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,Prof. Pravin Chandra Trivedi (b. 3 March, 1953), Ph.D., Post-Doct. (U.S.A.), F.L.S. (London),
F.B.5., F.P.5.!., F.B.R.S., F.M.A., F.E.5., F.N.R.S., F.I.A.T., Professor, Department of Botany, has a
brilliant academic career standing first in all examinations. Prof. Trivedi served as Head,
Department of Botany and Co-ordinator, P.G. Course in Biotechnology (2003-06); Director,
College Development Council (2001-04); Vice-Principal, Maharaja's College (2000-03) and is
Member of Senate, Academic Council and Convenor of BOS Botany in the University of
Rajasthan.
He worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, U.S.A. in 1983-84. Prof. Trivedi has 35 years of teaching and research
experience in the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He has published more than 250 research
papers and review articles in journals of repute. He has edited and written more than 110 books
and guided 38 Ph.D. students. He has been the Principal Investigator of 20 major research
projects funded by national organisations. He is an elected Fellow of nine reputed academic
bodies. Dr. Trivedi visited several major research laboratories and delivered invited talks in
many international conferences.
Prof. Trivedi is an elected Secretary of the Indian Botanical Society (2005-2010); Council
Member of Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (2007-09) and a me.nber of the editorial
and advisory boards of eight reputed journals. For his research contribution he was awarded
Scientist of the Year Award (2001); M. J. Narsimhan Award (2004), Bioved Fellowship Award
(2005), and Birbal Sahni Foundation Honour (2007). Rastriya Gaurav Samaan (2007); Distinction
Award for Books (2009); Shiksha Vibhushan Samaan (2009).
Dr. Sonali Pandey, Ph.D., F.B.5., Senior Lecturer in Botany/Biotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi
Institute of Applied Sciences, JECRC Foundation, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, has a brilliant academic
career, standing first in all examinations securing second position in University merit in M.Sc.
Botany of University of Rajasthan.
Dr. Sonali is a dedicated teacher & eminent scholar. She received her Ph.D. in 2001 on the
topic "Host-parasite relationship and biocontrol of Heterodera cajani infecting Cowpea" under
the supervision of Prof. P.c. Trivedi. She has eleven years of teaching experience at U.G. and
P.G. Level. She has published many research papers in journals of repute. She is one of the
author of book published by Vardhaman Kota Open University for undergraduate students.
She is active member of many National Academic Societies and Fellow of Indian Botanical
Society. She has participated in many National Seminars & Symposium. Her major research
interest includes Plant Nematology & Microbiology.
Dr. Seema Bhadauria, Senior Lecturer in Botany/Biotechnology is working at MGIAS, JECRC
Foundation since last five years. She did her M.Sc. and Ph.D. from. University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur. Her specialized field of research work is Medical Mycology and Biochemistry. She has
been teaching undergraduate and post graduate students of life science since 2003. She has been
a author of many research papers of international and national Journals of repute and also
guided many M.Phil and post graduate students. She is a coauthor of books published by
Vardhaman Kota Open University.
, TEXT BOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY
P.C. Trivedi
Sonali Pandey
Seema Bhadauria
. Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors
Jaipur 302 003 (Raj.) India
,Prof. Pravin Chandra Trivedi (b. 3 March, 1953), Ph.D., Post-Doct. (U.S.A.), F.L.S. (London),
F.B.5., F.P.5.!., F.B.R.S., F.M.A., F.E.5., F.N.R.S., F.I.A.T., Professor, Department of Botany, has a
brilliant academic career standing first in all examinations. Prof. Trivedi served as Head,
Department of Botany and Co-ordinator, P.G. Course in Biotechnology (2003-06); Director,
College Development Council (2001-04); Vice-Principal, Maharaja's College (2000-03) and is
Member of Senate, Academic Council and Convenor of BOS Botany in the University of
Rajasthan.
He worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, U.S.A. in 1983-84. Prof. Trivedi has 35 years of teaching and research
experience in the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He has published more than 250 research
papers and review articles in journals of repute. He has edited and written more than 110 books
and guided 38 Ph.D. students. He has been the Principal Investigator of 20 major research
projects funded by national organisations. He is an elected Fellow of nine reputed academic
bodies. Dr. Trivedi visited several major research laboratories and delivered invited talks in
many international conferences.
Prof. Trivedi is an elected Secretary of the Indian Botanical Society (2005-2010); Council
Member of Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (2007-09) and a me.nber of the editorial
and advisory boards of eight reputed journals. For his research contribution he was awarded
Scientist of the Year Award (2001); M. J. Narsimhan Award (2004), Bioved Fellowship Award
(2005), and Birbal Sahni Foundation Honour (2007). Rastriya Gaurav Samaan (2007); Distinction
Award for Books (2009); Shiksha Vibhushan Samaan (2009).
Dr. Sonali Pandey, Ph.D., F.B.5., Senior Lecturer in Botany/Biotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi
Institute of Applied Sciences, JECRC Foundation, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, has a brilliant academic
career, standing first in all examinations securing second position in University merit in M.Sc.
Botany of University of Rajasthan.
Dr. Sonali is a dedicated teacher & eminent scholar. She received her Ph.D. in 2001 on the
topic "Host-parasite relationship and biocontrol of Heterodera cajani infecting Cowpea" under
the supervision of Prof. P.c. Trivedi. She has eleven years of teaching experience at U.G. and
P.G. Level. She has published many research papers in journals of repute. She is one of the
author of book published by Vardhaman Kota Open University for undergraduate students.
She is active member of many National Academic Societies and Fellow of Indian Botanical
Society. She has participated in many National Seminars & Symposium. Her major research
interest includes Plant Nematology & Microbiology.
Dr. Seema Bhadauria, Senior Lecturer in Botany/Biotechnology is working at MGIAS, JECRC
Foundation since last five years. She did her M.Sc. and Ph.D. from. University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur. Her specialized field of research work is Medical Mycology and Biochemistry. She has
been teaching undergraduate and post graduate students of life science since 2003. She has been
a author of many research papers of international and national Journals of repute and also
guided many M.Phil and post graduate students. She is a coauthor of books published by
Vardhaman Kota Open University.
, TEXT BOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY
P.C. Trivedi
Sonali Pandey
Seema Bhadauria
. Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors
Jaipur 302 003 (Raj.) India