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EDITORIAL OFFICE
Editor in Chief: Prof. Timo Kikas (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
Editors in Charge:
Prof. Endla Reintam (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
Prof. Biruta Bankina (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia)
Prof. Kestutis Romaneckas (Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania)
Associate Editors:
Prof. Lisandra Rocha-Meneses (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
Prof. Eda Merisalu (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
Prof. Eriks Kronbergs (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia)
Prof. Algirdas Jasinskas (Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania)
Dr. Merlin Raud (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
Prof. Zinta Gaile (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia)
Ass. Prof. Marten Madissoo (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
Assoc. Prof. Zita Kriaučiūnienė (Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania)
Prof. Evelin Loit (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
Assoc. Prof. Daina Jonkus (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia)
Prof. Astrida Miceikienė (Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania)
Prof. V.P. Chandramohan (National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India)
Ass. Prof. Abrar Inayat (University of Sharjah, UAE)
Dr. Marcos Francos (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)
Dr. Noreen Zahra (University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan)
Assistant Editors:
Dr. Luca Regni (Italy)
Dr. Märt Reinvee (Estonia)
Ms. Salini Chandrasekharan nair (Estonia)
Dr. Sabarathinam Shanmugam (Estonia)
Technical Editor: Mrs. Valentina Prigoževa (Estonia)
Linquistic Editing: Translation agency Aabwell (Aabwell tõlkebüroo)
EDITORIAL BOARD
Prof. Emer. Jukka Ahokas (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Prof. Illimar Altosaar (Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratories, University of Ottawa, Canada)
Prof. Biruta Bankina (Institute of Soil and Plant Science, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia)
Prof. Charles J. Banks (Department of Biotechnology, University of Southampton, United Kingdom)
Prof. Aušra Blinstrubienė (Department of Agronomy, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania)
Prof. Dagnija Blumberga (Faculty of Power and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University, Latvia)
Prof. Volodymyr Bulgakov (National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine)
Prof. Michel Eppink (Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University, Netherlands)
Dr. Jorge A. Ferreira (Department of Resource Recovery and Building Technology, University of Borås, Sweden)
Prof. Mikael Forsman (Department of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Prof. Marek Gaworski (Department of Production Organization and Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland)
Prof. Emer. Richard J. Godwin (Department of Engineering, Harper Adams University, United Kingdom)
Prof. Pekka Huhtanen (Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
Prof. Mari Ivask (Institute of Sustainable Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)
Prof. Marcis Jansons (Mechanical Engineering Department, Wayne State University, USA)
Prof. Alexander Jäger (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria)
Dr. Kadri Järve (Department of Gene Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)
Prof. Martin Heide Jørgensen (School of Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark)
Dr. Žydrė Kadžiulienė (Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania)
Prof. Anna-Karin Borg Karlson (Ecological Chemistry Group, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Prof. Pavel Kic (Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)
Dr. Inger Martinussen (Division of Food Production and Society, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway)
Prof. Jüri Olt (Institute of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia)
Prof. Isaak Rashal (Plant Genetic Laboratory, University of Latvia, Latvia)
Prof. Martin Romantschuk (Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Prof. Lech Szajdak (Research Centre of Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Dr. George Srzednicki (School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia)
Dr. Martin Tunér (Department of Energy Sciences, Lund University, Sweden)
Prof. Josef Viglasky (Technical University in Zvolen, Slovak Centre of Biomass Use for Energy, Slovakia)
Dr. Ingrid Williams (Department of Entomology and Nematology, Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom)
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