Meet the editors

Metin Turan received his Ph.D. from the Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Atatürk University, Turkey, in 2002. He is currently a professor in the Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, at Yeditepe University, Turkey. His research focuses on soil ecology and biological fertilizer applications. He has more than 100 research publications to his credit. Prof. Turan is a scientific member of many international

organizations such as IFOAM, FIBL, and EBIC, and he has chaired many conferences in Turkey and Europe.

Ertan Yildirim is a full professor in the Department of Horticulture, at Atatürk University, Turkey. He obtained a Ph.D. in Horticulture from the same university in 2003. His research focuses on vegetable growing, vegetable breeding, greenhouse management, seed germination and physiology, organic agriculture, and stress physiology. He has more than 200 publications to his credit.

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Sanem Argin received her Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, USA, in 2007. She is currently head of the Department of Agricultural Trade and Management, at Yeditepe University, Turkey. Her research focuses on biostimulant applications for sustainable agriculture and biopolymer applications in food science and agriculture. She has published many journal articles, book chapters, and

Adem Güneş is an associate professor in the Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, at Erciyes University, Turkey. He received his Ph.D. in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition from Atatürk University Erzurum, Turkey, in 2013. He is focused on teaching and researching plant nutrition and fertilization, soil chemistry, plant stress conditions, plant biochemistry, soil sanity, fertilization, humus chemistry, plant breeding, and

phytoremediation. He is the author of more than 100 papers published in international journals. Dr. Güneş has served as a reviewer for many journals and has attended many international congresses and symposiums.
