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Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book focuses on recent milestones in basic and applied mycology, focusing on many and diverse applications in the agricultural, food, and biofuel sectors. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Sanjay K. Singh, PhD Scientist F and In-Charge, Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS’ Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India Sanjay K. Singh, PhD, is presently working as Scientist F and In-Charge, Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS’ Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India at Pune. With research experience of over 25 years in the field of mycology, plant pathology, in vitro culture conservation and applications of fungi, Dr. Singh has been instrumental in establishing the state-of-the-art National Facility for Culture Collection (NFCCI) of Fungi at ARI. The NFCCI is a recognized affiliate member of World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC). It houses over 5000 indigenous fungal cultures, which are conserved and distributed to researchers. He is also Curator at the NFCCI and Ajrekar Mycological Herbarium (AMH) and serves as Coordinator of the ARI-Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility (SAIF). Dr. Singh was selected for a Department of Biotechnology (Govt. of India) associate program for young scientists and visited Montana State University, USA, where he underwent training with Prof. Gary Strobel on biology of endophytes and their applications. He is an elected Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (Life Sciences), Indian Phytopathological Society, and Society of Applied Biotechnology. He has been an active member of the Mycological Society of India. Dr. Singh has delivered several invited lectures at conferences and seminars. He has operated several extramural and industry-sponsored projects and has guided students for MSc and PhD degrees. He has published over 100 research papers in internationally reputed journals and contributed book chapters and authored one book. He has organized three international and national symposia/conferences and more than 12 capacity-building national level workshops and other courses. He has served as a PhD examiner and reviewed research papers for several prestigious journals and is member of several editorial boards. He was selected and attended an International Advance Level Training on Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property (GRIP) training program sponsored by the Swedish International Development Authority at SLU, Sweden, and Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Singh has supervised international faculty and was selected for the CV Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers, sponsored by the Indian Department of Science and Technology. Deepak Kumar, PhD Executive Director (R&D) at Nextnode Bioscience Pvt. Ltd., Kadi, Gujarat, India Deepak Kumar, PhD, is presently working as Executive Director (R&D) at Nextnode Bioscience Pvt. Ltd., Kadi, Gujarat, India. Previously, he worked as Director (R&D) and research scientist for five years in a Department of Scientific and Industrial Research-recognized laboratory of Shri Ram Solvent Extractions Pvt. Ltd., Jaspur, Uttarakhand, India. He has done his early research work on the production of soybean meal-based bioactive peptide fertilizer production through microbial fermentation and optimization of the extraction process for triterpenoids (Azadirachtin and Nimbin) from neem (Azadirachta indica) at the commercial level. He is the author or co-author of over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, two books, one patent, and 15 book chapters. He has been involved in the quality production of biofertilizers and biopesticides for the last ten years. Dr. Kumar completed and guided six indigenous and externally funded research projects. Moreover, he has worked as a technical consultant for more than a dozen companies for customized technical support. He is a member of the Fertilizer Associations of India, the Society for Technology Management, the International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture, and the Association of Microbiologists of India. He has received many prestigious awards from different scientific and market research organizations. He obtained his MSc (Biotechnology) from the C.C.S. University, Meerut; his MBA (Human Resource Management) from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar; and his PhD (Ag. Biotech) from the N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Md. Shamim, PhD Assistant Professor cum-Jr.-Scientist, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, India Md. Shamim, PhD, is Assistant Professor cum-Jr.-Scientist in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, India. He is the author or coauthor of 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, seven books, 20 book chapters, and two conference papers. He has three authored book, two edited book, and one practical book to his credit. He has proved himself as an active scientist in biotic stress management in rice, especially in yellow stem borer management by isolating protease inhibitor from jackfruit seeds and sheath blight resistance mechanism in wild rice, cultivated rice and other hosts. He is an editorial board member of several national and international journals. Recently, Dr. Shamim received the Young Faculty Award 2016 from Venus International Foundation, Chennai, India. Dr. Shamim acquired his master (Biotechnology) and PhD (Agricultural Biotechnology) degrees from Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India, with specialization in biotic stress management in rice through molecular and proteomics tools. Before joining Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Dr. Shamim worked at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, where he was engaged in heat-responsive gene regulation in wheat. Dr. Shamim also has working experience at the Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, India, on molecular and phylogeny analysis of several Fusarium fungus and has also done research at the Biochemistry Department of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute on plant protease inhibitor isolation and their characterization. He is a member of the soil microbiology core research group at Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), where he helps with providing appropriate direction and assisting with prioritizing the research work on PGPRs. Rohit Sharma, PhD Scientist C, National Centre for Microbial Resource (NCMR), National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, Maharashtra, India Rohit Sharma, PhD, is currently Scientist C at the National Centre for Microbial Resource (NCMR), National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, Maharashtra, India. He completed his doctoral thesis at Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India. During his doctoral thesis, he explored the forests of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh for the diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi. He collected several ectomycorrhizal mushrooms belonging to Russula, Lactarius, Boletus, Sclreroderma, Geaster, Astraeus, etc. from forests, establishing fungal plant ectomycorrhizal association by root morphologies. He joined the National Centre for Cell Science under the Microbial Culture Collection project in 2009 and is presently working as Scientist C at the National Centre for Microbial Resource project at the National Centre for Cell Science. At NCCS, as a curator he manages more than 15,000 preserved fungal cultures and provides identification services. At NCCS, he shifted his interest in micro fungi and has described more than 10 novel species and two novel genera by polyphasic approach. His present research interests involve both basic and applied mycology. Presently, he is focusing on the use of fungal cultures in enzyme production, waste management, antimicrobial properties and other applications in industries as well as solving present problems. He is exploring various habitats of India, collecting fungi and screening them for various properties. He has published more than 40 papers in national and international journals. 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