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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Deceased Indian botanist (1920–1997)}}<br />
'''Ram Parikshan Roy''', also known as '''R. P. Roy''' (1920–1997), was an Indian [[Professor]] of Botany.<ref name="auto" /> He made significant contributions to the fields of [[Genomics|genomics analysis]], [[cytogenetics]], [[plant breeding]], [[Microbiological culture|tissue culture]] and [[cytotaxonomy]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url= http://insaindia.res.in/detail/N68-0675|title= Deceased Fellow|publisher= Indian National Science Academy|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Roy was born in Gangapur, [[Bihar]], India in 1920. He started his career as a lecturer at [[Patna Science College]] in 1947.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ga3aAAAAMAAJ&q=r+p+roy|title= Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy|year= 2000|page= 185|publisher= Indian National Science Academy|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref> He obtained his degree of PhD from [[University of Cambridge]] in 1953.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Roy became a Professor and Head of [[Botany]] at [[Patna University]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=BB5HAAAAYAAJ&q=Prof+R+P+Roy+botany+Patna|title= Vistas in Cytogenetics|page= 210|authors= R P Sinha, Upendra Kishore Sinha|date= 1989|publisher= Spectrum Publishing House|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref> at a young age of 37. Later he held the positions of Dean of Science and Coordinator, UGC Centre of Special Assistance in Cytogenetics at [[Patna]]. He became CSIR ([[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]]) Emeritus Scientist<ref>{{cite web|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=BB5HAAAAYAAJ&q=Prof+R+P+Roy+botany+Patna|title= Vistas in Cytogenetics|page= 188|authors= R P Sinha, Upendra Kishore Sinha|date= 1989|publisher= Spectrum Publishing House|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref> in 1982.<br />
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===Research and publications===<br />
Roy conducted a survey of local fauna in [[Patna]] and brought out a monograph entitled ''Trees of Patna'' in 1948.<ref name="auto1" /> He established an active school on Cytogenetics of plants in the fifties at Patna University. Further he started an important and ambitious program on Cytogenetics of Indian cucurbits in early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ga3aAAAAMAAJ&q=r+p+roy|title= Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy|year= 2000|page= 187|publisher= Indian National Science Academy|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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* {{Cite journal|last=Trivedi|first=R. N.|last2=Roy|first2=R. P.|date=1972-06-01|title=Cytological studies in some species of Momordica|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123635|journal=Genetica|language=en|volume=43|issue=2|pages=282–291|doi=10.1007/BF00123635|issn=1573-6857}}<br />
* {{Cite journal|last=Agarwal|first=P. K.|last2=Roy|first2=R. P.|date=1976-01-01|title=Natural Polyploids in Cucurbitaceae I. Cytogenetical Studies in Triploid Momordica Dioica Roxb.|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00087114.1976.10796644|journal=Caryologia|volume=29|issue=1|pages=7–13|doi=10.1080/00087114.1976.10796644|issn=0008-7114|doi-access=free}}<br />
* {{Cite journal|date=1991-01-01|title=Cytogenetics of the Cucurbitaceae|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978044488260850015X|journal=Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding|language=en|volume=2|pages=181–199|doi=10.1016/B978-0-444-88260-8.50015-X|issn=0168-7972}}<br />
* {{Cite journal|last=Trivedi|first=R. N.|last2=Roy|first2=R. P.|date=1970|title=Cytological Studies in Cucumis and Citrullus|url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cytologia1929/35/4/35_4_561/_article/-char/ja/|journal=Cytologia|volume=35|issue=4|pages=561–569|doi=10.1508/cytologia.35.561|doi-access=free}}<br />
==Awards and recognition==<br />
Roy won Birbal Sahni Gold Medal in 1973<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indianbotsoc.org/aa.php|title= Award Achievers|publisher= The Indian Botanical Society|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref> and [[Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship]] in 1975. He was elected Fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]], [[Indian Botanical Society]], Indian Society of Genetics, and Plant Breeding Society (London). He became President of Indian Science Congress in 1972. Roy was the founder President of the Society of Cytologists.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ga3aAAAAMAAJ&q=r+p+roy|title= Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy|year= 2000|page= 185|publisher= Indian National Science Academy|access-date= 22 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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