About the Editors Dr. Rafiq Lone is working as Assistant Professor of Botany at Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir- India. He has completed his MSc and PhD in Botany from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. His main area of research interest focuses on plant-microbe interaction, plant nutrition, plant phenolics and invasion biology.Dr. Salim Khan has been working as a research associate since October 2008 in the Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. His main research focuses on molecular markers, seed cryo-banking, next-generation sequencing, and plant DNA banking. Prof. Abdullah M. Al-Sadi is Professor of Plant Pathology and the Dean of College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. He received his PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Queensland, Australia in 2007. His researchfocuses on the etiology, plant-pathogen interactions and management of plant diseases using chemical and biological control.?