Veterinary Food Hygiene and Technology, Food Packaging, Preservation and Processing, Fermentation Technology, Meat Technology, Bacteriology, Dairy Technology, Food Microbiology

AÇ

Prof. Dr. Arzu ÇIĞ

Siirt Üniversitesi

Green-House Growing and Treatment

Dr. Ashish SRIVASTAVA

Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology Gorakhpur

Computer Vision, Image Processing, Computer Forensics

Prof. Dr.

DİCLE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ

Dairy Technology, Food Microbiology, Meat Technology

Prof. Dr. Ayhan GÖSTERIT

Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Zootekni Bölümü

Stock Farming and Treatment

Prof. Dr. Ayşe KARADAĞ

YILDIZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Food Sciences, Food Technology

Asst. Prof. Dr. Barış EREN

IGDIR UNIVERSITY, IĞDIR FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Agronomy, Genetics, Agricultural Biotechnology (Other), Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture, Industrial Biotechnology

Dr. Bayram KANSU

Ondokuz Mayıs Universitesi

Plant Pathology, Phytopathology, Mycology

Prof. Dr. Behiye BICER

DICLE UNIVERSITY

Field Crops and Pasture Production

DÖ

Instructor Damla Ekin ÖZKAYA

İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics

Asst. Prof. Dr. Elif ÇATIKKAŞ

KARAMANOĞLU MEHMETBEY ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Horticultural Production (Other)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elçin YEŞILOĞLU CEVHER

ONDOKUZ MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Agricultural Machines

Asst. Prof. Dr. Emine AKSAN

MUSTAFA KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ

Food Microbiology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre DEMIRER DURAK

VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ, BİTKİ KORUMA BÖLÜMÜ

Phytopathology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre SEVINDIK

Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi

Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture

Res. Assist. Dr. Ercan ÇATAK

ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN-EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ

Plant Physiology

Prof. Dr. Erol ORAL

VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ, TARLA BİTKİLERİ BÖLÜMÜ

Agronomy, Cereals and Legumes

Prof. Dr. Ertan Sait KURTAR

SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ

Vegetable Growing and Treatment

Prof. Dr. Eser SERT

Malatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü

Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Image Processing

Prof. Dr. Evren YILDIZTUGAY

SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture, Plant Physiology

Assoc. Prof. Ezgi DOĞAN MERAL

BİNGÖL ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Green-House Growing and Treatment

Dr. Fatma UYSAL BAYAR

Batı Akdeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü, Antalya

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Assoc. Prof. Fulya KAYA APAK

ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Entomology in Agriculture, Entomology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gonca SAKIN

BALIKESİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EDREMİT MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU

Entomology in Agriculture, Entomology

Asst. Prof. Dr. Gül YÜCEL

YALOVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, YALOVA MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU

Green-House Growing and Treatment

Prof. Dr. Gürkan UÇAR

SELCUK UNIVERSITY

Dairy Technology, Food Microbiology

HŞ

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halit Deniz ŞIRELI

Dicle Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Zootkni Bölümü

Sheep and Goat Breeding and Treatment, Zootechny

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice İmge OKTAY BAŞEĞMEZ

ADANA ALPARSLAN TÜRKEŞ BİLİM VE TEKNOLOJİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Food Biotechnology, Food Microbiology, Food Sciences

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hemad ZAREIFOROUSH

University of Guilan

Drying Technologies

Asst. Prof. Dr. Hilal TOZLU ÇELIK

ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ULUBEY MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU, GIDA İŞLEME BÖLÜMÜ

Animal Growth and Development, Sheep and Goat Breeding and Treatment, Animal Welfare

Dr. Hüseyin ÇAYAN

KIRŞEHİR AHİ EVRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Animal Feeding

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin T. GÜLTAŞ

Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi

Biosystem, Irrigation Systems

Dr. Ismahan HALASSI

LABORATORY OF APPLIED

Agricultural Water Management

Kakha KARCHKHADZE

Asst. Prof. Dr. Kamil SARPKAYA

KARABUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF FOREST

Phytopathology, Forestry Sciences

Dr. Kommanaboyina RAJU YADAV

RVS Technical Campus

Agricultural Land Management

KÜ

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kübra ÜNAL

SELCUK UNIVERSITY

Food Chemistry and Food Sensory Science, Food Technology, Meat Technology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin AYDEMIR

HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Veterinary Food Hygiene and Technology

Dr. Merve Deniz TANRIKULU

ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY

Animal Reproduction and Breeding

Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Sılanur YILMAZ

BİTLİS EREN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Basic Food Processes, Drying Technologies

Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat KARAER

Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi

Irrigation Systems , Biosystem, Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Musa SEYMEN

SELCUK UNIVERSITY

Plant Physiology, Vegetable Growing and Treatment, Green-House Growing and Treatment

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa KÜSEK

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü

Plant Bacteriology in Agriculture, Phytopathology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadire Pelin BAHADIRLI

HATAY MUSTAFA KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants , Ethobotany

Prof. Dr. Nazım ŞEKEROĞLU

GAZİANTEP ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN-EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, BİYOLOJİ BÖLÜMÜ, BİYOLOJİ PR.

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants , Food Sciences, Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

NÖ

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilgün ÖNCÜL

MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Food Microbiology

Asst. Prof. Dr. Nino OMANADZE

Geirgian Technical University

Agricultural Land Management

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurzat TOTUBAEVA

KYRGYZ - TURKISH MANAS UNIVERSITY

Environmental Assessment and Monitoring

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osman ÖZBEK

Selçuk University, Faculty of Agriculture

Agricultural Machines

Prof. Dr. Osman KILINÇÇEKER

ADIYAMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Meat Technology, Food Technology

Prof. Dr. Rasim ALOSMANOV

BAKU STATE UNIVERSITY

Basic Food Processes

Asst. Prof. Dr. Reşit UĞRAN

BATMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Veterinary Histology and Embryology

Asst. Prof. Dr. Saber Delpasand KHABBAZI

Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Tarım ve Gıda Anabilim Dalı

Plant Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture

Dr. Sabina JAFARZADEH

Institute of Microbiology

Food Microbiology, Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture

Prof. Dr. Saim ÖZDEMIR

SAKARYA UNIVERSITY

Environmentally Sustainable Engineering, Soil Pollution and Control, Environmental Engineering

Instructor Samiye ADAL

AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY

Food Engineering, Life Cycle Assessment and Industrial Ecology, Energy Efficiency, Food Sustainability, Basic Food Processes

Asst. Prof. Dr. Sefai BILGIN

AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Agricultural Machines

Asst. Prof. Dr. Sekure CULHA ERDAL

HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN FAKÜLTESİ, BİYOLOJİ BÖLÜMÜ

Plant Physiology

Asst. Prof. Dr. Selim BIYIK

ONDOKUZ MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ

Zootechny

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serap KAYIŞOĞLU

TEKIRDAG NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Food Sciences

Prof. Dr. Serkan Kemal BÜYÜKÜNAL

İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Veteriner Fakültesi

Meat Technology, Food Packaging, Preservation and Processing, Food Safety, Traceability, Certification and Authenticity, Food Chemistry and Food Sensory Science, Food Microbiology, Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Basic Food Processes, Veterinary Food Hygiene and Technology

Dr. Sibel BALIK

Çukurova Üniversitesi

Horticultural Production (Other), Plant Biotechnology, Plant Physiology, Vegetable Growing and Treatment, Green-House Growing and Treatment

Asst. Prof. Dr. Sümeyra Sultan TISKE İNAN

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi

Food Nutritional Balance, Food Engineering, Packaging, Storage and Transportation (Excl. Food and Agricultural Products), Functional Foods, Meat Technology, Food Properties

Dr. Talip YIĞIT

MALATYA TURGUT ÖZAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Entomology, Entomology in Agriculture

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Talip ÇAKMAKCI

VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ, BİYOSİSTEM MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ

Crop and Pasture Waste Water Use, Agricultural Water Management, Irrigation Water Quality, Irrigation Systems , Water Quality and Water Pollution

