Dilbagh Singh Athwal
| Dilbagh Singh Athwal | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 12, 1928 India |
| Occupation | Plant breeder Agriculturist Geneticist |
| Known for | New varieties of wheat and rice |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |
Dilbagh Singh Athwal (born 1928) is an Indian geneticist, plant breeder and agriculturist, known to have conducted pioneering research in plant breeding.[1] He is a former 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,[2] with whom he has collaborated for the introduction of high-yielding dwarf varieties of Wheat.[3] His researches at the International Rice Research Institute have also returned several innovations in rice breeding[4] and his body of work has been documented in a number of books and articles published in peer reviewed journals.[5][6][7] The University of Sydney conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on him in 1955 fro[clarification needed] his contributions to agriculture[8] 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.[9] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1975, for his contributions to biological science.[10]
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