Mohammad Maqbool Mir, Ph.D., obtained his Ph.D. in Horticulture (Fruit Science) from Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad. At present, he is an Associate Professor cum Senior Scientist at the Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar. He is associated with many externally aided projects and also with research group working on canopy architectural management, production technology and standardization of production protocols for different fruits. He has supervised/co-supervised several M.Sc. and Ph.D. students besides postgraduate teaching. He is associated with many academic and professional societies and has more than 60 scientific publications in different reputed journals at national and international level and other 20 popular articles, book chapters, extension bulletins, and has edited one book.Umar Iqbal, Ph.D., is an Assistantprofessor cum junior Scientist at the Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India. He has done his Ph.D Agriculture (Fruit Science) from SKUAST-Jammu. He was recipient of merit scholarship during Ph.D programme. He has concluded satisfactorily two externally funded projects by HTM and MIDH as Principal Investigator and being Co-PI in another externally funded project by Potash Research Institute and International Potash Institute. Dr. Umar has supervised/co-supervised several MSc. and Ph.D. students in Fruit Science and has published more than 30 papers in Indian and foreign journals. Dr. Umar has contributed chapters in more than four books and is the co-author of one book on Fruit Science.Shabir Ahmad Mir, PhD., obtained his PhD in Food Technology from Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. At present, he is an Assistant Professor at the Government College for Women, Srinagar, India. He has received the Best PhD Thesis Award 2016 for outstanding research work by the Whole Grain Research Foundation. He has organized several conferences and workshops in Food Science and Technology, Dr. Mir has published numerous international papers, book chapters, and edited five books.