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tarık YÖRÜKOĞLU

KAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK-MİMARLIK FAKÜLTESİ

Food Sciences (Other), Food Sciences, Food Engineering

Assoc. Prof. Tuba GENÇ KESIMCI

IĞDIR FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Phytopathology

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuncer ÇAKMAK

VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİ VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ BESİN HİJYENİ VE TEKNOLOJİSİ ANABİLİM DALI

Veterinary Food Hygiene and Technology

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuğba KARABEKMEZ-ERDEM

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Teknik Bİlimler MEslek Yüksekokulu Gıda İşleme Bölümü

Food Technology, Fermentation Technology, Food Microbiology, Food Sciences, Dairy Technology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yelderem AKHOUNDNEJAD

ŞIRNAK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Vegetable Growing and Treatment

Dr. Instructor Yusuf CEYLAN

RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Fisheries Management, Fisheries Technologies

Asst. Prof. Dr. Zekiye BUDAK BAŞÇIFTÇI

eskişehir osmangazi üniversitesi ziraat fakültesi

Cereals and Legumes

Asst. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem KONAK GÖKTEPE

SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Food Technology, Food Microbiology, Dairy Technology

Asst. Prof. Dr. Ömer YÜZER

DOĞUŞ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Molecular Evolution, Animal Cell and Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Molecular Ecology, Sequence Analysis, Computational Ecology and Phylogenetics

Asst. Prof. Dr. Ömer ÇAKMAK

İSTANBUL ESENYURT ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Veterinary Food Hygiene and Technology

İR

Res. Assist. Dr. İsmail REIS

Department of Fishing Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Kotekli-Mentese 48000 Mugla, Turkey

Aquaculture and Fisheries, Fisheries Development, Fisheries Management, Fish Biology, Fisheries Technologies

ŞK

Prof. Dr. Şebnem KUŞVURAN

ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Vegetable Growing and Treatment

ŞK

Prof. Dr. Şebnem KUŞVURAN

ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Vegetable Growing and Treatment

Aim & Scope

Aim

The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (e-ISSN: 2618-5946) aims to disseminate original, high-quality, and impactful research that advances scientific understanding and provides innovative solutions to global challenges in agriculture, environmental systems, and food sciences.

The journal serves as an international and multidisciplinary platform for researchers, academicians, professionals, and policy-makers to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and contribute to the sustainable transformation of agri–food–environment systems.

The journal particularly welcomes applied, interdisciplinary, and solution-oriented studies that contribute to:

Sustainable and climate-smart agricultural practices
Environmental conservation, biodiversity protection, and climate resilience
Food security, safety, and nutrition
Smart farming, digital agriculture, and agri-technological innovation
Integrated ecosystem approaches and the circular bioeconomy

Submissions aligned with global scientific and policy priorities—such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change mitigation, or sustainable food systems—are strongly encouraged.

The journal gives priority to original research articles presenting novel data, methods, or analytical approaches with strong theoretical and practical implications. Review articles, short communications, and case studies are also considered when they provide significant contributions.

All manuscripts undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process and are published in accordance with internationally recognized standards of editorial independence, research ethics (COPE), and open access principles (BOAI).

Scope

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Agricultural Sciences

Agronomy and Crop Science
Horticulture and Viticulture
Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics
Soil Science, Fertility, and Plant–Soil Interactions
Agricultural Biotechnology, Omics, and Molecular Biology
Precision Agriculture, Smart Farming, and Digital Technologies
Organic and Sustainable Farming Systems
Agricultural Machinery, Engineering, and Automation
Agricultural Economics, Policy, and Rural Development

Animal and Aquatic Sciences

Animal Husbandry and Production Systems
Veterinary Science and Animal Health
Aquaculture and Fisheries Science
Animal Nutrition, Welfare, and Breeding Systems
Reproductive Technologies in Livestock

Environmental and Ecological Sciences

Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment
Climate Change Mitigation and Carbon Management
Land Use, Landscape Ecology, and Agroecosystem Sustainability
Water Resources, Irrigation, and Sustainable Management
Waste Management, Pollution Control, and Environmental Engineering
Ecosystem Services, Agroecology, and Biodiversity Conservation
Circular and Climate-Smart Agriculture

Food Science and Human Nutrition

Food Chemistry, Processing, and Engineering
Food Safety, Hygiene, and Quality Assurance
Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, and Health Impacts
Postharvest Physiology, Packaging, and Storage Technologies
Sustainable Food Systems and Supply Chains
Food Waste Valorization and Novel Food Technologies
Human Nutrition and Public Health

The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary submissions that integrate biological, technological, environmental, and socio-economic perspectives to address complex challenges at the agriculture–environment–food nexus.

