Horticulture has a commitment that no other sector many perhaps come up as parallel i.e. in terms of its importance to achieve nutritional security and as a most viable components of environment friendly industrial base. With the rapid expansion of globalization under the influence of WTO, the world market for agricultural and horticultural produces has been increasing very rapidly and this, along with the introduction of noble cultivars with accurate identity so that the breeding efforts can be protected.

R.C. Upadhyaya is H.O.D. (Botany) in Sri Chaitanya Institute (Delhi Region). He did his M.Sc. in Botany from Bhagalpur University and Ph.D from Magadh University, Bihar. He has served as H.O.D. in R.P.S. College, Patna, Bihar. He has been closely associated with many Journals and Periodicals of repute.