Arun R. Khire is M.Sc. (Ag) in 1980 (Genetics and Plant Breeding) with honours from JNKVV, College of Agriculture, Indore. Spanning over the career of 33 years he contributed 2 varieties of Groundnut namely JGN 3 and JGN 23 and contributed nearly 50 articles in the reputed magazines & journals. Currently, he is working at RVSKVV, ZARS, Khargone (M.P.) as Senior Breeder for Groundnut and Pigeonpea.