Editorial Board - Indian Journal of Ecology

Managing Editors

◆ Chief Managing Editor

Prof. Ashok K Dhawan

President the Indian Ecological Society

College of Agriculture PAU, Ludhiana -141004, India

India

chiefmanagingeditor@indianjecol.org

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⭐ Managing Editor

Prof. Sanjeev K. Chauhan

General Secretary, the Indian Ecological Society

the Indian Ecological Society

India

chauhanpau@rediffmail.com

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Editor-in-Chief

♦ Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Rajinder Peshin

Vice President the Indian Ecological Society.

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, India

India

editorinchief@indianjecol.org

Areas of Expertise

Integrated pest management Evaluation research Diffusion of agricultural innovations

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Editors

Prof. Pramod Kumar Jha

Professor Emeritus

Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Nepal

pkjhaprof@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Botany Biodiversity Climate Change

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Prof. T.V.K. Singh

Dean Agriculture ( Retd.)

Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India

India

prof.tvksingh@yahoo.com

Areas of Expertise

Agroecology crop environment interaction sustainable agriculture invasive species ecology & evolution soil and plant health environmental pollution and climate change relevant to ecology and environment.

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Dr. Kathleen Saul

Member of the Faculty Graduate Program on the Environment

The Evergreen State College, Washington, USA

United States

saulk@evergreen.edu

Areas of Expertise

climate change and its impacts energy related issues policy development and economics

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Dr. Shannon B. Olsson

Director the echo network, Danish Academy of Technical Sciences

Danish Academy of Technical Sciences

shannon@echonetwork.in

Areas of Expertise

Sustainability Biodiversity and Chemical and Behavioral Ecology

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Dr. Kamal Kishor Sood

Professor and Former Head

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology

India

kksood_2000_2000@yahoo.com

Areas of Expertise

Silviculture Agroforestry

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Dr. Patrick Baur

Associate Professor

University of Rhode Island, USA

USA

pbaur@uri.edu

Areas of Expertise

Regulation governance and planning for sustainable agriculture Standards certifications and other voluntary schemes for sustainable agriculture The role of values attitudes and beliefs in sustainable agriculture Sociocultural and economic dimensions of sustainability in agriculture Adaptation resilience and diversification for sustainable agriculture

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Dr. S.V.S. Gopala Swamy

Principal Scientist (Entomology), AICRP on MULLaRP

Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Regional Agricultural Research Station LAM Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India

India

svs.gopalaswamy@angrau.ac.in

Areas of Expertise

Integrated pest management Post-harvest pest management Host plant resistance

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Dr. Sohan Singh Walia

Principal Agronomist-cum-Director

School of Organic Farming Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

India

waliass@pau.edu

Areas of Expertise

Integrated farming systems research for income enhancement Organic farming systems viable resource conservative cropping systems

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Prof. Narender Singh Thakur

Professor

Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat, India

India

drnsthakur74@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Forestry Agroforestry Medicinal and aromatic plants

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Prof. WenJun Zhang

Professor

Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China and International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Hong Kong

China

wjzhang@iaees.org

Areas of Expertise

Ecological modelling Ecological software

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Dr. Syed Sheraz Mahdi

Associate Director Research Advanced Centre for Rainfed Agriculture (ACRA), Dhiansar

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, India

India

syedapbau@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Climate change impact and adaptation in cereal crops Crop simulation modelling and yield prediction Agronomic management under stress environments Crop-weather relationships

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Dr. Thiru Selvan

Associate Professor Department of Forestry and Biodiversity

Tripura University (A Central University) Suryamaninagar, Agartala, Tripura, India

India

tselvan@tripurauniv.ac.in

Areas of Expertise

Forest Ecology Natural Resource Management Silviculture Tree Genetic Improvement Ecosystem Management Biodiversity Conservation Non-Timber Forest Produce Forest-Based Livelihoods Sustainable Forestry Field Ecology

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Dr. Joydeep Mukherjee

Principal Scientist

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi India

India

joydeep.mukherjee@icar.org.in

Areas of Expertise

Micrometeorology Agricultural Meteorology Microwave remote sensing

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Dr. Kiran Kumara TM

Scientist

ICAR - National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP), New Delhi, India

India

kiran.tm@icar.org.in

Areas of Expertise

Agricultural economics ecosystem services valuation sustainability assessment natural resources and environmental economics.

