Microbes and Sustainable Agriculture

Ram Prasad is Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh. He obtained his PhD (Microbiology) from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut for which he did the experimental work in School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He did his MSc in Life Sciences from School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi and has qualified CSIR-NET, GATE and ASRB-NET. He has seventy-five publications to his credit, which include research papers and book chapters at international and national levels. He also has five patents issued or pending and he is author/editor of three books. Dr Prasad has twelve years of research and nine years of teaching experience. He was awarded Young Scientist Award and Prof JS Datta Munshi Gold Medal. He has also been awarded FSAB fellowship by the Society for Applied Biotechnology in the field of Microbial Biotechnology. Recently, he has been awarded American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowships (2014) for Beginning Investigators and, is presently, Visiting Assistant Professor in Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, the USA. Narendra Kumar is Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He obtained his PhD (Microbiology) from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and MSc in Applied Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, CHRI, Gwalior. He has more than twenty publications to his credit, which include research papers and book chapters at international and national levels. Dr Narendra has fourteen years of research and teaching experience. He has also served as Head of the Department and Coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Department of Biotechnology, IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He has also served as Member of Board of Studies and RDCs of State Technical and other universities

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Association Improves Secondary Metabolite Production in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: A Sustainable Approach Microbial Biopesticides with a Focus on Bacillus thuringiensis and Baculoviruses Rhizobacterial Efficacy for Sustainable Crop Productivity in Agroecosystems Heavy Metal Resistance Bacterial Strains from Agricultural Polluted Sites of Northern India Microbial Metagenomics: Herbicides for Weed Management in Sustainable Agriculture Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Pollutants in Marine Environments Biochar and its Role in Soil Fertility Management Resource - Conserving Agriculture and Role of Microbes Secondary Metabolites: A Gift of Natural Weapon for Defense Mechanism in Plants Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Sustainable Management of Agricultural Ecosystem Compatible Solute in Relation to Microbes and their Biotechnological Significance Plant Disease Management through Microbial Agents for Sustainable Agriculture Micro-algal and Physicochemical Studies of Wetland Soil in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan (India) Competent Soil Microorganisms for Agricultural Sustainability: New Dimension Mutant of Cyanobacteria Proved to be Better Biofertilizer Reclamation of Saline Soil Using Vermicomposting For Sustainable Agriculture