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Organizing Committee & Advisory Board
The people steering PlantPhysCon 2026.
Advisory Board
Our Distinguished Panel of Advisors
Dr. Nataraja Karaba N.
Professor & Head, Dept. of Crop Physiology, UASB, GKVK, Bengaluru
Dr. R. Uma Shaankar
Former Head, Dept. of Crop Physiology, UASB, GKVK, Bengaluru
Dr. K. B. Hebbar
Director, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod, Kerala
Dr. Prakash Patil
Project Coordinator (Fruits), ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru
AP
Dr. Ashish Patel
Global Lead, Germplasm Development, Cucurbits, Syngenta, Bangkok
Dr. Jagadish Rane
Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner, Rajasthan
RS
Dr. Raghavendra Sandhikar
MD, United Genetics India, Bangalore
Dr. Mahendra Kumar Verma
Director, Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH)-ICAR, Srinagar, J&K
Dr. M. B. Chetty
Former Vice-Chancellor (UAS-D)
Prof. Rihana Habib
Dean, Faculty of Horticulture / Director Extension, SKUAST-Kashmir
Prof. F. A. Zaki
Ex-Dean, Faculty of Horticulture / Ex-Registrar, SKUAST-Kashmir
Organizing Committee
Committee Structure
Chief Patron
Dr. Nazir A. Ganai
Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Kashmir
Patrons
ST
Dr. S. K. Tikoo
President, Academy for Indian Horticulture (AIH), Bengaluru
Dr. N. K. Krishna Kumar
Secretary, Academy for Indian Horticulture (AIH), Bengaluru
Co-Patrons
JI
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.
Co-Patron Organization
IA
Indo-American Hybrid Seeds (India) Pvt. Ltd. (INDAM)
Co-Patron Organization
Organizing Secretary
Prof. Javeed Iqbal Ahmad Bhat
Head, Division of Basic Sciences & Humanities (Biochemistry, Plant Physiology & Microbiology), Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-Kashmir
Co-Organizing Secretaries
SP
Dr. Shahid Ahmad Padder
Division of BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
aafan.tavkeer@gmail.com · +91 7889940728
AT
Dr. Aparna Tewari
CEO, ATPBR, Aurangabad
FK
Prof. F. A. Khan
Division of BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
SB
Prof. Sajad Ahmad Bhat
Division of BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
Coordinators
SS
Dr. S. A. Shameem
EVS, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
drshameem@skuastkashmir.ac.in · +91 9622502290
IM
Prof. Imtiyaz Murtaza
BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-Kashmir
MK
Dr. Mudasir M. Kirmani
Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-Kashmir
mmkirmani@skuastkashmir.ac.in · +91 9622848411
FS
Mrs. Fozia Shafi
BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
ZD
Dr. Zaffar Mehdi Dar
BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
SG
Dr. Shabir A. Ganai
BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
SM
Dr. Saima Masood
BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
KB
Dr. Khalid Hussain Bhat
BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
WW
Dr. Wajid Waheed
BS&H, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
Co-Coordinators
AS
Prof. Amarjeet Singh Sundouri
Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
NN
Prof. Nowsheen Nazir
Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
MA
Dr. Mujtaba Aezum
Soil Science, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
SR
Dr. Shahnawaz Rasool
Soil Science, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
IJ
Dr. Iqbal Jeelani
Agricultural Statistics, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
UM
Dr. Umaya Masoodi
Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
MW
Dr. Muneeb A. Wani
FLA, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K
AD
Dr. Alamgir A. Dar
RCRQA, SKUAST-K
Technical & Editorial Committee
FK
Dr. Farooq A. Khan
Technical & Editorial Committee
SB
Dr. Sajad Ahmad Bhat
Technical & Editorial Committee
MS
Dr. Mehrajdin Din Shah
Technical & Editorial Committee
FM
Dr. Faheema Mushtaq
Technical & Editorial Committee
KM
Dr. Khalid Z. Masoodi
Technical & Editorial Committee
ZD
Dr. Zaffar M. Dar
Technical & Editorial Committee
PD
Dr. Prajjal Dey
Technical & Editorial Committee
SD
Dr. Sapailika Dogra
Technical & Editorial Committee
WW
Dr. Wajid Waheed
Technical & Editorial Committee