| YEAR |
Winners |
SUBJECT OF RESEARCH |
|
2002 |
Dr. R K Pathak
Central Institute for Sub-tropical Horticulture,
Lucknow |
For development of
agro-techniques for aonla, cultivation on sodic
land, rejuvenation of mango, plant nutrient
management and pest management. |
|
2001 |
Dr. Subhas Chandra Mukherjee
Director, Central Institute of Fisheries Education,
Mumbai |
For development of
Polyvalent Vaccine for immunization against
aeromonas hydrophila. |
|
2000 |
Dr. P Ananda Kumar
Principal Scientist, IARI, Delhi |
For development of fruit borer resistant Bt strains for
brinjal, tomato, potato and cabbage. |
|
1999 |
Dr. T S Verma
Head, IARI Regional, HP
Dr. S Joshi
Dr. P C Thakur
Principal Scientists, IARI |
For development of a variety of Paprika for Oleroresin extraction. The variety Kt P1-19 has been produced and distributed to commercial units for Oleroresin extraction and powder making. |
|
1998 |
Prof. Jeevan Prakash Verma
Former Head, Plant Pathology
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi |
Development of bacterial damage control of cotton. |
|
|
Dr. Om Prakash Govila
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi |
Development of Downy mildew resistant hybrid for breeding of
pollinator |
|
1997 |
Dr. Y. R. Sarma
Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut |
Contribution to disease control of black pepper, cardamom, ginger and cashew. |
|
1996 |
Dr. Raj Krishan Gupta
A.D.G (Soil) I.C.A.R.
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi |
Development of nutrient sorption of alkali soil, salt tolerance
of plants, tree sapling in saline soil and
skimming fresh water from saline ground water. |
|
1995 |
Dr. V. Arunachalam
Technical Adviser
M S Swaminathan
Research Foundation, Chennai |
Rationalising genetic concepts in plant breeding. |
|
1994 |
Dr. Rattan Lal Yadav
Project Director, Cropping Systems Research Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Meerut |
Developing of Integrated Nutrient Supply and Management system for Soil Fertility and Productivity of sugarcane. |
|
1993 |
Dr. Jawaharlal Sehgal
Director National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning, Nagpur-400 010. |
Developed a 3-tier resource mapping methodology using image
interpretation, field surveys and cartography. Soil resource mopping and agro-ecological zoning have provided rationale to take land use planning decisions for increased agricultural production on sustainable basis. |
|
1992 |
Dr. Shanti Lal Mehta
Head Division of Biochemistry Indian Agricultural , Research Institute, New Delhi 110012 |
Significant research contributions have been made in the areas of Genetic Engineering of Lathyrus sativus to obtain low toxin
cultivar molecular mechanism of storage protein biosynthesis in high lysine cereals, Co-sensitivity of cytochrome oxides differences in plants and nutrition. |
|
1991 |
Dr. Raj Mani Pandey |
For his pioneering work in tissue culture especially pertaining to the cultivation of papayas of a known sex type is one of the most speedy and cost-effective methods to date. |
|
1990 |
Dr. Yash Pal Abrol
|
Elucidated the biosynthesis of a number of cyanogenic compounds. |
|
1989 |
Dr. Anupam Varma
|
For developing technologies for quick and reliable diagnosis of viral and mycoplasmal diseases
(VMDs) of crop plants. |
|
1988 |
Dr. G.S. Sekhon
Director Potash Research Inst. Of India Sector 19
Gurgaon. |
Studies on soil potassium, evaluation of phosphorus Fertilizers, soil testing, plant analysis, environmental pollution leading to optimum use of fertilizers and nutrients. |
|
1987 |
Dr. S.M Patel
Director Indian Institute of low Co-operative Management |
Improvement of existing agricultural pump sets. Development of low resistance resistance foot valve for lift irrigation. |
|
1986 |
Dr. S.C. Mohapatara
Project Co-Ordinator (Poultry Breeding) Central Avian Research Institute Izatnagar |
Poultry Breeding commercial exploitation of IL-I-80 Strain |
|
|
Dr. Dalbir Singh
College of Agriculture PAU, Ludhiana |
Poultry Breeding leading to commercial exploitation of two strains PB - I and Pb - II. |
|
1985 |
Dr. Inder Pal Abrol
Director Central Soil Salinity Research Institute Karnal 132001. (Haryana)
|
Research and Development of Salt affected soils. Reclamation and utilization of Alkali soils for agriculture and agro forestry. |
|
1984 |
Dr. S. Bhaskaran
Hindustan Level Research Centre Bombay 400099 |
Plant Tissue Culture-application to Coconut plantation,
cardamon, sugarcane and tomato. |
|
1983 |
Dr. Akhtar Hussain
Director Central Institute of Medical & Aromatic Plants
Lucknow. |
Development of Agro Technology including disease control, cultivation and processing of Medicinal plants and essential oil bearing plants. |
|
|
Dr. B.R. Tyagi
Scientist, E-1 Plant Breeding Centre Institute of Medicinal &Aromatic Plants
Lucknow . |
Development of Agro Technology including disease control, cultivation and processing of Medicinal plants and essential oil bearing
plants. |
|
1982 |
Dr. S.K. Sinha
Professor of Eminence Plant Physiology, Indian Agricultural research Institute New Delhi.
|
Cultivation practices of pulses and wheat selection of mutants’ responsive irrigation photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation in pulses. |
|
1981 |
Dr. B.H. Katarki
Sr. Scientist (Cotton) Agricultural Research Station Dharwad (Karnataka State)
|
Cotton research leading to development and release to
varalaxmi, Jayalaxmi, Soubhagya and DB-3-12 varieties and various hybrids. |
|
1980 |
Dr. E.A. Siddiq
Division of Genetics Indian Agricultural
Research Institute New Delhi. |
Physiochemical and genetic aspects of rice quality leading to quick maturing varieties of basmati rice. |
|
1979 |
Dr. N. Ganga Prasad Rao
dry land cropping and Head National Research Centre for Sorghum
Hyderabad. |
The improvement of oilseeds, Pulses and
discovery of apomixis in sorghum. |
| 1978 |
Dr. S.H. Patil
Scientific Officer Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Bombay |
Development of 20 Trombay groundnut varieties with use of mutations giving more oil content and higher yields per hectare. |
| |
Dr. G.S. Venkatraman
Project Co-ordinator (Algae) Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi |
Algology-biological Nitrogen fixation by blue-green Algae and its utilization for rice cultivation. |
| 1977 |
Dr.
C.T. Patel
Research Project Co-ordinator I.C.M.F. Surat |
Evolution of varied types of cotton and Hybrid-4 variety in particular. |
| |
Shri
M.J. Balkrishna Rao
Geneticist Botanist central Rice Research Institute Cuttack (Orissa) |
Development of varieties of rice like
Padma, Krishna and Bala. |
| 1976 |
Dr. G.J. Patel
Project Co-ordinator (Tobacco),
Agricultural University Anand. |
High Yield hybrid variety of bidi tobacco. |
