Unravelling Plant-Microbe Synergy

Dr. Dinesh Chandra has completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Kumaun University Nainital and Ph.D in Botany subject from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar, India. He is working as Assistant Teacher in Department of School Education at Govt. Inter College Chamtola, Almora, India. His research areas of expertise are plant microbe interaction; abiotic stress tolerance mechanism, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Arbuscular micorrhizal fungi; etc. Dinesh has 25 publications to his credit. He has received 01 first runner up award for the best poster presentation.. Dr. Pankaj Bhatt completed his PhD. in microbiology from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. His research focused on the molecular and microbiological basis of bioremediation. Dr Bhatt has published several articles in high impact factor leading journals including Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Microbiology, Chemosphere, Environmental research, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, and 3-Biotech. He has also published several book chapters on microbial biotechnology. Presently he is working as a Post-Doctoral researcher at Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou China.

1. Exploring plant–microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture: Fundamentals and recent advances
2. Microbial inoculants for soil quality and plant health
3. Microbes as combating strategies for alleviation of abiotic and biotic stresses
4. Molecular insights into stress responsive gene in mitigation of environmental stresses
5. Food security under changing scenario of climate change and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
6. Issues and challenges in formulation and quality of biofertilizers for successful inoculation
7. Crop improvement through microbial biotechnology: An emerging insights
8. Microbial volatiles and their application in plant growth and health
9. Microbial cross talk: Below and above ground
10. Microbial nanotechnology: A new dimension to sustainable agriculture
11. Microbial diversity and root exudates as an important facets in rhizosphere ecosystem
12. Microbial ecology and soil enzymes
13. Role of nutrient solubilizing microbes in biofortification of crops
14. Plant growth promoting microorganisms: A bio-control agents of diseases
15. Microbes elicited bioactive molecules in plant defense
16. Multi-omics strategies in alleviation of abiotic stress
17. Advances in the application of microbial inoculants in phytoremediation of xenobiotic compounds
18. Microbiome saviour: Insights and viewpoints
19. Chemistry of plant microbe synergy in rhizosphere