Plant Secondary Metabolites: Natural Defenses in Disease Management

Pratima Raypa currently serves as guest faculty at H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar. She earned her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from G. B. Pant University, Pantnagar. She received the UGC-NFST fellowship and Young Scientist award. She has qualified CSIR NET, GATE, and U-SET. Her expertise lies in metabolite analysis, medicinal plant micropropagation, and protein characterization.

Susheel Kumar is Senior Scientist at CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, with a Ph.D. in Plant Virology. His work focuses on host-virus interactions and virus management using genome editing. He has authored over 83 research papers and several book chapters. He is editor for journals like Frontiers in Plant Science and BMC Genomics.

Reshma Jadhav is Senior Research Assistant in Biochemistry at MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra. She received ICAR-SRF and completed her Ph.D. at Pantnagar. She has 18+ years of experience in research and teaching. She is a fellow of the Indian Society of Agriculture Biochemists. Her work focuses on stress tolerance and nutritional biochemistry.

Zuby Gohar Ansari is Assistant Professor at B.M. College of Agriculture, Khandwa. She holds a Doctorate in Plant Physiology focusing on abiotic stress in legumes. She has authored 14+ research articles and several book chapters. Her work is published in national and international journals.

Praneet Chauhan is Assistant Professor at Eternal University, Himachal Pradesh. He specializes in spawn production, mushroom cultivation, and plant disease management. He has published 20 research papers and received the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award at GIRISDA-2022. He also heads the Mushroom Production Unit at his institute.

Vinod Chouhan is pursuing a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. He completed postgraduation from CCSHAU, Hisar. He qualified ICAR-JRF/SRF (2020) and NET (2023). His expertise lies in pathogen biology and disease management. He aims to advance research in plant pathology and agricultural sciences.

Sheetanshu Gupta has 12 years of experience in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology. He is an alumnus of G.B. Pant University and qualified ICAR ARS NET and CSIR NET. He has worked on hydroponics, tissue culture, and environmental issues. He has authored 20 books, 250 book chapters, and 20+ research papers. His work focuses on innovative farming and biochemistry.