Biotechnology of Medicinal Plants with Antiallergy Properties

Saikat Gantait

Dr. Gantait is an Assistant Professor in Genetics & Plant Breeding, at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya. He gained advanced research experience while working as a Research Associate in Govt. of India-funded project, followed by working as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has guided/co-guided multiple MSc and PhD students. His 17-year research works include molecular markers, plant tissue culture, polyploidy-induction, synthetic seed, and cryopreservation of medicinal and ornamental plant germplasms. He is acting as an Editorial Board Member in multiple journals Springer Nature, Elsevier, and Frontiers. He has reviewed 400+ manuscripts as an ad-hoc reviewer in 70+ eminent journals from Springer, Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, PLoS, Wiley, etc. His name has been included in the list of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2023) by Stanford University. To date, he has published 150+ articles/chapters/books in peer-reviewed journals and books (cumulative 300+ Impact Factor, 4000+ Google Scholar citations), mostly as the first/senior author.

Jayoti Majumder

Dr. Majumder is an Assistant Professor in Floriculture and Landscaping. She received her MSc (Hort.) and PhD (Hort.) degrees from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, and has been working in the field of Floriculture and Landscaping for more than 11 years very effectively and made measurable impact as a passionate floriculturist for all those fields related to flower nutraceuticals, secondary metabolites, edible flowers, floral pigment, flower preservation, application of nanotechnology in floriculture and phytoremediation through aquatic ornamentals. She was initially appointed as a Scientist under ICAR-DFR, New Delhi/Pune, India. She guided multiple M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Her research works have been published in 30+ articles in National and International journals. She was selected for a trainingprogram in Wuhan, China on Seed production and crop improvement. She is an active member of several science academies and societies IAHS, SPH, and CWSS, and an editorial board member of JCW and SPH.

Amit Baran Sharangi

Dr. Sharangi is a Professor at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya and has been involved in teaching, research, and extension for about 25 years. He completed his Doctoral degree from BCKV and Post-Doctorate from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has received his scientific training from IISR, IIHR & ARO (Tel Aviv, Israel). His areas of expertise are herbs, spices & medicinal and aromatic plants. He has done extensive research in laboratories in Australia, the USA, and the UK. He has several international awards including Fulbright (USA), INSA-RSE Visiting Scientist (UK), ENDEAVOUR Award (Australia), Marquis Who’s Who (USA), Young Achievers Award (SADHNA), Higher Education Leadership Award, Outstanding Scientist Award, Bharat Ratna Mother Teresa Gold Medal Award, etc. He has published about 90 peer-reviewed papers, 25 books from Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Nova Publisher, CRC Press, etc. He is also associated with 50 journals worldwide as editor-in-chief, editorial board member, and active reviewer.