ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-0619 Dr. Chainarong is a professor in Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Thailand. Chainarong finished his Dr.sc.agr from Georg-August University, Gottingen, Germany. His expertise is in host–parasite interactions. His main research focuses on natural product synthesis, plant disease epidemiology, quality development of production systems and the use of agricultural inputs for food safety and the application of the chemical profile of native durian varieties to screen the root and stem rot-resistant seed stock against Phytophthora.