Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation

Prof. T. Pullaiah obtained his M. Sc. and Ph. D. degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post-doctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia, during 1976-1978. He travelled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanic Gardens in about 17 countries. He joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as Lecturer in1979 and became Professor 1993. He has published 120 books, 345 research papers and 35 popular articles. His books have been published by reputed International publishers like Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Apple Academic Press, Scientific Publishers, Astral International, CBS Publishers etc. Under his guidance, 54 students obtained their Ph. D. degrees and 34 students their M. Phil. Degrees. He is the recipient of P. Maheshwari Gold Medal, Prof. P.C.Trivedi medal for Editorial excellence and Dr. G.Panigrahi Memorial Award of Indian Botanical Society and Prof. Y. D. Tiagi Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. He was President of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (2013) and President of the Indian Botanical Society (2014). He was a member of Species Survival Commission of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). David Galbraith completing his B.Sc. and M.Sc. at University of Guelph and Ph.D. at Queen’s University at Kingston, in Canada. His early research focused on evolutionary ecology of aquatic vertebrates. Following a post-doctoral fellowship in Canterbury, England, he served as executive director and curator of a small AZA-accredited center for endangered wildlife species conservation. In 1995 he joined Royal Botanical Gardens (Canada) to develop biodiversity projects among botanical gardens across Canada in response to the Convention on Biological Diversity. In 2006 he was appointed RBG’s Head of Science, overseeing library, archives, and herbarium, research, and use of RBG resources by outside researchers. He has published many contributions on conservation policy, management, and history of botanical gardens. In 2002 Dr. Galbraith was honored by the American Public Gardens Association with their annual Professional Citation for his innovative work in public horticulture. He was named Hamilton Environmentalist of the Year in 2010 for his efforts to protect nature. Dr. Galbraith has always been passionately engaged in biology, history, cultural heritage, and the arts, and is fascinated by how all of these intersect within botanical gardens. He is an adjunct biology professor at McMaster University, a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and a Fellow International of the Explorers Club.

• Chapter 1. Botanical Gardens and Plant Conservation Initiatives in Nepal Chapter 2. Role of Indonesian Botanic Gardens in Plant Conservation Chapter 3. Vietnam Botanic Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation Chapter 4. Botanical Gardens in Malaysia and Their Role in Plant ConservationChapter 5. Ancillary Botanic Gardens: A Case Study of the American University of BeirutChapter 6. Conservation of Threatened Plant Species and Protected Areas in Korean Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Chapter 7. Mongolian Botanical Gardens – Modern Plant Biodiversity Conservation Resources in Mongolia Chapter 8. Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, a Treasure House of Tropical Plant Germplasm, Blends into the Western Ghats, the Biodiversity Hotspot in Indian Region Chapter 9. Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Education, Research, Conservation, and Bioprospecting of Plant Diversity: Lead Botanical Garden (LBG), Shivaji University, Kolhapur – a Case Study Chapter 10. Lead Botanic Garden of Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, India, and Its Role in Plant ConservationChapter 11. Dhanikhari Experimental Garden-Cum-Arboretum Chapter 12. M. S. Swaminathan Botanical Garden – A Community Conservation Initiative in the Western Ghats of India Chapter 13. Calicut University Botanical Garden (CUBG) and Its Role in Plant Conservation Chapter 14. Role of Botanical Garden in Conservation and Citizen Science – A Case Study from Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, BangaloreChapter 15. The Role of the Kuzbass Botanical Garden in Solving Environmental Problems and in Plant Conservation In Situ and Ex Situ Chapter 16. Contribution of Botanic Garden to Plant Conservation: 233 Years of Conservation History and Actions of CSIR-NBRI Botanic Garden