Dr. Hanuman Singh Jatav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner Jaipur (Rajasthan), India. He has more than 4 years of Teaching and 7 years of Research experience in the field of Sewage Sludge, Biochar, Micronutrients, Heavy Metals, Soil Fertility Management including M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. He has completed B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture from Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-Rajasthan, India. Dr. Jatav has completed his M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry from the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- U.P. India. At present, Dr. Jatav is an emerging person in the field of research transforming himself to an excellent scientific level by enhancing research capacity by promoting environmental sustainability. He has published more than 120 paper(s) including Research papers, Review papers, Books, Book chapters and Technical papers from various National and International repute Journals and Publishers. He is serving as an Academic Editor and member of Subject expertise in Springer, Taylor and Francis, Elsevier, Frontiers, CARJ, JEB, ICAR Journals and Science Domain for the last six years. He is serving as an active member of more than 15 various national and international scientific societies. Dr. Jatav has been awarded a Certificate of Gratitude as an Ambassador by IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature- Gland, Switzerland (https://www.iucn.org/) in the World Conservation Congress during Global Youth Summit. He has been also awarded the best paper and poster presentation for his work. He has also attended more than 40 conferences besides this he has also completed more than 35 training pertaining to his research. Considering Dr. Jatav work at an excellent level he has been awarded as Outstanding Assistant Professor of the Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner Jaipur (Rajasthan) India.Taqi Raza is working as a research assistant and Ph.D. graduate at the Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. He has more than 3 years of teaching and 6 years of research experience in the field of carbon sequestration, waste management, bioherbicides, climate change, bioenergy, soil-plant-microbes interaction, zero tillage, and soil nutrients management.He has published more than 35 papers including research papers, review papers, book chapters, and technical papers in various nationally and internationally reputed journals and publishers. He is serving as a young editorial board member in Carbon Research Journal and reviewer with several scientific journals.

• Chapter 1.Green Technologies for Restoration of Degraded Soil Nafisa Kanwal, Aqsa, Muhammad Yahya Khan, Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Rashid Waqas, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem and Muhammad ShabanChapter 2.Advance Techniques for Improvement in Soil Productivity Sadia Zafar, Rizwan Rasheed, Ayesha Mishaal Fatima and Inam Mehdi KhanChapter 3.Use of soil amendments including organic and bio-fertilizer for improving Soil health and productivity Waleed Asghar, Ahmad Mahmood, Md. Tareq Bin Salam and Ryota KataokaChapter 4.Organic Agriculture: Nurturing the Soil, Feeding the People, Sustaining the Future Sana Ullah, Aqeel Shahzad, Malaika Zaheer and Muhammad TariqChapter 5.Soil Restoration and Management for Soil Sustainability Goals Muhammad Sohail, Haroon Ur Rashid, Muhammad Moaz Khursheed, Sobia Riaz, Rashba Sahar, Irfan Ahamd and Muhammad AsifChapter 6.Waste Management and Utilization for Soil Sustainability Goals Tooba Mumtaz, Muhammad Farhan Qadir, Azmat Qadir Maria, Rizwan Ahmad,Iftikhar Ali Ahmad and Muhammad IqbalChapter 7.Biochar as amendment to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Mahmood Ul Hassan, Taqi Raza and Quanzhen WangChapter 8.Role of Agriculture Extension to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Muhammad Hammad Raza, Abdulazeez Hudu Wudil, Hafiz Ali Raza, Muhammad Sajid Mehmood, Gulfam Hassan,Ghazanfar Ali Khan and Muhamamd Sohail SaddiqChapter 9.Agroecology to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Samama Tariq, Sidra Sohail, Muhammad Usman, Asad Shehzaib and Muhammad Mehran AbbasChapter 10.Nano-black carbon: Sustainable technology for the replenishment of soil health under Abiotic stress Imran, Asad