Abhishek Bohra is currently working as Senior Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur, India. He has served as Principal Investigator for national hybrid breeding program for nearly a decade period. He has contributed towards the development of various pigeonpea hybrids and varieties. He has made contributions to develop new germplasm for pollen sterility trait for application in hybrid development and identification of promising genetic stocks that serve as donors for enhancing key breeding traits. Considering genomics- assisted breeding approach, he is associated with projects on developing novel experimental populations, identifying important genes/DNA markers associated with economically important traits and marker-assisted selection. His research work has resulted in publication of more than 150 research papers in journals of international repute. He is contributing to the scientific community and society by serving as Editor (Functional and Integrative Genomics, PLoS One, Crop Science, Heliyon, Plant Breeding, Functional Plant Biology and Plant Methods) and Reviewer to various international journals. He has a h-index of 44, with cumulative citation of over 7500. He is a recipient of Young Scientist medal of Indian National Science Academy (INSA), India and Associate Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), India.

>100 popular articles and 10 technical bulletins. He has been honored with many prestigious awards including Associate of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), India and Fellow of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB), India & Indian Society of Pulse Research and Development (ISPRD), India.

Girish Prasad Dixit is an eminent agricultural scientist with over 30 years of experience in pulses research and development. He received Ph.D. in 1993 from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He is current serving as Director at ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur, India. He has led Indian national chickpea programme as Project Coordinator for about eight years focusing on integrated breeding approaches for improving yield potential, improved tolerance to stresses, market-preferred grain traits, suitability to machine harvesting and modernization of programs through digitalization. He has led several international and national projects. He has developed 25 high yielding varieties of pulses. He has published more than 100 research papers and 25 book chapters, and edited five books.