Request Expert

Expert with his knowledge in agronomical aspects of crops, was able to grow and conduct research in wide range of vegetables, fruits, flowers and medicinal herbs. He worked in coconut research station, potato and vegetable and fruit research stations before moving to the botanical gardens where he established techniques for growing wide range of flowers for ornamental purpose as well as commercial cultivation; rose, carnation, anthurium, gerbera, lily, chrysanthemum, orchids were some of them.

Expert was the director of Ooty Botanic gardens and Rajbhavan gardens for over 15 yrs . He was well known for his botanical and gardening expertise during the period. He was expert in raising seedlings of thousands of varieties of plants, raising maintenance, training plant protection, fertilization until seed ( seed to seed ). He designed and laid out many ornamental botanical gardens, nurseries and arboretums during his stint in the botanical gardens. He is very knowledgeable in identification of plants from tropical to temperate conditions.He was responsible for successful conduct of annual flower shows in the botanical gardens. With his vast knowledge of plants and designing, he helped the local residents in improving their garden. His special skill and expertise areas were sourcing of seeds, seed treatment, sowing,planting, soil treatment, plant protection, fertilization, maintenance, training and pruning and maintenance of botanical garden as a whole with special emphasise to important garden components.

Expert, after his stint in Botanical gardens, worked in East Africa for an American consulting firm for introduction and development of various medicinal plants like artemisia, stevia, borage, tea tree, Angelica, Hypoxis, vitex agnus-castus, pelargonium sidoides, Milk thistle, Elder berry, centella, aloe, Echinacea angustifolia, E.purpurea, rosemary, thyme, Lemon Balm, Arnica montana, Prunus africanus, Vocango africana, Griffonia, Warburgia, Rauwolfia vomitoria, Fever few,Hypericum etc. He successfully established extensive medicinal plant cultivation in India ( feverfew, artemisia, rosemary, thyme, sage etc) China (artemisia) and Vietnam ( artemisia and stevia), besides east Africa. Now, he has been working on the sourcing and growing of medicinal plants with anti malarial and anti cancer properties ( cathranthus, Mappia foetida, Podophyllum, Taxus etc.). He has a vast experience and knowledge in identification, growing, post harvest of most of the medicinal plants in commercial use, besides having adequate experience in processing.

Consulting Vedic elements for setting upan extensive cultivation project of artemisia annua in Vietnam and China, besides setting up a modern extraction plant.Consulting to Panacea Biotec, in setting up an extensive cultivation programme for Fever few along with post harvest techniquesConsulting Lake Products services, Uganda for setting up a modern nursery facility along with a sustainable cultivation programme with special reference to Birds eye chilliesConsulting AVT for development of new natural products by growing new medicinal plants like adonis, echinacea, red clover, sylibum etc.
Offering consultancy services to Sanmar specialty chemicals for development of raw material base like Gloriosa superba, Duboisia etc.