Fungi and their Role in Sustainable Development: Current Perspectives

Part 1. Sustainable Cultivation and Conservation Strategies of Fungi.- Chapter 1. Cultivation, conservation and medicinal significance of macro-fungi.- Chapter 2. Fungi as biocontrol agent:  an alternate to chemicals.- Chapter 3. Incredible Role of Fungi in various Fields for sustainable development.- Chapter 4. The biological promises of endophytic Muscodor species.- Chapter 5. Slime Moulds: The Tiny Charmers.- Chapter 6. Fungal Biotechnology: Role and Aspects.- Part 2. Sustainable Aspects of Fungi in Agriculture.- Chapter 7. Fungal Endophytes: Role in Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 8. Fungal endophytes and their secondary metabolites - Role in sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 9. Agricultural important microorganism- Sustainability from rhizosphere to bioformulation as weapon for biological control.- Chapter 10. Recruit the Plant Pathogen for Weed Management: Bioherbicide - A Sustainable Strategy.- Chapter 11. Mycopesticides: Fungal based pesticides for sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 12. Multifactorial role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in Agroecosystem.- Chapter 13. Strategic approaches for applications of entomopathogenic fungi to counter insecticide resistance in agriculturally important insect pests.- Chapter 14. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as phosphate fertilizer for crop plants and their role in bioremediation of heavy metals.- Chapter 15. Fungal community in mitigating impacts of drought in plants.- Chapter 16. Role of Fungi as Biocontrol Agents for the Control of Plant Diseases in Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 17. Fungal disease management in chickpea: current status and future prospects.- Chapter 18. 

Dr. Praveen Gehlot is Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India. He did his Ph.D. from JNV University Jodhpur, under the able guidance of Prof. D.K. Purohit. He has about 18 years of teaching and research experience. He has been an awardee of Young Scientist under FAST Track Scheme by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and later worked as a Pool-Officer of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Earlier, he taught at Budha Institute of Technology and Science Research College, Jodhpur and Government Bangor PG College, Pali, Rajasthan and subsequently served as an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Dr. Gehlot has successfully completed three major research projects sponsored by UGC, DST and CSIR. He has published more than 75 research papers, book chapters and review articles in journals of international and national reputeand has edited three books entitled "Pyrenomycetes Fungi", "Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi" and "Microbes: In Action" published by AgroBios, India. He attended several International and National Seminars, Symposia, Conferences and chaired technical sessions. He is an active member of various scientific societies, including Mycological Society of India, Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, India, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Science Congress Association.

Dr. Joginder Singh Panwar is presently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. Previously, he has worked as Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University in Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. His research interest is to explore different efficient strategies towards bioremediation and phytoremediation of pollutants from water and