Dr. Darshan Panda is a senior researcher in the Department of Crop Physiology & Biochemistry at the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Bidyadharpur, Cuttack. He received his Ph.D. Degree in BiotechDeactivatedlogy from Ravenshaw University in 2022. He is working currently as a senior researcher at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack. He has published his research findings through the publication of over 50 articles in esteemed academic international journals. He has 10 years of experience in the fields of plant physiology, molecular biology and biotechDeactivatedlogy. His area of expertise includes crop photobiology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, tissue culture and biotechDeactivatedlogy. He is the author of two textbooks in biotechDeactivatedlogy and microbiology.