Zonal Research Station (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi), Chainki, Palamau, Jharkhand, India.

Dr. Abdul Majid Ansari, Ph.D., devoted his academic career to Agriculture, particularly in the field of Horticulture as a Research and Extension worker. Dr. Ansari has been working as a Junior Scientist-cum-Assistant Professor (Horticulture) at ZRS, Chianki, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi. He was selected for the best Research Worker in 2021 by BAU, Ranchi. Dr. Ansari did his Doctorate in Vegetable Science (2012) from G.B. Pant University of Agri & Tech., Pantnagar. He has contributed significantly in the field of vegetable breeding and developed a large number of advanced lines of eggplant, tomato and vegetable peas and two promising genotypes have been identified for release in the state of Jharkhand. He has been maintaining a large number of germplasms of different vegetable and fruit crops at the station. He has also made a vibrant link with farmers by advising them to promote scientific management of horticultural crops. He has received 10 awards from several societies for his outstanding contributions in the relevant discipline, published 39 research papers, 3 review articles, 32 oral/poster presentations, 3 lead papers presentation, 5 books, 4 book chapters, 16 popular articles, 4 leaflets/folders, reviewed several research papers of three international journals viz., Scientia Horticulturae, Fruits Journal and Agronomy Journal and delivered 92 lectures in different seminars/symposia/conferences/workshops. Dr. Ansari has been associated with many externally funded projects in different capacities and Nodal Officer {EAP} in the multi crore World Bank-ICAR funded project named NAHEP-CAAST-IFS, BAU, Ranchi. He has a life membership of 12 scientific societies. He is working as a member of editorial board in the 8 National/International Journal of Agricultural and Allied Sciences and participated in the 12 refresher courses of horticultural importance.