Dr. S. Maqbool Ahmed obtained his Master and Ph.D. Degree from Barkatullah University, Bhopal specializing in Plant Pathology. He has been teaching and Research experience of 27 years. Presently he is the Head & Associate Professor of Botany Department of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Central University), Hyderabad. He has published over 30 Research papers in National and International Journals of repute. Dr. Ahmed, has received two research grants and his research areas are Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology and Environmental Science.