"Teacher and Society" examines the impact that society has on the educator and vice versa. It focuses on the influence and impact that a teacher has on the holistic development of a student and how the teacher also shapes and is shaped by society. The book summarizes Indian themes such as the social architecture of a society, education, teacher preparation, and even spirituality. As such it seeks to empower teachers by helping them appreciate their role in a changing world so that they can...

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current achievements and future possibilities for the application of epigenetic and epigenomic techniques to the improvement of crops. Creating crops more resilient to the stresses caused by climate change will be an important part of a climate-smart and sustainable agriculture strategy for the future. All critical environmental stressors are explored: temperature, salt, drought, pollutants, pests, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The exciting...

Trichoderma spp. are biotechnologically significant fungi, being widely used both in agriculture and industry. These microbes are also a potential drug source of clinical importance. In recent years, driven by advances in genetics and genomics, research on these fungi have opened new avenues for its varied applications. Divided into three sections, covering taxonomy and physiology, interactions with plants and applications and significance, this book also discusses topics that have seen ra...