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S.K. Tripathi, PhD, is the general manager f research and development as Sungro seeds Ltd. Delhi. He completed his studies at the University of Rajasthan, then joined Mahyco, the largest seed company in India in its research and development department as chief scientist before moving to his present position at Mahco’s sister organization Sungro seeds Ltd. His present research centers on breeding and commercialization of cole crops, solanaceous crops, and different types of cucurbits. He has numerous released commercial hybrids and varieties to his credit and had traveled internationally for his research work. Dr. Tripathi has numerous publications in international journals and has participated in several international conferences.

S.K. dasgupta, PhD, is a senior research officer at Sungro Seeds Ltd. Delhi. He completed his studies in genetics and plant breeding from BCKV, West Bengal, India, and has worked in the Division of genetics and Plant Breeding at the Indian Agriculture research Institute. His principle area of work includes genetics and mapping of disease resistant genes in peas, market-assisted selection though molecular means, and transgenic vegetables. Dr. Dasgupta has published work in several international journals and has participated in numerous international conferences.

Prof. P.K. Singh is Assistant Professor, Department of SWE, CTAE, Udaipur. He has considerable experience in the area of Soil and Water Engineering discipline.