Prof. J.A. Tidke (M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., FIAS) was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Laboratory of Pollination Ecology, Institute of Evolution, Haifa University, Israel. He was a Professor and Head of the Botany Department, also Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor at Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati. He was felicitated by the citation Birbal Sahni Award (2012) and Fellowship of Indian Aerobiological Society (2018). He also received the prestigious Prof. P.H. Gregory Award in 2009 and 2018.