Environment, Climate, Plant and Vegetation Growth

lt;p>Dr. Shah Fahad has completed PhD in 2015 in the field of Agronomy and Crop Physiology (Climate Change) from Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Later, he completed his postdoctoral research in the field of Crop physiology and Climate change from Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Presently he is serving in Agriculture department, University of Swabi, Pakistan. His research work encompasses plant stress physiology and antioxidant metabolism, coping with weather adversity and adaptation to climatic variability. Dr. Shah Fahad has published over 203 articles in peer-reviewed journals having an impact factor of 447.65. He has edited 5 books, handwritten 20 book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant stress tolerance, and crop production. According to Google Scholar Citation, Dr. Shah Fahad's publications have received about 4430 citations with an h-index of 34 and i10- index of 104. He is an editor and reviewer for more than 10 peer-reviewed international journals and was a recipient of the Publons Peer Review Award 2019. He has been honored by different authorities for his outstanding performance in different fields like research and education and received the Young Rice Scientist Award in 2014 and Distinguish PhD Scholar of Huazhong Agricultural University in 2015. Dr. Shah Fahad has won 9 International and 3 National projects.

Dr. Mirza Hasanuzzaman is Professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka. He received his PhD on "Plant Stress Physiology and Antioxidant Metabolism" from Ehime University, Japan, with a scholarship from the Japanese government (MEXT). Later, he completed his postdoctoral research at the Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of the Ryukyus, Japan, as a recipient of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellowship. He was also the recipient of the Australian Government's Endeavour Research Fellowship for postdoctoral research as an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Dr. Hasanuzzaman's current work is focused on the physiological and molecular mechanisms of environmental stress tolerance. Dr. Hasanuzzaman has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has edited 6 books and written 30 book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant stress tolerance, and crop production. According to Scopus, Dr. Hasanuzzaman's publications have received about 3000 citations with an h-index of 27. He is an editor and reviewer for more than 50 peer-reviewed international journals and was a recipient of the Publons Peer Review Award 2017 and 2018. Dr. Hasanuzzaman is a Member of Editorial Advisory Board of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Elsevier). He has been honored by different authorities for his outstanding performance in different fields like research and education and received the World Academy of Science Young Scientist Award in 2014.

Prof. Mukhtar Alam, Dean Faculty of Sciences and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa born in 1965. He earned his PhD in the year 1995 from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK on the Ministry of Education, Pakistan Merit Scholarship. He served for more than 10 years in Civil Services of Pakistan. He has been associated with Teaching, Research and Administration in the field of Biological Sciences. He is the member of national and international organizations. He wrote multiple books on Agriculture and is the author of more than 100 articles. As a key speaker he attended international conferences, congress, symposia and workshops. He organized international level conferences in home country. He secured funding of million dollars from national and international organizations. During his professional career he holds the position of Vice Chancellor, Dean, Chairm

Chapter 1 Carbon Cycle in Response to Global Warming.-  Chapter 2 Agricultural Land Degradation: Processes and Problems Undermining Future Food Security.- Chapter 3 Promising technologies for Cd-contaminated soils: drawbacks and possibilities.- Chapter 4 Climate Change and costal plant lives.- Chapter 5 Climate Change Forecasting and Modeling for the year of 2050.- Chapter 6 Effects of Climate Change on Irrigation Water Quality.- Chapter 7 Prospects of biochar in alkaline soils to mitigate climate change.- Chapter 8 Biochar; a remedy for climate change.- Chapter 9 Biofortification under Climate Change: The Fight between Quality and   Quantity.- Chapter 10 QTL Mapping for Abiotic Stresses in Cereals.- Chapter 11 Effectiveness of conventional crop improvement strategies vs. Omics.- Chapter 12 Development and Applications of Transplastomic Plants; A way towards Eco-friendly Agriculture.- Chapter 13 Alternative and non-conventional soil and crop management strategies forincreasing water use efficiency.- Chapter 14 Role of Biotechnology in climate resilient agriculture.- Chapter 15 Insect Pests of cotton crop and management under climate change scenarios.- Chapter 16 Plant-Microbes interactions and functions in changing climate.- Chapter 17 Measuring Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards: Qualitative to Quantitative.- Chapter 18 Soil microarthropods and nutrient cycling.- Chapter 19 Environment, climate change and Biodiversity.- Chapter 20 Consequences of salinity stress on the quality of crops and its mitigation strategies for sustainable crop production: An outlook of arid and semi-arid regions.- Chapter 21 Advances in pyrolytic technologies with improved carbon capture and storage to combat climate change.- Chapter 22 The Effects of Climate Change on Human Behaviors.- Chapter 23 Role of Plant Bioactives in Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 24 Microbes and Environment: Global Warming Reverting the Frozen Zombies.- Chapter 25 Extent of climate changein Saudi Arabia and its impacts on agriculture: A case study from Qassim region.- Chapter 26 Rice Production under Climate Change: Adaptations and Mitigating Strategies.