Editor-in-Chief

HARVIE P. PORTUGALIZA, DVM, PhD, DPCVE
Veterinary Medicine, Epidemiology, Parasitology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: hportugaliza@vsu.edu.ph |ORCID: 0000-0003-3038-6699 |Scopus ID: 56747977400

Managing Editor

JANET ALEXIS A. DE LOS SANTOS, PhD
Nursing, Public Health, Health Social Science
Faculty of Nursing, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: janetalexis.delossantos@vsu.edu.ph|ORCID: 0000-0003-0291-0801|Scopus ID: 57201359060

Associate Editors

MOISES NEIL V. SERIÑO, PhD
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|Scopus ID: 37039524700

JAMES A. PATINDOL, PhD
Biochemistry, Food Science
Philrootcrops, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: james.patindol@vsu.edu.ph|ORCID: 0009-0002-8012-0522|Scopus ID: 6506993378

SANTIAGO T. PEÑA JR., DVM, PhD, FPCSP
Tropical Veterinary Science, Animal Reproduction, Sperm Freezing
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: santiago.penajr@vsu.edu.ph|ORCID: 0000-0002-5981-1225|Scopus ID: 56556204800

ROTACIO S. GRAVOSO, PhD
Learning Science, Curriculum Development
Department of Development Communication, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Email: r.gravoso@vsu.edu.ph|Scopus ID: 26654823000

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

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board

MARY JOY ABIT, PhD
Weed Science, Crop Physiology
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Email: mmabit@up.edu.ph|ORCID: 0000-0002-1399-4249|Scopus ID: 26424993300

SERGIO M. ABIT JR, PhD
Environmental Soil Physics, Hydropedology
Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA
Email: sergio.abit@okstate.edu|Scopus ID: 24376008200

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

RENEZITA COME, PhD
Silviculture, Tree Physiology
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Science, Visayas State University, Philippines
Email: rscome@vsu.edu.ph|ORCID: 0000-0003-0347-8192|Scopus ID: 36132145200

ZUENG-SANG CHEN, PhD
Environmental Pollution, Pedology
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Email: soilchen@ntu.edu.tw|ORCID: 0000-0002-8499-4924|Scopus ID: 55540809900

SAUREN DAS, PhD
Botany, Ecophysiology
Agricultural & Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Email: sauren@isical.ac.in |ORCID: 0000-0003-1982-685X|Scopus ID: 57188557263

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

IVY C. EMNACE, PhD
Food Microbiology, Food Product Development
Department of Food Science and Technology, Visayas State University, Philippines
Email: ivy.emnace@vsu.edu.ph|Scopus ID: 55795467500

STEPHEN MARK HARPER, PhD
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|Scopus ID: 42361108400

GERARDO C. JANAIRO, PhD
Organic Chemistry, Material Science
De La Salle University, Manila
Email: gerardo.janairo@dlsu.edu.ph|Scopus ID: 6506295658

LAWRENCE LIAO, PhD
Marine Biology
Hiroshima University, Japan
Email: lliao@hiroshima-u.ac.jp|ORCID: 0000-0001-5484-6560|Scopus ID: 7202542430

DENISE MARGARET S. MATIAS, PhD
Social Ecology, Environmental Science, Policy, Biodiversity, Indigenous Community Forestry
Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Frankfurt, Germany
Email: denise.matias@hnee.de|ORCID: 0000-0002-6047-1176|Scopus ID: 57160966000

ANALYN M. MAZO, PhD
Marine Biology, Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates
Visayas State University, Philippines
Email: analyn.mazo@vsu.edu.ph|ORCID: 0000-0003-4928-8888|Scopus ID: 57226303867

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

IAN A. NAVARRETE, PhD
Environmental Pedology
Southern Leyte State University, Philippines
Email: dassnav@gmail.com|ORCID: 0000-0001-6701-9951|Scopus ID: 16316739100

RODNEY H. PEREZ, PhD
Food Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Bacteriocins
University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
Email: rhperez@up.edu.ph|ORCID: 0000-0002-7524-5358|Scopus ID: 54781710200

MD. MIZANUR RAHMAN, PhD
Environmental Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh
Email: rahmanmm@btge.iu.ac.bd|ORCID: 0000-0003-4225-9451|Scopus ID: 55568450200

PEARL B. SANCHEZ, PhD
Soil Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Email: pbsanchez1@up.edu.ph|ORCID: 0000-0001-6253-5690|Scopus ID: 12242224800

LETECIA S. SONON, PhD
Soil, Environmental Chemistry
University of Georgia, USA
Email: lsonon@uga.edu

ROEL R. SURALTA, PhD
Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Environmental Stress Physiology, Root Biology
Philippine Rice Research Institute, Philippines
Email: rrsmfs@yahoo.com|ORCID: 0000-0001-7034-0308|Scopus ID: 23971896300

ARTHUR Q. VILLORDON, PhD
Genetics, Plant Breeding
Louisiana State University, USA
Email: avillordon@agcenter.lsu.edu|ORCID: 0000-0002-2844-723X|Scopus ID: 6603402993

AKIRA YAMAUCHI, PhD
Bioresources Recycling
Nagoya University, Japan
Email: ayama@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp|ORCID: 0000-0003-3504-3775|Scopus ID: 56276082600

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 Arts, Languages, and Literature
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

Victor B. Asio, PhD
1999–2024
Professor of Soil Science, Department of Soil Science, VSU, Visayas State University
ORCID: 0000-0003-3569-3997|Scopus ID: 6505819871

Jose R. Pardales Jr., PhD
1995–1998
Professor of Crop Physiology (deceased), Philrootcrops, Visayas State University
Scopus ID: 6602611446

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

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

Manuel K. Palomar, PhD
1979–1982
Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, Department of Pest Management, Visayas State University
Scopus ID: 7006143211