From Conventional to Artificial Intelligence-Based Agriculture

Dr. Vivek Sharma is currently an Assistant Professor at the University Centre for Research and Development at Chandigarh University, Mohali (PB). He has more than 12 years of research experience exploring molecular attributes of Trichoderma. His research also involves examining the molecular aspects of microbes beneficial to plants such as Streptomyces and Bacillus. He has published several research papers in international journals, serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE, a review editor for Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, an associate editor of Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, and is also a member of the editorial board of Current Proteomics. He is also a recognized reviewer for the Journal of Advanced Research, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Environmental Research, the Journal of Proteomics, BMC Genomics, BMC Plant Biology, AMB Express, Molecular Biotechnology, MDPI Pathogens, Folia Microbiology, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology and Archives of Microbiology. Dr. Richa Salwan is currently an Assistant Professor of microbiology at the College of Horticulture and Forestry (Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry), Neri, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. Dr. Salwan’s research interests and contributions are on the diversity of psychrotrophic bacteria from the Western Himalayas and their utilization for industrial applications. She has also worked on the exploration of extremophiles for industrially relevant enzymes and plant beneficial microbes for agricultural benefits. She has published two books and numerous research papers in several international journals. Dr. Salwan serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and is also a recognized reviewer for several journals including MDPI Genes, MDPI Diversity, MDPI Foods, BMC Microbiology, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, and Microbial Ecology. Rhydum Sharma has a PhD and MTech in Biotechnology. She is a young researcher who has published seven research articles and three book chapters. She is an active reviewer for various international journals. She has been awarded the second best oral presentation award by Frontiers in Nutrition. Her major research interests involve exploring the genetic diversity of underexplored crops for value additions and microbes for sustainable agriculture.