Rohit Kumar M. Patel
Scientist
Terrestrial Ecology
Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology
India
Biography
Dr. RohitKumar M. Patel, Scientist in Terrestrial Ecology Division, is a doctorate from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan. His research focused on floral diversity, phyto-sociology and ethno-botany of Western Kachchh region. Dr. Patel has 08 years of research experience in taxonomic inventory of flora, Digital herbarium, medicinal plants inventory, documentation of traditional knowledge, and conservation of biological diversity. He is actively associated with the group of the angiosperm plant taxonomy. He has 11 research papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals, 3 book chapter and 5 books. He has participated and presented papers in 27 national and international conferences, seminars and symposium. He has also undergone training in ‘Taxonomy and Applications of Grasses’.
Research Interest
Plant Taxonomy, Digital Herbarium, Medicinal Plants Inventory, Documentation of Traditional Knowledge, and Conservation of Biological Diversity
