Deepti Srivastava, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture, Integral University, Lucknow, India. She has published research articles, book chapters, and edited and authored books. Before joining Integral University, Dr. Srivastava worked at the CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, where she was engaged in the development of hybrids of cotton. Dr. Srivastava has received awards for her research work in molecular breeding.Md. Shamim, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, India. He is the author or coauthor of journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. Dr. Shamim has received an an award for his research work by the Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, India. Dr. Shamim previously worked at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute and the Indian Institute of Pulses Research.Malik M. Ahmad, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Microbial Biotechnology in the Department of Agriculture at Integral University, Lucknow, India. With his expertise in microorganisms, he oversees the development of ready-to-use diagnostic kits for mycotoxins or other toxins produced in food crops of importance to developing countries. Dr. Ahmad has received several awards and grants for his work. He has published scientific papers and book chapters in national and international journals.K. N. Singh, PhD, is Professor and Head in the Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad, India. He was formerly with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University as Associate Professor in the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology. He was also a visiting scientist under the Rockefeller Program at IRRI, Philippines. Dr. Singh has published journal articles, book chapters, conference papers and books.

• 1. Impact of Major Rice Bacterial Diseases on Agriculture and Food Security 2. Current and Potential Methods for Bacterial Disease Detection in Rice 3. An Overview of the Biology of Rice Bacterial Blight Pathogen and Prospects of Conventional Methods for Its Management 4. Virulence Determinants and Host Defense Factors in Xanthomonas-Rice Interaction 5. Challenges and Opportunities of Recent Tools for Bacterial Blight Resistance 6. Reviews on Biological and Ecological Studies of Bacterial Panicle Blight Pathogen 7. Insight from the Conventional, Breeding, and Molecular Approaches for Rice Bacterial Panicle Blight Disease Resistance 8. Understanding the Biology of Rice Bacterial Brown Stripe Pathogen and Conventional Strategies for Its Management 9. Advances and Prospects of Biotechnological Tools for the Management of Rice Bacterial Brown Stripe Disease 10. Introduction to the Biological and Ecological Studies of Bacterial Leaf Streak Pathogen 11. Retrospective and Perspective Management of Rice Bacterial Leaf Streak Disease 12. Sheath Brown Rot of Rice: A Review of Introduction, Epidemiology, and Its Integrated Management 13. The Emerging Role of New Molecular Technologies for the Development of Broad-Spectrum Resistance to Sheath Brown Rot Disease in Rice 14. Biological and Ecological Studies of Rice Bacterial Foot Rot Pathogen: An Update 15. Then and Now: Use of Conventional and Molecular Technologies for Bacterial Foot Rot Disease Resistance in Rice 16. Bioagents and Volatile Organic Compounds: An Emerging Control Measures for Rice Bacterial Diseases 17. Opportunities for Bioinformatics Tools for the Management of Rice Bacterial Disease

Deepti Srivastava, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture, Integral University, Lucknow, India. She has published research articles, book chapters, and edited and authored books. Before joining Integral University, Dr. Srivastava worked at the CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, where she was engaged in the development of hybrids of cotton. Dr. Srivastava has received awards for her research work in molecular breeding.Md. Shamim, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, India. He is the author or coauthor of journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. Dr. Shamim has received an an award for his research work by the Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, India. Dr. Shamim previously worked at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute and the Indian Institute of Pulses Research.Malik M. Ahmad, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Microbial Biotechnology in the Department of Agriculture at Integral University, Lucknow, India. With his expertise in microorganisms, he oversees the development of ready-to-use diagnostic kits for mycotoxins or other toxins produced in food crops of importance to developing countries. Dr. Ahmad has received several awards and grants for his work. He has published scientific papers and book chapters in national and international journals.K. N. Singh, PhD, is Professor and Head in the Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad, India. He was formerly with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University as Associate Professor in the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology. He was also a visiting scientist under the Rockefeller Program at IRRI, Philippines. Dr. Singh has published journal articles, book chapters, conference papers and books.

• 1. Impact of Major Rice Bacterial Diseases on Agriculture and Food Security 2. Current and Potential Methods for Bacterial Disease Detection in Rice 3. An Overview of the Biology of Rice Bacterial Blight Pathogen and Prospects of Conventional Methods for Its Management 4. Virulence Determinants and Host Defense Factors in Xanthomonas-Rice Interaction 5. Challenges and Opportunities of Recent Tools for Bacterial Blight Resistance 6. Reviews on Biological and Ecological Studies of Bacterial Panicle Blight Pathogen 7. Insight from the Conventional, Breeding, and Molecular Approaches for Rice Bacterial Panicle Blight Disease Resistance 8. Understanding the Biology of Rice Bacterial Brown Stripe Pathogen and Conventional Strategies for Its Management 9. Advances and Prospects of Biotechnological Tools for the Management of Rice Bacterial Brown Stripe Disease 10. Introduction to the Biological and Ecological Studies of Bacterial Leaf Streak Pathogen 11. Retrospective and Perspective Management of Rice Bacterial Leaf Streak Disease 12. Sheath Brown Rot of Rice: A Review of Introduction, Epidemiology, and Its Integrated Management 13. The Emerging Role of New Molecular Technologies for the Development of Broad-Spectrum Resistance to Sheath Brown Rot Disease in Rice 14. Biological and Ecological Studies of Rice Bacterial Foot Rot Pathogen: An Update 15. Then and Now: Use of Conventional and Molecular Technologies for Bacterial Foot Rot Disease Resistance in Rice 16. Bioagents and Volatile Organic Compounds: An Emerging Control Measures for Rice Bacterial Diseases 17. Opportunities for Bioinformatics Tools for the Management of Rice Bacterial Disease