About P. K. K. Nair
Lived 1930 – 2017 (aged 86–87). P. K. K. Nair was a botanist and biologist.
Parameswaran Krishnan Kutty Nair (February 6, 1930, in Perunna – January 21, 2017, in Bangalore) was an Indian palynologist, best remembered for his work in plant reproductive biology, and on the triphyletic theory of origin and evolution of angiosperms. He served as the founding director of the Environment Resources Research Centre. He was considered the "Father of Indian Palynology".
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Who was P. K. K. Nair?
Indian palynologist
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P. K. K. Nair was born in 1930.
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P. K. K. Nair died in 2017.
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P. K. K. Nair was a botanist and biologist.
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