Using Microbes to Improve Crop Yields

Tariq Shah is presently working as a research associate in University of Agriculture Peshawar. He completed his Master's degree from the Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan. He also visited China for research purposes. His research work involves plant stress physiology, plant microbe interaction coping with weather adversity and adaptation to climatic variability. He has published more than 16 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 14 chapters. He is currently editing a book entitled Brassica Species Production under Climatic Extremes, Springer Beijing. He is a reviewer for more than 10 peer-reviewed international journals and was a recipient of the Elsevier Peer Review Award 2020. He has also organized two national and three international conferences in Pakistan. He has ongoing collaboration is with different countries including China, Taiwan, Germany, and the USA in plant stress physiology. He is also the recipient of several awards from Higher Education Commission.

Fazal Munsif is a professor in the Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural University Peshawar. He has completed course work in PhD studies and research synopsis has been approved by the Board of Study from the department and successfully completed course work and dissertation. He has more than three years experience as Research Officer (BS-17) in plant physiology section at ARI Tarnab Peshawar since 12.12.2007 to 11/05/2011. His areas of specialization include Agronomy and Dual Purpose Wheat Production. He's received the 1st Position in the Department in B.Sc. (Hons), and the 1st Position in the Department in M.Sc. (Hons).

Muhammad Arif is a professor in the Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar. He received his Post Doctorate in 2009 (UK) and his PhD in 2005 (Pakistan), and his areas of specialization include Seed priming, Biochar, and Crop Nutrition. Research projects he's been involved in include the Performance of Wheat Varieties and Purification of Local Variety at DI Khan, and Maize seed priming with nutrient solution for improving germination, emergence and yield. He's received multiple awards and honors, including the Silver Medal (M.Sc.(Hons)1999) by obtaining 2nd position at the University level, and the Award of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Indigenous PhD scholarship for for Ph.D. studies. He has been working as convener Shop Allotment Committee of the University of Agriculture, Peshawar since August, 2014, and as Director Farms, the University of Agriculture, Peshawar since August, 2015.

Roberto D'Amato is a Technician in the Department of Economics and Food Sciences at the Universita degli Studi di Perugia, and is affiliated with UNIPG, Department of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences. As an agricultural chemist, he is interested in the study of the effects of biofortification with selenium on the crops of agricultural interest and their products.