Ali Khan, Ibrahim Ortas and Hayat ZadaChapter 11. Non-Chemical Soil Practices for Soil Sustainability Goals Mazahir Abbas, Naheed Malik, Sahar Nasreen, Rabia Saleem, Shabana Haneef and TaqiRazaChapter 12.Conservation approaches for enhancing crop production Muhammad Rashid Waqas, Zeeshan Ahmad, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem, Sabahat Farooq, Rimsha Kanwal, Liaqat Ali and Muhammad Yahya KhanChapter 13.Structural and functional diversity of soil microbes in response to climate change in forest ecosystem Shalini Purwar, Vinita Bisht and Shaili ShrivastavaChapter 14.Biocrust: Converting drylands to green lands Guntamukkala Sekhar, Jami Naveen, Sushmita Thokchom and Prem Kumar BharteeyChapter 15.Ecosystems services through agroforestry systems for SDG Indu Kale, Nasam Midhun Kumar, Purumandla Vennela Reddy and Alok Kumar SinghChapter 16.Interaction Between Above and below ground Resources in Agroforestry Systems and its Socio-economic impact on farmers livelihood Jitender Singh, Anshu Kumari and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 17.Dynamics and vulnerability of complex agroforestry systems to farmers well-being in North-western Himalayas Rushal Dogra, Eepsa, Hitesh Gupta and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 18.Managing Water Soil and Waste in the Context of Global Climate Change Shiv Singh Tomar, Aman Parashar, Tirunima Patle, Nivedita Singh and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 19.Rhizospheric Microorganisms for the Sustainable Management of Plant HealthAstha Pandey, Satish Kumar Singh, Adyasha Priyadarshini, BhartiYadav,, Sayon Mukharjee, Hanuman Singh Jatav, Sarbasree Goswami, Surendra Singh Jatav, Abhik Patra and Aayush Bahuguna

Dr. Hanuman Singh Jatav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner Jaipur (Rajasthan), India. He has more than 4 years of Teaching and 7 years of Research experience in the field of Sewage Sludge, Biochar, Micronutrients, Heavy Metals, Soil Fertility Management including M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. He has completed B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture from Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-Rajasthan, India. Dr. Jatav has completed his M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry from the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- U.P. India. At present, Dr. Jatav is an emerging person in the field of research transforming himself to an excellent scientific level by enhancing research capacity by promoting environmental sustainability. He has published more than 120 paper(s) including Research papers, Review papers, Books, Book chapters and Technical papers from various National and International repute Journals and Publishers. He is serving as an Academic Editor and member of Subject expertise in Springer, Taylor and Francis, Elsevier, Frontiers, CARJ, JEB, ICAR Journals and Science Domain for the last six years. He is serving as an active member of more than 15 various national and international scientific societies. Dr. Jatav has been awarded a Certificate of Gratitude as an Ambassador by IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature- Gland, Switzerland (https://www.iucn.org/) in the World Conservation Congress during Global Youth Summit. He has been also awarded the best paper and poster presentation for his work. He has also attended more than 40 conferences besides this he has also completed more than 35 training pertaining to his research. Considering Dr. Jatav work at an excellent level he has been awarded as Outstanding Assistant Professor of the Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner Jaipur (Rajasthan) India.Taqi Raza is working as a research assistant and Ph.D. graduate at the Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. He has more than 3 years of teaching and 6 years of research experience in the field of carbon sequestration, waste management, bioherbicides, climate change, bioenergy, soil-plant-microbes interaction, zero tillage, and soil nutrients management.He has published more than 35 papers including research papers, review papers, book chapters, and technical papers in various nationally and internationally reputed journals and publishers. He is serving as a young editorial board member in Carbon Research Journal and reviewer with several scientific journals.

