Bioresource and Stress Management

1. SocialNecessity of an Efficient Management and Conservation of Bio-resource andStress Management (RatikantaMaiti).- 2. Socioeconomyof Bio-resource and Stress Management (SamaresDas).- 3. ClimateChange: It's Impact on Bio-resource and Sustainable Agriculture (ArunaKumari).- 4. NaturalResource Management (RatikantaMaiti).- 5. Agrotechnologyand Crop Diversification (A.V.Ramajaneyulu).- 6. PhysiologicalBasis of Crop Productivity (RatikantaMaiti).- 7. BioticStress: Diseases (SusantaBanik).- 8. BioticStress: Insect Pests (RatikantaMaiti).- 9. ResearchTrends in Abiotic Stress Resistance of Crops (JorgeSarquis Ramirez).- 10. Essenceof Plants or Crops for Adaptation: Learning Lessons for Sustainable Use (Ratikanta Maiti).- 11. Breeding,Genetics and Biotechnology (ArunaKumari).- 12. Post-HarvestTechnology for Reducing Stress on Bio-resource: Recent Advances and Future Needs (SomeshSharma).- 13. RecentTrends in Seed Science and Technology (AshokK. Thakur).

Ratikanta Maiti,Ph.D., D.Sc., is a renowned Botanist of international repute withspecialization in crop Physiology and Botany. He worked for nine years as asenior botanist in Jute Agricultural Research Institute, Barrackpore (I.C.A.R.),Kolkata, West Bengal, and for 10 years as a senior Plant Physiologist inICRISAT, Patancheru, A.P., India. Then, he worked as Senior Professor andSenior Research Scientist (CONACYT, Mexico, for 18 years) in two Universitiesin Mexico for 20 years. During his scientific career, he has developedinnovative techniques for the screening of salinity and drought of severalcrops. As author of more than 30 books, he has won several international awardssuch as international Scientist award offered by IBC, Cambridge andEhanobotanist Award-2003 sponsored by Friends University, U.S.A. and U.N.D.P.and gold medal for India 2008 offered ABI.

Dr. Ch.Aruna Kumari is working as Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Physiology,at Agricultural College, Jagtial, Professor Jaya Shankar Telangana StateAgricultural University. She has seven years of Research Experience in variedICAR Institutes and in seed industry (Vibha Seeds). She is the Recipient ofCSIR Fellowship, Govt. of India during her doctoral studies. She has been an Authorin 2 books viz., Glossary in Plant Physiology, Advances in Cotton, Chilli. Herfield of specialization is Seed Dormancy.

Narayan Chandra Sarkar is a faculty member at Visva-Bharati, Department ofASEPAN, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agricultural Sciences), Sriniketan,West Bengal, India. He has worked in Vibha Seeds, Syngenta India Ltd andNagaland University. He has received his PhD in Agronomy from Indian AgriculturalResearch Institute in 2005. His current research area is soil fertility inrice.