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Associate Editors

Dr. Basana Gowda G

Senior Scientist

ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate Solapur, Maharashtra – India

India

basanagowda4099@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Entomology Insect toxicology Chemical ecology Biological control strategies

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Dr. Prabhulinga Tenguri

Senior Scientist

ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

India

prabhut07@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Entomology Host Plant Resistance Ecology Biological Control

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Dr. Heiplanmi Rymbai

Senior Scientist

Division of System Research & Engineering, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya, India

India

rymbaihort@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

• Fruit crop improvement • Production technology • Citrus Research • Indigenous fruit crops • Underutilised fruit species • Wild edible fruit crops • Sustainable production systems • Biodiversity conservation • Propagation and nursery • Machine learning approaches in agricultural research

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Dr. Dinesh Govindaraj Kamalam

Assistant Professor

Department of Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Iroisemba, Central Agricultural University, Imphal - , India

India

gkdineshiari@yahoo.com

Areas of Expertise

Environmental Sciences Ecosystem services Conservation agriculture Climate change

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Dr. Ramesh Raj Pant

Assistant Professor

Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Nepal

rpant@cdes.edu.np

Areas of Expertise

Ecology Hydro-geochemistry Water governance Trans-boundary hydro-diplomacy

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Dr. Rohit Chaudhary

Assistant Professor

Department of Wildlife Sciences, College of Forestry, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh-India

India

rchaudhary259@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Large Carnivore Ecology Large Mammal Ecology Human–large carnivore Conflict Spatial Use and Movement Ecology Conservation Biology.

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Dr. Andra U. Collins

Assistant Professor

Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi USA

United States

andraucollins@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Agricultural Education. Career and Technical Education (CTE). Environmental and Sustainability Education. Food Security and Food Systems. Community Development and Community Resilience. Qualitative Research Methods. Mixed Methods Research. Program Evaluation. Extension Education and Outreach. Precision Agriculture. Agricultural Technology Adoption. Leadership Development. Place Attachment and Rural Migration. Citizen Science and Environmental Data Literacy. Curriculum Development. Teacher Education and Professional Development. Community-Based Participatory Research.

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Dr. Champak J. Joshi

Assistant Professor

Department of Horticulture C. P. College of Agriculture Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujarat, India

India

champakjoshi@sdau.edu.in

Areas of Expertise

Fruit Science Semi-arid fruit production Post-harvest technology Orchard management

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Dr. Amritpal Mehta

Assistant Professor

Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab India

India

amritmehta70@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

1. Host Pathogen Interactions 2. Plant Disease Epidemiology 3. Multi-Environment Evaluation of Disease-Resistant Genotypes 4. Crop Loss Assessment and Disease Modelling 5. Genotype × Environment (G×E) Interaction Analysis 6. Integrated Disease Management

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Dr. Obaid Ecological Zaffar

Senior Research Fellow

Senior Research Fellow Dairy Engineering Division ICAR–National Dairy Research Institute (ICAR-NDRI) Karnal – , Haryana, India

India

obaidzaffar@gmail.com

+919419205774

Areas of Expertise

Farm machinery Ergonomics Energy auditing and energy-use assessment Carbon footprint assessment of agriculture production systems

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Dr. Sinomar F. Fonseca Jr.

Research Fellow

University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, FL, USA

USA

educacao.sinomar@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Indigenous studies Conservation Biocultural Approaches Environmental Governance Political Ecology Participatory Monitoring of Natural Resources and Biodiversity Community-based Management.

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Ms. Prakriti Sardana

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, USA

USA

prakriti.sardana@colorado.edu

Areas of Expertise

Water resources management; Sustainable water infrastructure; Climate-resilient infrastructure; Environmental governance; Socio-technical systems; Sustainable development; Humanitarian engineering.

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Dr. Vanya Bawa

Plant Scientist

Plant Propagation Leader at Haars Nursery, Melbourne, Australia.

Australia

vanyaadarsh@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Plant Breeding Biosecurity Crop monitoring Plant physiology

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About Our Editorial Board

The Indian Journal of Ecology is guided by a distinguished panel of international experts who bring extensive experience and expertise in various fields of ecology and environmental sciences. Our editorial board members are committed to maintaining the highest standards of scientific rigor and ethical publishing practices.

Each member plays a crucial role in manuscript evaluation, peer review oversight, and ensuring the quality and relevance of published research. Their diverse backgrounds and specializations enable us to cover a broad spectrum of ecological research topics.