Dr. Ajay Kumar Gautam is presently serving as Associate Professor and Coordinator, School of Agriculture, Abhilashi University Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany from School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. He is a member of various societies, national and international organizations and is in the editorial board of various reputed journals. He has more than eight years of teaching and research experience. He has published more than 60 research papers in various national and international journals. His major areas of research involve mycology & plant pathology, systematic mycology and biotechnology.