Prof. K. Lakshminarayana took his M.Sc. (with distinction) and Ph.D. degree from Andhra University in 1974 and 1978 respectively. He is recipient of National Associateship of UGC in 1985. He has been in the teaching staff since 1979 and is now Professor in the Department of Botany, Andhra University. He has completed five research projects and has published more than 80 research papers in National and International journals. He is on the editorial board of the Journal Flora and Fauna. His research work is cited in several international standard books. He is an active member of various academic and research associations and actively participated in several conferences/seminars/symposia. Under his guidance three students obtained their Ph.D. degree and 15 students obtained their M.Phil. degree.