Dr. Sunil D. Upadhyaya, Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Medi-Caps University, Indore, Ex Director Instruction & Professor and Head, Department of Forestry, JNKVV, Jabalpur. He did M. Sc. (Botany) with first division and Ph. D. specialization with grassland ecology, also awarded with JRF/SRF (UGC) & JRF (CSIR). Dr. Upadhyaya did post-doctoral training from University of Florida, USA in Forestry (1987-88), advance training in Agroforestry management from University of New England, Australia (1997) and also awarded with Fellowship Young Scientist for Training in Services (FTIYS), MP Council of Science & Technology Bhopal M.P. Dr. Upadhyaya has more than 40 years of teaching, research & extension experience in the field of Agriculture, forestry, agroforestry and medicinal plants.