Dr. Rajarshi Kumar Gaur is presently working as Head and Associate Professor, Department of Science, Mody Institute of Technology and Science (Deemed University), Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, India.He has over 100 publications to his credit. Some of his book publications are as below:Book Published (Edited/Authored)1. Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Microbiology. Edited by: R.K.Gaur, Pradeep Sharma, K.P.Sharma, R.P.Narayan, Manshi Sharma and Rajiv Diwvedi, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788, pp 1-213 (ISBN 978-1-60876-666-6).2. Emerging Geminiviral diseases and their management. Edited by: Pradeep Sharma, R.K.Gaur and Masato Ikegami, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (ISBN 978-1-61668-620-8).3. RNAi Technology. Gaur, R.K., Gafni, Y., Sharma, P. and Gupta, V.K. (2011), Science Publishers, New Hampshire, USA (ISBN 9781578087167).4. Molecular Biology of Bacteria by R.K.Gaur and H.K. Gautam (2013), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 , pp 1-205 (ISBN 978-1-62618-189-2).5. Microbial, Plant and Animal Research by R.K. Gaur, K.P.Sharma and R.S. Chundawat (2013), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 , pp 1-200 (ISBN 978-1-62618-593-7).6. Molecular Approaches to Abiotic Stress by R.K.Gaur and Pradeep Sharma, Taylor and Francis Group,USA (ISBN 9781466588936)Dr. Nikolay Manchev Petrov is presently working as the chief assistant professor in the department of Phytopathology in the Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant ProtectionISSAPP “Nikola Pushkarov”, Agricultural academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.Some of his publications are as below:1. Stoyanova, M., Georgieva, L., Petrov, N., Badjakov, I., Bogatzevska, N. 2012. Bacterial bulb decay of summer snowflake /Leucojum aestivum L./. Biotechnol. & Biotechnol. Eq. 2012, 26(6), 3338-3344, IF 0.7602. Petrov, N., Andonova, R. 2012. Bion and exin as sar elicitors against potato virus y infection in tomato. Science & Technologies, Volume II, Number 6, Plant studies 46-49.Dr. Basavaprabhu L. Patil is a Senior Scientist working at National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. He did his Ph.D in Plant Molecular Biology from University of Delhi and Post-Doc from University of Basel, Switzerland.Some of his publications are below:Book Chapters: B. L. Patil* and K. R. Chavali. (2013) Strategies for Nutritional Enhancement of Staple Food Crops. In: Genetically Engineered Crops in Developing Countries. Editors: D.V. Reddy, P. Ananda Kumar, G. Loebenstein and P. Lava Kumar. Publisher: Studium Press, Texas (USA), New Delhi (India). (Communicated)B. L. Patil and C. M. Fauquet. (2011) Ecology of plant viruses withspecial reference to geminiviruses. In: Studies in Viral Ecology (Volume I), C. Hurst (ed.). Hoboken, NJ.: John Wiley & Sons, pp. Chapter 11, pp. 273-306.M. Abhary, B. L. Patil and C. M. Fauquet. (2007) Molecular biodiversity, taxonomy and nomenclature of tomato yellow leaf curl-like viruses. In: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus disease. H. Czosnek (ed.). New York: Springer, pp. 85-120.B. L. Patil and I. Dasgupta. (2005) Diversity of Viruses InfectingAgriculturally Important Crop Plants in India. In: International Conference on Microbial Diversity: Current Perspectives and Potential Applications, T. Satyanarayana & B.N. Johri (ed.), I.K. International Publishing House, pp. 471-480.Dr Stoyanova Mariya Ivanova is in the Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection ISSAPP “Nikola Pushkarov”, Agricultural academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.Some of her publications are as below:1. Stoyanova M., Georgieva L., Petrov N., Badjakov I., Bogatzevska N. 2012.Bacterial bulb decay of summer snowflake /Leucojum aestivum L./.Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 26(6):3338-3344.2. Stoyanova M., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Occurrence of phytopathogenic bacteria of Enterobacteriaceae family in bulbs of cultural and ornamental plants. Science & Technologies, 2(6):39-45. ISSN 1314-41113. Stoyanova M., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in scabs of tomato fruits. Science & Technologies, 2(6):35-38. ISSN 1314-41114. Kizheva Y., Vancheva T., Hristova P., Stoyanova M., Stojanovska M., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Identification of Xanthomonas strains from tomato and pepper and their sensitivity to antibiotics and copper.Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 19(2), 80–82.5. Stoyanova M., Georgieva L., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2013. Burkholderia gladioli and Pseudomonas marginalis pathogens of Leucojum aestivum.Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 26(6):4069-40736. Vancheva T., Stoyanova M., Tatyozova M., Bogatsevska N., Moncheva P. 2014. Sub-species diversity of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Bulgarian and Macedonian strains from pepper. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 28(4): 592-601.7. Encheva-Malinova M., Stoyanova M., Avramova H., Pavlova Y., Gocheva B., Ivanova I., Moncheva P. 2014. Antibacterial potential of streptomycete strains from Antarctic soils. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment,28(4): 721-727. 8. Stoyanova M., Valkova M. 2014. Antibacterial activity of plant extracts against the causal agent of fire blight – Erwinia amylovora. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(2): 409-421.9. Stoyanova M., Bogatzevska N. 2014. Bacterial blight of raspberry, chokecherry and strawberry in Bulgaria. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(2): 446-454.10.Verma R.K., Mishra R., NehraC., Petrov N., Stoyanova M., Gaur R.K.. 2014. Molecular characterization of potyvirus and begomovirus in India. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(6):1572-1582.

• Preface.- List of Contributors.- Plant viruses: history and taxonomy.- Transmission and movement of plant viruses.- Infection, replication and expression of plant viruses in filamentous fungi.- Diverse roles of plant and viral helicases : current status and future perspective.- Cutting edge technologies for detection of plant viruses in vegetatively propagated crop plants.- Interactions among host and plant pararetroviruses: an ever evolving evolutionary dogma.- Viral diseases on medicinal plants of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh.- Geminivirus: Indian scenario.- Emerging satellites associated with begomoviruses: world scenario.- Epidemiology of begomoviruses: a global perspective.- Current knowledge of viruses infecting papaya and their transgenic management.- Potato virus y genetic variability: a review.- Resistance against papaya ringspot virus in vasconcellea species: present and potential uses.- Closteroviruses: molecular biology, evolution and interactions with cells.- Major virus diseases of groundnut in India and their management.- Status of viruses infecting sunflower and strategies for their management.- Viral diseases of banana and their management.- About editors.- Index.

Dr. Rajarshi Kumar Gaur is presently working as Head and Associate Professor, Department of Science, Mody Institute of Technology and Science (Deemed University), Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, India.He has over 100 publications to his credit. Some of his book publications are as below:Book Published (Edited/Authored)1. Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Microbiology. Edited by: R.K.Gaur, Pradeep Sharma, K.P.Sharma, R.P.Narayan, Manshi Sharma and Rajiv Diwvedi, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788, pp 1-213 (ISBN 978-1-60876-666-6).2. Emerging Geminiviral diseases and their management. Edited by: Pradeep Sharma, R.K.Gaur and Masato Ikegami, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (ISBN 978-1-61668-620-8).3. RNAi Technology. Gaur, R.K., Gafni, Y., Sharma, P. and Gupta, V.K. (2011), Science Publishers, New Hampshire, USA (ISBN 9781578087167).4. Molecular Biology of Bacteria by R.K.Gaur and H.K. Gautam (2013), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 , pp 1-205 (ISBN 978-1-62618-189-2).5. Microbial, Plant and Animal Research by R.K. Gaur, K.P.Sharma and R.S. Chundawat (2013), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 , pp 1-200 (ISBN 978-1-62618-593-7).6. Molecular Approaches to Abiotic Stress by R.K.Gaur and Pradeep Sharma, Taylor and Francis Group,USA (ISBN 9781466588936)Dr. Nikolay Manchev Petrov is presently working as the chief assistant professor in the department of Phytopathology in the Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant