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Editor-in-Chief
Phetole Mangena, University of Limpopo, South Africa ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3288-2568
Associate Editors
Esmat Farouk Ali, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Joffrey Mejias, Iowa State University, United States
Mohammed Sarwar Khan, University of Agriculture, Pakistan
Moleseng Moshobane, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa
Praveen Guleria, DAV University, India
Raifatou Affoh, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Sifau Adejumo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Tshifhiwa Mandiwana-Neudani, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Wael Semida, Fayoum University, Egypt
Editorial Review Board
Abideen Alarape, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Mexico
Adline Shanta Tigga, Bihar Agricultural University, India
Ahmed Abd El-Aziz Mahmoud Awad, Aswan University, Egypt
Amartya Sengupta, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Badmus Hafiz, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Benjamin Joshua, Georg August University, Germany
Binnan Li, Taiyuan University of Technology, China
Blessing Mdaka, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Caroline Machaba, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Dongwon Baek, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Emmanuel Youmbi, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
Fadila Malike, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Faten Ibrahim, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, Egypt
Federico Martinez-Carrasco Pleite, University of Murcia, Spain
Fei Yang, University of Minnesota, United States
Felix Ifeanyi Nwafor, University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Frédéric Bakry, Saint Aunès, France
Goitseone Malambane, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Botswana
Haixia Zheng, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Hillary Righini, University of Bologna, Italy
Ingunn M. Vågen, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway
József Dezső, University of Pécs, Hungary
Karl Bertling, The University of Queensland, Australia
Kelebogile Madumane, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Botswana
Kesorn Chaemcheun, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Larisa Shcherbakova, All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, Russian Federation
Lucy Molatudi, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Manoj Kumar, Bihar Agriculture University, India
Meisam Zargar, RUDN University, Russian Federation
Meiyan Shi, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Mostafa Abdelkader, Sohag University, Egypt
Na Liu, Shanxi Agricultural University, China
Nancy Carrasco Farfan, Federal Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Natalia Statsyuk, All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, Russia
Paseka Mabulwana, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Phumzile Mkhize, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Pramod Prabhakar, Bihar Agriculture University, India
Przemysław Kopeć, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Rajiv Rakshit, Bihar Agricultural University, India
Samuel Aanuoluwapo Fasusi, Dankook University, South Korea
Shuangyan Chen, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Siarhei Dabravolski, Foshan University, China
Sonia MARGHALI, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Standford Thosago, University of Mpumalang, South Africa
Tshegofatso Dikobe, North West University, South Africa
Wannaree Charoensup, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Xing Jin, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
Zanele Mdodana, North West University, South Africa
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Dr. Phetole Mangena

Editor-in-Chief

International Journal of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IJPBB)

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