Editorial Board
The Editorial Board of Current Horticulture comprises distinguished scientists, academicians, and subject matter experts from leading national and international institutions. The Board provides strategic guidance, oversees the peer-review process, ensures the scientific quality of published manuscripts, and upholds the highest standards of publication ethics and editorial integrity.
Chief Editor
Dr. A. K. Singh
ICAR–Central Institute for Arid Horticulture (CIAH), Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Godhra, Gujarat, India
Email: aksbicar@gmail.com
Phone: +91-9426575966
Managing Editor
Dr. Som Dutt
Former Editor, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Indian Horticulture
ICAR–Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, New Delhi, India
Email: editorcurrenthort@gmail.com | somdutticar@gmail.com
Phone: +91-9868815197
Guest Editor
Dr. A. K. Srivastava
ICAR–Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Email: aksrivas2007@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5111-599X
Editor
Dr. Narendra Singh
ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Jharkhand, India
Email: narendrahorti94@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-7093
National Advisory Board
Dr. H. P. Singh
Confederation of Horticultural Associations of India (CHAI), New Delhi, India
Dr. T. Janakiram
Dr. YSR Horticultural University, Andhra Pradesh, India
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh
ICAR, New Delhi, India
Dr. O. P. Yadav
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), New Delhi, India
Dr. Balraj Singh
SKN Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Prabhat Kumar
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India
Dr. Sudhakar Pandey
ICAR, New Delhi, India
Dr. V. B. Patel
ICAR, New Delhi, India
Dr. Ramani Kanta Thakuria
Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India
International Advisory Board
Prof. Qiang-Sheng Wu,
College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, P. R. China Email: wuqiangsh@163.com
Prof Ibrahim Ortas,
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cukurova, Adana, Türkiye
Email: iortas@cu.edu.tr, ibrahimortas@gmail.com
Prof Vasileios Ziogas,
Hellenic Agricultural Organization-IMITRA (ELGO- DIMITRA) Kourtidou 56-58 & Nirvana Str. 11145, Athens, Greec
Email : ziogas@elgo.gr
Prof. Gustavo Brunetto,
Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
Email: brunetto.gustavo@gmail.com
Prof. Alessandra Gentile,
University of Catania, Italy
Email: alessandra.gentile@unict.it
Dr Seyed Majid Mousavi,
Soil and Water Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran
Email: majid62mousavi@gmail.com
Dr Umesh Kumar Acharya,
National Commercial Crop Research Center, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Lalitpur, Nepal
Email: umeshach@gmail.com
Dr Farjana Nasrin Khan,
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: farjanakhan2015@gmail.com
Section I: Climate Resilience (Climate Conundrum and Horticulture)
Section Editor
Dr. Akash Sharma
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu, India
Email: akashskuastj@gmail.com
Editors
Dr M. Kavino,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Email: kavino.m@tnau.ac.in
Dr Akath Singh,
ICAR- Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture,Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: akath2005@yahoo.co.in
Dr Heiplanmi Rymbai,
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
Email: rymbaihort@gmail.com
Dr Hare Krishna,
ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: kishun@rediffmail.com
Dr Debashish Hota,
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan ( Deemed-to-be-University), Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Email: dhota3@gmail.com
Dr Jagesh Tiwari,
ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: jageshtiwari@gmail.com
Dr S L Chawla,
Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, India
Email: shivlalchawla@nau.in
Dr Ajay Kumar Tiwari,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Email: drajaitiwari@gmail.com
Section II: Crop Improvement (Germplasm Diversity, Genetics, Plant Breeding & Biotechnology)
Section Editor
Dr. Awtar Singh
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Email: awtarsaini62singh@gmail.com
Editors
Dr C Indu Rani,
Department of Vegetable Science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Email: ci76@tnau.ac.in
Dr Chavlesh Kumar,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Email: ckfruits2016@gmail.com
Dr Saheb Pal,
ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India
