Cereal Diseases: Nanobiotechnological Approaches for Diagnosis and Management

Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ph.D. is currently the Research Professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. Dr. Kamel’s research interests include developing, improving, and deploying plant biosecurity diagnostic tools, understanding and exploiting fungal pathogen genomes, and developing eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials for controlling toxicogenic fungi, plant diseases and Agroecosystems applications. Over 160 scientific papers have been published in international peer-reviewed journals such as PLoS Genetics, PloS One, Carbohydrate Polymers, Fungal Diversity, Fungal Biology, and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, among others. In addition, 17 books on nano-biotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection were published by the world's major publishing houses (Springer, Tylor Frances, and Elsevier). Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier book series (Applications of Nanobiotechnology in Plant Protection). he has participated as an active member of the Elsevier Advisory Panel, giving feedback and suggestions for improvement of Elsevier’s products and services since 2020.

Heba I. Mohamed is a Professor of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Education, Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Ain Shams University. Dr. Heba completed her M.Sc and Ph.D in Plant Physiology, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University. Dr. Heba’s research interests include biotic and abiotic stresses, plant biochemistry, use of eco-friendly compounds to alleviate plant stress, plant secondary metabolites, and genetic differences between different genotypes. She has editing 4 books in springer nature published and Elsevier. She has published 22 book chapters, 4 review article, and more than75 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Heba is a reviewer international peer-reviewed journals. She also is editor of the Microbial Biosystems journal. Dr. Heba has obtained certificate of recognition in honor of achievement in international publication that supports Ain Shams University World