P E Rajasekharan

Dr. P.E. Rajasekharan, former Principal Scientist at ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, and currently an advisor to the CEO of the Chhattisgarh Medicinal Plants Board, has over 38 years of research experience in horticultural genetic resources, conservation, and IPR. A top ranker in M.Sc. (Botany) and ARS, he holds a Ph.D. from Bangalore University. Dr. Rajasekharan has published over 200 research papers, edited four volumes for Springer, and his achievements in pollen cryopreservation are globally recognized, with a record in the Limca Book of Records. He has received multiple fellowships and actively mentors students and professionals.