Dr. Deepak Raj Pant: Reader. Dr. Pant obtained his M.Sc. degree in Botany from Tribhuvan University in 1993, and Ph.D. degree in Botany from Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 2010 under the Sandwich Program Funded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). His major fields of interest are plant physiology, molecular biology, genetic engineering and phytochemistry of medicinal plants. ( 12 ) Dr. Pant has research experience in projects funded by national and international organizations. He has published about a dozen papers in national and international journals/publications. He has supervised 16 M.Sc. theses and currently supervising 6 M.Sc. theses. Email: drpant_agbot@yahoo.com