ProtectionISSAPP “Nikola Pushkarov”, Agricultural academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.Some of his publications are as below:1. Stoyanova, M., Georgieva, L., Petrov, N., Badjakov, I., Bogatzevska, N. 2012. Bacterial bulb decay of summer snowflake /Leucojum aestivum L./. Biotechnol. & Biotechnol. Eq. 2012, 26(6), 3338-3344, IF 0.7602. Petrov, N., Andonova, R. 2012. Bion and exin as sar elicitors against potato virus y infection in tomato. Science & Technologies, Volume II, Number 6, Plant studies 46-49.Dr. Basavaprabhu L. Patil is a Senior Scientist working at National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. He did his Ph.D in Plant Molecular Biology from University of Delhi and Post-Doc from University of Basel, Switzerland.Some of his publications are below:Book Chapters: B. L. Patil* and K. R. Chavali. (2013) Strategies for Nutritional Enhancement of Staple Food Crops. In: Genetically Engineered Crops in Developing Countries. Editors: D.V. Reddy, P. Ananda Kumar, G. Loebenstein and P. Lava Kumar. Publisher: Studium Press, Texas (USA), New Delhi (India). (Communicated)B. L. Patil and C. M. Fauquet. (2011) Ecology of plant viruses withspecial reference to geminiviruses. In: Studies in Viral Ecology (Volume I), C. Hurst (ed.). Hoboken, NJ.: John Wiley & Sons, pp. Chapter 11, pp. 273-306.M. Abhary, B. L. Patil and C. M. Fauquet. (2007) Molecular biodiversity, taxonomy and nomenclature of tomato yellow leaf curl-like viruses. In: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus disease. H. Czosnek (ed.). New York: Springer, pp. 85-120.B. L. Patil and I. Dasgupta. (2005) Diversity of Viruses InfectingAgriculturally Important Crop Plants in India. In: International Conference on Microbial Diversity: Current Perspectives and Potential Applications, T. Satyanarayana & B.N. Johri (ed.), I.K. International Publishing House, pp. 471-480.Dr Stoyanova Mariya Ivanova is in the Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection ISSAPP “Nikola Pushkarov”, Agricultural academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.Some of her publications are as below:1. Stoyanova M., Georgieva L., Petrov N., Badjakov I., Bogatzevska N. 2012.Bacterial bulb decay of summer snowflake /Leucojum aestivum L./.Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 26(6):3338-3344.2. Stoyanova M., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Occurrence of phytopathogenic bacteria of Enterobacteriaceae family in bulbs of cultural and ornamental plants. Science & Technologies, 2(6):39-45. ISSN 1314-41113. Stoyanova M., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in scabs of tomato fruits. Science & Technologies, 2(6):35-38. ISSN 1314-41114. Kizheva Y., Vancheva T., Hristova P., Stoyanova M., Stojanovska M., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Identification of Xanthomonas strains from tomato and pepper and their sensitivity to antibiotics and copper.Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 19(2), 80–82.5. Stoyanova M., Georgieva L., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2013. Burkholderia gladioli and Pseudomonas marginalis pathogens of Leucojum aestivum.Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 26(6):4069-40736. Vancheva T., Stoyanova M., Tatyozova M., Bogatsevska N., Moncheva P. 2014. Sub-species diversity of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Bulgarian and Macedonian strains from pepper. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 28(4): 592-601.7. Encheva-Malinova M., Stoyanova M., Avramova H., Pavlova Y., Gocheva B., Ivanova I., Moncheva P. 2014. Antibacterial potential of streptomycete strains from Antarctic soils. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment,28(4): 721-727. 8. Stoyanova M., Valkova M. 2014. Antibacterial activity of plant extracts against the causal agent of fire blight – Erwinia amylovora. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(2): 409-421.9. Stoyanova M., Bogatzevska N. 2014. Bacterial blight of raspberry, chokecherry and strawberry in Bulgaria. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(2): 446-454.10.Verma R.K., Mishra R., NehraC., Petrov N., Stoyanova M., Gaur R.K.. 2014. Molecular characterization of potyvirus and begomovirus in India. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(6):1572-1582.

