Ms. Pooja Murthy S, completed her B.Sc. (Hort.) in Horticulture from University of Horticultural Sciences Bagalkot, Karnataka and M.Sc. (Horticulture) in Floriculture and landscape architecture from Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Floriculture and landscape architecture through (ICAR-SRF) from University of Horticultural Sciences Bagalkot, outreach student at ICAR-IIHR Bangalore. She has qualified ICAR NET (Floriculture) in 2022. She has been awarded with the prestigious scholarship ‘Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research’ for her Ph.D. research. She has contributed to many publications including research articles, popular articles, conference papers in international seminars and book chapters.