ascertain the effects of abiotic stress factors on plants. He has worked as a visiting
scientist at USDA, Beltsville, Maryland, USA. He edited two books published by
SPB Academic Publishing and CRC/Lewis. Professor Agrawal has published more
than 160 research papers and is serving in the editorial board of several international
journals. He has successfully completed several research projects funded by ICAR,
MOEn, DST, UGC, UP-CST, and CSIR.
Contributors
Saja H. Abdul-Ameer The Department of Biology, College of Science for
Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Madhoolika Agrawal Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Halah H. Al-Haideri The Department of Biology, College of Science for Women,
University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Surabhi Awasthi CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Reshu Chauhan CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Parmita Chawley Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
G. S. Dangayach Department of Management Studies, MNIT, Jaipur, Rajasthan,
India
Sanjay Dwivedi CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Kaushik Gautam Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fikrat M. Hassan The Department of Biology, College of Science for Women,
University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Sheeja Jagadevan Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Deepa Jaiswal Ganga River Ecology Research Laboratory, Environmental Science
Division, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu
University, Varanasi, India
Nor Rohaizah Jamil Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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Editors and Contributors
scientist at USDA, Beltsville, Maryland, USA. He edited two books published by
SPB Academic Publishing and CRC/Lewis. Professor Agrawal has published more
than 160 research papers and is serving in the editorial board of several international
journals. He has successfully completed several research projects funded by ICAR,
MOEn, DST, UGC, UP-CST, and CSIR.
Contributors
Saja H. Abdul-Ameer The Department of Biology, College of Science for
Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Madhoolika Agrawal Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Halah H. Al-Haideri The Department of Biology, College of Science for Women,
University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Surabhi Awasthi CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Reshu Chauhan CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Parmita Chawley Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
G. S. Dangayach Department of Management Studies, MNIT, Jaipur, Rajasthan,
India
Sanjay Dwivedi CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Kaushik Gautam Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fikrat M. Hassan The Department of Biology, College of Science for Women,
University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Sheeja Jagadevan Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Deepa Jaiswal Ganga River Ecology Research Laboratory, Environmental Science
Division, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu
University, Varanasi, India
Nor Rohaizah Jamil Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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Editors and Contributors