Organizers

Core organizing Committee:

Core Committee
Convener : Prof. Ashwani Pareek, NABI, Mohali, Punjab, India
Co-Convener : Dr. Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek, ICGEB, New Delhi
Co-Convener : Dr. Madan Pal Singh, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
Co-Convener : Dr. Anil K. Singh, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Organizing secretary : Dr. Joy K. Roy, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Ajit Shasany, Director, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Prof Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi, DUSC, New Delhi
Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
Dr. Alok K. Sinha, NIPGR, New Delhi
Dr. Manoj Prasad, NIPGR, New Delhi
Dr. Parveen Chhuneja, PAU, Ludhiana
Prof. Paramjit Khurana, UDSC, New Delhi
Prof. Yunde Zhao, University of California San Diego, USA
Prof. Petra Bauer, Institut fur Botanik, Dusseldorf, Germany
Prof. David Edwards, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Dr. Vered Tzin, University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Graciela L. Lorca, University of Florida, USA
Prof. Christine H. Foyer, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Sudesh Kumar, CIAB, Mohali
Dr. Vikas Rishi, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Mukesh Jain, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Ashis K. Nandi, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Praveen K Verma, JNU, New Delhi
Prof. Harsh Nayyar, PU, Chandigargh
Dr. Ajay K. Pandey, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti, NIPGR, New Delhi
Prof. Om Parkash Dhankher, University of Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Subodh K. Sinha, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Dr. Supriya Chakraborty, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Manoj K. Sharma, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Anna-Maria B. Oberholster, South Africa
Dr. Neeti Sanan-Mishra, ICGEB, India
Dr. Rashmi Sasidharan, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Prof. Usha Vijaraghavan, IISc, India
Dr. Usha b. Zehr, India
Advisory Committee:
Dr. Kailash C. Bansal, India
Prof. Saroj K. Barik, India
Prof. Om P. Dhankher, USA
Dr. Baldev S. Dhillon, India
Prof. Christin H. Foyer, USA
Prof. Kulvinder S. Gill, USA
Prof. J. Gowrishankar, India
Prof. Anil Grover, India
Prof. Karuppannan Veluthambi, India
Dr. Sanjeev Khosla, India
Prof. Paramjit Khurana, India
Prof. Raj Kumar, India
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, India
Prof. Lee Sweetlove, UK
Dr. M Maheshwari, India
Prof. Autar K. Mattoo, USA
Dr. Saroj Mishra, India
Prof. Anna-Maria B. Oberholster, South Africa
Dr. Dulal Panda, India
Prof. Deepak Pental, India
Prof. PV Vara Prasad, USA
Dr. Alka Sharma, India
Prof. Rameshwar P. Sharma, India
Dr. Tilak R. Sharma, India
Prof. Kadambot H. Siddique, Australia
Dr. Kuldeep Singh, India
Prof. Mohan Singh, Australia
Dr. Nagendra K. Singh, India
Prof. Rakesh K. Singh, UAE
Dr. Sridevi A. Singh, India
Dr. Rekha Singhal, India
Dr. Ramesh V. Sonti, India
Prof. Ramanjulu Sunkar, USA
Dr. Renu Swarup, India
Dr. Anil K. Tripathi, India
Dr. Prabodh Trivedi, India
Prof. Rajeev K. Varshney, Australia
Dr. Paresh Verma, India
Dr. Usha Vijayraghvan, India
Dr. Usha B. Zehr, India
Prof. Yunde Zhao, USA
Prof. Kian-Kang Zhu, USA
Program Committee
Chair:Prof. Akhilesh K. Tyagi, UDSC, New Delhi
Co-Chair:  Dr. Vishwanathan Chinnusamy, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi


