Dr. Nandakumar Kute (b. 1964),Obtained M.Sc. (Agri)and Ph. D. in Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding fromMPKV, Rahuri with distinctions. He has 23 years ofresearch and teaching experience in variouscapacities. He has released four crop varieties.AtPresent working as Associate Prof.of Botany. He haspublished 27 Research Articles Different Journals