Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Bhoopander Giri received his Ph.D. in Mycorrhizal Research from the Department
of Botany, University of Delhi in 2001. He has worked as a post-doctoral fellow at
the Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, USA and is
currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Swami
Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi, Delhi. He is a recipient of CSIR
Research Associateship (2003), DST Young Scientist Fellowship (2005), and
Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Dr. Giri has served as a General Secretary for
International Symbiosis Society (ISS), USA. He is a life-member/member of many
prestigious academic societies. Besides, he serves as a reviewer for several international and national journals, including Experimental and Environmental Botany,
Planta, Applied Soil Ecology, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Agroforestry
System, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Scientia Horticulturae, Acta
Physiologiae Plantarum, Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Journal of
Experimental Botany, Plant Science Today, Institute for Life Long Learning, University of Delhi (e-content) and UGC-CEC pre-view subject expert. Dr. Giri has
published more than 40 papers in the national and international peer-reviewed
journals and books. He has presented research papers in several national and
international conferences (Denmark, Switzerland, Canada, U.K., USA, etc.) and
also served as session chair and organizing secretary for a couple of conferences.
Dr. Giri has edited a few books, namely, Root Biology, Microorganisms in Saline
Environments: Strategies and Functions, Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture
and Environment, and Soil Health published by Springer International Publishing
AG-A Part of Nature.
Mahaveer Prasad Sharma is currently working in Agricultural Research Service
as Principal Scientist (Agricultural Microbiology) at Indian Institute of Soybean
Research, Indore (Under ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)-DARE,
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India). Dr. Sharma has started
his career in mycorrhizal research at University of Delhi and TERI New Delhi and
while serving TERI he obtained Ph.D. in Microbiology from Jiwaji University
Gwalior in 2002. He has specialized in soil microbiological research involving the
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About the Editors
Bhoopander Giri received his Ph.D. in Mycorrhizal Research from the Department
of Botany, University of Delhi in 2001. He has worked as a post-doctoral fellow at
the Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, USA and is
currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Swami
Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi, Delhi. He is a recipient of CSIR
Research Associateship (2003), DST Young Scientist Fellowship (2005), and
Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Dr. Giri has served as a General Secretary for
International Symbiosis Society (ISS), USA. He is a life-member/member of many
prestigious academic societies. Besides, he serves as a reviewer for several international and national journals, including Experimental and Environmental Botany,
Planta, Applied Soil Ecology, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Agroforestry
System, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Scientia Horticulturae, Acta
Physiologiae Plantarum, Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Journal of
Experimental Botany, Plant Science Today, Institute for Life Long Learning, University of Delhi (e-content) and UGC-CEC pre-view subject expert. Dr. Giri has
published more than 40 papers in the national and international peer-reviewed
journals and books. He has presented research papers in several national and
international conferences (Denmark, Switzerland, Canada, U.K., USA, etc.) and
also served as session chair and organizing secretary for a couple of conferences.
Dr. Giri has edited a few books, namely, Root Biology, Microorganisms in Saline
Environments: Strategies and Functions, Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture
and Environment, and Soil Health published by Springer International Publishing
AG-A Part of Nature.
Mahaveer Prasad Sharma is currently working in Agricultural Research Service
as Principal Scientist (Agricultural Microbiology) at Indian Institute of Soybean
Research, Indore (Under ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)-DARE,
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India). Dr. Sharma has started
his career in mycorrhizal research at University of Delhi and TERI New Delhi and
while serving TERI he obtained Ph.D. in Microbiology from Jiwaji University
Gwalior in 2002. He has specialized in soil microbiological research involving the
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