Prof Dr Ajit Varma: Professor Varma completed his PhD at Allahabad University and is a former Professor at the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Presently, he is Group Dy. Vice Chancellor at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is Distinguished Scientist & Professor of Eminence at the Amity Institute of Microbial Technology; and Vice Chairman of the Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 374 papers in respected journals and has served as Editor in Chief of the Soil Biology Series, Springer Verlag Germany. Dr Varma is a Fellow of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Society, Germany, elected Fellow of the National Academy Agricultural Sciences, and Fellow of the Microbiology Society of India.Dr Swati Tripathi: Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India. She is working on plant microbe interaction, andmicrobial biotechnology. Dr Tripathi has a number of research papers and review articles to her credit in the journals of international repute. She has her post doctoral experience from South Korea and has been awarded Early Career Research Award recently.Dr Ram Prasad: Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India. He is working on plant microbe interaction, nanobiotechnology, and microbial biotechnology. Dr Prasad has edited several books and has a number of research papers and review articles to his credit in the journals of international repute. During 2014, Dr Prasad has been awarded American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigator, USA. Presently, he is working as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, China.

• Mycorrhizae Resource Allocation in Root Development and Root Morphology.- Plant-Mycorrhizal and Plant-Rhizobial Interfaces: Underlying Mechanisms and Their Roles in Sustainable Agroecosystems.- Truffles and Morels: Two Different Evolutionary Strategies of Fungal-Plant Interactions in the Pezizales.- AM Fungi and Trichoderma Interaction for Biological Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.- Management of Soil-Borne Diseases of Grain Legumes Though Broad-Spectrum Actinomycetes Having Plant Growth-Promoting and Biocontrol Traits.- Soil-Microbes-Plants: Interactions and Ecological Diversity.- Pathogen and Management of Fungal Wilt of Banana Through Biocontrol Agents.- Potential of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Management of Pesticides-Riddled Soil.- Algae and Cyanobacteria as Biocontrol Agents of Fungal Plant Pathogens.- Non-target Effects of Trichoderma on Plants, and Soil Microbial Communities.- Olive Anthracnose and Its Management by Fungal Endophytes: An Overview.- Metagenomics as a Tool to Explore New Insights from Plant Microbe Interface.- A Concise Compilation of the Diverse Detection Methods to Study Plant-Microbe Interfaces at the Cellular and Molecular Level: The Past, Present and Future.- Anthosphere Microbiome and Their Associated Interactions at the Aromatic Interface.- Efficiency of Soil, Plant and Microbes for Healthy Plant Immunity and Sustainable Agricultural System.- Biological Control of Soft-Rot of Ginger: Current Trends and Future Prospects.- Biological Effects of Uranium and Its Decay Products on Soil Microbes, Plants, and Humans.- An Overview of Effective Concentration of Industrial Effluent for Improving Crop Production and its Effect on Micro-Biodiversity Zone of Soil.

Prof Dr Ajit Varma: Professor Varma completed his PhD at Allahabad University and is a former Professor at the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Presently, he is Group Dy. Vice Chancellor at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is Distinguished Scientist & Professor of Eminence at the Amity Institute of Microbial Technology; and Vice Chairman of the Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 374 papers in respected journals and has served as Editor in Chief of the Soil Biology Series, Springer Verlag Germany. Dr Varma is a Fellow of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Society, Germany, elected Fellow of the National Academy Agricultural Sciences, and Fellow of the Microbiology Society of India.Dr Swati Tripathi: Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India. She is working on plant microbe interaction, andmicrobial biotechnology. Dr Tripathi has a number of research papers and review articles to her credit in the journals of international repute. She has her post doctoral experience from South Korea and has been awarded Early Career Research Award recently.Dr Ram Prasad: Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India. He is working on plant microbe interaction, nanobiotechnology, and microbial biotechnology. Dr Prasad has edited several books and has a number of research papers and review articles to his credit in the journals of international repute. During 2014, Dr Prasad has been awarded American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigator, USA. Presently, he is working as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, China.

