Pathogenic Fungi in Plant Organisms

Dr. Shahid Amad, Ph.D. born on July 1, 1972 in a very poor Muslim family of village Gaharauli, The. Maudaha, Distt. Hamirpur, U.P. Dr. Ahamad completed his B.Sc. (Ag.) from N.D.U.A.T. Kumarganj, Faizabad in 1994; M.Sc. (Ag.) Plant Pathology from C.S. Azad University of Agri. And Technology, Kanpur, U.P. in 1996 and Ph.D. (Botany) from C.S.J.M. Univ. Kanpur, U.P. in 2003.  He worked as a Research Associate with Prof. A.K. Sarbhoy for three years (1997-2000) in the Division of Plant Pathology, I.A.R.I., Pusa, New Delhi.  He was appointed as Jr. Scientist (Plant Pathology) in 2001 in the SKUAST-Jammu at Regional tenure of nine years, he has published more than 70 publications in his credit.  He has published more than 30 research papers in the journals of national and international repute, 20 popular articles in different magazines, 5 book chapters, I review/conceptual articles, 7 bulletins and 10 research abstracts.  Recently he has been conferred with SPPS Fellow-2005 by the Society of Plant Protection sciences, Division of Nematology, IARI, New Delhi.