Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Kukal, Surinder Singh K042

FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India on 20 February 1963, Educated at Khalsa High School, Srinagar, Kashmir 1967-1977; SP College, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1978-80; Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 1981-85; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 1985-88; B Sc (Hons.) Agriculture, 1985; M Sc Soil Science, 1988; Ph D Soil Science, 1998.
Additional Director of Research (Natural Resources & Plant Health Management), Directorate of Research, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India 2016 to date.
Assistant Professor of Soil Conservation, 1988-98, Associate Professor of Soil Conservation, 1998-2006 and Professor of Soil Conservation, 2006-16, Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India; Director, School of Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology, PAU, Ludhiana 2013-14 (Additional Charge); Director, Electron Microscopy & Nanotechnology Laboratory, PAU, Ludhiana 2014-16 (Additional Charge).
Awards/Honours: Honorary Member, Watershed Management Society of Iran 2015; Dr G S Khush Distinguished Professor Award, 2013-16; PAU Merit Certificate for Outstanding Research, 2011-12; 12th International Congress Commemoration Award of Indian Society of Soil Science, 2012; First Best Paper Award in National Seminar, Indore (M.P.), 1989; Gold Medal, Guru Nanak Dev University, 1981-85; Expert Member, Below Board Level Committee for Sustainable Development in THDC, India Ltd. 2013 to date; Member, Board of School of Life Sciences, Central University of Jammu, 2016-19; Member, Board of Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST of Jammu, 2015 to date; Associate Editor-in-Chief, Internatinal Soil & Water Conservation Research.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi
Research Areas: Soil physics, water management, soil erosion and conservation
Address: Additional Director of Research, (Natural Resources & Plant Health Management), Directorate of Research, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; 8/9, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 9872777626; 8283900626; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Kulshrestha, Gita K043

FELLOW, ELECTED 1996

Born in Karnal, Haryana, India on 8 November 1944. Educated at N.L. High School, Mumbai, 1951-60; K.J. Somaiya College, Bombay University, Mumbai, 1961-65; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1966-72; B.Sc. (Hons.Organic Chemistry) 1965, M.Sc. 1968, Ph.D. 1972.
Junior Chemist 1973-75, Scientist S-1 1975-79, Scientist S-2 1980-81, Scientist S-3 1982-85, Principal Scientist 1986-98, Professor, 1998-2004, 2006-2007, Head, 2005-06, and Scientist Emeritus, 2007-09, Division of Agricultural Chemicals, IARI, New Delhi. PI, World Bank funded ICAR TOE-NATP on "Establishment of Pesticide Referral Laboratory" 2002-05; and CCPI, World Bank funded ICAR NATP on "Development of Pesticide Residue free IPM Package in Vegetables" 2000-04, IARI, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: IARI Seth Lachhiram Chudiwala Merit Medal Awards, 1968 and 1972; Hexamer Foundation Award 1994; Dr. P.B. Sarkar Memorial Lecture Endowment Award 2002; IARI Best Teacher Award, 2004; Panjab Rao Deshmukh Woman Agricultural Scientist Award, 2005; ISWS Life Time Achievement Gold Medal Award, 2008. Vice-President, Society of Pesticide Science, India 1992-95; Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Weed Science 1999-2001; 2007-10; Member, Board of Management, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand 2009-12; Advisor, ICAR NAIP on "Designing and studying mode of action and biosafety of nanopesticides" 2009-12.
Fellow: Society of Pesticide Science, India; Society of Plant Protection Science; Indian Society of Weed Science.
Research Areas: Pesticide residue chemistry, Environment interactions, agrochemical risk assessment, bioremediation and safety aspects
Address: 208 E, MIG Flats, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110027; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09810994627; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2012 to 31 Dec, 2014; Dr. K.C. Mehta Memorial Award, 2011-2012

