Editorial Team


DR. HARVIE P. PORTUGALIZA
Editor-in-Chief
Veterinary Medicine, Epidemiology, Parasitology
College of Veterinary Medicine, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: hportugaliza@vsu.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0003-3038-6699

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
Email: janetalexis.delossantos@vsu.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0003-0291-0801

DR. BEATRIZ S. BELONIAS
Botany
Department of Biological Sciences
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: beatrizbealonias@vsu.edu.ph

DR. ZENAIDA C. GONZAGA
Horticulture
Department of Horticulture
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: zenaida.gonzaga@vsu.edu.ph

DR. ROTACIO S. GRAVOSO
Learning Science, Curriculum Developmentt
Department of Development Communication
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: r.gravoso@vsu.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0002-1111-2572

PROF. FLORENTINO F. MORALES JR.
Land Management
Department of Geodetic Engineering
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: florentino.morales@vsu.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0002-6985-2389

DR. JAMES A. PATINDOL
Biochemistry/Food Science
Philrootcrops
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: james.patindol@vsu.edu.ph

DR. MOISES NEIL V. SERIÑO
Environmental Economics, Developmental Studies, Econometrics
Department of Economics
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: moisesneil.serino@vsu.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0003-0061-6406

DR. MARY JOY ABIT
Weed Science / Crop Physiology
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Email: mmabit@up.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0002-1399-4249

DR. SERGIO M. ABIT JR
Environmental Soil Physics, Hydropedology
Hydropedology, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA
Email: sergio.abit@okstate.edu

DR. AMANULLAH
Integrated Crops, Nutrients Management, Climate Change, Dryland Agriculture, Sustainable Soil Management
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Email: amanullah@aup.edu.pk

DR. RENEZITA COME
Silviculture, Tree Physiology
Visayas State University, Philippines
Email: rscome@vsu.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0003-0347-8192

DR. ZUENG-SANG CHEN
Environmental Pollution, Pedology
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Email: soilchen@ntu.edu.tw
ORCID: 0000-0002-8499-4924

DR. SAUREN DAS
Botany, Ecophysiology
Agricultural & Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Email: sauren@isical.ac.in or drsaurendas@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0003-1982-685X

DR. FRANCISCO B. ELEGADO
Fermentation Technology,  Protein Chemistry
National Inst. of Molecular Biol. & Biotech., UPLB
Email: fbelagado@up.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0003-0695-4895

DR. IVY C. EMNACE
Food Microbiology, Food Product Development
Department of Food Science and Technology
Visayas State University, Philippines
Email: ivy.emnace@vsu.edu.ph

DR. STEPHEN MARK HARPER
Vegetable Crop Agronomy, Physiology, Crop Nutrition, Soil Fertility
Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia
Email: s.harper1@uq.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0002-4287-1993

DR. GERARDO C. JANAIRO
Organic Chemistry, Material Science
De La Salle University, Manila
Email: gerardo.janairo@dlsu.edu.ph

DR. LAWRENCE LIAO
Marine Biology
Hiroshima University, Japan
Email: lliao@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

DR. DENISE MARGARET S. MATIAS
Social Ecology, Environmental Science, Policy, Biodiversity, Indigenous Community Forestry
Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Frankfurt, Germany
Email: denise.margaret.matias@gmail.com or denise.matias@hnee.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-6047-1176

DR. ANALYN M. MAZO
Marine Biology, Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates
Visayas State University, Philippines
Email: analyn.mazo@vsu.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0003-4928-8888

DR. JUVY G. MOJARES
Social Sciences, Extension Education, Development Communication/Studies, Community Development
Somerton Middle School, Arizona, USA
Email: jgmojares18@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0001-9262-2090

DR. IAN A. NAVARRETTE
Environmental Pedology
Southern Leyte State University, Philippines
Email: dassnav@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0001-6701-9951

DR. RODNEY H. PEREZ
Food Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Bacteriocins
University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
Email: rhperez@up.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0002-7524-5358

DR. MD. MIZANUR RAHMAN
Environmental Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh
Email: rahmanmm@btge.iu.ac.bd
ORCID: 0000-0003-4225-9451

DR. PEARL B. SANCHEZ
Soil Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Email: pbsanchez1@up.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0001-6253-5690

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, Root Biology
Philippine Rice Research Institute, Philippines
Email: rrsmfs@yahoo.com
ORCID: 0000-0001-7034-0308

DR. ARTHUR Q. VILLORDON
Genetics, Plant Breeding
Louisiana State University, USA
Email: avillordon@agcenter.lsu.edu
ORCID: 0000-0002-2844-723X

DR. SANTIAGO T. PEÑA JR.
Veterinary Science, Animal Reproduction, Sperm Freezing
College of Veterinary Medicine
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: santiago.penajr@vsu.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0002-5981-1225

DR. AKIRA YAMAUCHI
Bioresources Recycling
Nagoya University, Japan
Email: ayama@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp
ORCID: 0000-0003-3504-3775

Editorial Staff


KIMBERLY V. CAINGCOY
Editorial Assistant
Scientific Publications Unit, Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension & Innovation, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
Email: atrlsu@yahoo.com

ELAINE GRACE VETERBO
Editorial Assistant
Scientific Publications Unit, Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension & Innovation, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines 6521-A
Email: atr@vsu.edu.ph

RHODORA ABALAJEN-BANDE
Language Editor, Department of Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: rhodora.bande@vsu.edu.ph

JANET MACKENZIE-MODINA
Language Editor
Brgy. Pangasugan, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: janetmodina2004@yahoo.co.uk

Past Editors-in-Chief


Dr. Victor B. Asio
1999-2024
Professor of Soil Science, Department of Soil Science, VSU, Visayas State University

Dr. Jose R. Pardales, Jr.
1995-1998
Professor of Crop Physiology (deceased), Philrootcrops, Visayas State University

Dr. Federico G. Villamayor, Jr.
1990-1995
Professor of Agronomy (retired), Philrootcrops, Visayas State University

Dr. Rolinda Talatala-Sanico
1983-1989
Professor of Weed Science (retired), Philrootcrops, Visayas State University

Dr. Manuel K. Palomar
1979-1982
Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, Department of Pest Management, Visayas State University