DR. HARVIE P. PORTUGALIZA
Editor-in-Chief
Veterinary Medicine, Epidemiology, Parasitology
College of Veterinary Medicine, Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
Email: hportugaliza@vsu.edu.ph or atr.eic@vsu.edu.ph
DR. JANET ALEXIS A. DE LOS SANTOS
Managing Editor
Nursing, Public Health, Health Social Science
College of Nursing, Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
Email: janetalexis.delossantos@vsu.edu.ph or atr.me@vsu.edu.ph
EDITORIAL BOARD
DR. BEATRIZ S. BELONIAS
Botany
Department of Biological Sciences
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
DR. ZENAIDA C. GONZAGA
Horticulture
Department of Horticulture
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
DR. ROTACIO S. GRAVOSO
Learning Science & Curriculum Dev’t
Department of Development Communication
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
Email:r.gravoso@vsu.edu.ph
PROF. FLORENTINO F. MORALES JR.
Land Management
Department of Geodetic Engineering
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
DR. JAMES A. PATINDOL
Biochemistry/Food Science
Philrootcrops
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
DR. SANTIAGO T. PEÑA JR.
Tropical Veterinary Science
College of Veterinary Medicine
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
DR. MOISES NEIL V. SERIÑO
Development & Environmental Economics
Department of Economics
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
DR. MARY JOY ABIT
Weed Science / Crop Physiology
(University of the Philippines Los Baños)
Email:mmabit@vup.edu.ph
DR. SERGIO M. ABIT JR
Environmental Soil Physics & Hydropedology
(Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA)
Email:sergio.abit@okstate.edu
DR. AMANULLAH
Integrated Crops & Nutrients Management;
Climate Change & Land;
Dryland Agriculture & Sustainable Soil Management
(University of Peshawar, Pakistan)
Email:amanullah@aup.edu.pk
DR. RENEZITA COME
Silviculture and Tree Physiology
(Visayas State University, Philippines)
Email:rscome@vsu.edu.ph
DR. ZUENG-SANG CHEN
Environmental Pollution & Pedology
(National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)
Email:soilchen@ntu.edu.tw
DR. SAUREN DAS
Botany & Ecophysiology
(Agricultural & Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, India)
Email:drsaurendas@gmail.com
DR. FRANCISCO B. ELEGADO
Fermentation Tech. & Protein Chem.
(National Inst. of Molecular Biol. & Biotech., UPLB, Philippines)
Email:fbelegado@up.edu.ph
DR. IVY C. EMNACE
Food Microbiology & Food Product Development
(Visayas State University, Philippines)
Email:ivy.emnace@vsu.edu.ph
DR. STEPHEN MARK HARPER
Vegetable crop agronomy, physiology, crop nutrition and soil fertility
(Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia)
Email:s.harper1@uq.edu.au
DR. REINHOLD JAHN
Soil Science & Landscape Ecology
(Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
DR. GERARDO C. JANAIRO
Organic Chemistry & Material Science
(De La Salle University, Manila)
DR. DENISE MARGARET S. MATIAS
Social Ecology, Environmental Science & Policy; Biodiversity & Indigenous Community Forestry
(Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
DR. ANALYN M. MAZO
Marine Biology, Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates
(Visayas State University, Philippines)
Email:analyn.mazo@vsu.edu.ph
DR. JUVY G. MOJARES
Social sciences; Extension Education; Development Communication/Studies; Community Development;
(Somerton Middle School, Arizona, USA)
Email:jgmojares18@gmail.com
DR. IAN A. NAVARRETTE
Environmental Pedology
(Southern Leyte State University, Philippines)
Email:dassnav@gmail.com
DR. RODNEY H. PEREZ
Food Biotechnology; Molecular Biology; Bacteriocins;
(University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines)
Email:rhperez@up.edu.ph
DR. MD. MIZANUR RAHMAN
Environmental Microbiology & Bioinformatics
(Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh)
Email:rahmanmm@btge.iu.ac.bd
DR. PEARL B. SANCHEZ
Soil Chemistry
(University of the Philippines Los Baños)
Email:pbsanchez1@up.edu.ph
DR. LETECIA S. SONON
Soil & Environmental Chemistry
(University of Georgia, USA)
Email:lsonon@uga.edu
DR. ROEL R. SURALTA
Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Environmental Stress Physiology and Root Biology
(Philippine Rice Research Institute, Philippines)
Email:rrsmfs@yahoo.com
DR. ARTHUR Q. VILLORDON
Genetics / Plant Breeding
(Louisiana State University, USA)
EDITORIAL STAFF
KIMBERLY V. CAINGCOY
Editorial Assistant
Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension & Innovation
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
Email: atrlsu@yahoo.com
LANGUAGE EDITOR
RHODORA ABALAJEN-BANDE
Language Editor
Department of Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences
Visayas State University
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
Email:rhodora.bande@vsu.edu.ph
JANET MACKENZIE-MODINA
Language Editor
Brgy. Pangasugan
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
Past Editors-in-Chief
Dr. Manuel K. Palomar (1979-1982)
Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology
Department of Pest Management, VSU
Dr. Rolinda Talatala-Sanico (1983-1989)
Professor of Weed Science (retired)
Philrootcrops, VSU
Dr. Federico G. Villamayor, Jr. (1990-1995)
Professor of Agronomy (retired)
Philrootcrops, VSU
Dr. Jose R. Pardales, Jr. (1995-1998)
Professor of Crop Physiology (deceased)
Philrootcrops, VSU
Dr. Victor B. Asio (1999-2024)
Professor of Soil Science
Department of Soil Science, VSU