Praveen Dahiya Author & Editor

Dr. Praveen Dahiya is currently an Associate Professor at the Centre for Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, the Amity Institute of Biotechnology in Uttar Pradesh (Noida), India. She received her PhD in Biotechnology from the Guru Jambheshwar University of S&T, Hisar (Haryana), India. Her research interests include enzyme technology, industrial biotechnology, fermentation technology, solid waste management, bioremediation, antimicrobials and antioxidants. She has published research papers in journals of national and international repute. She has submitted five Indian patents for the grant on subject areas enzyme technology and antimicrobial plant products and received one patent grant in 2019 with other in process. She is the editor of two books and has served as an editorial board member and reviewer in several journals of repute. Prof. Joginder Singh is a Professor in the Department of Botany at Nagaland University in India. Previously, he has worked as Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University in Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations including, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, Indian Society for Radiation Biology, and European Federation of Biotechnology. He has published extensively, including both journal papers and book chapters. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals, including Current Research in Engineering, Science and Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Pedosphere, Soil and Sediment Contamination, Symbiosis, International Journal of Phytoremediation, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Annals of Agricultural Sciences, Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and many more. Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr. Kumar recently completed his tenure as a visiting scientist from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel. He has published more than 200 research, review articles, and book chapters in international and national journals. He serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Microbiology, BMC Microbiology and as guest editor for various journals such as Plants, Microorganisms, and Sustainability. Dr. Kumar has also edited more than 40 books with the leading publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar’s research experience is in the field of plant–microbe interactions, postharvest management, cyanobacterial biology, and so on