P.E. Rajasekharan
Dr. P.E.Rajasekharan is a Principal Scientist with ICAR Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bangalore Dr. Rajasekharan took his Ph.D. in vitro conservation of threatened medicinal plants from the Department of Botany, Bangalore University and is known for his contributions to the area of Ex situ conservation of Plant Genetic Resources ie In vitro conservation and cryopreservation of Horticultural crops. He has also written many review articles and book chapters. He participated in various national and international symposia and seminars he developed globally applicable cryopreservation protocols for the conservation of nuclear genetic diversity (NGD) in pollen of important vegetable ornamental and endangered medicinal species. He teaches courses related to Plant Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture. Dr. Rajasekharan has more than 200 research publications and 2 books(edited) to his credit. He is an expert reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals and sits on the editorial board of several journals. He is a Fellow of the Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources and the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy.