Krishnaswami Ramiah

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Krishnaswamy Ramiah
Born15 April 1892
Kizhakarai,
MBE
  • 1961:ICAR International Rice Year Medal
  • 1957:Padma Shri
  • 1969:INSA Sunder Lal Hora Medal
  • 1970:Padma Bhushan

    • Krishnaswamy Ramiah

    hybridisation programmes in rice breeding in India.[2] The Government of India honoured him in 1957, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation and followed it up with the third-highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1970.[3]

    Biography

    Ramiah, born in 1892,

    Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[4] During his tenure there, he also led the International Rice Commission, a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) initiative. He was reported to have contributed to the FAO sponsored Indo-Japonica Hybridization programme[1] which yielded the nitrogen responsive rice varieties of Mahsuri, Malinja, ADT 27 and Circna, the first two released in Malaysia, the third in India and the last one, in Australia.[5] He also evolved a number of varieties of rice which include GEB 24, ADT 3, CO 4 and CO 25.[6] The GEB 24 variety is a progenitor for 83 rice varieties developed across countries.[7]

    Ramiah was one of the first scientists who advocated for standardisation of gene symbols for rice.[2] Serving as the FAO expert based in Bangkok, he was involved with the rice breeding in many countries.[1][2] He was known to have conducted advanced research on X-ray induced mutation of rice[2] and established a gene bank for rice.[8] He was the author of two books on the subject, Rice in Madras[9] and Rice Breeding and Genetics.[10]

    The British government appointed Ramiah a Member of the

    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has instituted Ramiah Memorial Lecture, an annual lecture event, in his honour.[13] He died on 3 August 1988, survived by his five sons and two daughters and their families; his wife had predeceased him.[1]

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    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f "Gramene". Gramene. 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g "Shigen". Shigen. 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
    3. ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
    4. ^ "Central Rice Research Institute". Central Rice Research Institute. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
    5. ISBN 9789711040659
      . Retrieved 4 April 2015.
    6. ^ "NRRI Annual Report 2017-2018."icar-nrri.in retrieved on 9 December 2018.
    7. ^ "NRRI Annual Report 2017-2018."icar-nrri.in retrieved on 9 December 2018.
    8. ^ "A Master in his Field". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
    9. ASIN B0000D5XND
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    10. ASIN B0007JG8JG
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    11. ^ "No. 34518". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1938. p. 3704.
    12. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 21 May 2014. pp. 2–11. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
    13. ^ "Nebraska Water Centre". Nebraska Water Centre. 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

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