Ajit KumarDr. Ajit Kumar graduated from H.P. Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur. He obtained his M.Sc. Horticulture (Floriculture & Landscaping) with first class from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi and Ph.D. Horticulture (Floriculture & andscaping) with first class from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi. He has specialization in plant tissue culture as well and did his research work during M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Central Tissue Culture Laboratory, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi. He got J.R.F. and S.R.F. awarded by ICAR during his M.Sc. and Ph.D. programme. He has an experience for over 10 years in teaching, research and extension work in Horticulture. He guided seven students for post graduate degrees in Horticulture. He was also an active member of Kangra Floriculture Society, H.P. He has to his credit 15 research papers published in national and international journals and seven book chapters. He has been also assigned the additional responsibility of Assistant Director cum Officer Incharge of Medicinal Plants Research & Development Centre of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. Dr. Shailaja Punetha is working as Teaching Associate (Vegetable Science) at Rani Laxmi Bai Central Agriculture University, Jhansi. She has done her Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Vegetable Science from GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. She has specialization in molecular markers as she did her research work on ISSR markers for diversity analysis in cucumber. Before joining this university, for more than two years, she worked as "Teaching and Research Personnel" in Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. She has an experience for over two years in teaching, research and extension work. During her two years tenure at Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, she taught more than eight courses to under graduate and post graduate students. She guided six students as a cochairman for post graduate degrees in vegetable science. She has been also assigned the additional responsibility of Officer Incharge of vegetable production farm of UUHF Bharsar. Read More Read Less