Atmaram Bhairav Joshi
Atmaram Bhairav Joshi | |
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Born | India | 17 November 1916
Died | 3 July 2010 Pune, Maharashtra, India | (aged 93)
Occupation | Agricultural scientist |
Known for | Crop breeding |
Awards | Padma Shri Norman Borlaug Award B. D. Tilak Lecture Award |
Atmaram Bhairav Joshi (1916 – 2010) was an Indian agricultural scientist and academic,[1] known for his contributions to the field of wheat and other crop breeding.[2][3] He was the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Phule Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Rahuri and the chairman of the Research Advisory Committee of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.[1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975.[4]
Biography
Born on 17 November 1916,
Joshi was a member of the Task Force on Agricultural Education of the
Legacy
Joshi is known to have conducted cytogenetic research on a number of crops such as
The Task Force of Kothari Commission, in which Joshi was a member, is reported to have made several recommendations aimed at developing agricultural education in India. He was a member of the High Level Committee set up by the Government of India for the establishment of a national centre for plant introduction and germplasm augmentation for use in crop improvement and the National Bureau of Plant Introduction was established in August 1976 on the advice of the committee.[11] The centre was again revamped to establish the present day National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources in January 1977.[11][12] His assistance to M. S. Swaminathan and Benjamin Peary Pal were also reported in the development of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.[10]
Joshi served the Quintennial Review Team of the
Joshi was the president of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding for two terms, in 1962 and 1978.[13][14] He was the secretary of the Indian National Science Academy from 1973 to 1976.[1] He was the president of Maharashtra Association for Cultivation of Science and the chairman of the Research Development Committee of the Central Bee Research Institute, Pune as well as the Khadi and Village Industries Commission centre attached to the institution.[1] He also served as the vice-president of the Maharashtra Education Society, Pune.[1]
Awards and honours
Several Indian universities such as
See also
References
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- ^ "List of Fellows". Maharashtra Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Dr. R. S. Paroda receives the First Dr. A.B. Joshi Memorial Award" (PDF). Haryana Kisana Yog. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "IARI Award Invitation" (PDF). IARI. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.