Dr. Vishal P. Deshmukh did his M.Sc. (Botany) and obtained Ph.D. from Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati. Presently, he is working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Jagadamba Mahavidyalaya, Achalpur City, Dist.- Amravati. He has qualified ICAR-NET; CSIR-UGC NET and MH-SET. He has published more than 20 publications including research papers, popular articles and book chapters. He has 16 years of research and teaching experience. His areas of expertise include Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Cytology.