Editorial Structure

Crop and Pasture Science is guided by an Editorial Board which comprises two co-Editors-in-Chief and a team of Associate Editors.

The co-Editors-in-Chief are appointed by the Publisher following approval by the Board of Standards established between CSIRO and the Australian Academy of Science.  An overview of this partnership can be found on the CSIRO Publishing website. The co-Editors-in-Chief are appointed to lead and manage the Editorial Board, advocate for the journal to the research community, attract and select high-quality content for the journal and ensure high standards of publication ethics are maintained.
 
Associate Editors are selected by the co-Editors-in-Chief. Selection of Associate Editors is based on expertise in key areas of the journal’s scope and active participation internationally in their area of expertise. The co-Editors-in-Chief work with the Publisher towards securing a diverse Editorial Board through actively seeking editors from a range of backgrounds and cultures, paying close attention to gender, ethnicity, career stage and geographical diversity.

Associate Editors are appointed for a set term which may be renewed upon agreement by the Associate Editor, co-Editors-in-Chief and the Publisher.

The final decision to accept or reject papers is undertaken by Associate Editor under the guidance of the co-Editors-in-Chief. The journal’s policies on peer review can be found on the journal website.

Our journal editors are expected to work within the framework of the Core Practices, and according to the CSIRO Publishing Editorial Board Conduct Policy.

• Sergio Atienza
  Senior Scientist, CSIC, Cordoba, Spain
  
  Sergio Atienza is the Head of the Plant Breeding Department at the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (CSIC).
  ORCID: 0000-0001-5175-8303
  Keywords: plant breeding, wheat, wild relatives, grain quality, carotenoids
• Zed Rengel
  Professor, University of Western Australia, Australia
  
  Zed Rengel is Professor of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at the University of Western Australia.
  ORCID: 0000-0003-3433-161X  
  Keywords: soil–plant interactions, soil fertility, pre-breeding phenotyping, biofertilisers

• Tina Acuna
  University of Tasmania, Australia
• Roger Armstrong
  DPI Victoria, Australia
• Kaye Basford
  University of Queensland, Australia
• Davide Cammarano
  Aarhus University, Denmark
• Brendan Cullen
  School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia
  
  Brendan Cullen is Associate Professor of Sustainable Agriculture (Pasture systems) at The University of Melbourne.
  ORCID: 0000-0003-2327-0946
  Keywords: pasture, climate change adaptation, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, farm systems modelling
• Matthew Denton
  University of Adelaide, Australia
• Fernanda Dreccer
  CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia
• Enrico Francia
  Associate Professor of Agronomy, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy
  
  Enrico Francia is Professor of Agronomy and coordinator of the MSc program 'Integrated Sustainability of Agricultural Systems' and member of the joint PhD program 'Agri-Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology' of the European alliance of universities UNIgreen. Vice Director of the Interdepartmental Center BIOGEST, he represents UNIMORE at national/regional level in various contexts and public-private organisations.
  ORCID: 0000-0001-8709-1002
  Keywords: cereal crops, abiotic stresses, biostimulants, genomics, plant breeding 
• Shu Fukai
  Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland, Australia
  
  Shu Fukai is Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland, and provides advice to PhD students and engages in research in the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability.
  ORCID: 0000-0002-1015-9395 
  Keywords: rice, crop physiology, drought resistance, crop water requirement, cold tolerance 
• Christian Huyghe
  INRA, Lusignan, France
• Jairo A. Palta
  Adjunct Research Professor, University of Western Australia, Australia
  
  Jairo A. Palta is Adjunct Research Professor and crop physiologist at the University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture & School of Agriculture and Environment in Perth, Western Australia.
  ORCID: 0000-0001-9017-7675
  Keywords: crop adaptation, crop physiology, genetics, variety assessment, phenotyping
• Robert Park
  University of Sydney, Australia
• Christopher Preston
  Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia
  
  Christopher Preston is a Professor of Weed Management at the University of Adelaide.
  ORCID: 0000-0002-7588-124X
  Keywords: herbicide resistance, weed management, herbicide behaviour
• Megan Ryan
  University of Western Australia, Australia
• Victor Sadras
  Principal Scientist at SA Research and Development Institute, Australia. Affiliate Professor at University of Adelaide and Flinders University, Australia.
  
  Victor Sadras is the Leader of Crop Ecophysiology Research at the South Australian Research and Development Institute.
  ORCID: 0000-0002-5874-6775
  Keywords: crop, ecology, yield, water, nitrogen
• Marta Santalla
  Scientific Researcher, MBG-CSIC, Pontevedra, Spain
  
  ORCID: 0000-0003-0748-0118
  Keywords: legume, flowering, genetics, breeding, development
• Mei Shi
  Northwest A&F University, China
   
• Youhong Song
  Team Leader, School of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, China
  
  Youhong Song is a Professor of Crop Science at Jiangxi Agricultural University, and Adjunct Principal Fellow at The University of Queensland.
  ORCID: 0000-0001-7163-149X
  Keywords: crop ecophysiology, abiotic stress, crop modelling, crop phenotyping, smart farming
• Caixian Tang
  Professor, La Trobe University, Australia
  
  Caixian Tang is Professor of Soil Science, Co-Lead of Domain 1 of La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food, Teaching Land and Soil Management subject for undergraduate students.
  ORCID: 0000-0002-9138-8770
  Keywords: plant–soil interactions, subsoil constraints, carbon and nutrient cycling, rhizosphere, crop nutrition
• Rajeev Varshney
  Professor and Director, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Murdoch University, Australia
  
  Professor Rajeev Varshney FRS is an agricultural research scientist specialising in genomics and molecular breeding with 20+ years of service in international agriculture while working in India, Germany, Australia, Mexico and several countries in Africa. At present, he is serving Murdoch University (Australia) as a Director, Centre for Crop & Food Innovation; Director, State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre; and International Chair in Agriculture & Food Security with the Food Futures Institute. He is an Honorary or Adjunct Professor of more than 10 universities/organisations in China, Australia, Africa and India.
  ORCID: 0000-0002-4562-9131
  Keywords: genomics, genomics-assisted breeding, trait discovery, wheat, legumes