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Professor A.C. Gaur, M.Sc. Ag. (Agra) D.Phil (Allahabad), D.Sc. (Paris) has 40 years of research and 35 years of teaching experience in the field of Soil Microbiology in the area of organic and Biobertilizers. Dr. Gaur has a very distinguished career in his field and has worked in the renowned instructions, Viz; University of Allahabad, North Western University, Evanston, III, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohil, USA, university of Paris, Paris (France), Institute of Soil Biochemistry, FAL, Braunschweig, (Germany), All union Institute of Agricultural Microbiology (USSR) and Indian Agriculture research Institute, New Delhi. He has widely traveled to U.S.A., Europe, South east Asian Countries, Western Somoa, Cook Islands, marshal Islands, Figi, Newzealand and Australia and has participated in several International conferences and meetings including that of F.A.O., He is fellow of national academy Agricultural sciences of India (NAAS). He has held several key positions at IARI, New Delhi such as Soil Microbiologist (1964-1971), Senior Microbiologist (1971-1977). He was professor during 1977-1993 and Head of the Division of Microbiology during 1985-1993. After superannuation he further worked professor of Agricultural Microbiology, AMU, Aligarh and Emeritus Scientist (DST), New Delhi. He is author of 180 research and review papers and five books. He has contributed a great deal in the field of organic farming and biofertilizers and the technologies are being used for large scale composting and biofertilizer production.