Ms. Barsha Tripathy presently working as Assistant Professor (Horticulture), Department of Horticulture, M.S.Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management. She Pursued her M.Sc. Horticulture from IGKV, Raipur, and Ph. D. (Ag) Vegetable Sciences (Pursuing), OUAT, Bhubaneswar, She has qualifed ICAR NET Examination. Currently Miss Tripathy is engaged in heterosis study in brinjal research involving the uses of local landraces particularly of Odisha state, their characterization, hybridization and improving the productivity. She has 24 Nos. of Research paper in her credit published in various national and International Journals, 2 book chapters and 3 popular articles.