Herausgegeben von: Rakesh Pathak

Dr. Rakesh Pathak, obtained Ph. D. from the Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. He is a Chief Technical Officer in the ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan and is a Fellow of Institution of Chemists (India). His work mainly focuses on plant biotechnology, molecular characterization, and the genetic diversity of different crops and tree species. Dr. Pathak has published more than 100 research papers and book chapters on molecular characterization and genetic diversity studies of several crops and trees in journals and books of national and international repute. He has molecularly characterized and submitted more than 450 novel gene sequences belonging to trees/plant varieties/germplasm, macro-fungi, fungal pathogens and PGPRs with NCBI, USA, to address Indian biodiversity. Dr. Pathak has delivered several oral and poster presentation in national and international conferences. He has been regularly reviewing manuscripts as a referee for high-impact journals and serving as editor for high impact international journal.