Neeta Sharma Editor

Dr. (Mrs.) Neeta Sharma is Professor in Department of Botany,Lucknow University, Luckm a senior faculty member in the Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, India. She is an active, dedicated and progressive researcher in the arena of Market Pathology and Management of Post harvest diseases of Perishables and Stored products for over three decades. She is adorned with prestigious awards like "Distinguished Services Award", "Young Scientist Award", and "Plant Pathology Leadership Award" for distinguished teaching and research in the field of biological sciences. An outstanding teacher and guide, Dr. Sharma, is also an enthusiastic scientist. She has mentored more than 40 students to their PhDs and M.Phils. She has been at the fore front of research in the field of post harvest pathology and initiated research programs sponsored by different scientific agencies in her country. She has contributed more than 200 review chapters and research articles which have appeared in scientific periodicals of national and international repute. In addition she has been time and again credited for popularizing science among non-scientific populations by popular scientific writing. She has well known books entitled "Post harvest diseases of Horticultural Perishables", "Nematode Control in Crops", "Biocenology -Plant health management" to her credit. Recently she has edited a book on "Biological controls for preventing food deterioration: Strategies for Pre-and Post Harvest Management" Wiley Blackwell, USA.