Dr Majeed UI Hassan Chesti is Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) Soil Science at Directorate of Extension, SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, J&K, India. He has completed his M.sc. (Soil Science) in 2002 from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Deemed University and PhD (Soil Science) from SKUAST-Kashmir in 2007.He has been awarded Gold medal by securing first position in M.Sc. (Soil Science) as well as awarded merit certificate in Ph.D. (Soil Science). He has more than 13 years of Research/Extension/ Teaching experience and has also to his credit more than 40 research publications in peer reviewed national and international journals, two book and 15 book chapters. He has successfully completed two externally funded research projects sponsored by J&K State Council for Science and Technology and ICAR (Horticulture Technology mission).
Prof. Deepak Kher is presently working as Director, Planning & Monitoring in SKUAST-J. He did his M.Sc.(Soil Science) from Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana in 1983 and Ph.D. from CSK HPKV, Palampur in 1987 and a recipient of University Gold Medal. Dr. Kher has also served as officiating Director Research in SKUAST-Jammu. He has 30 years of experience in teaching, research and planning and has guided many PG students. He has published more than 55 research papers in national and international journals of repute.