• Preface.- List of Contributors.- Plant viruses: history and taxonomy.- Transmission and movement of plant viruses.- Infection, replication and expression of plant viruses in filamentous fungi.- Diverse roles of plant and viral helicases : current status and future perspective.- Cutting edge technologies for detection of plant viruses in vegetatively propagated crop plants.- Interactions among host and plant pararetroviruses: an ever evolving evolutionary dogma.- Viral diseases on medicinal plants of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh.- Geminivirus: Indian scenario.- Emerging satellites associated with begomoviruses: world scenario.- Epidemiology of begomoviruses: a global perspective.- Current knowledge of viruses infecting papaya and their transgenic management.- Potato virus y genetic variability: a review.- Resistance against papaya ringspot virus in vasconcellea species: present and potential uses.- Closteroviruses: molecular biology, evolution and interactions with cells.- Major virus diseases of groundnut in India and their management.- Status of viruses infecting sunflower and strategies for their management.- Viral diseases of banana and their management.- About editors.- Index.

Dr. Rajarshi Kumar Gaur is presently working as Head and Associate Professor, Department of Science, Mody Institute of Technology and Science (Deemed University), Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, India.He has over 100 publications to his credit. Some of his book publications are as below:Book Published (Edited/Authored)1. Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Microbiology. Edited by: R.K.Gaur, Pradeep Sharma, K.P.Sharma, R.P.Narayan, Manshi Sharma and Rajiv Diwvedi, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788, pp 1-213 (ISBN 978-1-60876-666-6).2. Emerging Geminiviral diseases and their management. Edited by: Pradeep Sharma, R.K.Gaur and Masato Ikegami, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (ISBN 978-1-61668-620-8).3. RNAi Technology. Gaur, R.K., Gafni, Y., Sharma, P. and Gupta, V.K. (2011), Science Publishers, New Hampshire, USA (ISBN 9781578087167).4. Molecular Biology of Bacteria by R.K.Gaur and H.K. Gautam (2013), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 , pp 1-205 (ISBN 978-1-62618-189-2).5. Microbial, Plant and Animal Research by R.K. Gaur, K.P.Sharma and R.S. Chundawat (2013), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788 , pp 1-200 (ISBN 978-1-62618-593-7).6. Molecular Approaches to Abiotic Stress by R.K.Gaur and Pradeep Sharma, Taylor and Francis Group,USA (ISBN 9781466588936)Dr. Nikolay Manchev Petrov is presently working as the chief assistant professor in the department of Phytopathology in the Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant ProtectionISSAPP “Nikola Pushkarov”, Agricultural academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.Some of his publications are as below:1. Stoyanova, M., Georgieva, L., Petrov, N., Badjakov, I., Bogatzevska, N. 2012. Bacterial bulb decay of summer snowflake /Leucojum aestivum L./. Biotechnol. & Biotechnol. Eq. 2012, 26(6), 3338-3344, IF 0.7602. Petrov, N., Andonova, R. 2012. Bion and exin as sar elicitors against potato virus y infection in tomato. Science & Technologies, Volume II, Number 6, Plant studies 46-49.Dr. Basavaprabhu L. Patil is a Senior Scientist working at National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. He did his Ph.D in Plant Molecular Biology from University of Delhi and Post-Doc from University of Basel, Switzerland.Some of his publications are below:Book Chapters: B. L. Patil* and K. R. Chavali. (2013) Strategies for Nutritional Enhancement of Staple Food Crops. In: Genetically Engineered Crops in Developing Countries. Editors: D.V. Reddy, P. Ananda Kumar, G. Loebenstein and P. Lava Kumar. Publisher: Studium Press, Texas (USA), New Delhi (India). (Communicated)B. L. Patil and C. M. Fauquet. (2011) Ecology of plant viruses withspecial reference to geminiviruses. In: Studies in Viral Ecology (Volume I), C. Hurst (ed.). Hoboken, NJ.: John Wiley & Sons, pp. Chapter 11, pp. 273-306.M. Abhary, B. L. Patil and C. M. Fauquet. (2007) Molecular