Our Team
Meet the Leaders of RAYN Cultivation Inc.
About CEO & President
Dr. Aakash Goyal
Dr. Aakash Goyal is CEO and President of RAYN Cultivation Inc., Has a Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding, and has certified breeder status in Canada. Over 20 years of research experience in plant science, agriculture, agronomy, breeding; native plant pollinator development. Over 20+ years of research he has published 10 Books, and 50+ research publications including research articles, review articles, book chapters, and book reviews. He is also an elected fellow member of the International College of Nutrition (FICN) and the Society of Applied Biotechnology (FSAB).
- CEO and Founder President
Education
- Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding (2007)
- Master in Biotechnology (2002)
Published Books (10)
- Advances in Biotechnology (2010, Bentham Publication)
- Frontiers on Recent Developments in Plant Science (2012, Springer)
- Crop Plant (2013, Intech)
- Crop Production (2014, Intech)
- Sustainable Agriculture Reviews “Cereals” Special (2015)
- Future challenges in crop protection for fungal pathogens (2017, Springer)
- Grain Legumes (2018, by Intech)
- Cereal Grains Vol 1 & 2 (2020, 2021 by Intech Publications)
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Fellow member of the International College of Nutrition (FICN)
- Fellow member of Society of Applied Biotechnology (FSAB)
- Member of Canadian Society of Agronomy
- Member of International Society of Plant Biotechnologist
- Recognized “Canadian Breeder Status” from CSGA
50+ Publications, 2000+ Citation
- 18 Book chapters (~960 Citations)
- 34 International Publications ( ~1000 Citations)
- 09 Book reviews
- Stripe rust resistance among western Canadian spring wheat and triticale varieties. Canadian. Can. J. Pl. Sci. 2019 (44 Citations)
- Some important fungal diseases and their impact on wheat production. CABI Book Chapter 2018 (95 Citations)
- Physical Mapping of Wheat and Rye EST-SSRs on Wheat Chromosomes. The Plant Genome 2008 (84 Citations)
- Physical molecular maps of wheat chromosomes. Functional & Integrative Genomics 2005 (54 citations)
Team Members
Timothy Provis
Master Grower
Gourav Gupta
Production Assistant
Dev Bishnoi
Production Assistant