Microbiome in Plant Health and Disease (PDF)

and presently works as a Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Manoj Kumar is currently working as Associate Professor, Life Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, heading the department since 2018 onwards. Dr. Kumar is having long research experience in Plant Developmental Biology with doctorate and postdoctoral research experiences from prestigious organizations (India and abroad). He has opted academic career with a passion in fundamental sciences (plant developmental biology) where he excelled numerous collaborative research activities at national and international levels. He has published valuable research inputs in accredited journals and edited books, also guided several students at master, M. Phil., doctorate and post-doctorate levels. He has been principle investigator of several projects of national funding agencies - DBT, DRDO etc. He is associated as editor and reviewer with several research journals and offering consultancy to several biotechnology firms at international level. At present he is principal investigator of DBT-BUILDER program and leading an elite research group at multidisciplinary level. Dr. Kumar is exploring academic world with a vision of empowering young generation with fact-finding approach destined for rural India.
Devendra K. Choudhary shows his presence as Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology. He is active researcher and operated major projects sponsored by DBT, DST and SERB, New Delhi, India, as principal investigator and co-investigator. He has published quorum of research/review articles along with several book chapters for reputed journals and edited several books through Springer and filed three patents to India Patent Office, New Delhi. He has supervised several research scholars for their doctoral programme. In addition, he is recipient of NASI-life membership and accorded with Indian National Science Academy (INSA) visiting and summer research fellowship.