Editor and Contributors
About the Editor
Ram Prasad is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany at Mahatma Gandhi
Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India. His research
interest includes applied and environmental microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture
and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than one
175 publications to his credit, including research papers,
review articles and book chapters as well as five patents
issued or pending, and has edited or authored several
books. Dr. Prasad has 12 years of teaching experience
and has been awarded the Young Scientist Award and
Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal by the International
Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB fellowship by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the
American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA; Outstanding
Scientist Award in the field of Microbiology by Venus
International Foundation; and BRICPL Science Investigator Award and Research Excellence Award. He has
been serving as editorial board member of Frontiers in
Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal
of Biotechnology, Phyton, International Journal of
Experimental Botany, Archives of Phytopathology and
Plant Protection, Journal of Renewable Materials,
Biocell, IET Nanobiotechnology, including Series editor
of Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer
Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Assistant
Professor, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India;
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