Prof Dr Ajit Varma: Professor Varma has completed his PhD at the age of 25 years from Allahabad University and Former Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Presently, he is the Distinguished Scientist & Professor of Eminence of Amity Institute of Microbial Technology; Pro-Vice Chancellor, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, and Vice Chairman, Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 314 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editor in Chief of Soil Biology Series, Springer Verlag Germany. Dr Varma is the Fellow of Alexander-von-Humboldt Society, Germany, elected Fellow of National Academy Agricultural Sciences and Fellow of 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, and microbial 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.

• The Rhizobium–Plant Symbiosis: State of the Art.- Diversity and Importance of the Relationship Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Tropical Agroforestry Systems in Mexico.- Nitrogen Fixation in a Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis: The Roots of a Success Story.- A Genome-Wide Investigation on Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Leguminous Plants.- Symbiotic Signaling: Insights from Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis.- Contribution of Beneficial Fungi for Maintaining Sustainable Plant Growth and Soil Fertility.-  Biofertilizers Toward Sustainable Agricultural Development.- Plant Microbiome: Trends and Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture.- Plants and Microbes: Bioresources for Sustainable Development and Biocontrol.- Plant-Microbiome Interactions in Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils.- Rhizoremediation: A Unique Plant Microbiome Association of Biodegradation.-  Pesticide Tolerant Rhizobacteria: Paradigm of Disease Management and Plant Growth Promotion.- Structure and Function of Rhizobiome.- Soil Microbes-Medicinal Plants Interactions: Ecological Diversity and Future Prospect.- Insight to Biotechnological Advances in the Study of Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interaction with Special Reference to Agrobacterium tumefaciens.- Amelioration of Salt Stress Tolerance in Plants by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: Insights from “Omics” Approaches.- Plant Microbial Ecology as a Potential Option for Stress Management in Plants.

Prof Dr Ajit Varma: Professor Varma has completed his PhD at the age of 25 years from Allahabad University and Former Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Presently, he is the Distinguished Scientist & Professor of Eminence of Amity Institute of Microbial Technology; Pro-Vice Chancellor, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, and Vice Chairman, Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 314 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editor in Chief of Soil Biology Series, Springer Verlag Germany. Dr Varma is the Fellow of Alexander-von-Humboldt Society, Germany, elected Fellow of National Academy Agricultural Sciences and Fellow of 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, and microbial 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.

• The Rhizobium–Plant Symbiosis: State of the Art.- Diversity and Importance of the Relationship Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Tropical Agroforestry Systems in Mexico.- Nitrogen Fixation in a Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis: The Roots of a Success Story.- A Genome-Wide Investigation on Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Leguminous Plants.- Symbiotic Signaling: Insights from Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis.- Contribution of Beneficial Fungi for Maintaining Sustainable Plant Growth and Soil Fertility.-  Biofertilizers Toward Sustainable Agricultural Development.- Plant Microbiome: Trends and Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture.- Plants and Microbes: Bioresources for Sustainable Development and Biocontrol.- Plant-Microbiome Interactions in Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils.- Rhizoremediation: A Unique Plant Microbiome Association of Biodegradation.-  Pesticide Tolerant Rhizobacteria: Paradigm of Disease Management and Plant Growth Promotion.- Structure and Function of Rhizobiome.- Soil Microbes-Medicinal Plants Interactions: Ecological Diversity and Future Prospect.- Insight to Biotechnological Advances in the Study of Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interaction with Special Reference to Agrobacterium tumefaciens.- Amelioration of Salt Stress Tolerance in Plants by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: Insights from “Omics” Approaches.- Plant Microbial Ecology as a Potential Option for Stress Management in Plants.

Prof Dr Ajit Varma: Professor Varma has completed his PhD at the age of 25 years from Allahabad University and Former Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Presently, he is the Distinguished Scientist & Professor of Eminence of Amity Institute of Microbial Technology; Pro-Vice Chancellor, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, and Vice Chairman, Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 314 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editor in Chief of Soil Biology Series, Springer Verlag Germany. Dr Varma is the Fellow of Alexander-von-Humboldt Society, Germany, elected Fellow of National Academy Agricultural Sciences and Fellow of 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, and microbial 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.

• The Rhizobium–Plant Symbiosis: State of the Art.- Diversity and Importance of the Relationship Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Tropical Agroforestry Systems in Mexico.- Nitrogen Fixation in a Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis: The Roots of a Success Story.- A Genome-Wide Investigation on Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Leguminous Plants.- Symbiotic Signaling: Insights from Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis.- Contribution of Beneficial Fungi for Maintaining Sustainable Plant Growth and Soil Fertility.-  Biofertilizers Toward Sustainable Agricultural Development.- Plant Microbiome: Trends and Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture.- Plants and Microbes: Bioresources for Sustainable Development and Biocontrol.- Plant-Microbiome Interactions in Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils.- Rhizoremediation: A Unique Plant Microbiome Association of Biodegradation.-  Pesticide Tolerant Rhizobacteria: Paradigm of Disease Management and Plant Growth Promotion.- Structure and Function of Rhizobiome.- Soil Microbes-Medicinal Plants Interactions: Ecological Diversity and Future Prospect.- Insight to Biotechnological Advances in the Study of Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interaction with Special Reference to Agrobacterium tumefaciens.- Amelioration of Salt Stress Tolerance in Plants by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: Insights from “Omics” Approaches.- Plant Microbial Ecology as a Potential Option for Stress Management in Plants.