Dilbagh Singh Athwal

Dilbagh Singh Athwal
Born (1928-10-12)12 October 1928
India
Died 14 May 2017(2017-05-14) (aged 88)
Occupation Plant breeder
Agriculturist
Geneticist
Known for New varieties of wheat and rice
Awards Padma Bhushan
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize[1]

Dilbagh Singh Athwal (12 October 1928 – 14 May 2017) was an Indian geneticist, plant breeder and agriculturist, known to have conducted pioneering research in plant breeding.[2] He was a professor and the Head of the Department of Plant Breeding at Punjab Agricultural University and an associate of Norman Borlaug, the renowned biologist and Nobel Laureate,[3] with whom he has collaborated for the introduction of high-yielding dwarf varieties of wheat.[4] Popularly known as Father of Wheat Revolution, he was instrumental in developing ‘PV 18’ in 1966 and the most popular amber grained wheat variety ‘Kalyansona’ in 1967.[1][5] In 1967, he joined International Rice Research Institute's management team and ultimately served as the Institute’s first deputy director general.[6][7] His research has also returned several innovations in rice breeding[8] and his body of work has been documented in a number of books and articles published in peer reviewed journals.[9][10][11] The University of Sydney conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on him in 1955 for his contributions to agriculture[12] and, in 1964, he received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the highest Indian award in the Science category.[13] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1975, for his contributions to biological science.[14]

He died in New Jersey on 14 May 2017.[15][5]

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References

  1. 1 2 http://dailyworld.in/father-of-wheat-revolution-d-s-athwal-passes-away-in-us/
  2. ↑ "PAU to publish biographies of legendary scientists". Tribune India. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Horizons in Wheat Production" (PDF). CIMMYT. 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Wheat, barley, and triticale cultivars: A list of publications in which national scientists have noted the cooperation or germplasm they received from CIMMYT. CIMMYT. 1997. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-970-648-055-2.
  5. 1 2 "'Father of Wheat Revolution' DS Athwal passes away". Hindustan Times. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ↑ http://irri.org/about-us/our-people/management/57-publications?start=88
  7. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/father-of-wheat-revolution-ds-athwal-dies-in-usa/articleshow/58685056.cms
  8. ↑ Walter G. Rockwood (2001). Rice Research and Production in the 21st Century: Symposium Honoring Robert F. Chandler, Jr. Int. Rice Res. Inst. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-971-22-0163-9.
  9. ↑ Mohan L.H. Kaul (6 December 2012). Male Sterility in Higher Plants. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 888–. ISBN 978-3-642-83139-3.
  10. ↑ Dhan Pal Singh; Arti Singh (2005). Disease and Insect Resistance in Plants. Science Publishers. pp. 325–. ISBN 978-1-57808-412-8.
  11. ↑ Advances in Agronomy. Academic Press. 1968. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-0-08-056333-6.
  12. ↑ "Doctors of Philosophy" (PDF). University of Sydney. 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  15. ↑ http://www.uniindia.com/-father-of-wheat-revolution--ds-athwal-is-no-more/states/news/871868.html



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