EDITORIAL BOARD (As on 1 July 2025)

Editor-in-Chief:
Rishi K. Tyagi
Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources (ISPGR)
editor.pgr@gmail.com

Foreign Editors

Michael HALEWOOD
Head of Policy Unit 
Bioversity International 
Rome, Italy
m.halewood@cgiar.org 

Ronnie VERNOOY
Genetic Resources Policy Specialist
Centre for Development Innovation
Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
r.vernooy@cgiar.org

Shivali SHARMA 
Senior Expert Specialist- Plant Genetic Resources & Pre-breeding (Consultant)
Global Crop Diversity Trust (GCDT) & Adjunct Associate Professor, Murdoch University, Australia
Shivali.sharma@murdoch.edu.au;
shivalipbg@gmail.com

Ehsan DULLOO
Principal Scientist
Team Leader, Integrated Conservation Strategies
Bioversity International 
Mauritius
e.dulloo@cgiar.org 

 

Indian Editors

V. Celia CHALAM
Principal Scientist
Division of Plant Quarantine
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012
celia.chalam@icar.gov.in

 

Sudip K DUTTA

Senior Scientist (Horticulture)
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre
Tadong, Gangtok-773102, Sikkim, India
Sudip.Dutta@icar.org.in

Sherry Rachel JACOB
Senior Scientist
Division of Germplasm Conservation
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012
sherry.jacob@icar.gov.in

Vikender KAUR
Senior Scientist
Division of Germplasm Evaluation
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Pusa, New Delhi-110012, India
vikender.kaur@icar.org.in;
kaurvikender@gmail.com

Rajiv KUMAR
Principal Scientist (Horticulture)
Division of Flower and Medicinal Crop
ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru-560089, Karnataka
rajiv.kumar11@icar.gov.in
Mohan LAL
Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding & Genetics)
Agrotechnology Technology & Rural Development Division,
CSIR-North-East Institute of Science & Technology (CSIR-NEIST) P.O.- RRL, Jorhat 785 006, Assam
mohan@neist.res.in;
drmohanlal80@gmail.com

K. PRADHEEP
Principal Scientist
ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station - Thrissur
KAU P.O., Vellanikkara, Thrissur-680656, Kerala
k.pradheep@icar.gov.in

Aditya PRATAP
Principal Scientist
ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research
Kanpur-208 024, Uttar Pradesh
Aditya.Pratap@icar.gov.in

S. RAJKUMAR
Senior Scientist
Division of Genomic Resources
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012
S.Rajkumar@icar.gov.in
Somnath ROY
Scientist
Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute
Hazaribag-825 301, Jharkhand
somnath.roy@icar.gov.in
R.K. SALGOTRA
Professor & Coordinator
School of Biotechnology
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences &
Technology of Jammu-180 009, Jammu & Kashmir
rks_2959@rediffmail.com

Rakesh SINGH
Principal Scientist & Head
Division of Genomic Resources
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012
rakesh.singh2@icar.org.in;
singhnbpgr@yahoo.com

Amit SINGH
Senior Scientist
Division of Genomic Resources
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012
Amit.singh5@icar.gov.in
N. SIVARAJ
Principal Scientist
ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station – Hyderabad
ARI Campus, Rajendra Nagar
Hyderabad-500 030, Andhra Pradesh
n.sivaraj@icar.gov.in
Sheikh M. SULTAN
Principal Scientist & Officer-In-Charge
ICAR-NBPGR, Regional Station, Srinagar
ICAR-CITH Campus, KD Farm, Old Airfield, Srinagar-190 005, Jammu & Kashmir
mohmmad.sheikh@icar.gov.in
Kuldeep TRIPATHI
Scientist
Division of Germplasm Evaluation
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012
kuldeep.tripathi@icar.gov.in
   
Manjusha VERMA
Principal Scientist
Division of Genomic Resources
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012
manjusha.verma@icar.gov.in