Dr. K.R. Arya
 
Botany Division
Central Drug Research Institute
Lucknow- 226 001 (U.P.), India
 
Phone No. 091-522-2212411-18 ext.4372
Fax 091-522-223405/223938/229504
E-Mail aryakr[at]rediffmail dot com
Educational qualifications M. Sc., Ph. D. (Botany)
 
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
 
Plant tissue culture (10 Years),
Biological screening, Medicinal plant biodiversity and ethnobotany (5 Years).
 
CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST
 
Biological screening,
Medicinal plant biodiversity and ethnobotany of Uttaranchal .
 
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 
Arya, K.R., Gupta, R.C., Semwal, B.D., and Beg M.U. (1994). In vitro selection of endosulfan-tolerant strains of Brassica campestris (cv brown sarson). Plant Cell Rep. 14, 137-140.
Arya, K.R., Kukreja, A.K., Gupta, R.C. and Beg, M.U. (1996). Peroxidase isozyme analysis and regeneration of endosulfan tolarent clones of Brassica campestris cv brown sarson. Ind J. Exp. Biol., 34, 1041-1043.
Arya, K.R., Kukreja, A.K. and Beg, M.U. (1998). Microcloning and propagation of endosulfan tolerant genotypes of Brassica campestris through apical shoot bud encapsulation. Ind. J. Exp. Biol., 1161-1164.

Arya, K.R. and Prakash, V. (1999). Ethnomedicinal study of a remote tribal area of Almora District: A Survey Report - Part I. J.Econ. Taxon. Bot. 23: 247-252.
Arya, K.R. (2001). Recent observation on medicinal plant biodiversity and conservation of some hot spot areas of Kumaon Himalaya. J. Med. & Arom. Plant. Sci. 23: 77-81.