Nintu Mandal, PhD, is Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University, India. He has published 20 research/review papers in national and international journals and has authored one book, Agricultural Nanotechnology: Basics and Practicals. He has also co-authored several book chapters. He holds a patent for "A Superabsorbent Polymer (NSP) and Process for Preparing the Same." His current research areas are nanoformulations for increasing input use efficiency, soil chemistry, and clay mineralogy. Abir Dey, PhD, is Agricultural Research Scientist in the Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India. He has published 19 research/review papers in national and international journals. He has also co-authored one book and several book chapters. His current research areas are conservation agriculture, soil carbon dynamics, quality of soil organic matter, soil fertility, and plant nutrition. Rajiv Rakshit, PhD, is Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University, India. He has published 25 research/review papers in national and international journals and has co-authored five book chapters. He has also reviewed many research papers for internationally reputed journals. His research interests are focused on soil quality, soil microbial interactions, soil carbon, and nutrient dynamics. His aim is to improve the understanding of how fertilization affects nutrient cycling and microbial interactions in soils.
