Resource Conservation Technology in Pulses
P.K. Ghosh · Narendra Kumar · M.S. Venkatesh · K.K. Hazra · N. Nadarajan
Jan 2014 · Scientific Publishers
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This book will bring together all recent and updated information on RCT in pulses and pulse based cropping system which will be of immense use to researchers, extension personnel, students, research scholars across the nation.
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P.K. Ghosh
P.K. Ghosh, was born on 13th December 1962 in West Bengal, graduated from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan and obtained M.Sc (Agri) and Ph.D. degrees from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar with an illustrious academic record of excellence. Dr. Ghosh started his career as an ARS scientist in 1993 at Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh and presently serving as Director, Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute. He has been elected as Sectional President (Agriculture and Forestry Sciences) of Indian Science Congress Association for centenary year 2013. Dr. Ghosh by virtue of hard work and foresight established himself as a renowned agronomist of country in the field of cropping system research, soil fertility and fertilizer use, crop nutrition and soil quality, conservation tillage and soil water conservation. He is fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Science and Indian Society of Agronomy, Member of International Grassland Congress (representative of South East Asia), President of Range Management Society of India and is a recipient of many awards viz; Best Scientific Oratory Award, PPIC-FAI Award, AAAS Senior Award, IMPHOS-FAI Award, Groundwater Augmentation Award, Dr. K.G Tejwani Award, ICAR Team Award. Dr. Ghosh has 163 publications in the journal of national and international repute including 6 books.
Narendra Kumar
Narendra Kumar, completed his Ph.D. from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and joined Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of ICAR in 2003. Dr. Kumar received Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship of ICAR for his post-graduation and doctoral degree. Dr. Kumar started his career as scientist at VPKAS, Almora and developed technologies for crop diversification with off-season vegetables and pulses, intercropping, relay cropping, protected agriculture, weed management and resource conservation practices. He was associated in release of 15 varieties of pulses and oilseeds for different zones of country. He is recipient of Dr. P.S. Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award 2009 by Indian Society of Agronomy. He has published more than 35 research papers in international as well as national journals. Dr. Kumar is presently working as senior scientist at Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur and involved in research activities related to crop diversification, resource conservation technology and weed management in pulse based cropping systems.
M.S. Venkatesh
Venkatesh Madasur Subbabhat, is currently working at the Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, as Principal Scientist (Soil Science). He is involved in various research activities like long-term effect of pulse based cropping systems on soil health and crop productivity, carbon sequestration potential in pulse based cropping systems, phosphorus and sulphur management in Corn-Chickpea system etc. He started his carrier in 1997 as Scientist (Soil Science) at the ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hills Region, Umiam, Meghalaya where he worked for eight years mainly on nutrient management in acid soils under hill ecosystem, and suggested alternate land use systems for shifting cultivation in terms of soil health and crop productivity. Dr. Venkatesh has completed in post-graduation from University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and was the recipient of University Gold Medal for securing 1st position. He was the recipient of Junior Research fellowship of ICAR during M.Sc (Agri) and Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR) during his Ph.D. programme. He also received FAI-IMPHOS team award in 2011 for his work on "Role of phosphorus on yield and quality of crops". He has published more than 50 research papers in reputed national and international journals.
K.K. Hazra
K K Hazra, is an agronomist and working as a scientist at Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur. Mr. Hazra graduated from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in 2006 and obtained M.Sc (Ag) from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar in 2008. He is recipient of ICAR-Junior research fellowship for post graduate study programs. Presently, he is working in the area of long-term cropping system research, carbon modeling and summer mungbean agronomy. He has authored more than 10 research articles in the peer-reviewed international and national journals.
N. Nadarajan
Nagasamy Nadarajan was born in Tamil Nadu on 16th Dec 1951; obtained Bachelor of Agriculture, Masters in Plant Breeding and Genetics and Ph.D. from TNAU. Dr. Nadarajan started his carrier as Assistant Professor in 1976 at TNAU and worked his way up to Professor. He was Professor & Head, Dept. of Pulses, TNAU; NPRC, Vamban, and Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, AC&RI, Madurai. Dr. Nadarajan is presently Director, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur. He has developed 20 varieties of rice, cotton and pulses. His cited pioneering research work are Tagged important 18 QTLs for drought tolerant traits in rice, development of four male sterile lines and 35 restorers in pigeonpea, cyano-bacterial extra cellular products identified as substitute for 2,4-D in MS medium for root induction and proliferation in rice tissue culture, standardized techniques for in-vitro screening for drought tolerance in rice, developed protocol for transgenic chickpea and pigeonpea with cry1Ac/cry1Aabc gene for Helicoverpa resistance, identified RAPD marker OPS 16 linked to restorer allele for A2 cytoplasm of Cajanus. He is the recipient of 3 international and 6 national honours and awards for his outstanding contribution in the field of Plant Breeding and Genetics. He has guided 41 students (PDF-1, Ph.D-15 and M.Sc.Ag.-25). He has in his credit 12 books, 203 research papers of national and international repute and 41 book chapters.
