Plant-Microbial Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture

Dr Arvind Kumar Rai is Head of the Division of Soil and Crop Management at ICAR–Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal, India. He is engaged in the research of reclamation of alkali soil and alternative techniques for the use of poor-quality water. Dr Priyanka Chandra is a scientist at ICAR–CSSRI. Her research focusses on native mycorrhiza of salt affected soils and their assessment for improving P nutrition under salt stress. Dr Nirmalendu Basak is a Senior Scientist at ICAR–CSSRI. He is involved in the research of reclamation of alkali soil with different mineral, chemical and biological amendments. Dr Parul Sundha is a scientist at ICAR-CSSRI. She works on the organic and chemical amendments and their ecotoxicological impacts for reclamation of sodic soils.Dr R.K. Yadav is Director at ICAR–CSSRI. He is engaged in research of characterization and classification of salt affected soils and poor-quality water for their productive utilization in agriculture.