Molecular Response and Genetic Engineering for Stress in Plants, Volume 2

Dr. Pawan Shukla is a Senior Scientist with the Seri-Biotech Research Laboratory under the Central Silk Board of India. His personal lab is working on the development of mulberry improvement using modern omics tools. He has published a number of research papers in various highly regarded international journals and been the Editor of two Springer books related to Omics technologies for sustainable agriculture and global food security. Dr. Anirudh Kumar is a research faculty member in the Department of Botany, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India. He has research experience with more than 10 years in the area of plant molecular biology and plant physiology. His current research interests span from antioxidant studies of medicinal plants to plant pathology. He also teaches courses in these areas. He recently edited two books on sustainable agriculture with Springer. Dr. Manish K. Pandey leads the Genomics and Trait discovery group at the International Crops Research Institute of India. He developed large scale genomic trials and is widely known for his leading efforts in making molecular breeding a reality by developing improved lines for improved plant disease resistance. He has published over 150 scientific articles in various high impact journals and approximately 200 conference papers. His research interest includes genome sequencing, re-sequencing, comparative genomics, transcriptomics, trait mapping and gene discovery, development of diagnostic markers, low-cost genotyping assays and molecular breeding in crop plants. He was recently elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, IndiaDr. Rakesh Kumar is a plant biologist and researcher, currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, India. During the past 11 years of research, he has worked in the area of molecular plant biotechnology and crop improvement. His expertise includes genomics and OMICS approaches. He has published several high impact research papers, reviews, book chapters and obtained research grants from both national and international funding agencies.