Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, published quarterly, is the official publication of the Indian Society of Plant Breeders. This is an PEER REVIEWED by chief editor, editor, executive editor, editorial board members and additional reviewers. It is an OPEN ACCESS and online journal. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding accepts original research articles, research communications and review article on all areas of Plant Breeding.
NAAS Rating 2024: 5.6
Aims and Scope
To communicate the original research findings of plant breeding among plant breeders.
Editorial Board 2024
President
Ravikesavan R.,
Director,
Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Vice President
Manickam S.,
Principal Investigator-
AICRP on Cotton & Principal Scientist,
ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research,
Regional Station,
Coimbatore
Secretary
Sivakumar S.,
Professor and Head,
Department of Millets,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Treasurer
Premalatha N,
Associate Professor (PBG),
Department of Cotton,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Chief Editor
Subramanian A.,
Professor (PBG) and Head,
Department of Cotton,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Editors
Manivannan A.,
Principal Scientist,
ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research,
Regional Station,
Coimbatore
Suresh R.,
Associate Professor (PBG),
Department of Rice,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore
Executive Editors
Sree Rangaswamy S R,
Former Director,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Nadarajan N,
Former Director,
IIPR,
Kanpur,
Uttar Pradesh
Velu Govindan,
Senior Scientist,
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT),
Mexico
Tara Satyavathi C,
Project Coordinator,
ICAR-AICRP on Pearl Millet,
Jodhpur,
Rajasthan
Editorial Board Members
Aakash Chawade,
Associate Professor,
Genetics and Breeding Informatics
(Docent) and a group leader of Genomics and Phenomics group at
The Department of Plant Breeding,
SLU
Banumathy S.,
Professor (PBG) and Head,
Rice Research Station,
Tirur,
Tiruvallur
Ganesamurthy K.,
Former Director,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Hari Satyanarayana N.,
Senior Scientist
(Plant Breeding),
Pulses section,
RARS, LAM,
Guntur,
Andhra Pradesh
Jayamani P,
Professor (PBG),
Department of Pulses,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Jiji Joseph,
Professor
(Plant Breeding & Genetics),
College of Horticulture,
KAU,
Thrissur,
Kerala
Jeyaprakash P.,
Professor and Head,
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
ADAC&RI,
Trichy
Kalpalatha Melmaiee,
Associate Professor,
Delaware State University,
Dover,
USA
Kalaimagal T.,
Professor (PBG) and Head,
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Kumaresan D.,
Professor (PBG),
Department of Rice,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore
Manonmani S,
Professor (PBG) and Head,
Department of Rice,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Mangesh Y. Dudhe,
Senior Scientist (PB),
ICAR-IIOR,
Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad,
Telanagana
Mahalingam A.,
Assistant Professor (PBG),
Regional Research Station (RRS),
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Vriddhachalam,
Cuddalore,
Tamil Nadu
Parvaze A Sofi,
USDA Norman Borlaug Fellow,
Visiting Scientist Kansas State University,
Associate Professor (GPB),
FOA,
SKUAST-K,
Wadura
Selvaraju Kanagarajan,
Researcher,
Department of Plant Breeding,
Faculty of Landscape Architecture,
Horticulture and Crop Production Science,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,
Lomma Sweden
Shanthi P.,
Associate Professor (PB&G),
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore
Souframanien J.,
Research Group Leader,
BARC,
Mumbai
Sreelakshmi Ch.,
Senior Scientist (Br),
ARS,
Nellore
Thiruvengadam V.,
Assistant Professor (PBG),
Department of Crop Improvement,
AC & RI,
TNAU,
Kudumiyanmalai,
Pudukkottai
Thirumurugan T.,
Associate Professor
(Plant Breeding & Genetics),
Sugarcane Research Station,
TNAU,
Cuddalore,
Tamilnadu,
India
Ajay Verma,
Principal Scientist
(Ag. Statistics),
ICAR - Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research (IIWBR),
Agarsain Marg,
Karnal,
Haryana
Arunachalam P.,
Associate Professor (PBG),
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,
Agricultural College and Research Institute,
Madurai
Anandhi K.,
Assistant Professor (PBG),
Department of Pulses,
Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Amit Kumar,
Assistant Professor
Cum Junior Scientist
(Vegetable Breeding),
Horticulture College Khuntpani,
Birsa Agricultural University,
Jharkhand
Banumathy S.,
Professor (PBG) and Head,
Rice Research Station,
Tirur,
Tiruvallur
Beaulah A.,
Professor (Hort.),
Department of Postharvest Technology,
HC&RI,
Periyakulam
Ganesan K.N.,
Professor (PBG),
SPGS,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore
Gami R.A.,
Assistant Research Scientist
(Plant Breeding),
Sorghum Research Station,
S. D. Agricultural University,
Deesa
Hariprasanna K.,
Principal Scientist
(Plant Breeding),
ICAR - Indian Institute of Millets Research,
Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad
Hari Satyanarayana N.,
Principal Scientist
(Plant Breeding),
RARS,
Lam,
Guntur,
Andhra Pradesh
Jayamani P,
Professor (PBG),
Department of Pulses,
Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Jiji Joseph,
Professor
(Plant Breeding & Genetics),
College of Horticulture,
KAU,
Thrissur,
Kerala
Kalaimagal T.,
Professor (PBG) and Head,
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
CPBG,
TNAU,
Coimbatore
Kumaresan D.,
Professor (PBG),
Department of Rice,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore
Krishna Veni B.,
Principal Scientist
(Br.) & Head,
ARS,
Bapatla
Mangesh Y. Dudhe,
Senior Scientist (PB),
ICAR-IIOR,
Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad,
Telanagana
Patil M. D.,
Scientist
(Plant Breeding),
AICRP on MULLaRP,
Main Agricultural Research Station,
University of Agricultural Sciences,
Dharwad
Premalatha N.,
Associate Professor (PBG),
Department of Cotton,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore
Rahul M. Phuke,
Scientist
(Genetics & Plant Breeding),
ICAR-CICR,
Nagpur
Sreelakshmi Ch.,
Senior Scientist (Br),
ARS,
Nellore
Senthil Kumar P.,
Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
Faculty of Agriculture,
Annamalai University
Solanki R K.,
Scientist
(Plant Breeding),
ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute,
Jodhpur,
Rajasthan
Shanmuganathan M,
Associate Professor,
AC&RI,
Kudumianmalai
Shanthi P.,
Associate Professor (PBG),
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore
Saravanan S.,
Associate Professor (PBG) and Head,
Rice Research Station,
Ambasamudram
Sakthivel K.,
Associate Professor (PB&G),
(AC&RI),
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Vazhavachanur,
Tiruvannamalai,
Tamil Nadu
Sasikala R.,
Assistant Professor (PBG),
Department of Oilseeds,
Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore
Sathya Sheela K.R.V.,
Assistant Professor (PBG),
Maize Research Station,
Vagarai
Thirumeni S.,
Professor & Head,
Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics,
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture & Research Institute,
Karaikal
Thirumurugan T.,
Associate Professor
(Plant Breeding & Genetics),
Sugarcane Research Station,
TNAU,
Cuddalore,
Tamilnadu,
India
Yogameenakshi P.,
Associate Professor (PBG),
Rice Research Station,
Tirur
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Author Guidelines
Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding (EJPB) is published quarterly as ONLINE by the Indian Society of Plant Breeders (ISPB). The article will be published in the official web page http://sites.google.com/site/ejplantbreeding.
Papers submitted will be PEER REVIEWED. On the basis of referee's comments, author(s) will be asked by the editor to revise the paper / answer the queries. In addition to members of the society, any other person also can publish the article. Papers are accepted on the understanding that the work described is original and has not been published elsewhere and that the authors have obtained necessary authorization for publication of the material submitted.
Subject Matter: Articles on all aspects of plant breeding will be accepted.
Manuscript: It should be in clear concise English, typewritten in double space on one side of A4 size white paper with at least 2.5 cm margin. Full research paper should not exceed 15 typed pages including tables and figures and should contain abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, acknowledgment and reference. Short notes, not exceeding 6 typed pages, may also be divided into different sections with a short abstract. Review articles, as far as possible, should not exceed 20 typed pages. It should feature recent developments from the author's own field of specialization and include results of various workers in the given field. MSWord file is preferred. Submitted papers will be acknowledged. EJPB reserves the right to accept/reject and modify the articles into research article/ research note. ALL ARTICLES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THROUGH EMAIL ONLY (ejplantbreeding@gmail.com).
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Key words: The abstract should be followed by the important words (note more than five keywords) of the article, which can be included in various indexes.
Introduction: It should be brief, crisp and introduce the work in clear terms. Key references related to the work must be cited.
Materials and Methods: Standard and already reported method must be clearly given or cited. Any modification of the original method must be duly highlighted. This section may be subtitled for clarity. Use standard abbreviations of the various units. ISI units should be used for measurements.
Results and Discussion: This section can also be subtitled for clarity. Results and discussion should be combined. Salient results must be highlighted and discussed with related works. A brief conclusion of the research finding and future line of work may be given at the end.
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Tables: Tables should be typed on separate sheets and numbered consecutively within the text in Arabic numbers. They should bear a descriptive short heading in lower case, which starts with the word "Table". Their place in the text should be indicated.
Reference: Relevant references shall be quoted under each section and must be cited in full in the reference section. References to unpublished work and abstract citation may be avoided. The following style should be followed:
Kempthorne, O. 1957. An introduction to Genetic Statistics, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Raghavaiah, P. and Joshi, M.G. 1986. Combining ability studies in Emmer Wheat. Indian J. Genet., 56 : 476 - 483.
Vindhiyavarman, P. 2000. Combining ability estimates in groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.). Madras Agric. J., 87 : 462 - 466.
Veeraragavathatham, D. 2002. Hybrids in vegetable crops: Potentials and problems. In: New Dimensions and Approaches for Sustainable Agriculture, S. Kannaiyan, S. Uthamasamy, Ravi Kumar Theodare and S. Palaniswamy (Eds.), Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ., Coimbatore, India, p. 1-14.
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Processing fee: EJPB is an open access journal and to manage the various costs associated with the Journal management, for all papers there is a manuscript handling processing fee.
Attention to the authors!
The policy on processing fee for the articles has been revised with effect from 20th July 2012.
The processing fee per article has been fixed as follows:
INR 300 for non members of Indian Society of Plant Breeders
INR 150 for Life members of Indian Society of Plant Breeders
USD 10 for Foreign authors
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Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding,
Indian Society of Plant Breeders,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore-641 003,
Tamil Nadu, India
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