Natural Bioactives from the Endophytes of Medicinal Plants

Dr Vineet Meshram is Dean of the Research and Development at Anjaneya University, Raipur, India. With over 15 years of research experience in plant-microbe interactions, natural products and drug discovery, microbial secondary metabolites, and management of biotic and abiotic stresses in crop plants, his work has resulted in two edited books, 23 research articles, 25 abstracts and contributions to five book chapters. He also serves as an editor and reviewer of several prestigious journals.Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Shukla is currently serving as Associate Professor at the School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India. With over 22 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Shukla has contributed significantly to the education and development of students in the field of Biotechnology. Dr. Shukla has a notable research background, having authored 35 research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals as well as 12 book chapters.Dr Mahiti Gupta is an Assistant Professor at Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed University, Haryana, India. She specializes in natural products, drug discovery and enzyme inhibitors. Her publications include two edited books, 19 research articles and nine book chapters.Dr. Nadeem Akhtar is a scientist at CBS Bio Platforms Inc., leveraging biotechnology in the agri-food sector. He served as a research associate at the University of Guelph and as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Waterloo and the University of Guelph. Dr. Akhtar has contributed to 27 published articles, 12 book chapters, 4 edited books, and a patent, and is a reviewer for many prestigious journals.

• Unit 1: Taxonomy, diversity and occurrences of endophytic fungi of medicinal plants 1. Diversity and Morphotaxonomy of Endophytic Fungi 2. Endophytic Phoma spp.: Diversity and their Hosts 3. Taxonomy, Diversity, and Bioactive Secondary Metabolite Bioprospecting Methods for Plant-Associated Fungi 4. Omics' approach to discern functional diversity of fungi in plants Unit 2: Endophytic fungi form medicinal planst as a reservoir of bioactive natural products 5. Pharmaceutical based applications of plant associated fungi 6. Endophytic fungi of Indian medicinal plants: A goldmine of novel biomolecules with potential biological applications 7. Discovering the Chemotherapeutic Potential of Bioactive Compounds Synthesized by Endophytic Fungi from Medicinal Plants 8. Marine endophytic fungi: Micro-factories of novel bioactive metabolites deep down the ocean 9. Fungal endophytes of Azadirachta indica: potential source for lovastatin production 10.Production and Biotechnological Applications of Fungal Pectinase: An Overview 11. Endophytic Fungi as potential source of Natural Pigments 12. Potential of bioactive compounds from plant associated fungi in combating COVID-19 infections 13. Green gold: Commercial opportunities in medicinal plant endophyte- derived products Unit 3: Endophytic fungi for sustainable agricultural practice 14. Fungal Endophytes: Ecological Functions and Biotechnological Potential under Abiotic Stress 15. Plant associated Fungi: Regulation of temperature and drought stress conditions 16. Endophytic fungi: Plant’s hidden armour against abiotic stress 17. Plant associated fungi: Functional role in plant development and mitigation of biotic and abiotic stresses 18. Seaweed associated fungi and it's applications in Agriculture. 19. Endophytic fungi based phytoremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants: a review 20. Promises and potential of plant associated fungi in phytoremediation using bioenergy crops: challenges and opportunities 21. Increasing shelf life of dry fruits using advance bio-chemical techniques.