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- Provides an update on the techniques for the isolation and identification of microbial symbionts
- Covers an integrative approach for the management of plant health by microbes
- Elucidates the process for the development of biofertilizers for improving agricultural productivity
Part of the book series: Rhizosphere Biology (RHBIO)
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Prof. Rupam Kapoor is presently working as a senior professor in the Department of Botany, University of Delhi. She is an active researcher working in the field of plant-fungus interactions for many years. Prof. Kapoor has been listed in the global ranking of the top 2% scientist for her significant contribution for two consecutive years 2020–21. She has supervised 12 PhD theses and 10 MPhil theses, and mentored a number of MSc dissertations. She has publications in well-known peer-reviewed national and international journals of high repute. A number of articles have also been published in the form of book chapters in international and national books. She is presently serving as an associate editor of 3Biotech, an international journal from Springer. She is also working as a review editor on the editorial board of Frontiers in Plant Science – Plant Symbiotic Interactions. Prof. Kapoor is a member of various learned societies like the International Mycorrhiza Society and International Symbiosis Society as well as a life member of Mycological Society of India, Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Indian Botanical Society, and many more.
Dr. Swarnendu Roy is presently working as an assistant professor at the University of North Bengal, Siliguri, India. He has more than 12 years of teaching experience. His doctoral thesis involved understanding the mechanism of salinity stress tolerance in grasses. Dr. Roy has published more than 35 articles in reputed journals with high impact factors like Water Research, Scientific Reports, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, and Physiologia Plantarum. He has recently edited a book entitled Plant Stress: Challenges and Management in the New Decade published by Springer and also published several book chapters in edited volumes. He is presently supervising four PhD research scholars who are working on stress management in plants byengineered nanoparticles, synthesis of starch-based biofilms, and edible coatings. He received International Travel Support (ITS) from DST, Govt. of India, to present his research paper at the International Conference on Integrative Plant Physiology at Sitges, Spain. He is a life member of prestigious societies like The Indian Science Congress Association and Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbial Symbionts and Plant Health: Trends and Applications for Changing Climate
Editors: Piyush Mathur, Rupam Kapoor, Swarnendu Roy
Series Title: Rhizosphere Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0030-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-0029-9Published: 03 May 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-0032-9Published: 04 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-0030-5Published: 02 May 2023
Series ISSN: 2523-8442
Series E-ISSN: 2523-8450
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 582
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Agriculture, Plant Sciences, Agriculture