About the Author Dr. K.R. Aneja, formerly Professor and Chairman, Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, is currently Chairman, Vaidyanath Research, Training and Diagnostic Center (VRTDC), Urban Estate Shopping Centre, Sector-3, Kurukshetra (Haryana). He has a vast PG teaching and research experience of 38 years of which more than 11 years as Chairman of the Microbiology Department. Dr. Aneja and his research students have worked on fungal taxonomy, enzymology, microbial decomposition, biopesticides, and antimicrobial activity of fungi, plants and organic compounds against human and plant pathogens. He has published 165 research papers and reviews in International and National journals and has authored/edited eight books: From Ethnomycology to Fungal Biotechnology Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, USA; Glimpses in Plant Sciences , Pragati Prakashan, Meerut; An Introduction to Mycology A Textbook of Basic and Applied Microbiology , Fungal Diversity and Biotechnology , Experiments in Microbiology, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology , and Fundamental Agricultural Microbiology, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi. Laboratory Manual of Microbiology and Biotechnology , Scientific International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. He is a recipient of INSA-Royal Society Academic Exchange Fellowship and worked on protein profiling and PCR of thermophilic fungi in the University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland. He is a Fellow of five societies: Indian Botanical Society, Indian Phytopathological Society, Indian Mycological Society, Society for Biocontrol Advancement, and Mycological Society of India. He is the elected President of the Mycological Society of India for 2013. He is the elected Recorder of Plant Sciences Section of the Indian Science Congress (ISCA) for 2008 and 2009. He is an awardee of Rashtriya Gaurav Award and Best Citizens of India Award.
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