/151110
Loop ID: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/277260/publications
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6506222640
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2231-7562

Entomology

Dr. T. Venkatesan, FNAAS, FNABS, FRES
Head
Division of Genomic Resources & Vice President, Society for Biocontrol Advancement
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources
Bengaluru - 560024, Karnataka, India
Email: tvenkat12@gmail.com; venkatesan.nbaii@gmail.com
Profile: https://www.nbair.res.in/node/502
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thiruvengadam-Venkatesan
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MJBKwTAAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57446397700

Plant Pathology and Nematology

Dr. Arup K Mukherjee
Ex.Visiting Scientist, Israel Instt. of Tech
Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) (ICAR-National Rice Research Institute)
Cuttack-753006, Odisha, India.
Institution profile: https://icar-nrri.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AKM.pdf
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6451-0358
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56523846200
Email: arupkmukherjee65@gmail.com

Dr. Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar
Department of Botany
Gandhi Faiz-E-Aam College
Shahjahanpur-242001, Uttar Pradesh, India
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=JMiXb5UAAAAJ
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=7202578200
Institutional profile: https://www.gfcollege.in/faculty-details.php?faculty_id=111
Email: sayeedbot@gmail.com

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Dr. Rajan Bhatt
Associate Professor (Soil Science), 
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Punjab Agricultural University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=BRvsWqYAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9977-9955
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56660346600
Web of Science:  https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/J-7180-2019
Email: rajansoils@pau.edu

Dr. Dhiraj Kumar
Scientist (Soil Science)
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science
Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal-462038 (MP), India
Scopus Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=59438023500
WoS Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/ABC-3995-2021
Email: dhiraj.iari@gmail.com

Horticultural Sciences

Dr. Rambir Singh
Head (Department of Horticulture, Aromatic & Medicinal Plants)
Mizoram University (a Central University), Aizawl-796004, Mizoram, India
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7407261757
Profile: https://mzu.edu.in/department-of-horticulture-aromatic-medicinal-plants/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=_CPCYdEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Email: sehrawat_r@yahoo.com / rambirsingh@mzu.edu.in

Dr. G. Karunakaran
Principal Scientist 
Division of Fruit Crops, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Government of India, Bengaluru, India
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=21742475100
Orcid ID: 0000-0002-7969-2104
Email: Ganesan.Karunakaran@icar.gov.in
Institutional Profile: https://www.iihr.res.in/karunakaran-g
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0lVgppQAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Nagaraja Arumugam 
Principal Scientist 
Division of Fruit Crops, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Government of India, Bengaluru, India
Email: a.nagaraja@icar.gov.in
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35234324300
WoS ID- MIK-5312-2025
Orcid ID: 0000-0001-9113-4319
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=hi&user=3TCNCVAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works

Agricultural Engineering

Dr. Silvia Gaftandzhieva
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv
Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria.
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56406512300
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0569-9776
Email: sissiy88@uni-plovdiv.bg

Agricultural Economics and Extension 

Dr. Hossein Shabanali Fami
Professor of Argil. Extension
Department of Agril. Management and Development
Faculty of Agriculture, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Univ. of Tehran)
Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4885-0317
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6507185933
Email: hfami@ut.ac.ir; hfami2024@gmail.com
Profile: https://profile.ut.ac.ir/en/~hfami

Veterinary Science 

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ijaz
Chairman 
Department of Veterinary Medicine
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Lahore, Pakistan
Email: mijaz@uvas.edu.pk
Institutional Profile: https://www.uvas.edu.pk/academics/faculties/FVS/clinical-medicine/ijaz.htm
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0628-7773
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57221606747

Environmental Sciences and Climate Change

Dr. Vishnu D Rajput 
Principal Scientist, HQS, Head, 
International Lab on Nanobiotechnology,
Southern Federal University, Russia
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56516545100
WoS ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/I-7824-2017
Institutional Profile: https://sfedu.ru/www/stat_pages22.show?p=RR/N13772/P
E-mail: rvishnu@sfedu.ru 

Food Science and Post-Harvest Technology

Dr. Vintila Iuliana
Faculty of Food Science and Engineering
University "Dunarea de Jos"
Galati, Romania
Email: ivintila@ugal.ro
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-034X
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36497567700
Loop ID: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/641814/publications

Agricultural Microbiology and Biodiversity

Dr. Juan Ignacio Vilchez
Lab Head at iPlantMicro Lab (Plant Division)
Auxiliary Researcher in GREEN-IT Research Unit
ITQB - UNL, Portugal
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-7384
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36645340300
Email: nacho.vilchez@itqb.unl.pt

Dr. Pandiyan Kuppusamy
Scientist (Microbiology) 
ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology 
Mumbai, India
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55777401400
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=IYtroDcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Institution profile: https://circot.icar.gov.in/dr-k-pandiyan
Email: pandiyan.k@icar.org.in