• Chapter 1.Green Technologies for Restoration of Degraded Soil Nafisa Kanwal, Aqsa, Muhammad Yahya Khan, Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Rashid Waqas, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem and Muhammad ShabanChapter 2.Advance Techniques for Improvement in Soil Productivity Sadia Zafar, Rizwan Rasheed, Ayesha Mishaal Fatima and Inam Mehdi KhanChapter 3.Use of soil amendments including organic and bio-fertilizer for improving Soil health and productivity Waleed Asghar, Ahmad Mahmood, Md. Tareq Bin Salam and Ryota KataokaChapter 4.Organic Agriculture: Nurturing the Soil, Feeding the People, Sustaining the Future Sana Ullah, Aqeel Shahzad, Malaika Zaheer and Muhammad TariqChapter 5.Soil Restoration and Management for Soil Sustainability Goals Muhammad Sohail, Haroon Ur Rashid, Muhammad Moaz Khursheed, Sobia Riaz, Rashba Sahar, Irfan Ahamd and Muhammad AsifChapter 6.Waste Management and Utilization for Soil Sustainability Goals Tooba Mumtaz, Muhammad Farhan Qadir, Azmat Qadir Maria, Rizwan Ahmad,Iftikhar Ali Ahmad and Muhammad IqbalChapter 7.Biochar as amendment to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Mahmood Ul Hassan, Taqi Raza and Quanzhen WangChapter 8.Role of Agriculture Extension to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Muhammad Hammad Raza, Abdulazeez Hudu Wudil, Hafiz Ali Raza, Muhammad Sajid Mehmood, Gulfam Hassan,Ghazanfar Ali Khan and Muhamamd Sohail SaddiqChapter 9.Agroecology to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Samama Tariq, Sidra Sohail, Muhammad Usman, Asad Shehzaib and Muhammad Mehran AbbasChapter 10.Nano-black carbon: Sustainable technology for the replenishment of soil health under Abiotic stress Imran, Asad Ali Khan, Ibrahim Ortas and Hayat ZadaChapter 11. Non-Chemical Soil Practices for Soil Sustainability Goals Mazahir Abbas, Naheed Malik, Sahar Nasreen, Rabia Saleem, Shabana Haneef and TaqiRazaChapter 12.Conservation approaches for enhancing crop production Muhammad Rashid Waqas, Zeeshan Ahmad, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem, Sabahat Farooq, Rimsha Kanwal, Liaqat Ali and Muhammad Yahya KhanChapter 13.Structural and functional diversity of soil microbes in response to climate change in forest ecosystem Shalini Purwar, Vinita Bisht and Shaili ShrivastavaChapter 14.Biocrust: Converting drylands to green lands Guntamukkala Sekhar, Jami Naveen, Sushmita Thokchom and Prem Kumar BharteeyChapter 15.Ecosystems services through agroforestry systems for SDG Indu Kale, Nasam Midhun Kumar, Purumandla Vennela Reddy and Alok Kumar SinghChapter 16.Interaction Between Above and below ground Resources in Agroforestry Systems and its Socio-economic impact on farmers livelihood Jitender Singh, Anshu Kumari and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 17.Dynamics and vulnerability of complex agroforestry systems to farmers well-being in North-western Himalayas Rushal Dogra, Eepsa, Hitesh Gupta and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 18.Managing Water Soil and Waste in the Context of Global Climate Change Shiv Singh Tomar, Aman Parashar, Tirunima Patle, Nivedita Singh and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 19.Rhizospheric Microorganisms for the Sustainable Management of Plant HealthAstha Pandey, Satish Kumar Singh, Adyasha Priyadarshini, BhartiYadav,, Sayon Mukharjee, Hanuman Singh Jatav, Sarbasree Goswami, Surendra Singh Jatav, Abhik Patra and Aayush Bahuguna

Dr. Hanuman Singh Jatav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner Jaipur (Rajasthan), India. He has more than 4 years of Teaching and 7 years of Research experience in the field of Sewage Sludge, Biochar, Micronutrients, Heavy Metals, Soil Fertility Management including M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. He has completed B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture from Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-Rajasthan, India. Dr. Jatav has completed his M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry from the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- U.P. India. At present, Dr. Jatav is an emerging person in the field of research transforming himself to an excellent scientific level by enhancing research capacity by promoting environmental sustainability. He has published more than 120 paper(s) including Research papers, Review papers, Books, Book chapters and Technical papers from various National and International repute Journals and Publishers. He is serving as an Academic Editor and member of Subject expertise in Springer, Taylor and Francis, Elsevier, Frontiers, CARJ, JEB, ICAR Journals and Science Domain for the last six years. He is serving as an active member of more than 15 various national and international scientific societies. Dr. Jatav has been awarded a Certificate of Gratitude as an Ambassador by IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature- Gland, Switzerland (https://www.iucn.org/) in the World Conservation Congress during Global Youth Summit. He has been also awarded the best paper and poster presentation for his work. He has also attended more than 40 conferences besides this he has also completed more than 35 training pertaining to his research. Considering Dr. Jatav work at an excellent level he has been awarded as Outstanding Assistant Professor of the Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner Jaipur (Rajasthan) India.Taqi Raza is working as a research assistant and Ph.D. graduate at the Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. He has more than 3 years of teaching and 6 years of research experience in the field of carbon sequestration, waste management, bioherbicides, climate change, bioenergy, soil-plant-microbes interaction, zero tillage, and soil nutrients management.He has published more than 35 papers including research papers, review papers, book chapters, and technical papers in various nationally and internationally reputed journals and publishers. He is serving as a young editorial board member in Carbon Research Journal and reviewer with several scientific journals.