• Mycorrhizae Resource Allocation in Root Development and Root Morphology.- Plant-Mycorrhizal and Plant-Rhizobial Interfaces: Underlying Mechanisms and Their Roles in Sustainable Agroecosystems.- Truffles and Morels: Two Different Evolutionary Strategies of Fungal-Plant Interactions in the Pezizales.- AM Fungi and Trichoderma Interaction for Biological Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.- Management of Soil-Borne Diseases of Grain Legumes Though Broad-Spectrum Actinomycetes Having Plant Growth-Promoting and Biocontrol Traits.- Soil-Microbes-Plants: Interactions and Ecological Diversity.- Pathogen and Management of Fungal Wilt of Banana Through Biocontrol Agents.- Potential of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Management of Pesticides-Riddled Soil.- Algae and Cyanobacteria as Biocontrol Agents of Fungal Plant Pathogens.- Non-target Effects of Trichoderma on Plants, and Soil Microbial Communities.- Olive Anthracnose and Its Management by Fungal Endophytes: An Overview.- Metagenomics as a Tool to Explore New Insights from Plant Microbe Interface.- A Concise Compilation of the Diverse Detection Methods to Study Plant-Microbe Interfaces at the Cellular and Molecular Level: The Past, Present and Future.- Anthosphere Microbiome and Their Associated Interactions at the Aromatic Interface.- Efficiency of Soil, Plant and Microbes for Healthy Plant Immunity and Sustainable Agricultural System.- Biological Control of Soft-Rot of Ginger: Current Trends and Future Prospects.- Biological Effects of Uranium and Its Decay Products on Soil Microbes, Plants, and Humans.- An Overview of Effective Concentration of Industrial Effluent for Improving Crop Production and its Effect on Micro-Biodiversity Zone of Soil.

Prof Dr Ajit Varma: Professor Varma completed his PhD at Allahabad University and is a former Professor at the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Presently, he is Group Dy. Vice Chancellor at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is Distinguished Scientist & Professor of Eminence at the Amity Institute of Microbial Technology; and Vice Chairman of the Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 374 papers in respected journals and has served as Editor in Chief of the Soil Biology Series, Springer Verlag Germany. Dr Varma is a Fellow of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Society, Germany, elected Fellow of the National Academy Agricultural Sciences, and Fellow of the Microbiology Society of India.Dr Swati Tripathi: Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India. She is working on plant microbe interaction, andmicrobial biotechnology. Dr Tripathi has a number of research papers and review articles to her credit in the journals of international repute. She has her post doctoral experience from South Korea and has been awarded Early Career Research Award recently.Dr Ram Prasad: Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India. He is working on plant microbe interaction, nanobiotechnology, and microbial biotechnology. Dr Prasad has edited several books and has a number of research papers and review articles to his credit in the journals of international repute. During 2014, Dr Prasad has been awarded American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigator, USA. Presently, he is working as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, China.

• Mycorrhizae Resource Allocation in Root Development and Root Morphology.- Plant-Mycorrhizal and Plant-Rhizobial Interfaces: Underlying Mechanisms and Their Roles in Sustainable Agroecosystems.- Truffles and Morels: Two Different Evolutionary Strategies of Fungal-Plant Interactions in the Pezizales.- AM Fungi and Trichoderma Interaction for Biological Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.- Management of Soil-Borne Diseases of Grain Legumes Though Broad-Spectrum Actinomycetes Having Plant Growth-Promoting and Biocontrol Traits.- Soil-Microbes-Plants: Interactions and Ecological Diversity.- Pathogen and Management of Fungal Wilt of Banana Through Biocontrol Agents.- Potential of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Management of Pesticides-Riddled Soil.- Algae and Cyanobacteria as Biocontrol Agents of Fungal Plant Pathogens.- Non-target Effects of Trichoderma on Plants, and Soil Microbial Communities.- Olive Anthracnose and Its Management by Fungal Endophytes: An Overview.- Metagenomics as a Tool to Explore New Insights from Plant Microbe Interface.- A Concise Compilation of the Diverse Detection Methods to Study Plant-Microbe Interfaces at the Cellular and Molecular Level: The Past, Present and Future.- Anthosphere Microbiome and Their Associated Interactions at the Aromatic Interface.- Efficiency of Soil, Plant and Microbes for Healthy Plant Immunity and Sustainable Agricultural System.- Biological Control of Soft-Rot of Ginger: Current Trends and Future Prospects.- Biological Effects of Uranium and Its Decay Products on Soil Microbes, Plants, and Humans.- An Overview of Effective Concentration of Industrial Effluent for Improving Crop Production and its Effect on Micro-Biodiversity Zone of Soil.