Deepti Srivastava Author & Editor

Deepti Srivastava, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture, Integral University, Lucknow, India. She is the author and co-author of 18 peer-reviewed research articles and nine book chapters in reputed national and international journals. She has also one authored book to her credit. Dr. Srivastava received Young Scientist Awards from several national and international conferences for her research work in the field of molecular breeding. Before joining Integral University, Dr. Srivastava worked at the CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, where she was engaged in a DBT-funded projects that involved the development of hybrids of cotton by using novel male sterility-fertility restorer system and DNA fingerprinting of different bottle gourd germplasms. Her current research work includes development of drought and heat tolerant rice varieties.

Md. Shamim, PhD, is Assistant Professor cum Jr. Scientist in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, India. He is the author or coauthor of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. He is an editorial board member of several national and international journals. Recently, Dr. Shamim has received a Young Scientist Award (2016) for his research work on biotechnology by the Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, India. Before joining Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Dr. Shamim worked at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, where he was engaged in heat-responsive gene regulation in wheat. At the Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, India, he was involved with molecular and phylogeny analysis of several Fusarium fungus of pulses.

Malik M. Ahmad, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Microbial Biotechnology in the Department of Agriculture at Integral University, Lucknow, India, where he has been on the faculty since 2014. With his expertise in microorganisms, he oversees the development of ready-to-use diagnostic kits for mycotoxins or other toxins produced in food crops of importance to developing countries. Dr. Ahmad has received several awards and grants for his work. He has published scientific papers and book chapters in national and international journal. His current research focuses on bioprospecting of novel bioactive metabolites from endophytic fungi and their biotransformation.

K. N. Singh, PhD, is Professor and Head in the Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumaranj, Faizabad, India. He was formerly with The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI, New Delhi, and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University as Associate Professor in the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology. He was also a visiting scientist under the Rockefeller Program at IRRI, Philippines. He is a fellow of the Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemist and a life member of many national and international societies. Dr. Singh is the author or coauthor of 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 book chapters, and four conference papers. He has one authored book and one practical book to his credit. He is an editorial board member of many journals.