Abhay KumarAbhay Kumar is a Researcher at the University of Tuscia's Department of Innovation inBiological, Agri-food, and Forestry Systems (DIBAF) in Viterbo, Italy. He earned his doctorate in Plant Sciences from the University of Hyderabad in India and spent ore than five years as a visiting scientist at the Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center in Israel. In addition, he was involved with two other science-led organizations in Norway, Standard Bio AS and Capturebank AS. He conducts multifaceted and cross-disciplinary environmental and agricultural research on the interactions of Biochar-Soil-Plant-Environment, as well as remediation and recovery of trace heavy metals from contaminated areas. His research efforts are focused on generating carbon-negative, resource-circular biochar and biochar-containing products from diverse agricultural and environmental aspects. These include soil fertility, soil organic matter, carbon sequestration, crop production, key physiological, biochemical, and metabolic processes, abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms in plants, and pollutant cleanup from contaminated locations. His aptitude towards research have resulted in several articles in major journals and books. This honor is bolstered by his work with some journals as a review/guest editor as well as his extensive peer-reviewed record in high-impact journals. Read More Read Less