| Dr | Zelna | Booth | University Of The Witwatersrand | South Africa | | |
| Mrs | Zemenu | Awoke | Injibara University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zezethu | Mnqeta | University of Limpopo | South Africa | | |
| Dr | Zezethu | Mnqeta | University of Limpopo | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | Zhan | Xu | National Center of Technology Innovation for Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice | China | | |
| Prof | Zhan | Xu | National Center of Technology Innovation for Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice | China | | |
| Mr | Zhang | Weilin | Zhejiang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zhang | Weilin | Zhejiang Normal University | China | | |
| Mr | Zhongling | Yang | Henan University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | zhou | fujun | School of Public Administration, Central South University | China | | |
| Mr. | Zhumei | Ren | Shanxi University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | | |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zitong | Gao | School of Nursing, Dalian University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zuoren | Yang | Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Елена | Аверьянова | Алтайский государственный университет | Russia | Best Scholar Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | عثمان | الحوشبي | جامعة عدن - كلية العلوم - قسم علوم الحياة | Yemen | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |