ICAR recognizes ICRISAT scientist with prestigious Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award
Resource ID
18525
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Crop improvement, Plant breeding (varieties & hybrids), Biotechnology: Genomics
Crops
Dryland cereals, Pearl millets, Grain legumes, Chickpea, Groundnut, Pigeonpea
Locations
Asia, India
Global Date
21/Jul/2020
Title
ICAR recognizes ICRISAT scientist with prestigious Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award
Keywords
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award, Dr Rajeev Varshney, Agriculture research, Crop sciences, Plant genomics, Genomics-assisted crop breeding, Dryland crops, Pigeonpea, Chickpea, Groundnut, Pearl millet.
Language
English
ICRISAT Research Programs
Grain Legumes
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Genetic Gains Program
Author/Key contact
Dr Rajeev K Varshney
Story Source
ICRISAT Happenings 1863-7, 17 July 2020
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/icar-recognizes-icrisat-scientist-with-prestigious-rafi-ahmed-kidwai-award/
Description
Dr Rajeev Varshney, Director, ICRISAT’s Genetic Gains Research Program, was named a recipient of Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award on 16 July. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to agriculture research.This award is for Dr Varshney’s research contributions to crop sciences. He is internationally renowned for work in the area of plant genomics and genomics-assisted crop breeding. At ICRISAT, he has led teams that have sequenced some of the most important dryland crops including pigeonpea, chickpea, groundnut and pearl millet.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
21/Jul/2020
