Dr Kishore S. Rajput works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara (India). He obtained a master's in botany in 1993 and a doctoral degree in 1998 from the M.S. University of Baroda. His research interests include cambial activity and wood formation in tropical trees. Since 2003, he has initiated studies on stem anatomy and the development of cambial variants in climbing species. He has also worked on the pteridophyte diversity of Gujarat and described two species new to the phyto world. He is a member of several professional societies including the International Association of Wood Anatomists. He is a recipient of the Prof. Y.S. Murthy and Prof. S.S. Bir gold medals for his contribution to the anatomy of tropical species. https://www.msubaroda.ac.in/asset/storage/files/1444126929/Curriculum_Vitae_KSR.pdf