Editors
Pardeep Singh
Department of Environmental Studies
PGDAV College
University of Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Rishikesh Singh
Institute of Environment & Sustainable
Development
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pramit Verma
Integrative Ecology Laboratory, Institute
of Environment and Sustainable Development
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, India
Rahul Bhadouria
Natural Resource Management Laboratory
Department of Botany
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India
Ajay Kumar
Volcani Center
Agriculture Research Organization (ARO)
Rishon LeZion, Israel
Mahima Kaushik
Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC)
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India
ISSN 2522-8714
ISSN 2522-8722 (electronic)
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development
ISBN 978-3-030-66955-3
ISBN 978-3-030-66956-0 (eBook)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66956-0
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Pardeep Singh
Department of Environmental Studies
PGDAV College
University of Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Rishikesh Singh
Institute of Environment & Sustainable
Development
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pramit Verma
Integrative Ecology Laboratory, Institute
of Environment and Sustainable Development
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, India
Rahul Bhadouria
Natural Resource Management Laboratory
Department of Botany
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India
Ajay Kumar
Volcani Center
Agriculture Research Organization (ARO)
Rishon LeZion, Israel
Mahima Kaushik
Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC)
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India
ISSN 2522-8714
ISSN 2522-8722 (electronic)
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development
ISBN 978-3-030-66955-3
ISBN 978-3-030-66956-0 (eBook)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66956-0
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is
concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction
on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic
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imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and
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to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty,
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