About Executive Director, RGGF

Bio-data of Dr. R.K Roy, Sr. Principal Scientist (Retd.)

National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow

.  Name: Dr. Rup Kumar Roy

2.Date of Birth: January 01, 1957

3.Position Held and Address: 

Head, Botanic Garden, Floriculture & Landscaping Division, 

National Botanical Research Institute, 

Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow - 226001 

Mobile: 7388886222

E. Mail: roynbri@rediffmail.com / roygreengarden@gmail.com

4.  Educational Qualification: Ph. D. Horticulture

5. Academic / Research experiences: 35 years

6.  Area of Specialization: Horticulture (Ornamentals & Commercial Floriculture) and      Plant Conservation.

7.  Honours /Awards Received:

• 'RHS's Financial Award' by Royal Horticultural Society, London, United Kingdom in 1998 for studying work and working of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Garden at Wisley and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdomin 1998. 
• 'Commonwealth Science Council Fellowship', Commonwealth Science Council, United Kingdom in 2003 for studying 'The Eden Project', Cornwall, United Kingdom in 2003. 
• ‘Coke Trust Award’ by Royal Horticultural Society, United Kingdom for attending      BGCI's 6th International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens at University of Oxford, United Kingdom in 2006. 
• ‘Dr. B.P.Pal Award’ by the ‘Bougainvillea Society of India & International Centre of Registration Authority for Bougainvillea’, for significant contribution towards maintaining large germplasm collections of named varieties of bougainvillea, in 2010.

8. Professional Affiliations:

1. Life member, Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources.
2. Life member, The Bougainvillea Society of India.
3. Life member, Indian Society of Ornamental Horticulture.
4. Life member, The Horticultural Society of India. 
5. Life member, Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy.
6. Life member, International Society of Environmental Botanists.
7. Member, International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium.
8. Executive Councilor, Bougainvillea Society of India, IARI, New Delhi.

9. No. of Research Publications: 150

10. No. of books authored / edited: 12

11. Developed New Cultivars of Ornamentals – 16 (Bougainvillea, Canna, Gladiolus etc,)