Prof. C. Manoharachary has served Osmania University for 45 long years in different capacities including as Dean. Prof Manoharachary has discovered 20 new fungal genera and 82 new fungal species. He has immensely contributed for the advancement of teaching and research in Mycology and Plant Pathology.. He has been honored with six lifetime achievement awards, served as President of several Indian academies viz., Indian Phytopathological Society, Indian Botanical Society, Mycological Society of India ,Indian Science Congress Association-Botany section. Served as chairman/expert member of UGC,  DST, DBT, MOENF, ICAR, CSIR and others. He did his postdoctoral work in UK, USA, and Germany. Dr. Manoharachary is a fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India, Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Several other academic societies. 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. Sanjay K. Singh, is presently working as In-charge and Senior Scientist, Biodiversity and Palaeobiology group (Fungi), MACS’ Agharkar Research Institute, Pune (Autonomous Institute under DST, Govt. of India). He did his Ph.D. in Botany (Mycology) in1996 from Gorakhpur Univ. He is a fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society, and Society of Applied Biotechnology (SAB), India. He visited Montana State University, USA where he worked with renowned, Prof. Gary Strobel and received specialized training on biology of fungal endophytes and applications of their bioactive metabolites. With vast experience in the field of biodiversity, systematics, taxonomy, multigene sequencing and phylogeny, conservation and biotechnological applications of fungi, Dr. Singh has made note-worthy contributions. Published > 100 research and review articles in journals of repute and 14 book chapters. Besides he has been a reviewers and editorial board members of several prestigious journals. Prof. Sharma is currently working as Professor &Former Head, Coordinator, UGC-SAP (DRS II) Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu , India. He has 25 years of teaching and research experience. His major research interest is in the area of Mycology & Plant Pathology, Mushroom Diversity, Ethnomycology and Ethnobotany. Prof Sharma is life member, Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur, Mycological Society of India and Indian Botanical Society. Prof Sharma has published >126 research papers and edited 2 books

• 1. Unravelling the Hidden Diversity and Distribution of Wood-inhabiting Polypores in Subtropical Forests of Southern India2. Biodiversity, ecological interaction and Bioprospecting potential of Gasteroid fungi3. Bioluminescent fungi: An overview with implications for the future4. Realm Of Corticioid Fungi From Kullu District Of Himachal Pradesh - Seven Novel Inclusions5. Advances in Trichoderma biology for biocontrol applications6. Wild edible mushrooms (WEMs) and their potential in improving the rural livelihoods in Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh7. Spotlight on the Hidden Treasure of Endophytic Fungal Bioactive Metabolites8. A systematic Overview of Endophytes in Orchids: Diversity, Application, and Future Prospects9. Review on Detection of Bioactive Compounds of Ganoderma species In Ghana10. Genus Fusarium and Fusarium species Complexes11. Recent developments in state-of-the-art multi-omics techniques for the exploration of microbial diversity 12. Biodiversity and biotechnology of Fungi : Aspects, prospects, and issues13. Diversity of Litter Fungi associated with some forest localities of Telangana14. An insight in to the biodiversity and biotechnology of Fusarium species15. Exploring plant-based resources : A frontier in combating against common foodborne bacterial pathogens16. Nano-bioengineering of fungi17. Exploring fungal frontiers: Innovation in secondary metabolite production18. Biodiversity of fungal pathogens of sugarcane crop and their management19. The endophytic incidence of Aspergillus Assiutenssis in piper longum and its exploration for piperine production as an alternate source20. Exploration of Fungal Endophytes isolated from Terminalia arjuna and Terminalia catappa for phytochemicals, antioxidant and bioactive potential against three Fusarium spp.