Advanced Perspectives of Plant Responses towards Abiotic Stresses

Author Biography

Dr Ashwani Kumar, Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology), is working on various aspects of crop improvement for salt-affected areas through institutional and externally funded research projects at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal, India. Dr Geetika Sirhindi, Professor in Plant Physiology and Head of the Department of Botany at Punjabi University, Patiala, India, is an expert in stress physiology and plant growth regulators, particularly brassinosteroids (BRs) and jasmonates (JAs). Dr Pooja Dhansu, Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology), has been working on various aspects of Sugarcane Improvement and quality seed production through institutional and externally funded research projects at ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI), Regional Center, Karnal.Dr Parvender Sheoran, Director of ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone-I, has an outstanding 20 years of professional experience in the National Agricultural Research System.Dr Shruti Kaushik, researcher at the Department of Crop Improvement, ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal, has been actively engaged in teaching and research, gaining experience in the fields of plant physiology, molecular biology, and stress biology. Dr Satish Kumar Sanwal, Principal Scientist and Head, Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal, has specialization in the field of genetic improvement of pulses for salt stress tolerance and development of varieties/hybrids of different vegetable crops.Dr Anita Mann, Principal Scientist (Plant Physiology), specializes in molecular plant physiology with a focus on enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants.