Hill Bamboos: an Important Resource for Improving Rural Livelihoods

Dr. R.K. Verma presently working as scientist 'D' and Head, Forest Pathology Division at Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, was born on 01.07.1959 at village Umariya Goptar, District - Basti (U.P.). He received primary education at his village and passed High School and Intermediate from Govt. Inter College, Basti. He has done graduation from St. Andrew's College, Gorakhpur (1980), post graduation (1982) and Ph.D. (1987) in Botany from Gorakhpur University. Dr. Verma worked at Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun during 1989 - 1991 as Pool Officer and subsequently joined TFRI, Jabalpur as a scientist in April 1991. He visited University of Florida, USA during 1997. he has successfully completed 4 research projects on biofertilizers and taxonomy of fungi and was associated with 5 other projects. He is a member of many academic societies and was awarded FPSI by Indian Phytopathological Society. He has published 79 research papers in Indian and Foreign journals and written 3 book chapters. He has published 4 new genera and 60 new species of fungi. Because of the reference value of this outstanding achievement his name appeared in the 9th edition of Marquis Who's Who in science and engineering 2006-2007.