Herausgegeben von: R. Sundararaj

Dr. R. Sundararaj, has 35 years of research experience in the field of Protection of wood from bio-deterioration, Forest Entomology, Integrated Pest Management with special reference to sandalwood and Whitefly taxonomy. He obtained M.Sc. (Zoology.) from Madurai Kamaraj University and M.Phil and Ph.D. from University of Madras, Chennai. Published more than 250 scientific papers in renowned International and Indian journals. He has guided 11 students for Ph.D. degree and three post-doctoral fellows. Dr. R. Sundararaj is Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, London, UK, Fellow of the Entomological Society of India, New Delhi and Fellow of the Applied Zoologists Association of India. Recipient of several awards notably Guru Vandhana Appreciation award from Rotary Bangalore South and Karnataka Civil Defense Corps and Rao Sahib Dr. T.V. Ramakrishna Ayyar Memmorial Award from Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation, Chennai. Presently he is serving as Scientist G and Head, Forest Protection Division of Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore, an Institute under the umbrella of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India.