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Indexes

Journal Boards

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Dr. Zeynel CEBECI

Çukurova University

Information and Computing Sciences, Bioinformatic Methods Development, Mathematical Sciences, Statistics

Prof. Dr. Gültekin ÖDEMIR

DICLE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE

Plant Physiology, Oenology and Viticulture, Horticultural Production (Other), Organic Agriculture

Managing Editor

Dr. Javier LOPEZ

Tecnologico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnologico del Valle de Oaxaca

Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture

Associate Editors

Prof. Dr. Khaled F. M. SALEM

Shaqra University

Germplasm Management, Agricultural Biotechnology, Genetically Modified Field Crops and Pasture, Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture, Agronomy, Cereals and Legumes, Crop and Pasture Breeding

Dr. Vlăduț VALENTIN

National Research-Development Institute

Precision Agriculture Technologies, Green-House Technologies, Irrigation Systems , Agricultural Machine Systems, Agricultural Machines, Agricultural Drainage, Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Dr. Jelena OVUKA

Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia

Agronomy, Industrial Crops, Crop and Pasture Post Harvest Technologies (Incl. Transportation and Storage), Organic Agriculture, Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology

Asst. Prof. Michael Adonis SUDARIA

Northwest Samar State University

Ecotoxicology, Post Harvest Horticultural Technologies (Incl. Transportation and Storage), Vegetable Growing and Treatment, Agriculture, Land and Farm Management (Other)

Dr. Bere Benjamin BANTCHINA

University of Florida

Deep Learning, Supervised Learning, Classification Algorithms, Geospatial Information Systems and Geospatial Data Modelling, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Precision Agriculture Technologies, Irrigation Systems , Irrigation Water Quality, Agricultural Extension and Communication, Agricultural Water Management, Fertilisers and Application, Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility

Prof. Dr. Agnieszka SZOPA

JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE

Plant Biotechnology, Plant Tissue and Cell Culture, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Botany, Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds, Medicinal Plants, Non-Genetically Modified Uses of Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture

Prof. Dr. Hakan AKTAŞ

ISPARTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Plant Physiology, Vegetable Growing and Treatment

Editorial Board

Prof. Dr. Ivan SALAMON

University of Presov, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Science, Department of Ecology

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences, Sustainable Agricultural Development

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Beata SITKOWSKA

University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz

Animal Reproduction and Breeding, Sustainable Agricultural Development, Animal Science, Genetics and Biostatistics

Prof. Dr. Alban IBRALIU

Agricultural University of Tirana

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Prof. Dr. Sibel SILICI

ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Industrial Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology

Prof. Dr. Orhan ÖZÇATALBAŞ

Akdeniz Üniversitesi

Sustainable Agricultural Development, Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Extension and Communication, Agricultural Economics (Other)

Prof. Dr. Emine ELMASLAR ÖZBAŞ

Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Engineering Faculty, Environmental Engineering Department

Waste Management, Reduction, Reuse and Recycling, Soil Pollution and Control, Conservation and Improvement of Soil and Water Resources, Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition (Other)

Prof. Dr. Riyaz SAYYED

University of Nizwa

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Prof. Dr. Yurii KRAVCHENKO

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Soil Physics, Soil Chemistry and Soil Carbon Sequestration (Excl. Carbon Sequestration Science)

Prof. Dr. Yıldız AKA KAÇAR

ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Horticultural Production, Pomology and Treatment, Agricultural Biotechnology

