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Prof.
L.R. Verma is presently
Vice-Chancellor of University
of Horticulture and Forestry,
Solan (H.P.). Earlier he was a
senior professional staff member
and project leader of Himalayan
Biodiversity Regional Project
at ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal. He
has also served as Dean and Head
of the Biosciences Department
of Himachal Pradesh University,
Shimla, and Scientific Advisor
to Department of Horticulture,
Government of Himachal Pradesh.
He obtained his Ph.D. degree in
1972 from the University of Guelph,
Canada and was also Humboldt Research
Fellow in Goethe University, Frankfurt,
Germany. In India, he has been
principal investigator and coordinator
of several R&D projects. Prof.
Verma has published more than
250 research papers in international
scientific journals and authored/edited
seven books and seven more are
in press. Prof. Verma is the only
Asian who is Honorary Member of
APIMONDIA. He is currently associated
with various policy making and
planning committees at state,
national and international levels. |
