Santosh Kumar Upadhyay is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Panjab University, India, with over 16 years of experience in Plant Science. His research focuses on green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and key defense-related proteins, as well as long non-coding RNAs involved in stress responses. He has made significant contributions to plant defense and genome editing research. Dr. Upadhyay has received prestigious awards including the INSA Associate Fellowship and the INSA Medal for Young Scientist.

• 1. An overview of Long noncoding RNA in plants2. Discovery and History of Long Noncoding RNAs in Plants3. Databases and Tools for Long Noncoding RNAs4. Long noncoding RNAs in wheat and wild relatives5. Recent advancements in long noncoding RNA mediated abiotic stress tolerance in rice6. Genome-wide analysis of Long noncoding RNAs in Sorghum and their Roles in development and stress7. Roles of Long noncoding RNA during stress response in Maize8. ROLE of LONG NONCODING RNAs during STRESS in Cereal CROPS9. Long noncoding RNAs in Soybean: Roles in development and stress10. Comprehending lncRNA mediated gene regulation in leguminous plants during abiotic stresses11. Long noncoding RNAs in Tomato: roles in development and stress response12. Genome-wide identification and functional analysis of lincRNAs in Cucumber13. Role of Long noncoding RNAs in Brassica family14. Role of Long noncoding RNAs in vegetable crop15. Long noncoding RNAs in fruit crops16. Long noncoding RNAs involvement in comprehensive development of Gossypium species17. Role of Long noncoding RNAs in reproductive tissue development and flowering in plants18. Biotic stress response of lncRNAs in plants19. Revisiting plant response to fungal stress in view of long noncoding RNAs20. Role of plant long noncoding RNAs in the regulation of primary and secondary metabolism21. Application of lncRNA in plants improvement: a future perspective.