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A. B. Sharangi, PhD, is Professor in Horticultural Science and Head of the Department of Spices and Plantation Crops in the Faculty of Horticulture at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University), India. He has been teaching for twenty years and was instrumental in the process of coconut improvement leading to the release of a variety Kalpa Mitra from the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute. He spent time at several laboratories around the world, including the laboratories of Professor Cousen in Melbourne, Australia; Professor Picha in the USA; and Dr. Dobson in the UK. He has published about 65 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, 60 conference papers, and 16 books with reputed publishers including Springer Nature. He has also published chapters in books published from Springer, CRC Press, Nova Science Publishers, and others. One of his papers was ranked among the top 25 articles in ScienceDirect. Presently he is associated with 40 international and national journals in a variety of roles, including editor-in-chief, regional editor, technical editor, editorial board member, and reviewer. Professor Sharangi has visited abroad extensively on academic missions and has received several international awards, such as the Endeavour Postdoctoral Award (Australia), INSA-RSE (Indian National Science Academy) Visiting Scientist Fellowship (UK), Fulbright Visiting Faculty Fellowship (USA), Achiever's Award (Society for Advancement of Human and Nature, Man of the Year-2015 (Cambridge, UK), Outstanding Scientist (Venus International Foundation), etc. He has delivered invited lectures in the UK, USA, Australia, Thailand, Israel, and Bangladesh on several aspects of herbs and spices. Professor Sharangi is associated with a number of research projects as Principal and Co-Principal Investigator. He is an elected Fellow of the WB Academy of Science and Technology (WAST) and a Fellow of the International Society for Research and Development (ISRD,