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Prof. Anupam Varma
Prof. Anupam Varma
(Immediate Past Patron, SPR)

Prof Anupam Varma was born in Delhi on 23rd July 1940. Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad 1957-61 and at Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, UK. 1964-67 for B.Sc. 195...

Prof (Dr.) S. K. Bhatnagar
Prof (Dr.) S. K. Bhatnagar
(Founder Chairman, SPR)

Prof. Subodh Kumar Bhatnagar founded Society for Plant Research in 1988 as Secretary General and started the publication of VEGETOS which has completed 33 glorious years with its grac...

Prof R R Hanchinal
Prof R R Hanchinal
(Immediate Past President & Chief Patron)

Prof. R.R. Hanchinal served as the Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers Rights Authority (Secretary Rank) Government of India besides serving as Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and ...


Executive Body
(2024-2026)


International Executive Body


Prof. Bandana Bose
Prof. Bandana Bose
(President, SPR)

Dr. Bandana Bose did her M.Sc. and Ph.D.in Botany in1976 and 1980 respectively from DDU, Gorakhpur and was the recipient of JRF, SRF and PDF of CSIR. She started her research career in 1976 and teachi...

Prof. ( Dr.) S. K. Bhatnagar
Prof. ( Dr.) S. K. Bhatnagar
(Secretary General, SPR)

Prof. Subodh Kumar Bhatnagar founded Society for Plant Research in 1988 as Secretary General and started the publication of VEGETOS which has completed 33 glorious years with its grac...

Prof. K Muthuchelian
Prof. K Muthuchelian
(Vice President-1, SPR)

Prof. Dr. K. Muthuchelian is a Renowned Plant Scientist with more than 30 years of teaching, research and administrative experience at different hierarchical levels, including Professor, Head & Chairp...

Dr. S C Tripathi
Dr. S C Tripathi
(Vice President-2, SPR)

Dr. S.C. Tripathi obtained his Ph.D. degree in Botany and joined Kisan P.G. College, Bahraich in 1978 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany. He served till his superannuation in 2020 afte...

Dr. S K Khari
Dr. S K Khari
(Treasurer, SPR)

Dr S. K. Khari obtained his B. Sc. (Hons.), M. Sc. (Horticulture) and M. Phil (Horticulture) degrees in first division. He did his Ph. D. in horticulture. Dr. Khari joined S. V. P. University of Agr...

Er. Shilpa B Saxena
Er. Shilpa B Saxena
(Joint Secretary (International), SPR)

Er. Shilpa B Saxena born in 1985 obtained her education from Allahabad Agriculture Institute (Deemed University), Allahabad in Food Technology. Er. Shilpa B Saxena served as Quality E...

Dr. Shalini G. Rudra
Dr. Shalini G. Rudra
(Joint Secretary (Asia), SPR)

Dr. Shalini is an accomplished scientist with h index 24 and i10 index 38 in the area of food science and technology. An alumnus of Delhi University, Guru Nanak Dev University and SLIET, she has a wid...

National Executive Body


Dr. S K Prabhuji
Dr. S K Prabhuji
(President (North Zone), SPR)

Dr. Shakti K. Prabhuji, after completing his M.Sc. in Botany in 1974 from Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur; obtained his Ph.D. degree in Microbiology from Gorakhpur University in 1979 under the illustr...

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Dr. Manisha Mangal
Dr. Manisha Mangal
(Secretary (North Zone), SPR)

Dr Manisha Mangal obtained her Ph D in Biotechnology and is presently serving as a Principal Scientist (Agricultural Biotechnology) in the Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-IARI-New Delhi. She has b...

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Dr. Ramaswamy Nanna
Dr. Ramaswamy Nanna
(President (South Zone), SPR)

Prof.Rama Swamy Nanna is Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Kakatiya University, Warangal (TS), India. He obtained his Doctorate Degree in the area of Genetics and Plant Breeding from Kakat...

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Dr. Sulaiman C T
Dr. Sulaiman C T
(Secretary (South Zone), SPR)

Dr Sulaiman C T is presently serving as Sr. Scientist & Head, Phytochemistry Division, Centre for Medicinal plants Research (CMPR) Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal. He started his research career in 2008 ...

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Executive Body: Members


Dr. Gajendra Pal Singh
Dr. Gajendra Pal Singh
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Prof Gajendra Pal Singh was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 28 May 1967 and earned his PhD degree in 1992 with a major research interest in Phycology from the Department of Botany, University of R...

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Dr. Suniti Kuriyal
Dr. Suniti Kuriyal
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr. Suniti Kumar Kuriyal, currently serving as an Senior Assistant Professor at Pt. L. M. S. Campus (Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University, Rishikesh) is dedicated to advancing education. His academic ...

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Prof. ( Dr ) Meenakshi Vaidya
Prof. ( Dr ) Meenakshi Vaidya
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Prof. Meenakshi Sudhir Vaidya is presently the Vice Principal of Science faculty and Research Guide in Botany at S.V.K.M’s Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal ...

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Dr. Rizwana Tabassum
Dr. Rizwana Tabassum
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr Rizwana Tabassum was born in 1983 and obtained her higher education from prestigious Bareilly College, Bareilly. She obtained her PhD degree from J P Rohilkhand University, Bareilly in the year 20...

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Dr. Sushma Dasguru
Dr. Sushma Dasguru
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr Sushma Das Guru obtained her Ph. D. degree in Botany from Ranchi University in the year 1996 and joined as lecturer in 2000 at Ranchi Women College, Ranchi (Jharkhand). Her field of interest is alg...

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Dr. Renu Singh
Dr. Renu Singh
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr. Renu Singh is a Principal Scientist, Division of Environment Science, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. She holds master’s degree in Environmental Sciences and M.Tech. in Enviro...

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Dr. Sumit Purohit
Dr. Sumit Purohit
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr. Sumit Purohit is presently serving as the Scientist Incharge, Regional Centre Patwadangar, Nainintal, Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology (Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttarakhand), ...

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Dr. A K Paliwal
Dr. A K Paliwal
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr Ajai Kumar Paliwal obtained his Ph. D. degree in Botany from C. C. S. University, Meerut. He joined as Lecturer in 1997 and subsequently became Professor of Boatny in 2012. His field of interest is...

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Dr. Anuj Saxena
Dr. Anuj Saxena
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr. Anuj Saxena obtained his Ph. D. degree from M J P Rohilkhand University, Bareilly and is working presently as Principal at Thakur Roshan Singh Constituent Government College, Shahjahanpur, U. P. H...

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Dr. Balwant S Rawat
Dr. Balwant S Rawat
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr Balwant Singh Rawat is currently working as an Associate Professor in School of Agriculture, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun. He is a forest and alpine ecologist and has been working in veget...

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Prof. Bhaben Tanti
Prof. Bhaben Tanti
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr. Bhaben Tanti is presently serving as Professor & Head, Department of Botany; Director, Research and Development Cell (RDC); Director, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Gauhati University, Guwahati ...

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Dr. Vikas Kumar
Dr. Vikas Kumar
(Executive Body Member, SPR)

Dr Vikas VK is presently a Scientist (Senior Scale) in ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (I.A.R.I), Regional Station, Wellington, The Nilgiris, Tamilnadu. Dr Vikas was involved in the devel...

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Prof. ( Dr ) Minu Madlani
Prof. ( Dr ) Minu Madlani
(Honorary Advisor (Events & Financial Management), SPR)

Editorial Board (2024)


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