Prof. Dr. Murat ŞEKER

ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ, BAHÇE BİTKİLERİ BÖLÜMÜ

Pomology and Treatment

Prof. Dr. Handan VURUŞ AKÇAÖZ

AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ

Farm Enterprises, Marketing in Agricultural Management, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics (Other), Farm Management, Rural Management and Agribusiness, Agriculture, Land and Farm Management (Other)

Prof. Dr. Stefano LA MALFA

Arboriculture and Fruitculture, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Catania University

Pomology and Treatment

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Rifat ULUSOY

ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Population Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences, Entomology in Agriculture

Prof. Dr. George JAPOSHVILI

Institute of Entomology Agricultural University of Georgia

Entomology in Agriculture, Forest Entomology and Forest Protection

Prof. Dr. Mohamed BOUAZIZ

Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Department of Food Technology

Food Technology

Prof. Dr. Florin STANICA

University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest

Pomology and Treatment

Prof. Dr. Nazım ŞEKEROĞLU

GAZİANTEP ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN-EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, BİYOLOJİ BÖLÜMÜ, BİYOLOJİ PR.

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences, Food Sciences, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Dr. Djamaa FATMA

8 May 1945 GUELMA 6- Algeria

Food Safety, Traceability, Certification and Authenticity, Food Microbiology, Dairy Technology, Food Sciences (Other), Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture, Soil Microbiology

Prof. Dr. Mojtaba MOHAMMAD-DOUSTARESHARAF

University of Maragheh

Acarology

Prof. Dr. Zeynep EREN

ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Climate Change-Impact and Adaptation, Ecological Impacts of Climate Change and Ecological Adaptation, Water Quality and Water Pollution, Wastewater Treatment Processes

Prof. Dr. Haşim KELEBEK

Food Engineering, Fermentation Technology, Food Technology, Beverage Chemistry and Beverage Sensory Science

Prof. Dr. Bülent GÜLÇUBUK

ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ, TARIM EKONOMİSİ BÖLÜMÜ

Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Extension and Communication

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahodirjon NOSIROV

Andijan Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnologies

Agricultural Economics, Farm Enterprises, Sustainable Agricultural Development, Agricultural Economics (Other)

Prof. Dr. İsmail ŞEN

KIRGIZİSTAN-TÜRKİYE MANAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnosis and Diagnostics, Veterinary Internal Medicine

Prof. Dr. Bekir Erol AK

Agricultural Engineering (Other), Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences, Pomology and Treatment

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Prof. Dr. Mehmet ÇAY

FIRAT UNIVERSITY

Animal Physiology - Biophysics, Animal Physiology - Systems, Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology

Dr. Ahmed ALNOUSS

College of Science and Engineering

Chemical Engineering (Other)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad ALI

University of Mumbai

Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Enzymes, Proteomics and Intermolecular Interactions, Industrial Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics, Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry, Food Sciences

Prof. Dr. Chunpeng WAN

Post Harvest Horticultural Technologies (Incl. Transportation and Storage)

Prof. Dr. Rafiq ISLAM

The Ohio State University, Piketon, USA

Environmental Engineering, Agroforestry, Sustainable Agricultural Development, Agricultural Management of Nutrients, Agricultural Water Management, Fertilisers and Application, Organic Agriculture, Land Capability and Soil Productivity, Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility, Soil Sciences and Ecology, Soil Biology, Soil Ecology, Soil Chemistry and Soil Carbon Sequestration (Excl. Carbon Sequestration Science), Conservation and Improvement of Soil and Water Resources, Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition (Other)

Prof. Dr. Semih NEMLIOĞLU

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY-CERRAHPASA

Water Quality and Water Pollution, Experimental Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer, Treatment Facility Design, Wastewater Treatment Processes

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Sema Sevinç ŞENGÖR

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Environmental Biogeochemistry, Soil Pollution and Control

Dr. Nebahat SARI

Rutgers University Department of Plant Biology

Vegetable Growing and Treatment

Prof. Dr. İsmail KARACA

ISPARTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Entomology, Entomology in Agriculture

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Prof. Dr. Hakan ÖZKAN

CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY

Genetically Modified Field Crops and Pasture, Field Crops and Pasture Production, Cereals and Legumes, Crop and Pasture Breeding

