Dr Tariq Ahmad Bhat received his MSc and PhD from Aligarh Muslim University, India, and currently serves as Lecturer of Botany in the Department of Education of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is engaged in active research of molecular biology, mutation breeding, and genetic improvement of legumes and medicinal plants. He has published six books and 90 research papers, and has participated in a number of conferences and workshops. He received the Government of India’s Best Innovative Science Teacher Award in 2014.