Introduction

Editorial Board

Editors-in- Chief   

Prof. Anupam Varma
INSA Emeritus
Scientist, Advanced Centre for Plant Virology,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
E-mail: naas.journal@gmail.com

Prof. Nagendra K. Singh
J. C. Bose National Fellow,
National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India,
E-mail: naas.journal@gmail.com

Editors

Dr. C.L. Acharya, Indian Institute of Soil Science (formerly)- Palampur, India
Dr. T.K. Adhya, Central Rice Research Institute (formerly) – Bhubaneswar, India
Dr. H.S. Balyan, Chowdhury Charan Singh University-  Meerut, India
Dr. (Ms) M.S. Bamji, Dangoria Charitable Trust- Hyderabad, India
Dr. T.K. Behera, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
Dr. Vijay K. Bhatia, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (formerly)-New Delhi, India
Dr. Pranjib Chakrabarty, Agricultural Services Recruitment Board (formerly)- Gurugram, India
Dr. Appavoo Dhandapani, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management- Hyderabad, India
Dr. B. S. Dhillon, Punjab Agricultural University (formerly) – Mohali, India
Dr. Bikram Singh Gill, Kansas State University- Manhattan, USA
Prof. P.M. Gresshoff, The University of Queensland- Brisbane, Australia
Dr. Vinod K. Gupta, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (formerly)- New Delhi, India
Dr. Zhai Huqu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science- Beijing, China
Dr. R.K. Jain, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (formerly) – New Delhi, India
Dr. B.L. Jalali, Haryana Agricultural University (formerly)- Faridabad, India
Dr. P.K. Joshi, International Food Policy Research Institute (formerly)-Noida, India
Dr. Pritam Kalia, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (formerly)- Gurugram,India
Dr. Anjani Kumar, International Food Policy Research Institute- New Delhi, India
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Agricultural Services Recruitment Board- New Delhi, India
Dr. Wazir S. Lakra, Central Institute of Fisheries Education (formerly)- New Delhi, India
Prof. Rattan Lal, The Ohio State University- Columbus, USA
Dr. (Ms) Uma Lele, CGIAR (formerly)- Washington, USA
Dr. V.S. Malik, United States Department of Agriculture (formerly) –Virginia, USA
Dr. Prasun Kumar Mukherjee, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (formerly)- Mumbai, India
Dr. K. Madhavan Nair, National Institute of Nutrition (formerly)- Hyderabad, India
Dr. Rajender Parsad, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute- New Delhi, India
Dr. Himanshu Pathak, The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) – Hyderabad, India
Prof. Hanu R. Pappu, Washington State University- Pullman, USA
Dr. Minakshi Prasad, Haryana Agricultural University (formerly)- Hisar, India
Dr. T.B.S. Rajput, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (formerly)-New Delhi, India
Dr. Sujay Rakshit, Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology- Ranchi, India
Dr. D.L.N. Rao, Indian Institute of Soil Science (formerly)- Bhopal, India
Dr N. Hanumantha Rao, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (formerly)- Hyderabad, India
Dr. Anil K. Saxena, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (formerly)-New Delhi, India
Dr. M.C. Saxena, ICARDA (formerly)- , Gurugram, India
Dr. A.R. Sharma, Directorate of Weed Science Research (formerly)- New Delhi, India
Dr. Kusumakar Sharma, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (formerly)- Greater Noida, India
Dr. I.S. Sheoran, University of Toronto Mississauga- Mississauga, Canada
Dr. Alka Singh, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
Dr. Ashok K. Singh, Indian Agricultural Research Institute- New Delhi, India
Dr. Bijay Singh, Punjab Agricultural University- Ludhiana, India
Prof. Gajendra Singh, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (formerly)- Ghaziabad, India
Dr. Naveen P. Singh, Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices- New Delhi, India
Dr. Smita Sirohi, Indian Embassy, Brussels, Belgium
Dr. S.K. Sopory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology-New Delhi, India
Dr. Annangi Subba Rao, Indian Institute of Soil Science (formerly)- Bhopal, India
Dr. Rangaraju Visvanathan, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (formerly)- Coimbatore, India
Dr. Paul L.G. Vlek, University of Bonn- Bonn, Germany
Dr. Devendra K. Yadav, Indian Council of Agricultural Research- New Delhi, India

Editorial Manager: Dr. Manoj K. Singh, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences – New Delhi, India

Aims & Scope

The main objective of this initiative is to promote agricultural research and development. The journal will publish high quality original research papers and critical reviews on emerging fields and concepts for providing future directions. The publications will include both applied and basic research covering the following disciplines of agricultural sciences:

Genetic resources, genetics and breeding, biotechnology, physiology, biochemistry, management of biotic and abiotic stresses, and nutrition of field crops, horticultural crops, livestock and fishes; agricultural meteorology, environmental sciences, forestry and agro forestry, agronomy, soils and soil management, microbiology, water management, agricultural engineering and technology, agricultural policy, agricultural economics, food nutrition, agricultural statistics, and extension research; impact of climate change and the emerging technologies on agriculture, and the role of agricultural research and innovation for development.