P.K. Ghosh, was born on 13th December 1962 in West Bengal, graduated from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan and obtained M.Sc (Agri) and Ph.D. degrees from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar with an illustrious academic record of excellence. Dr. Ghosh started his career as an ARS scientist in 1993 at Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh and presently serving as Director, Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute. He has been elected as Sectional President (Agriculture and Forestry Sciences) of Indian Science Congress Association for centenary year 2013. Dr. Ghosh by virtue of hard work and foresight established himself as a renowned agronomist of country in the field of cropping system research, soil fertility and fertilizer use, crop nutrition and soil quality, conservation tillage and soil water conservation. He is fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Science and Indian Society of Agronomy, Member of International Grassland Congress (representative of South East Asia), President of Range Management Society of India and is a recipient of many awards viz; Best Scientific Oratory Award, PPIC-FAI Award, AAAS Senior Award, IMPHOS-FAI Award, Groundwater Augmentation Award, Dr. K.G Tejwani Award, ICAR Team Award. Dr. Ghosh has 163 publications in the journal of national and international repute including 6 books.
Narendra Kumar
Narendra Kumar, completed his Ph.D. from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and joined Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of ICAR in 2003. Dr. Kumar received Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship of ICAR for his post-graduation and doctoral degree. Dr. Kumar started his career as scientist at VPKAS, Almora and developed technologies for crop diversification with off-season vegetables and pulses, intercropping, relay cropping, protected agriculture, weed management and resource conservation practices. He was associated in release of 15 varieties of pulses and oilseeds for different zones of country. He is recipient of Dr. P.S. Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award 2009 by Indian Society of Agronomy. He has published more than 35 research papers in international as well as national journals. Dr. Kumar is presently working as senior scientist at Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur and involved in research activities related to crop diversification, resource conservation technology and weed management in pulse based cropping systems.
M.S. Venkatesh
Venkatesh Madasur Subbabhat, is currently working at the Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, as Principal Scientist (Soil Science). He is involved in various research activities like long-term effect of pulse based cropping systems on soil health and crop productivity, carbon sequestration potential in pulse based cropping systems, phosphorus and sulphur management in Corn-Chickpea system etc. He started his carrier in 1997 as Scientist (Soil Science) at the ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hills Region, Umiam, Meghalaya where he worked for eight years mainly on nutrient management in acid soils under hill ecosystem, and suggested alternate land use systems for shifting cultivation in terms of soil health and crop productivity. Dr. Venkatesh has completed in post-graduation from University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and was the recipient of University Gold Medal for securing 1st position. He was the recipient of Junior Research fellowship of ICAR during M.Sc (Agri) and Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR) during his Ph.D. programme. He also received FAI-IMPHOS team award in 2011 for his work on "Role of phosphorus on yield and quality of crops". He has published more than 50 research papers in reputed national and international journals.
K.K. Hazra
K K Hazra, is an agronomist and working as a scientist at Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur. Mr. Hazra graduated from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in 2006 and obtained M.Sc (Ag) from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar in 2008. He is recipient of ICAR-Junior research fellowship for post graduate study programs. Presently, he is working in the area of long-term cropping system research, carbon modeling and summer mungbean agronomy. He has authored more than 10 research articles in the peer-reviewed international and national journals.
N. Nadarajan
Nagasamy Nadarajan was born in Tamil Nadu on 16th Dec 1951; obtained Bachelor of Agriculture, Masters in Plant Breeding and Genetics and Ph.D. from TNAU. Dr. Nadarajan started his carrier as Assistant Professor in 1976 at TNAU and worked his way up to Professor. He was Professor & Head, Dept. of Pulses, TNAU; NPRC, Vamban, and Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, AC&RI, Madurai. Dr. Nadarajan is presently Director, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur. He has developed 20 varieties of rice, cotton and pulses. His cited pioneering research work are Tagged important 18 QTLs for drought tolerant traits in rice, development of four male sterile lines and 35 restorers in pigeonpea, cyano-bacterial extra cellular products identified as substitute for 2,4-D in MS medium for root induction and proliferation in rice tissue culture, standardized techniques for in-vitro screening for drought tolerance in rice, developed protocol for transgenic chickpea and pigeonpea with cry1Ac/cry1Aabc gene for Helicoverpa resistance, identified RAPD marker OPS 16 linked to restorer allele for A2 cytoplasm of Cajanus. He is the recipient of 3 international and 6 national honours and awards for his outstanding contribution in the field of Plant Breeding and Genetics. He has guided 41 students (PDF-1, Ph.D-15 and M.Sc.Ag.-25). He has in his credit 12 books, 203 research papers of national and international repute and 41 book chapters.
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