25 years (including Ph.D.) of extensive research experience in plant tissue culture. Successfully conducted studies on in vitro regeneration and conservation of wide variety of endangered, medicinal, ornamental and horticultural plant species using nodal, shoot tip, leaf, root, seed and callus cultures. Investigated effects of natural and synthetic plant growth regulators in controlled conditions on regeneration potential of various herbs, shrubs and tree species. Achieved somatic embryogenesis in various recalcitrant plant species and carried out detailed histological investigations. Reported efficient conservation of valuable species through synthetic seed production and done collaborative studies in assessment of antimicrobial activities of various medicinal plant extracts. Published several research papers in reputed and high impact international journals viz. Biotechnology Advances (IF;12.831), Industrial crops and products (IF; 4.191), Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (IF; 2.200), Trees (IF; 1.799), Biologia Plantarum (IF; 1.384), Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (1.606), Australian Journal of Botany (IF; 1.586), Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (IF; 1.60), Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IF; 1.03), Canadian Journal of Microbiology (IF; 1.243), Turkish Journal of Botany (IF; 1.08), In Vitro Cellular Developmental Biology-Plant (IF; 1.42), International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics (IF; 1.21), Journal of Plant Interactions (IF; 1.865), Rendicondi Lincei (IF; 1.08), Journal of Forestry Research (IF; 1.15), Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plant (IF; 1.53) Annals of Applied Biology (IF;1.61), Agroforestry System (IF;1.79) etc.