Silvio Silverio da Silva Editor

Mahendra K. Rai is Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at Amravati University in Maharashtra, India. He has published 210 research papers, more than 100 popular articles in Indian and foreign journals and 31 books. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Father T.A. Mathias Award (1989) from the All India Association for Christian Higher Education, and the Medini Award (1999) from the Department of Environment and Forest, Government of India.
Silvio Silvério da Silva is an Associate Professor and Head of Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He has published more than 140 papers in peer reviewed international journals and presented more than 475 papers in international conference proceedings. He has published 3 international books and 18 book chapters.