Dilbagh Singh Athwal

Dilbagh Singh Athwal
Born (1928-10-12) October 12, 1928
India
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 for 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

  1. ↑ "PAU to publish biographies of legendary scientists". Tribune India. 3 December 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New Horizons in Wheat Production" (PDF). CIMMYT. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Mohan L.H. Kaul (6 December 2012). Male Sterility in Higher Plants. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 888–. ISBN 978-3-642-83139-3.
  6. ↑ Dhan Pal Singh; Arti Singh (2005). Disease and Insect Resistance in Plants. Science Publishers. pp. 325–. ISBN 978-1-57808-412-8.
  7. ↑ Advances in Agronomy. Academic Press. 1968. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-0-08-056333-6.
  8. ↑ "Doctors of Philosophy" (PDF). University of Sydney. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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