Kundaranahalli Shivanna

About

Born on 30 June 1940 in a village near Tumakuru, Karnataka, received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Mysore University, and Ph.D. from the University of Delhi. Soon after Ph.D. joined the faculty of the Department of Botany, University of Delhi where he served as a Lecturer, Reader and Professor. He retired from Delhi University as the Head of the Department in 2002 and joined Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, as an INSA Senior Scientist where he is presently serving as an INSA Honorary Scientist and Honorary Senior Fellow.
His research interests: Reproductive biology of flowering plants with particular reference to pollen biology and biotechnology, pollination ecology, breeding systems

Employment

• Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment INSA Honorary Scientist

Education

• University of Delhi Ph.D.
  1964 - 1969

Projects & Funding

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Publications (7)

• Vertical farms and pollination robots: new technologies to supplement crop production free from environmental constraints
  Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s43538-025-00577-x
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• Role of Secondary Metabolites in Pollination
  2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-51158-5_21
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• Pollination research in India: Current status, future vision and conservation implications
  Integrative Conservation 2024 DOI: 10.1002/inc3.74
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• Role of Secondary Metabolites in Pollination
  2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30037-0_21-1
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• Impact of light pollution on nocturnal pollinators and their pollination services
  Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s43538-022-00134-w
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• Climate change and its impact on biodiversity and human welfare
  Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s43538-022-00073-6
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• 10 books
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