biodiversity, taxonomy and nomenclature of tomato yellow leaf curl-like viruses. In: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus disease. H. Czosnek (ed.). New York: Springer, pp. 85-120.B. L. Patil and I. Dasgupta. (2005) Diversity of Viruses InfectingAgriculturally Important Crop Plants in India. In: International Conference on Microbial Diversity: Current Perspectives and Potential Applications, T. Satyanarayana & B.N. Johri (ed.), I.K. International Publishing House, pp. 471-480.Dr Stoyanova Mariya Ivanova is in the Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection ISSAPP “Nikola Pushkarov”, Agricultural academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.Some of her publications are as below:1. Stoyanova M., Georgieva L., Petrov N., Badjakov I., Bogatzevska N. 2012.Bacterial bulb decay of summer snowflake /Leucojum aestivum L./.Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 26(6):3338-3344.2. Stoyanova M., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Occurrence of phytopathogenic bacteria of Enterobacteriaceae family in bulbs of cultural and ornamental plants. Science & Technologies, 2(6):39-45. ISSN 1314-41113. Stoyanova M., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in scabs of tomato fruits. Science & Technologies, 2(6):35-38. ISSN 1314-41114. Kizheva Y., Vancheva T., Hristova P., Stoyanova M., Stojanovska M., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2012. Identification of Xanthomonas strains from tomato and pepper and their sensitivity to antibiotics and copper.Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 19(2), 80–82.5. Stoyanova M., Georgieva L., Moncheva P., Bogatzevska N. 2013. Burkholderia gladioli and Pseudomonas marginalis pathogens of Leucojum aestivum.Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 26(6):4069-40736. Vancheva T., Stoyanova M., Tatyozova M., Bogatsevska N., Moncheva P. 2014. Sub-species diversity of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Bulgarian and Macedonian strains from pepper. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 28(4): 592-601.7. Encheva-Malinova M., Stoyanova M., Avramova H., Pavlova Y., Gocheva B., Ivanova I., Moncheva P. 2014. Antibacterial potential of streptomycete strains from Antarctic soils. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment,28(4): 721-727. 8. Stoyanova M., Valkova M. 2014. Antibacterial activity of plant extracts against the causal agent of fire blight – Erwinia amylovora. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(2): 409-421.9. Stoyanova M., Bogatzevska N. 2014. Bacterial blight of raspberry, chokecherry and strawberry in Bulgaria. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(2): 446-454.10.Verma R.K., Mishra R., NehraC., Petrov N., Stoyanova M., Gaur R.K.. 2014. Molecular characterization of potyvirus and begomovirus in India. Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans, 17(6):1572-1582.

• Preface.- List of Contributors.- Plant viruses: history and taxonomy.- Transmission and movement of plant viruses.- Infection, replication and expression of plant viruses in filamentous fungi.- Diverse roles of plant and viral helicases : current status and future perspective.- Cutting edge technologies for detection of plant viruses in vegetatively propagated crop plants.- Interactions among host and plant pararetroviruses: an ever evolving evolutionary dogma.- Viral diseases on medicinal plants of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh.- Geminivirus: Indian scenario.- Emerging satellites associated with begomoviruses: world scenario.- Epidemiology of begomoviruses: a global perspective.- Current knowledge of viruses infecting papaya and their transgenic management.- Potato virus y genetic variability: a review.- Resistance against papaya ringspot virus in vasconcellea species: present and potential uses.- Closteroviruses: molecular biology, evolution and interactions with cells.- Major virus diseases of groundnut in India and their management.- Status of viruses infecting sunflower and strategies for their management.- Viral diseases of banana and their management.- About editors.- Index.