Parameswaran Krishnan Kutty Nair (February 6, 1930, in
Perunna
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– January 21, 2017, in
Bangalore
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) was an Indian
palynologist
Palynology is the study of microorganisms and microscopic fragments of mega-organisms that are composed of acid-resistant organic material and occur in sediments, sedimentary rocks, and even some metasedimentary rocks. Palynomorphs are the mic ...
, best remembered for his work in plant reproductive biology, and on the triphyletic theory of origin and evolution of
angiosperm
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s. He served as the founding director of the Environment Resources Research Centre. He was considered the "Father of Indian Palynology".
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1930 births
2017 deaths
20th-century Indian botanists
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