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Dr. N. Amaresan is an Associate Professor at C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University, Gujarat. He has over sixteen years of experience in teaching & research in various allied fields of microbiology mainly plant-microbe interactions, bioremediation, plant pathology and others. He has been awarded young scientist awards by Association of Microbiologists of India and National Academy of Biological Sciences. He also been awarded visiting scientist fellowship from National Academy of India to learn advanced techniques. He has published more than 180 research articles, book chapters and books of national and international reputes. He also deposited over 550 16S rDNA, 28S rDNA and ITS rDNA sequences in the Genbank (NCBI, EMBL & DDBJ) and also preserved over 150 microbial germplasm in various culture collection centres of India. He has successfully completed research projects from national funding agencies such as DBT, SERB-DST, GUJCOST, UTU, & GEMI and guided students for their doctoral and master degrees. Dr. Krishna Kumar obtained Ph. D. degree in Plant Pathology from NDUAT, Faizabad, India. He worked as a Research Associate at IARI, New Delhi, Assistant Professor at SKUAST, Jammu, Senior Scientist and Principal Scientist at Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Principal Scientist at IARI, New Delhi, Head, Division of Crop Protection at Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur, and Dean of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture & Forestry, Bihar. Presently he is a Principal Scientist, Division of Crop Protection at Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur. He has over 27 years of research, teaching and extension experience in the field of Plant Pathology, bio-control, microbial diversity, integrated disease management, and diagnosis of unknown plant diseases. He has handled several projects on crop protection funded by various funding agencies. He is a recipient of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award for Outstanding Research in Tribal Farming Systems-2010 by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India, SPPS Meritorious Scientist Award-2011 by Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi, India and Distinguished Service Award-2010 for his contribution in Plant Pathology by BIOVED Research Society, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a fellow of three prestigious professional societies and life member of 12 scientific societies. He has published over 135 research papers includes books, chapters, popular articles, extension bulletins, and various training manuals in National and International level. He also deposited 42 microorganisms at National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NCBI) and submitted 400 sequences of them to NCBI. He delivered several radio talks and TV shows on different topics for the benefit of farming community.

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