Dr. Milan Kumar Lal

Milan Kumar Lal, Doctor in Plant Physiology, working in the area of abiotic, biotic stress and nutritional aspects of rice and other starchy crops at ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India. He is an expert worker in the area of abiotic stress such as drought, heat, salinity, and heavy metal. He is also working on the aspect of the effect of biotic stress such as fungus, viruses and bacteria on plant physiological, biochemical and molecular responses. Apart from this, he also has expertise in the nutritional and quality aspects of starchy crops, including resistant starch, glycemic index, phytonutrients, functional fermented foods and bioactive compounds, and various processing techniques for the enhancement of these components. His findings have generated more than 120 publications in international peer-reviewed journals like Elsevier, Springer and CRC Press. He is also the Editor of 5 Internationally published books, which is popular in the area of plant science. He is currently serving in the editorials of more than 6 international journals and is the recipient of prestigious awards such as the NAAS Young Scientist, IARI PhD Merit Medal Award, Best PhD Thesis Award, RD Asana Gold Medal Award, Young Researcher Award, and many National and International awards.