• Chapter 1.Green Technologies for Restoration of Degraded Soil Nafisa Kanwal, Aqsa, Muhammad Yahya Khan, Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Rashid Waqas, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem and Muhammad ShabanChapter 2.Advance Techniques for Improvement in Soil Productivity Sadia Zafar, Rizwan Rasheed, Ayesha Mishaal Fatima and Inam Mehdi KhanChapter 3.Use of soil amendments including organic and bio-fertilizer for improving Soil health and productivity Waleed Asghar, Ahmad Mahmood, Md. Tareq Bin Salam and Ryota KataokaChapter 4.Organic Agriculture: Nurturing the Soil, Feeding the People, Sustaining the Future Sana Ullah, Aqeel Shahzad, Malaika Zaheer and Muhammad TariqChapter 5.Soil Restoration and Management for Soil Sustainability Goals Muhammad Sohail, Haroon Ur Rashid, Muhammad Moaz Khursheed, Sobia Riaz, Rashba Sahar, Irfan Ahamd and Muhammad AsifChapter 6.Waste Management and Utilization for Soil Sustainability Goals Tooba Mumtaz, Muhammad Farhan Qadir, Azmat Qadir Maria, Rizwan Ahmad,Iftikhar Ali Ahmad and Muhammad IqbalChapter 7.Biochar as amendment to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Mahmood Ul Hassan, Taqi Raza and Quanzhen WangChapter 8.Role of Agriculture Extension to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Muhammad Hammad Raza, Abdulazeez Hudu Wudil, Hafiz Ali Raza, Muhammad Sajid Mehmood, Gulfam Hassan,Ghazanfar Ali Khan and Muhamamd Sohail SaddiqChapter 9.Agroecology to Achieve Soil Sustainability Goals Samama Tariq, Sidra Sohail, Muhammad Usman, Asad Shehzaib and Muhammad Mehran AbbasChapter 10.Nano-black carbon: Sustainable technology for the replenishment of soil health under Abiotic stress Imran, Asad Ali Khan, Ibrahim Ortas and Hayat ZadaChapter 11. Non-Chemical Soil Practices for Soil Sustainability Goals Mazahir Abbas, Naheed Malik, Sahar Nasreen, Rabia Saleem, Shabana Haneef and TaqiRazaChapter 12.Conservation approaches for enhancing crop production Muhammad Rashid Waqas, Zeeshan Ahmad, Sajid Mahmood Nadeem, Sabahat Farooq, Rimsha Kanwal, Liaqat Ali and Muhammad Yahya KhanChapter 13.Structural and functional diversity of soil microbes in response to climate change in forest ecosystem Shalini Purwar, Vinita Bisht and Shaili ShrivastavaChapter 14.Biocrust: Converting drylands to green lands Guntamukkala Sekhar, Jami Naveen, Sushmita Thokchom and Prem Kumar BharteeyChapter 15.Ecosystems services through agroforestry systems for SDG Indu Kale, Nasam Midhun Kumar, Purumandla Vennela Reddy and Alok Kumar SinghChapter 16.Interaction Between Above and below ground Resources in Agroforestry Systems and its Socio-economic impact on farmers livelihood Jitender Singh, Anshu Kumari and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 17.Dynamics and vulnerability of complex agroforestry systems to farmers well-being in North-western Himalayas Rushal Dogra, Eepsa, Hitesh Gupta and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 18.Managing Water Soil and Waste in the Context of Global Climate Change Shiv Singh Tomar, Aman Parashar, Tirunima Patle, Nivedita Singh and Hanuman Singh JatavChapter 19.Rhizospheric Microorganisms for the Sustainable Management of Plant HealthAstha Pandey, Satish Kumar Singh, Adyasha Priyadarshini, BhartiYadav,, Sayon Mukharjee, Hanuman Singh Jatav, Sarbasree Goswami, Surendra Singh Jatav, Abhik Patra and Aayush Bahuguna