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Dr. Ravishankar Narayana is an experienced Biologist with a demonstrated history of working in the area of agriculture research and development. He received the B.Sc. Agriculture (2003) and M.Sc. degree in Plant Pathology (2005) from the University of Agricultural Sciences, India and a Ph.D. degree in Plant Biology from the University of Torino, Italy, in 2011. Strong research professional skilled in multiple scientific disciplines, including pathology, entomology, molecular and microbiology, genetics, agronomy, and horticulture, as well as in quality control lab protocols, food production compliance and ornamental crop production. He secured third Rank in Postgraduate Diploma (Plant Protection) program at National Plant Protection Training Institute, India. As a Senior Research Fellow at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research he worked on Panama wilt of banana.
He moved to Canada to work as Postdoctoral Scholar under Dr. Claudio Stasolla, University of Manitoba and then to Penn State University, USA. At Penn State, Ravishankar supported cutting edge research projects in collaboration with organizations such as the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Tanzania, Africa, and FAO. He also worked as a Biological Scientist at the Citrus Research and Education Centre, University of Florida, USA. He is currently working as Research and Development Manager at Fernlea Flowers Ltd, Florida, USA coordinating research in Florida, California and Ontario, Canada. His research interests include plant-pathogen/insect/environment interaction, transcription, and signal transduction, digital agriculture, integrated pest management. A passionate advocate for the use of data and technology to enhance agriculture production for small scale farmers.
He has published several papers in peer reviewed journals and presented his work in international conferences. He is also an Editorial Board Member for Indian Journal of Environmental Sciences, Tropical Plant Research and International Journal of Advance Study and Research Work. And reviewer for more than 12 reputed journals.