Email: saheb.horti@gmail.com
Dr Arvind K. Verma,
ICAR- Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Maharashtra, India
Email: arvindhort@gmail.com
Dr Sanjay Kumar,
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Email: sanjaykumar10187@gmail.com)
Dr P K Singh,
ICAR- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
Email: pksingh128@gmail.com
Dr Gograj Singh Jat,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Email: singhgograj@gmail.com
Dr Jogendra Singh,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Email: jogendra@iari.res.in
Dr PTK Jaganadham,
ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Email: jptejj@gmail.com
Dr Manjunatha Gowda,
ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Email: dcmgowda@gmail.com
Dr Pooja Bohra,
ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Email: poojabohra24@gmail.com
Section III: Crop Production (Propagation, Crop Regulation, Fertigation, Input Use Efficiency & Protected Cultivation)
Section Editor
Dr P L Saroj,
ICAR- Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: plsaroj@yahoo.co.in
Editors
Dr Desh Beer Singh,
ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar (J & K), India
Email: deshbsingh@yahoo.co.in
Dr Manish Das,
ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Research, Boriavi, Anand,Gujarat, India Email: manishdas50@gmail.com
Dr DT Meshram,
ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Email: dtmeshrm@gmail.com
Dr Israr Majid,
International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India
Email: resheisrar@gmail.com
Dr Binu Mathew,
North-Eastern Hill University, Ture, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India
Email: drbmathew@gmail.com
Dr Namita,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Email: namitabanyaliari@gmail.com
Dr R Sarvanan,
ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Email: rajusar@gmail.com
Dr M Neema,
ICAR-Indian Oil Palm Research, Andhra Pradesh, India
Email: neema.m@icar.org.in
Dr Rajiv Kumar,
ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Email: florirajiv@gmail.com
Dr Prawal P. Singh Verma,
CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal Plant RS, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India
Email: prawalprataps@gmail.com
Dr Raj Kumar,
ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Panchmahal Godhra, Gujarat, India
Email: rajhortches@gmail.com
Dr Rifat Bhat,
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Email : drrifatbhat170@gmail.com
Dr S Maliappa,
College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Email: sumayilili@gmail.com
Dr B M Murlidhara,
ICAR-IIHR CHES, Chettalli, Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Email: murlidhara.bm@gmail.com
Section IV: Crop Protection (Insect Pests, Diseases & Forecasting Models)
Section Editor
Dr S M Haldhar,
ICAR-National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, India
Email: haldhar80@gmail.com
Editors
Dr Jaydeep Halder,
ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: jaydeep.halder@gmail.com
Dr UR Sangle,
ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur , Maharashtra, India
Email : umedpp@gmail.com
Dr Popy Bora,
Department of Plant Pathology, Assam agricultural Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
Email: popy.bora@aau.ac.in
Dr Laxmi Rawat,
College of Hill Agriculture, Ranichauri , Tehri Garhwal,VCSG UUHF, Bharsar, Uttarakhand, India
Email: laxmirawatpathology@gmail.com
Dr Avinash Chauhan,
AICRP Honeybees & Pollinators, Department of Entomology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University, Medziphema, Nagaland, India
Email: avi_shimla@hotmail.com
Dr K Jyothirmai Madhavi,
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
Email: kjm_agri@gmail.com
Section V: Secondary Horticulture (Postharvest Handling, Processing, Value Addition & Waste Utilization)
Section Editor
Dr Vijay Rakesh Reddy,
ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka. India
Email: drrakesh.reddy968@gmail.com
Editors
Dr Alem Pongener,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Gogamukh, Dhemaji, Assam, India
Email: alemwati@gmail.com
Dr Ritu Jain,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Email: ritujain.iari@gmail.com
Dr Bandana,
ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: bandana@icar.gov.in
Dr Amrendra Kumar,
CAR-ATARI Zone IV, Patna, Bihar, India
Email: amrendra14d@gmail.com
Dr Rokolhuii Keditsu,
School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University, Medziphema. Nagaland, India
Email: neibukeditsu.nk@gmail.com