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Dr. R.D. Khulbe, D.Sc. (Born: 1949) is a Professor in the Department of Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital, India. He is a devoted researcher, dedicated teacher and social worker. A M.Sc. from Agra University, worked with a distinguished Professor and Scientist Prof. K.S. Bhargava D.Phil (Allahabad), Ph.D. (London), F.N.A., former Head, Department of Botany. Gorakhpur University. Dr. Khulbe is a fellow of Indian Botanical Society, and Indian Phytopathological Society; member of Indian Science Congress Association, Indian National Acadamy of Science; Botanical Society, Regensburg, Germany, and Central Himalayan Environment Association, Nainital. He has been working on aquatic fungi for the last 25 years, and published more than 125 research papers in Indian and Foreign Journals. He has organized National Seminar on “Aquatic-Biology”, visited Germany for research activities, written 3 important books Perspectives in Aquatic-Biology, Microbial Activity in Himalaya and Parasitic Watermolds. Dr. Khulbe is a member of editorial boards of a few Journals of India. He has reported some new fungal species, varieties, medium, fish mycotic diseases, seed-borne pathogens and many new hosts of aquatic and higher fungi. He has supervised more than 14 students for Ph.D. programmes.