Кесвани Четан
Awards/Recognitions
- Listed in Worlds Top 2% Scientists for the single year 2022 (Overall Rank 137538). Sub-fields: Plant Biology & Botany; Biotechnology (Sub-field Rank 2297 out of 160286) Access Here
- Member of the Expert Group of the Russian Science Foundation (2023 onwards).
- The "Order of MERIT" from the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Moscow, Russia (2023).
- Fellow of the Society for Plant Research, India (2023).
- Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov Medal (2022) of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
- Bioeconomy Youth Champion (2022) of The International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB), Jülich, Germany.
- Recognition Award by the Plant Protection Research Institute, Vietnam (2021).
- Recognition Award by the Indian Council of Technology & Skill Development (2021)
- Springer-Society Award (2020) for Excellent contribution to the journal “Environmental Sustainability"
- Outstanding Editor-2019: Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, Taylor and Francis.
- Publons Peer Review Award in Agricultural Sciences (2018)
- Elected Fellow of The Linnean Society, London, UK (2016)
- Nominated for MJ Narasimman Memorial Lecture Award (2016) of Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi from Mid-Eastern Zone
- Prof. Sant Ram Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (2015) by Uttar Pradesh Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lucknow, India
- Best Presentation Award on Thermotolerant Trichoderma mediated alleviation of heat stress in horticultural crop at National seminar on Sustainable Horticulture vis-à-vis Changing Environment, Nagaland, India (26-28 February, 2015).
- Awarded “Best Oral Presentation Award" for the paper “Proteomic studies of thermotolerant strain of Trichoderma spp.” in the National Workshop on “Advances in PGPR Research" held at BHU, Varanasi, India (7-8 December, 2014).
- Awarded “Best Paper Award" for the paper “ Trichoderma Based Biopesticides: An Inspiring Commercial Success Story" in National Conference on “Systemic Approach in Implementation of Informational and Resource-Saving Technologies in Food-Crop Production: Prerequisite for Eco-Balancing" at BHU, Varanasi, India (November 23-24, 2013).
- Awarded UGC-Research Fellowship (2013).
Editorial Activities
- Review Editor: Frontiers in Plant Science (Section: Plant Symbiotic Interactions)
- Review Editor: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Section: Biosafety and Biosecurity )
- Review Editor: Frontiers in Microbiology (Section: Microbiological Chemistry and Geomicrobiology )
- Member Editorial Board - Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Springer.
- Member Editorial Board- Plos One
- Member Editorial Board - Rhizosphere, Elsevier.
- Associate Editor: BMC Microbiology
- Associate Editor: Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, Springer.
- Member Editorial Board - iMeta, Wiley.
- Member Editorial Board - Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, Taylor and Francis Group.
- Member Editorial Board - Journal of Plant Protection Research
- Member Editorial Review Board- World Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology
- Member Editorial Board - Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
- Review Editor for Frontiers in Fungal Biology (Section: Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Mycotoxins )
- Review Editor for Frontiers in Soil Science (Section: Soil Biology, Ecosystems and Biodiversity )
- Guest Evaluator for the Frontier Science (2019), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Mexico
- Member Peer Review Committee of The National Center of Science and Technology Evaluation (NCSTE) in Kazakhstan (2017)
BOOKS
- Agricultural Bioeconomy: Innovation and Foresight in the Post-Covid Era (2022). Keswani, C., Possas, C., Koukios, E. G., Viaggi, D., (Eds.). Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA 456 pages, ISBN- 9780323905695.
- Agri-Based Bioeconomy: Reintegrating Trans-disciplinary Research and Sustainable Development Goals (2021). Keswani, C., (Ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA 384 pages, ISBN- 9780367471002.
- Intellectual Property Issues in Nanotechnology (2020). Keswani, C., (Ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA 375 pages, ISBN-9780367482305.
- Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development (2019). Keswani, C., (Ed.). Springer Nature, Singapore. 392 pages, ISBN-978-981-13-9430-0.
- Intellectual Property Issues in Microbiology (2019) Singh, H. B., Keswani, C., Singh, S. P. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore. 425 pages, ISBN-978-981-13-7465-4.
- Secondary Metabolites of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizomicroorganisms: Discovery and Applications (2019) Singh, H. B., Keswani, C., Reddy, M. S., Royano, E. S., García-Estrada, C. (Eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore. 392 pages, ISBN- 978-981-13-5861-6.
- Advances in PGPR Research (2017) Singh, H. B., Sarma, B. K., Keswani, C. (Eds.). CABI UK. 408 pages, ISBN-9781786390325.
- Agriculturally Important Microorganisms: Commercialization and Regulatory Requirements in Asia. (2016). Singh, H. B., Sarma, B. K., Keswani, C. (Eds.). Springer, Singapore. 336 pages, ISBN-13: 978-9811025754.
- Intellectual Property Issues in Biotechnology (2016). Singh, H. B., Jha, A., Keswani, C. (Eds.). CABI London, UK. 304 pages, ISBN-13: 978-1780646534.
List of Selected Publications
- Singh, S. P., Keswani, C., Minkina, T., Ortiz, A., Sansinenea, E. (2023). Nano-Inputs: A Next-Generation Solution for Sustainable Crop Production. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. DOI: 10.1007/s00344-023-10943-y
- Kumar, S., Korra, T., Thakur, R., Arutselvan, R., Kashyap, AS, Nehela, Y., Chaplygin, V., Minkina, T., Keswani, C.* (2023) Role of Plant Secondary Metabolites in Defense and Transcriptional Regulation in Response to Biotic Stress. Plant Stress, 8, 100154. DOI: 10.1016/j.stress.2023.100154