Dr. Anil K. Sharma is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, CBSH G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. After completing his post-doctoral studies at GSU, Louisiana, USA, he served as a Visiting Scientist at the University of Basel, Switzerland; and at the University of Helsinki, Lathi, Finland. Prof. Sharma has extensive research and teaching experience, holds two patents (in plant biology and microbiology, respectively), and has received a number of prestigious grants. He has published more than 60 research articles and 30 review articles. Prof. Pratibha Sharma is an ICAR Emeritus Scientist and former Principal Scientist and Professor at the Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Her major area of research concerns biological control agents, especially Trichoderma, Metarhizium, Beauveria and Pseudomonas and their use in IPM and IDM for various crop systems. Prof. Sharma has more than 100 peer-reviewed research papers in national and international journals, as well as a patent on Trichoderma, to her credit. Having received several awards from professional societies, Prof. Sharma is currently working on the application of Trichoderma harzianum and Metarhizium anisopilae to combat major pests impacting groundnut and cumin.

• Chapter 1. Can we define an experimental framework to approach the genetic basis of root colonization?.- Chapter 2. The Vocabulary of Trichoderma-plant interactions.- Chapter 3. Could Trichoderma be a plant pathogen? Successful root colonization.- Chapter 4. Harnessing the perception of Trichoderma signal molecules in rhizosphere to improve soil health and plant health.- Chapter 5. Plant immunity priming and systemic resistance as a mechanism for Trichoderma spp. Biocontrol.- Chapter 6. Systemically induced resistance against maize diseases by Trichoderma app.- Chapter 7. Induced immunity developed by Trichoderma species in plants.- Chapter 8. Host-Pathogen-Trichoderma Interaction.- Chapter 9. Trichoderma–Fusarium Interactions: A Bio-Control Strategy to Manage Wilt.- Chapter 10. Use of Trichoderma in management of diseases in North American row crops.- Chapter 11. Potential of Trichoderma spp. for Pest management and Plant Growth Promotion in NE India.- Chapter 12. Deployment of Trichoderma for the management of tea diseases.- Chapter 13. Multipartite interaction of Trichoderma harzianum (MTCC 5179) an endophyte and a growth promoter  of  black pepper (Piper nigrum L.).- Chapter 14. Trichoderma spp. in consortium and their rhizospheric interactions.- Chapter 15. Trichoderma interactions in vegetables rhizosphere under tropical weather conditions.