climate-resilient agriculture: a molecular perspective

Discusses climate-resilient agriculture, including the crucial physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of cultivated crops under stress conditions. It discusses the state of climate change and its effect on crop diversity and germplasm along with advanced technologies.

Ashutosh Singh, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Advanced Studies on Climate Change at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, India. Dr. Singh has been awarded a PhD degree from the University of Agricultural Science Bangalore, GKVK, Karnataka (Plant Biotechnology) in 2018. He has more than eight years of experience in different areas of plant biotechnology aspects, including plant stress biology, pollen-based selection, molecular marker studies, etc. Currently, he is working on transcriptomic profiling and the development of gene-based markers for pollen selection mediated reproductive stage heat stress tolerance in maize. He has published more than a dozen research papers in various journals of international repute. Dr. Singh has published many book chapters and more than 20 popular articles.

Saurabh Pandey, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Agriculture in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India. He has eight years of experience in different areas of plant biotechnology aspects, such as plant stress biology, plant virus interactions, abiotic stresses, biofortification, molecular marker studies, and metabolism related to the tomato and rice crop. Currently, he is working on the introduction and biotic stress management of unconventional crops like banana and apple in the Punjab region, India. He has published about half a dozen research papers in various journals of international repute, including Frontiers in Plant Science, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Plant Science, Journal of Plant Growth and Regulation, Advances in Genetics, Physiology, and Molecular Biology of Plants and Plant Stress. He has also contributed articles of varied interest in many magazines and periodicals. Dr. Pandey has authored many book chapters on molecular markers, genomics, plant breeding, and plant molecular virology, catering to the needs of modern agriculture research. He has been an active member of the Indian Virological Society, the Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences, and the Society of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology.