Annals of Plant and Soil Research
(Founded in 1999)
Editorial Board
Chief Editor
Dr A.K.Srivastava (Soil Science), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute , Dhemaji, Assam , India
Email: aksrivas2007@gmail.com
Managing Editor
Dr Sikha Sirohi , Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
International Advisory Board
Dr Qinag-Sheng Wu (Mycorrhizal Research), College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, China
Email: wuqiangsh@163.com
Dr Ibrahim Ortas (Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition), University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey
Email: ibrahimortas@gmail.com
Dr Ana Quinones Oliver (Plant nutrition), Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research, Valencia, Spain
Email: quinones_ana@gv.es
Dr Steven Falivene (Irrigation Science), Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales, Australia
Email: steven.falivene@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Dr Vasileios Ziogas (Horticulture), Hellenic Agricultural Organization, ELGO-DIMITRA. Athens, Greece
Email: ziogas@elgo.gr
Dr Tripti Vashisth (Horticulture), University of Florida, USA
Email: tvashisth@ufl.edu
Dr. K. Majumdar (Soil Science), African Plant nutrition Institute, Morocoo
Email: k.majumdar@apni.net
Dr. Kuldip Kumar Capital Planning, Research, & Technology Evaluation, Monitoring & Research Department), Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Chicago, USA
Email:kumark@mwrd.org
Associate Editors
Dr Sanjay K. Chetia (Plant Breeding), Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India
Email: sanjay.k.chetia@aau.ac.in
Dr F. A. Khan (Agricultural Engineering), Shere-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kashmir, India
Email: drkhanfa1966@gmail.com
Dr S.K. Singh (Soil Fertility), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: satishks@bhu.ac.in
Dr S.S. Lakhawat (Horticulture), Maharana Pratap Agriculture University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Email: lakhawatss@gmail.com
Dr S. Manivannan (Land and Water Management Engineering), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Dhemaji, Assam, India
Email: smaniicar1997@gmail.com
Dr Akash Sharma (Horticulture) , Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology , Jammu, India
Email: akash61@skuastj.org
Dr Popy Bora (Plant Pathology), Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India
Email: pbora.sonitpur10@gmail.com
Dr T.R. Rupa (Soil Science), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Email: sairupa.tr@gmail.com
Dr G. T. Behere (Agril. Entomology), ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Email: ganeshbehere@gmail.com
Dr Rajendra Katkar (Soil Science), Dr Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra
Email: rajkatkar5@gmail.com
Email: rajkatkar5@gmail.com
Dr. S. P. Pachauri
Department of Soil Science, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar (US Nagar), Uttarakhand
Dr. Sanjay Mishra (Biotechnology)
Department of Biotechnology & Professor-in-Charge, Innovation Centre SR Institute of Management & Technology Bakshi Ka Talab, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, U.P., India
Email:sanjaymishra66@gmail.com
Dr. S.P.Kanaujia (Horticulture)
Department of Horticulture, SASRD Nagaland University, Medziphema, , Nagaland
Email: spkanujia1868@gmail.com
Dr. Debabrata Panda (Pl. Breeding)
Department of Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Odisha, Koraput, Odisha, India
Email: dpanda@cuo.ac.in
Dr. T. Gohain (Agronomy)
Department of Agronomy, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD), Nagaland University Campus: Medziphema Nagaland
E mail: tankeswar1968@gmail.com
Dr. S. K. Maheshwari (Plant Pathology)
ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner, Rajasthan
Email: maheshwariskciah@gmail.com
Dr. Sunita Singh (Biotechnology)
D. Y. Patil University, CBD Belapur Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Email: sunita.singh@dypatil.edu
Dr (Mrs.) Nirmaljit Kaur (Botany)
Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab
Email: nirmalkaur@pau.edu
Editorial Board Members
Dr Kundan Kishore, Horticulture, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Email: kkhort12@gmail.com
Dr G. Karunakaran, Horticulture, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Email: avojack2023@gmail.com
