Shalini Rai Author & Editor

Dr. Shalini Rai Ph.D. (Microbiology) is working as assistant professor at the Society of Higher Education and Practical Application (SHEPA) (Affiliated from M.G.K.V University), Uttar Pradesh, India. She was awarded a senior research fellowship from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), India. She has engaged in various research activities on soil microbiology, plant-microbe interactions, plant disease management, enzymology, biocontrol, molecular biology and microbial diagnostics, and has published several book chapters, review articles and research papers in prominent international journals. She has six years of teaching experience. For significant achievements in the field of disease management, she has been awarded a patent for identification of phytopathogen from any source. Dr. Ram Prasad is an Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University. His expertise is in microbial biotechnology. He has won several awards including Award for Research Excellence (6th Academic Brilliance Awards). He was included in the Most Top Cited Authors in 2018 (reported by Stanford University in 2021). He is a member of many scientific committees, published ~146 research articles, contributed ~30 book chapters, is an editorial board member of several journals in microbiology and biotechnology and belongs to several committees abroad.