Kr Shivanna

Biography

Kundaranahalli Ramalingaiah Shivanna obtained BSc and MSc degrees from Mysore University, and PhD (Botany) (1969) from Delhi University. He then joined Faculty of the Department of Botany, University of Delhi where he served as a Lecturer, Reader and Professor. He retired from Delhi University as Professor and Head of the Department in 2002 and joined Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore as INSA Senior Scientist where he is presently working as Honorary Senior Scientist. During his career, he worked as a Visiting Scientist/Visiting Professor at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth, Wales, University of Melbourne, Australia, University of Siena, Italy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad.

Research Interest

Reproductive Biology particularly Pollen Biology and Biotechnology and Conservation Biology