Vijay Pratap Singh is an Assistant Professor (Level 12), Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, University of Allahabad, India. His area of research is regulation of abiotic stress in plants with special emphasis on nitric oxide, phytohormonal, hydrogen sulfide and reactive oxygen species signalling.

Samiksha Singh is an Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, S.N. Sen B.V. Post Graduate College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, India. Her research focuses on reducing heavy metal toxicity in crop plants using a nutrient-management approach.