New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Prof. H. B. Singh works as Distinguished Professor, Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura from August 1, 2020 to date. He is a Visiting Professor at Cornell University and University of Illinois, USA, Sau Paulo State University, Sorocaba, Brazil. He is honoured with 22 National and International prestigious awards including the CSIR Award for S&;T Innovation and Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences Successfully completed 21 research projects funded by various funding agencies. Established fruitful research collaborations with academic and industry researchers and published jointly with national and international collaborators in high impact journals and obtained 19 patents Dr. Anukool Vaishnav is working as a Postdoctoral Scientist (Swiss excellence fellow) at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He is also associated with the Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, India, as an Assistant Professor. He has operated the SERB-National Postdoctoral Fellowship as Principal Investigator at the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. As an active researcher, he has published more than 45 publications and 6 books. He has also received several fellowships and young scientist awards from different agencies.

• 1. Exploring the Biostimulants in Plant Science2. Algal Biofertilizer Towards Green Sustainable Agriculture3. Entomopathogenic viruses and their potential role in sustainable pest management4. Cyanobacteria as Potential BioResources for Multifaceted Sustainable Utilization5. Metabolites and peptides of endophytic origin in plant growth promotion and defense reactions in Solanaceous crop tomato6. The potential of the genus Baccharis spp. as an insecticide for mosquitoes and non-biting flies of veterinary importance7. Animal residues use and application for sustainable agriculture on One Health approach8. Role of plant derived extracts as biostimulants in sustainable agriculture: a detailed study on research advances, bottlenecks and future prospects9. Rejuvenating soil health using organic manures for sustainable agriculture10. Biofertilization of biogas digestates: An insight on nutrient management, soil microbial diversity and greenhouse gas emission11. Role of seaweeds in plant growth promotion and disease management12. Plant bio-stimulants, their functions and use in enhancing stress tolerance in oilseeds13. Biostimulants for improving nutritional quality in legumes14. Microbial Biosurfactants: An Eco-friendly Perspective for Soil Health Management and Environmental Remediation15. Biostimulants for Sustainable Crop Production16. Potential of soil amendment with organic matters in controlling phytonematodes17. Spent mushroom waste: An emerging bio-fertilizer for improving soil health and plant productivity18. Role of Secondary Metabolites and Biostimulants in Conferring Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants: An Emerging Application in Sustainable Agriculture