Microbial Biocontrol Techniques: Importance in Ensuring Food Security

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Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor (II scale) in the Amity Institute of Biotechnology Amity University Noida India. Dr. Kumar recently completed his Postdoc research  from Agriculture Research Organization Volcani center Rishon Leziyon Israel on the theme Postharvest management of fruits using beneficial microbes or Biopesticide against the postharvest pathogens of fruits.  Before this Dr. Kumar obtained his doctoral degree from Department of Botany Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi India on the theme Plant microbe interaction. In his research tenures Dr. Kumar has published more than 250 scientific contributions in the form of research and review articles books or book chapters with the leading International Journals or Publishers. Dr. Kumar also serving as an Associate editor in Frontier in Microbiology BMC Microbiology and special guest editor in Microorganisms Plants sustainability MDPI Journals. In addition also act as  review editors in several leading international journals like Antioxidants Scientific Reports Agronomy Environmental pollution PLOS ONE Agriculture Ecosystem and Environment Biological Control Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 3Biotech etc. Dr. Manoj Kumar Solanki is an Associate Professor at IES University Bhopal India with a distinguished background as a former scientist at the University of Silesia in Katowice Poland (March 2021 - March 2023). He earned his Masters degree in Microbiology from Barkatullah University (2006) and a PhD in Microbiology from Rani Durgawati University India (2013). Dr. Solanki's dedicated pursuit of scientific progress has earned him prestigious awards including visiting scientist fellowships at the Guangxi Academy of Agriculture Sciences in China (2013-2015) and the Volcani Center Agricultural Research Organization in Israel (2016-2020). Dr. Solankis research covers but not limited up to plant-microbe interactions soil microbiology plant disease management and enzymology. His work is widely published in leading international journals. He is passionate about using agriculturally important microorganismssuch as bacteria actinomycetes fungi and yeastto improve soil and crop health. Dr. Solankis strong commitment to scientific discovery and practical solutions continues to drive his significant contributions to the field.