Mr SRINIVASU PATHAKAKULA S/o P. China Subba Rao and mother Smt. P. Venkayamma. He is a Ph.D. Scholar in Plantation Spices Medicinal and Aromatic Crop at HC & RI, Coimbatore, TNAU, Tamil Nadu. With profound excellence and a meritorious academic record, he has completed his B. Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture and M.Sc. (Horti.) from Department of Plantation Spices Medicinal and Aromatic Crops at HC & RI, Dr. YSR Horticultural University, V.R. Gudem, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh. He was honored with the Dr. M.H. Marigowda Young Horticulture Scientist Award and he received the Best Oral Presentation award at a National Conference on Technology Intervention for Prospects of Agriculture in India. Additionally, he was awarded with the Best Oral Presentation during the third National Seminar of the Society of Krishi Vigyan. He is a Life Memer of Indian Society of Agriculture and Horticulture Research Development. Furthermore, the author received Best M.Sc. Thesis Award at an International Conference on Holistic Innovation and Technological Advances for Sustainable Agriculture. The author has published several research papers, book chapters and popular articles in various reputed journals and magazines and also attended various International and National conferences, webinars, workshops and training programmes. He is currently working on the crop improvement of S. surratence Burm.f. through mutation breeding.

Ms. RAMADEVI V is a M.Sc. Scholar in Plantation Spices Medicinal and Aromatic Crop at HC & RI, Coimbatore, TNAU, Tamil Nadu. With profound excellence and a meritorious academic record, she has completed her B. Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. She published few book chapters and also attended various International and National conferences, webinars, workshops and training programmes. She is currently working on the Studies on the phytochemical analysis of different Pterocarpus species, antimicrobial profiling and development of value-added product.

Miss. PARKAVI D/o T.R. Sivakumar and mother of Smt. S. Lakshmi. She is a Ph.D Scholar in Plantation Spices Medicinal and Aromatic Crops at HC & RI, Coimbatore, TNAU, Tamil Nadu. She has completed B. Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agricultural and Research Institute, Karaikal, Pondicherry and M.Sc. (Horti.) Department of Plantation Spices Medicinal and Aromatic Crops from Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. She has awarded a medal under the Srilochani varadarajulu prize for securing top rank in her Master degree. She published several research papers, book chapters and popular article in various reputed journals and magazines and also attending various International and National conferences, webinars, workshops and training programmes. She is currently carrying out research on eco-friendly and sustainable production strategies in small cardamom for export.

Ms. KARTHIKA. A D/o S. Asokan and mother Smt.A. Indumathi She obtained her M.Sc. (Horticulture) in Plantation Spices Medicinal and Aromatic Crop at Dr.YSR Horticultural University, Anantharajupeta, Andhra Pradesh. She completed her B.Sc. Horticulture in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Puducherry, Karaikal. With exceptional proficiency and an illustrious academic record. An aspiring book editor, eager to make a meaningful contribution to the publishing sector. During her MSc, she conducted evaluations of germplasm and analyzed nutrient content in Centella asiatica, subsequently in the publication of articles and abstracts. Additionally, she actively participated in various international and national conferences, webinars, workshops, and training programs.

Mr. P. Ragul, son of S. Pandian and P. Imayavalli, is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Plantation, Spices, Medicinal, and Aromatic Crops at the Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. With an outstanding academic record, he completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal, Pondicherry, and his M.Sc. in Horticulture, specializing in Plantation, Spices, Medicinal, and Aromatic Crops at the Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. He has been recognized for his excellence with a Best Oral Presentation award at a national conference. Additionally, he has published book chapters and popular articles in reputed journals and magazines. Mr. Ragul has also participated in various international and national conferences, webinars, workshops, and training programs. His current research involves studies on the genetic diversity, chemo profiling, and molecular profiling of Costus igneus genotypes.

Mr. Songthat William Haokip graduated in 2018 from Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur, with a Bachelor's degree in B.Sc. Horticulture (Hons.) and a Master's degree in Fruit Science (Horticulture) in the year 2020. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Fruit Science under Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur. He has received numerous accolades at national level in the fields of Science, Technology and Extracurricular activities including games and sports. He has cleared ASRB-NET in the year 2021 under unreserved category. He has several research papers (published), book chapters, international publications, numerous well-read popular articles in national as well as regional periodicals and international e-newsletters.