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Azhar Ali Farooqi, Professor of Horticulture (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants), has 33 years of experience in teaching, research and extension in fruit, plantation, medicinal and aromatic crops. He has worked on three GOI sponsored research projects on the development of medicinal and aromatic plants and spice crops. He has established an amazing herbal garden comprising of 175 species of medicinal plants of commercial importance, including some endangered species and a crop museum of 35 species. He has published 75 scientific papers, and has written 30 popular articles in international and national journals and is the author of 3 books in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants.

B.S. Sreeramu, Associate Professor of Horticulture, has over 24 years of experience in teaching, research and extension of horticulture crops including plantation, spice, medicinal and aromatic crops. Presently, he is working on one National Medicinal Plants Board sponsored project and he has standardized the package of practices for Roselle and Makoi. He has published 42 research papers, 180 popular articles in national journals and is the author of 7 books in the field of spice, medicinal and aromatic plants. He is one of the co-authors of seven chapters in the book Tropical Horticulture Vol. I.