Dr. Vijaykumar D Deshmukh is presently serving as Assistant Professor in Department of Plant Biotechnology, MGM College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Chh. Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra). He obtained his M.Sc. (Agri. Biotech.) in 2005 and Ph.D. (Biotech.) in 2022 from Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Pune (Maharashtra). He started his career as an Assistant Professor in 2005. His field of specialisation is Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. He has published five books and more than 25 research papers in National and international journals. He has participated in International, National and State Level Seminar and Symposiums.