Dilbagh Singh Athwal
Dilbagh Singh Athwal | |
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Born |
India | October 12, 1928
Occupation |
Plant breeder Agriculturist Geneticist |
Known for | New varieties of wheat and rice |
Awards |
Padma Bhushan Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |
Dilbagh Singh Athwal (born 1928) is an Indian geneticist, plant breeder and agriculturist, known to have conducted pioneering research in plant breeding.[1] He is a former professor and the Head of the Department of Plant Breeding at Punjab Agricultural University and an associate of Norman Borlaug, the renowned biologist and Nobel Laureate,[2] with whom he has collaborated for the introduction of high-yielding dwarf varieties of Wheat.[3] His researches at the International Rice Research Institute have also returned several innovations in rice breeding[4] and his body of work has been documented in a number of books and articles published in peer reviewed journals.[5][6][7] The University of Sydney conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on him in 1955 fro his contributions to agriculture[8] and, in 1964, he received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the highest Indian award in the Science category.[9] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1975, for his contributions to biological science.[10]
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References
- ↑ "PAU to publish biographies of legendary scientists". Tribune India. 3 December 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ "New Horizons in Wheat Production" (PDF). CIMMYT. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ Wheat, barley, and triticale cultivars: A list of publications in which national scientists have noted the cooperation or germplasm they received from CIMMYT. CIMMYT. 1997. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-970-648-055-2.
- ↑ Walter G. Rockwood (2001). Rice Research and Production in the 21st Century: Symposium Honoring Robert F. Chandler, Jr. Int. Rice Res. Inst. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-971-22-0163-9.
- ↑ Mohan L.H. Kaul (6 December 2012). Male Sterility in Higher Plants. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 888–. ISBN 978-3-642-83139-3.
- ↑ Dhan Pal Singh; Arti Singh (2005). Disease and Insect Resistance in Plants. Science Publishers. pp. 325–. ISBN 978-1-57808-412-8.
- ↑ Advances in Agronomy. Academic Press. 1968. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-0-08-056333-6.
- ↑ "Doctors of Philosophy" (PDF). University of Sydney. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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