Ramesh Kumar Jha Editor

Abhishek Raj, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Forest Product and Utilization, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture & Forestry, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, India. He has authored and co-authored more than 25 scientific papers, five books, 70 book chapters, and several extension articles. In 2016, he received the Young Scientist Award and qualified on the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's National Eligibility Test in Agroforestry.

Manoj Kumar Jhariya, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Farm Forestry at Sant Gahira Guru Vishwavidyalaya, India and is dynamically involved in teaching and research. He is the author/co-author of more than 88 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, 16 books, 86 book chapters, and several extension articles and is an editorial board member of several journals. He is a life member of The Indian Science Congress Association, Applied and Natural Science Foundation, Society for Advancement of Human and Nature, and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India.

Arnab Banerjee, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Sant Gahira Guru Vishwavidyalaya, India and is involved in both teaching and research. He was a project fellow under a University Grant Commission sponsored research project and has published 80 research papers in reputed national and international journals. To his credit he has published 16 books and 75 book chapters. Additionally, he is a life member of the Academy of Environmental Biology and has supervised 50 post-graduate students.

Ramesh Kumar Jha, PhD, is a professor and Chief Scientist in the Department of Forestry, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture & Forestry, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Bihar-India. He has thirty-four years teaching, research, and extension education experience in forestry and similar subjects. In addition to several forthcoming research publications, he has written books on deforestation and village life, the medicinal importance of agroforestry, tree species, birds of Pusa, and an agroforester's companion.

Krishan Pal Singh, PhD, is a scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Research Station, Jagdalpur, India. He has been awarded a Young Scientist Award for Best Oral Presentation at by Indian Society of Genetics, Biotechnology, Research and Development, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan. He has published 40 research papers in reputed national and international journals, as well as two books and five book chapters. He is a member of the Confederation of Horticulture Associations of India and Society of Horticultural Research and Development.