Prof. N. Raghuram, GGSIPU, New Delhi
Prof. Petra Bauer, Institut für Botanik, Düsseldorf, Germany
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, IHBT, Palampur
Prof. Om P. Dhankher, University of Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Prabodh trivedi, CIMAP, Lucknow
Prof. Yunde Zhao, University of California San Diego, USA
Prof. Ramesh Sonti, IISER, Tirupati
Prof. David Edwards, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Prof. Anil Grover, UDSC, New Delhi
Prof. Supriya Chakraborty, JNU, New Delhi
Prof. Anjan Banerjee, IISER, Pune
Dr. Vered Tzin, University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Graciela L. Lorca, University of Florida, USA
Prof. Christine H. Foyer, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Alok K. Sinha, NIPGR, New Delhi
Dr. Manoj Prasad, NIPGR, New Delhi
Dr. Anil K. Singh, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Dr. Neeti Sanan-Mishra, ICGEB, New Delhi
Dr. Joy K. Roy, NABI, Mohali
Finance Committee
Chair:Dr. Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek, ICGEB
Co-chair:  Dr. Madan Pal Singh, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher, USA
Dr. Jitendra Thakur, ICGEB, New Delhi
Dr. Anil K. Singh, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Dr. Subodh K. Sinha, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Dr. Kanthi Kiran Kondepudi, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti, NIPGR, New Delhi
Dr. Nitin Singhal, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Mukul Joshi, BITS, Pilani
Dr. Praveen K. Verma, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Anita Mann, ICAR-CSSRI, New Delhi
Sh. Suneet Verma, Manager-Finance, NABI
Mr. Biju Mathew, AO, ICGEB
Publication Committee
Chair:Dr. Anil K. Singh, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Co-chair: Dr. Mukesh Jain, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Alok Sinha, NIPGR, New Delhi
Prof. Girdhar K. Pandey, DUSC, New Delhi
Dr. Monika Dalal, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Dr. Ajay K. Pandey, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Sasikumar Elumalai, CIAB, Mohali
Website & Registration Committee Chair:Dr. Manoj K. Sharma, JNU, New Delhi
Dr. Shrikant Mantri, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Mukesh Jain, JNU, New Delhi
Sh. Sukhjinder Singh, CIAB, Mohali
Souvenir & Reception Committee
Chair:Dr. Vikas Rishi, NABI, Mohali
Co-chair:  Dr. Jayeeta Bhaumik, CIAB, Mohali
Dr. Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek, ICGEB, New Delhi
Dr. Koushik Mazumder, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Munish Singla, FO, NABI, Mohali
Sh. Anil Dhankar, AO, CIAB, Mohali
Poster Committee
Chair:Dr. Parveen Chhuneja, PAU, Ludhiana
Co-chair:  Dr. Monika Garg, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Kanthi Kiran Kondepudi, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Sudhir Pratap Singh, CIAB, Mohali
Logistic Committee
Chair:Dr. Ajay K. Pandey, NABI, Mohali
Co-chair:  Dr. Anil K Singh, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Dr. Shrikant Mantri, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Mahendra Bishnoi, NABI, Mohali
Transport & Accommodation Committee
Chair:Dr. Siddharth Tiwari, NABI, Mohali
Co-chair:  Dr. Bhowan B. Mishra, CIAB, Mohali
Sh. Suneet Verma, Manager- Finance, NABI, Mohali
Sh. Hardip Singh, SPO, CIAB, Mohali
Dr. Munish Singla, FO, NABI, Mohali
Sh. Anil Dhankhar, AO, CIAB, Mohali
Food Committee
Chair:Dr. Nitin Singhal, NABI, Mohali
Co-chair:  Dr. Vikas Rishi, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek, ICGEB, New Delhi
Sh. Suneet Verma, Manager- Finance, NABI, Mohali
Sh. S. Krishnan, Manager-Administration, NABI, Mohali
Campus Preparedness Committee
Chair:Dr. Sudesh Kumar, CIAB, Mohali
Co-Chair: Dr. Saswata Goswami, CIAB, Mohali
Dr. Kanthi Kiran Kondepudi, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Koushik Mazumder, NABI, Mohali
Cultural Program Committee
Chair:Dr. Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek, ICGEB, New Delhi
Co-chair:  Dr. Jayeeta Bhaumik, CIAB Mohali
Dr. Monika Garg, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Sudhir Pratap Singh, CIAB, Mohali
Stage Committee
Chair:Dr. Shrikant Mantri, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Mahendra Bishnoi, NABI, Mohali
Venue & Exhibition Committee
Chair:Dr. Sudesh Kumar, CIAB, Mohali
Dr. S. Saravanamurugan, CIAB, Mohali
Dr. Meena Krishania, CIAB, Mohali
Press & Media Communication Committee
Chair:Dr. Madan Pal Singh, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
Dr. Shrikant Mantri, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Ajay K. Pandey, NABI, Mohali
Flyer & Banners Committee
Chair:Dr. Sasikumar Elumalai, CIAB, Mohali
Dr. Anil K Singh, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi
Sh. S Krishnan, Manager-Administration, NABI, Mohali
Local Medical Emergency
Chair:Mr. S. Krishnan, Manager-Administration, NABI, Mohali
Dr. Kanwaljeet Kaur Chawla, MBBS, NABI, Mohali