Former head of the Division if Plant Physiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Prof. Abrol has worked as Emeritus Scientist (CISR). Senior Scientist (Indian National Science Academy) and is presently Adjunct Professor and Honorary Scientist at Indian National Science Academy. He obtained his Ph.D degree from the University Of Chicago (USA) and worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of California, Davis. He has seen National Fellow (ICAR) from 1978-84. He has profusely published research/review articles in International and National Journals, besides editing a number of books/proceedings. His area of interest include climate variability/change in Agriculture; Land Use/Cover Change. Nitrogen Utilization/ Metabolism in crop plants. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Agricultural Science. Prof. Abrol received several awards notably Dr. R D Asana Award, Sukumar Basu Award, VASVIK, and FICCI Award.