Prof. Dr. Halit YETIŞIR

Erciyes Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Behçe Bitkileri Bölüm

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences, Horticultural Production, Vegetable Growing and Treatment

Dr. Robert SZILAGYI

Information and Computing Sciences, Engineering, Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Prof. Dr. Dritan TOPI

University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Chemical Sciences, Organic Chemistry (Other), Food Packaging, Preservation and Processing, Food Safety, Traceability, Certification and Authenticity, Food Chemistry and Food Sensory Science, Food Microbiology, Grain Technology, Basic Food Processes, Oil Technology, Food Sciences (Other), Agricultural Biotechnology Diagnostics

Asst. Prof. Dr. Hossein ZEINALZADEH TABRIZI

KYRGYZ - TURKISH MANAS UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Plant Biotechnology, Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences, Agronomy, Industrial Crops, Crop and Pasture Breeding

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jitka KUMHALOVA

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Geoinformatics (Other), Land Capability and Soil Productivity

Prof. Dr. Hijran YAVUZCAN

ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Shellfish Culture, Agricultural Biotechnology Diagnostics

Prof. Dr. Kasem Zaki AHMED

Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Genetics

Genetics, Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture, Agricultural Biotechnology Diagnostics

Dr. Jyoti DHAKANE-LAD

ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology

Food Packaging, Preservation and Processing

Prof. Dr. Özhan ŞIMŞEK

Erciyes Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü

Sequence Analysis, Animal Cell and Molecular Biology, Horticultural Production, Pomology and Treatment, Agricultural Biotechnology

Prof. Dr. Faith BABALOLA

University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

Chemical Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Prof. Dr. Ali Mohammad KHORSHIDDOUST

Environmental Engineering

Prof. Dr. Atef NASSAR

Damanhour University

Pesticides and Toxicology, Entomology in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agrochemicals and Biocides (Incl. Application), Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aissaoui REGADIA

University of djelfa

Agricultural Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins, Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture, Agricultural Biotechnology (Other)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Giri TRIPATHI

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Green-House Growing and Treatment, Forestry Sciences, Forest Botany, Forest Entomology and Forest Protection, Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nabil ELKAOUD

Al-Azhar

Biosystem, Precision Agriculture Technologies, Green-House Technologies, Irrigation Systems , Agricultural Machine Systems, Agricultural Machines, Agricultural Energy Systems, Agricultural Automatization, Post Harvest Horticultural Technologies (Incl. Transportation and Storage), Food Technology, Fruit-Vegetables Technology, Wood Processing, Agriculture, Land and Farm Management (Other)

Prof. Dr. Sarwoko MANGKOEDIHARDJO

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

Environmentally Sustainable Engineering

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehdi RAHIMI

Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran

Plant Biochemistry, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Physiology, Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences, Agricultural Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology in Agriculture, Crop and Pasture Breeding, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Prof. Dr. Ebru ŞENEL ÖZKAN

ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Dairy Technology

Dr. Ramin RADFAR

Food Technology

Prof. Dr. Nauman KHALID

University of Management and Technology

Food Sciences, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Dr. Hazreen Nita MOHD KHALID

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

Fish Physiology and Genetics, Fish Pests and Diseases, Animal Biotechnology in Agriculture, Agricultural Biotechnology Diagnostics, Agricultural Marine Biotechnology

Prof. Dr. İbrahim ÇAKIR

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü

Food Sciences, Food Biotechnology, Food Safety, Traceability, Certification and Authenticity, Food Microbiology, Food Sustainability, Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture

Prof. Dr. Muhammad SULTAN

Bahauddin Zakariya University

Energy Systems Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Irrigation Systems , Agricultural Energy Systems, Agricultural Engineering (Other)

Prof. Dr. Hasmadi MAMAT

Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition

Food Engineering, Food Packaging, Preservation and Processing, Basic Food Processes

Asst. Prof. Dr. Huachao YANG

Zhejiang University

Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Wastewater Treatment Processes

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BINGOL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

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Dicle university

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