Dr H. Rymbai, Horticulture, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani, Meghalaya
Email: rymbaihort@gmail.com
Dr N. A. Deshmukh, Horticulture ICAR-NRC on Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra, Email:nadeshmukh1981@gmail.com
Dr Israr Majid, Agri. Engg. International Crops Research Institute for Semi-arid Tropics, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Email: resheisrar@gmail.com
Dr Sunil Mandi, Agronomy, ICAR-IARI, Dhemaji, Assam
Email: mandi.sunil@gmail.com
Dr D.T. Meshram, Land and Water Management Engineering ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur
Email : dtmeshram8@gmail.com
Dr Poushali Roy, Geography, Department of Geography, Viswa-Bharti, Shantiniketan, West Bengal
Email: poushali.roy@visva-bharti.ac.in
Dr A. Sarkar, Horticulture, Nagaland University, Medziphema, Nagaland
Email: asarkar@nagalanduniversity.ac.in
Dr L. Imtinaro, Entomology, Nagaland University, Madziphema, Nagaland Email:imtinaro2012@yahoo.com
Dr S.P. Singh, Soil Science, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar
Email: spsingh.soils@rpcau.ac.in
Dr P. B. Konwar, Pl. Physiology, DownTown University, Assam
Email: pborpatragohain@gmail.com
Dr L. D. Sharma, Soil Science, Central Agricultural University, Thenzawl, Mizoram
Email: rambosharmalaimayumo@gmail.com
Dr Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava, Horticulture, Banda Agricultural University of Agriculture and Technology , Banda , Uttar Pradesh , email : srivastavahort@yahoo.com
Dr. Sarvendra Kumar, Soil Science, Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Email: sarv.grandee@gmail.com
Dr. Nishant Kumar Sinha, Soil Science, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Email: nishant.sinha76211@gmail.com
Dr. A.K. Indoria, Soil Physics,ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, Telangana
Email: ak.indoria999.icar@gmail.com
Dr Debashish Hota, Horticulture,Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Email:dhota3@gmail.com
Dr. K.G. Rosin, Water Management, Water Technology Center, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Email: kgrosin@gmail.com
Dr. Kailashpati Tripathi, Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-National Research Centre for Seed Spices, Tabiji, Ajmer, Rajasthan
Email: kailashpati92@gmail.com
Dr. Chiranjeev Kumawat, Soil Science, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur , Rajasthan
Email: chiranjeev.soils@sknau.ac.in
Dr. K. Sankari Meena, Nematology, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad Telangana
Email: sankarimeena.agri@gmail.com
Dr. Mangla Parikh, Pl. Breeding,Deptt. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur, Chhatisgarh
Dr. Nirmal Kumar Mena , Horticulture, ICAR- All India Coordinated Research Project on Arid Zone Fruits, Agriculture University, Kota , Rajasthan
Email: nirmalchf@gmail.com
Dr. Debarup Das, Soil Science, Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi,
Email: debarupds@gmail.com
Annals of Plant and Soil Research
President Er. Kuldeep Sirohi, Panchkula, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Secretary Dr. Sandeep Singh, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Treasurer Sri. Nitin Chaudhary, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chief Editor: Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Assam, India
International Advisory Board: Dr Qinag-Sheng Wu, Dr Ibrahim Ortas, Dr. Ana Quinones Oliver, Dr. Steven Falivene, Dr. Vasileios Ziogas, Dr Tripti Vashisth, Dr. K. Majumdar , Dr. Kuldip Kumar
Associate Editors: Dr Sanjay K. Chetia, Dr F.A. Khan, Dr S.K. Singh, Dr S.S. Lakhawat, Dr S. Manivannan, Dr Akash Sharma, Dr Popy Bora, Dr T.R. Rupa, Dr G. T. Behere, Dr Rajendra Katkar, Dr. S. P. Pachauri, Dr. Sanjay Mishra, Dr. S.P. Kanaujia, Dr. Debabrata Panda, Dr. T. Gohain, Dr. S. K. Maheshwari, Dr Sunita Singh,Dr (Mrs.) Nirmaljit Kaur
Editorial Board Members: Dr Kundan Kishore, Dr G. Karunakaran, Dr H. Rymbai, Dr N. A. Deshmukh, Dr Israr Majid, Dr Sunil Mandi, Dr D.T. Meshram, Dr Poushali Roy, Dr A. Sarkar, Dr L. Imtinaro, Dr S.P. Singh, Dr P. B. Konwar, Dr L. D. Sharma, Dr Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava, Dr. Sarvendra Kumar , Dr. Nishant Kumar Sinha, Dr. A.K. Indoria, Dr Debashish Hota, Dr K.G. Rosin, Dr Kailashpati Tripathi, Dr. Chiranjeev Kumawat, Dr. K. Sankari Meena, Dr. Mangla Parikh, Dr. Nirmal Kumar Meena, Dr. Debarup Das