Dr. Roohani Pal, Ph. D. in Botany and is a gold medalist during her Bachelor?s and Master?s from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She had been working as a Visiting Scientist with AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center, Regional Center for South Asia (AVRDC-RCSA) based at ICRISAT Campus, Patancheru, Hyderabad, A.P., India.