Kumar, Amresh K044

FELLOW, ELECTED 2001

Born in Siana, U.P. on 15 February 1945. Educated at PIC Siana, Bulandshahr; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 1960-66; University of Illinois, Urbana, USA, 1969-73; B.V.Sc. & A.H. 1964; M.V.Sc. 1966; Ph.D. 1973.
Director General, Khandelwal College of Management Science & Technology, Bareilly, (U.P.) 2005 to date.
Asstt. Prof./Assoc. Prof., 1966-83, Head, Surgery and Radiology, 1984-99, Professor Surgery, 1984-99, Dean, Student Welfare, 1993-99, and Dean, Vety. and Ani. Sci., 1999-2005, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar.
Awards/Honours: USAID Fellow, 1970-73; Phizeta Honour Society of USA 1972; G.B. Pant Memorial Gold Medal 1993; Dr. A.K. Bhargava Memorial Award 1998; Hari Om Trust Award 1995; ISVS Lifetime Achievement Award 2001; Dr. R.P.S. Tyagi Oration Award, 2009; National Achievement Award for Education Development, 2010; President, Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery 1993-95; Chief Editor, Indian Jour. Vet. Surg. 1977-1991.
Fellow: Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery; National Academy of Veterinary Sciences.
Research Areas: Pain relief, animal anaesthesia, veterinary surgery, tissue repair, animal health.
Address: 35, Green Park, Bisalpur Road, Bareilly 243006, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09411048497; Email: [e-mail]]
Kumar, Anjani K045

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Lakhisarai, Bihar, India on 14 November, 1969. Educated at Village Govt. School, 1983; TNB College, Bhagalpur, 1985; B.Sc. Agriculture (1990) from BHU Varanasi; M.Sc. (1992), Ph. D. (1999) from NDRI, Karnal.
Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, 2014 to date.
Scientist (Agricultural Economics), 1997-2005, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi; Senior Scientist (Agricultural Economics), 2005-2007, ILRI-Asia Office, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya; Senior Scientist (Agricultural Economics), 2006-2010, and Principal Scientist (Agricultural Economics), National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, 2010-2012; Principal Scientist (Economics) - Markets, Institutions and Policies, International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 2012-14
Awards/Honours: ICAR National Fellow 2010; Indo-US Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science & Technology Fellowship, 2008; Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award for Biennium 2003-04; Best Paper Award in South Asia Regional Conference of IAAE 2005; Dr. R.T. Doshi Foundation Award for Best Paper published in Agricultural Economics Research Review (2003, 2010, 2012); Dr. R.T. Doshi Foundation Award for Best Presentation twice (2000, 2010).
Research Areas: Value Chain Analysis, Agricultural Trade and WTO Issues, Food Safety, Poverty and Nutrition
Address: Research Fellow, International Food Policy Res. Institute, CG Block, NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastry Marg, Pusa, New Delhi 110012; B-404, Crescent Apartment, Plot No. 2, Sector 18A, Dwarka, New Delhi 110078; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 9911106918; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
NAAS Young Scientist Award 2001-02; NAAS Associate 2008-12

Kumar, Arvind K046

FELLOW, ELECTED 2012

Born in Kuaheri, Haridwar District, Uttarakhand on 4 July 1952. B.Sc. Agriculture, 1968; M. Sc. (Ag.), 1970; M. Phil., 1971 and Ph.D., 1975 in Agronomy from Meerut University.
Vice- Chancellor, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 2014 to date.
Lecturer (Agronomy), Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut University, Meerut, 1972-73; Agronomist, WRDTC Roorkee University, Roorkee, 1975; Assistant Professor, 1975-80; Senior Research Officer/Associate Professor, 1980-90; Professor (Agronomy), 1990-2002; and Joint Director Extension, GBPUA&T Pantnagar, 1998-2002; Director, National Research Centre on Rapeseed-Mustard, Bharatpur and Project Coordinator All India Coordinated Research Project on Rapeseed-Mustard, 2002-09; Deputy Director General (Education), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 2009-14.
Awards/Honours: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Puraskar 1991-93; Gaurav Puraskar by Gunwati Kundan Lal Palliwal Jain Punyarth Pranyas, Bharatpur 2008; ISA Gold Medal, 2007; Delhi Ratan Award, 2012 by All India Conference of Intellectuals; Life Time Achievement Award by the Society for Rapeseed Mustard Research; Life Time Achievement Award by the Indian Society of Agronomy. President, Indian Society of Agronomy, 2011-12, President, Society for Rapeseed Mustard Research; President, Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, Member Governing Board, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi; Member, Board of Management, SKUAST, Jammu and CAU, Imphal.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agronomy; Indian Society of Oilseeds Research; Society of Extension Education.
Research Areas: Natural Resource Management; Crop Production; (Oilseeds); Dryland farming; Policy Planning, Quality Assurance and Reforms in higher agricultural education.
Address: Vice-Chancellor, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Gwalior Road, Jhansi 284003, U.P.; Camp Office: Room No. 213, KAB-II, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone] (Jhansi), [phone] (Delhi); Res. [phone]; Cell: 9711008862; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council (Casual Vacancy) 1 Jan, 2017

