H.G. Gowtham received his Master's degree in Biotechnology from Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga in 2009 and received a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the University of Mysore, Mysuru in 2017. He works at the Department of Applied Botany and Biotechnology, University of Mysore. He conducts research in Plant Science with a special emphasis on Agriculture using beneficial soil microbes for the management of biotic and abiotic stresses in plants.