Dragana Miljaković, PhD, is a Principal Research Fellow at the Department of Microbiological Preparations, Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad – National Institute of the Republic of Serbia. Her research interests include soil microbiology, particularly the monitoring of diversity and the activities of soil microorganisms, as well as the characterization and selection of bacteria as potential biopesticides, biofertilizers and biostimulants.