Welcome to my personal web page, where you can find out a little about who I am, what I do and what interests me. I have lived in Davis, California, USA for about 9 years and currently work at University of California, Davis. I was born in India in September 1945 and earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Plant Ecology from the University of Bombay (1972), and a Masters and Ph.D. in Plant Genetic Resources from the University of Birmingham, England (1975 and 1982). I have worked at various organizations in different parts of the world, which resulted in me accumulating experiences from many countries, especially in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

I have co-authored and edited a number of books and published over 150 articles in scientific and popular journals.

I am married since June 1971 to Parvin, who also currently works at the University of California, Davis.