Автор: M. Iqbal R. Khan

Dr. M. Iqbal R. Khan is a post-doctoral fellow at International Rice Research Institute, Philippines. He completed his BSc, MSc and Ph D from Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University. His current research interests are elucidation mechanisms involves in flooding tolerance and looking for any additional donor for breeding purpose. He has published over 35 peer-reviewed research articles, contributed 6 book chapters to various book editions published by Springer, CABI etc. He has been awarded by various research fellowships during Ph D and post Ph D tenure such as, UGC-MANF, DBT-RA, SERB-DST Young scientist, SERB-NPDF and IRRI-PDF. He has been awarded by Young Scientist of the Year Award 2014 from Scientific and Environmental Research Institute, India. Professor Nafees A. Khan is working as plant physiologist at Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. The current research interest of Prof. Khan is mainly on understanding the mechanisms of hormonal and nutritional regulation of plant growth with special emphasis on abiotic stress vis-a-vis photosynthetic efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance. He has supervised 15 Ph.D. and 05 M.Phil. students and has edited 14 books, including this, published more than 170 peer-reviewed research articles in journals of international and national repute. He has won various prestigious awards. He is Vice President of the National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), India.