Kumar, Arvind K047

FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born at Subhanpur, Sheikhpura, Bihar, India on 21 September, 1966. Educated at Sainik School Rewa, Madhya Pradesh 1977-84; Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (IGKV), B.Sc. (Ag) 1987, M.Sc. 1992; IGKV and ICGEB, New Delhi, Ph.D. 2002.
Senior Plant Breeder, Rainfed Lowland, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, 2010 to date.
Plant Breeder, Drought and Aerobic Rice, IRRI, Philippines, 2007-2009; Principal Scientist, Senior Scientist, Scientist, Research Associate Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Raipur 1992-2013; on lien to IRRI from 2007-2013; member, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Task Force on Agricultural Biotechnology, Government of India, 2014 to date.
Awards/Honours: Best Scientist Award, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 2002; Young Scientist Award, Madhya Pradesh Council of Science & Technology (MPCOST), 1996-97.
Fellow: Life member, Society for Advancement of Rice Research
Research Areas: Genetics and Plant Breeding
Address: Senior Plant Breeder, IRRI South Asia Hub, Building 303, ICRISAT, Patancheru 502324, Telangana; House No. 13, Jayabheri Pine Valley, Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana; [Tel: Off. [phone], 30713094; Res. [phone], Cell: 8008883838; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Kumar, Ashok K048

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Village Choki-2, Haryana, India on 20 March 1958. Educated at Government High School, Musepur, Haryana, 1970-74; CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 1974-81; The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 1987-90; B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture 1979 & M.Sc. Agronomy 1981; Ph.D. 1990.
Professor/Principal Extension Specialist, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, 2003 to date.
Assistant Professor, 1982-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2003, and Director, Seed Farm, 2008-11, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.
Awards/Honours: Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship, UK, 1987-90; ICAR Team Research Award, 1987-88; Certificate of Appreciation by CCS HAU, Hisar, 1991 & 1995; Silver Jubilee Award, CCS HAU, Hisar, 1995; FAO Fellowship, 1998; Secretary, Haryana Agronomists Association (2000-03); Editor, Haryana Journal of Agronomy (2000-03); Member, American Association for Advancement of Science (2001); Visiting Fellow, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), 2003-04 & 2004-05; J.C. Bose Gold Medal, 2006; Felicitation Award, Haryana Agricultural University Alumni Association, Hisar, 2007; Ch. Devi Lal AICRP Award (All India Coordinated Network Project on Arid legumes, CAZRI), 2008; International President's Award for Iconic Achievements, I.B.C., Cambridge, U.K., 2010; Shiksha Rattan Purskar, Indian International Friendship Society, New Delhi, 2012; Certificate of Appreciation, District Administration, Karnal, Haryana, 2014.
Fellow: Indian Society of Plant Physiology; Indian Society of Agronomy
Research Areas: Agronomy of field crops, natural resources management, crop physiology, transfer of technology
Address: Principal, College of Agriculture, CCS HAU, Bawal 123501, Haryana; Flat No. 1104, Block-C, Mapsko Paradise, Sector 83, Gurugram, Haryana; [Cell: 9416674542; Email: [e-mail]]
Kumar, Ashwani K049

FELLOW, ELECTED 2012

Born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India on 18 October 1952. Educated at Government High School, Rai Bareily, Uttar Pradesh, 1962-67; KP Hindu Inter College, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, 1967-68; Ewing Christian College, Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad University, 1968-76; IIT, Kharagpur, 1976-78; B.Sc. 1971; B.Sc. (Agril. Engg.) 1976; M.Tech. 1978; Ph.D. 1987.
Scientist and Sr. Scientist, Water Technology Centre, IARI, New Delhi, 1977-97; Deputy Commissioner (Additional responsibility), Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1994-97; Director (Management and Operation), International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), New Delhi, 1997; Project Coordinator (Application of Plastics in Agriculture), Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, 1997-2005; Director, Directorate of Water Management, (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Bhubaneswar, 2005-14.
Awards/Honours: ISAE Appreciation Certificate, 1990-91; ISAE Shanker Memorial Award, 1994-95; Ministry of Home Affairs (GoI) Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Puraskar, 2005-06; Rajbhasha Gaurav Samman, 2007; Govinda Gupta Memorial Running Award, Institution of Engineers, Orissa Chapter, 2007; Rajiv Gandhi State Level Sadhbhavana Award, Orissa State Rajiv Gandhi Forum, 2007; Hari Om Ashram Award, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 2007-08; K.C. Das Memorial Award, Institution of Engineers, Orissa Chapter, 2008; R.C. Patro Memorial Award, Institution of Engineers, Orissa Chapter, 2008; Eminent Engineer Award, Institute of Engineers (India), 2009-10; Ministry of Home Affairs (GoI) First Prize in the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasa Puraskar 2010-11.
Fellow: The Institution of Engineers (India)
Research Areas: Soil and water conservation engineering, application of plastics in agriculture, micro-irrigation systems, agriculture water management in irrigation commands
Address: 102, DJA Apartment, Pocket-1, Sector-13, Dwarka, New Delhi 110078; [Cell: 9968646448; Email: [e-mail]]
Kumar, B. Mohan K050

FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Kerala, India on 14 October 1953. Educated at AV High School, Thazhava, 1966-1969; DB College, Sasthamcottah, 1969-1971; College of Agriculture, Thiruvananthapuram, 1971-1975; College of Horticulture, Thrissur, 1976-1978; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1979-1984; Utah State University, Logan, USA, 1986-1987; Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, 1995-96; BSc (Ag), 1975; MSc (Ag) 1978; PG Diploma (Seed Technology) 1980; Ph.D. 1984; Diploma (Forestry) 1987; Diploma (Management) 1996.
Professor and Dean (Acting), School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Nalanda, Bihar, 2015 to date.
Junior Assistant Professor, 1975-80; Assistant Professor, 1980-85; Associate Professor, 1985-1998; Professor and Head, Department of Silviculture & Agroforestry, 1998-2008, and Associate Dean, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, 2008-12; Assistant Director General (Agronomy and Agroforestry), ICAR, New Delhi 2012-15. Courtesy Professor, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, 2006 to date.
Editor, Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 2004 to date; Associate Editor, Agroforestry Systems, 2005 to date (Editorial Board Member: 2003-05); Zonal Editor, Indian Journal of Agroforestry, 2004-09; Editorial Board Member, Forest Ecology and Management, 1990 to date; Editorial Board Member, Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2007 to date.
Awards/Honours: First Dr. KG Tejwani Award of Indian Society of Agroforestry, 2008; Erasmus Mundus Visiting Scholarship, University of Wales, UK, 2009; Visiting Professorship, The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2008; Fulbright IAELP Scholarship, University of Florida, USA, 2007; JSPS Invitation Fellowship, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, 2003-04; USAID Postdoctoral Fellowship, Utah State University, USA, 1986-87; IARI Senior Fellowship; KAU Certificate of Appreciation.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; National Institute of Ecology.
Research Areas: Agroforestry, forest ecology, silviculture
Address: Professor and Acting Dean, School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Rajgir, District Nalanda 803116, Bihar; No. 48, Pushpavihar, Nadathara, Thrissur 680751, Kerala; [Tel: Off. [phone], Res. [phone]; Cell: 07033291550; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Kumar, Jagdish K051

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2003

Born in Nalag, India on 1 March 1946. Educated at Government Middle School, Namhol, 1953-60; Govt. High School, Jukhala, 1960-62; Himachal Agricultural College, Solan, 1962-67, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1967-69; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada 1969-73.
Vice President, Research & Development, Ruchi Hi-Rich Seeds Pvt. Ltd., Indore.
Teaching Assistant University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1971-73; Assistant Professor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1973-77; Principal Chickpea Breeder and Molecular Biologist ICRISAT, Patancheru 1977-2005; Pulses Specialist, Winrock International (USAID), Ishurdi, Bangladesh 1984-85; Pulses Breeder, Agrodev Canada (CIDA), Dhaka, Bangladesh 1991-94; Chickpea Breeder and Molecular Biologist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Agriculture Environmental Renewal Canada, Delhi, Ontario and Kemptville, Ontario, 2001-2004. Principal Soybean Breeder and Leader Soyfood Program, Sevita International Corporation, Inkerman, Ontario, Canada, 2004 to 2016 and Leader, India-Canada Joint Venture on Soybean Improvement: Ruchi High-Rich Seeds Limited, Indore, M P, India.
Awards/Honours: Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Gold Medal, 1967, Crop Improvement Award, 1991, Jenna Reddy Venkat Reddy Award 2001, International Research Award of the North American Pulse Improvement Association 2001, Millennium Best Scientist Award, ICRISAT 2001, Banagladesh-ICRISAT Cooperation Award 2002, CGIAR-World Bank King Baudouin Award 2002, and Member Scientific Advisory Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada 2013.
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics; Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development.
Research Areas: Plant genetics, breeding, molecular biology, soybean nutraceuticals, science management
Address: Vice President, Research & Development, Ruchi Hi-Rich Seeds Pvt. Ltd., 101, The Horizon, 1st Floor, 11/5 South Tukoganj, Nath Mandir Road, Indore 452001, M.P.; [Cell: 07314017982; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Kumar, Jitendra K052

FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born in Panchsheel Nagar (Hapur), Uttar Pradesh, India on 24 June, 1963. Educated at R.S. K. Inter College,Simbhaoli, 1976-1980; M.M. College, Modinagar, 1980-84; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1991-94; Ph.D. INSA - Royal Society Bilateral Exchange Fellowship, Rothamsted Research, UK, 2004.
Director, Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology, Sector-20, Udyog Vihar, Gurugram, Haryana 2017 to date.
Scientist, 1993-97, Scientist (Senior Scale), 1997-2002, Senior Scientist, 2002-08, Principal Scientist, 2009-13, and Professor, Division of Agricultural Chemicals, IARI, 2013-14; Director, ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand, Gujarat, 2014-17.
Awards/Honours: ICFRE Neem Award, 1996; NATP-World Bank Fellowship, Michigan State University, USA, 2000; SPPS Meritorious Scientist Award, 2003; INSA-Royal Society Bilateral Exchange Fellowship, Rothamsted Research, UK, 2004; Dr Ram Nath Singh Award 2006; NRDC Meritorious Innovation Award, 2010; SPPS Outstanding Scientist Award, 2013; General Secretary, Society of Pesticide Science, India. 2005-2009; President, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India, 2014 to date.
Fellow: Society of Plant Protection Science, India, 2011; National Academy of Biological Sciences
Research Areas: Agro-chemicals, nutraceuticals, botanical products and nanotechnology
Address: Director, Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology, Sector-20, Udyog Vihar, Gurugram 122016, Haryana; H.No. 146, Great India Apartments, Plot No.15, Sector-6, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075; [Tel: Off. [phone], 2342758, 2347788; Res. [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Kumar, Kambhampati Anand K053

FELLOW, ELECTED 1993

Born in India on 7 November 1945. Educated at A.P. Agricultural University, Hyderabad, B.Sc. 1966; M.Sc., IARI, 1968; Ph.D., 1974.
Former Scientist, ICRISAT Sahelian Center, Niamey, Niger.
Research Areas: Plant breeding, pearl millet improvement
Address: Maruti Heights, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, Telangana; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Kumar, M. Udaya K054

FELLOW, ELECTED 1995

Born in India on 15 September 1946. M.Sc.; Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Crop Physiology, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore to date.
Co-ordinator, Biotechnology Department, UAS, Bangalore; Member, PAC, Plant Sciences, DST.
Awards/Honours: R.D. Asana Medal, 1980; ICAR Best Teacher Award, 1997.
Fellow: Intetnational Society for Plant Molecular Biology; Indian Society of Plant Physiology.
Research Areas: Crop physiology, photosynthesis and crop productivity; stress responses of plants; physiology of water use efficiency
Address: Professor, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560056, Karnataka; 246, Ist 'N' Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone], 23330153-376; Res. [phone], 23524357; Cell: 09448376357; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2003 to 31 Dec, 2005

Kumar, Polumetla Ananda K055

FELLOW, ELECTED 1998

Born in Kuchipudi, India on 14 November 1955, Educated at S.K.V. High School, Kuchipudi; V.S.R. College, Tenali, 1972; Silver Jubilee College, Kurnool, 1972-75; S.V. University, Tirupati, 1975-77; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1985-89; B.Sc. 1975; M.Sc. 1977; Ph.D. 1989; Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
Principal Scientist, Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, 2015 to date.
Project Director, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 2007-12; Director, Institute of Biotechnology, ANGRAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 2013-15
Awards/Honours: INSA Young Scientist Medal, 1987; ISCA Prof. Hiralal Chakravarty Award, 1995; DBT National Bioscience Award, 2000; VASVIK Award, 2000.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India.
Research Areas: Plant molecular biology, Bt-based insect resistance
Address: Principal Scientist (Biotechnology), ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09818902455; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Recognition Award, 2005-2006