Achiever Award - 2018

Dr Rajan Bhatt, Scientist (Soil Science), Regional Research Station (PAU), Kapurthala 144601 Punjab

Prof Rajasekhar Marri, Principal, Hor t i cu l tu ra l Po ly techn ic , Ramagi r ikh i l la , Centenary Co lony, Ramgi r i Manda l , Peddapalli District 505212, Telangana State

Dr Basavaraj S Kalmath, Asst P r o f e s s o r ( E n t o m o l o g y ) , Department of Agricultural E n t o m o l o g y , C o l l e g e o f Agriculture, Bheemarayanagudi, Yadgiri 585287 Karnataka

Dr Ajith PM, Asst Professor (Stage II, Plant Breeding and Genetics), Pepper Research Station (KAU), Panniyur, Kannur 670142 Kerala

Dr HC Hombe Gowda, Senior Scientist (Forestry), ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Udagamandalam, Ooty 643004 Tamil Nadu

D r B L D h a k a , S c i e n t i s t (Agricultural Extension), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bundi 323001 Rajsthan

Dr Chitrapu Ruth, Professor (Plant P a t h o l o g y ) , C o l l e g e o f Horticulture, Anantharajupeta, Dist YSR Kadapa 516105 Andhra Pradesh

Dr Rajesh Kumar Saraf, Principal Scientist, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Sagar 470002 Madhya Pradesh

Dr Baswaraj Raigond, Scientist (Senior Scale), Division of Plant Protection, ICAR- Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171001

D r K M u r a l i , P r o f e s s o r ( A g r o n o m y ) , A l l I n d i a Coordinated Research Project on Pigeonpea, Zonal Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560065 Karnataka

Dr Rajendra Yonzone, Research Scientist, Directorate of Cinchona and Other Medicinal Plants, Mungpoo, Darjeeling 734313 West Bengal

D r S h a m a r a o J a h a g i r d a r, Professor (Plant Pathology), Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University o f Agr icu l tu ra l Sc iences , Dharwad 580005 Karnataka

Dr NS Thakur, Asst Professor (Agroforestry), Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari 396450 Gujarat

Dr S Kannan, Assoc Professor (Food Science and Nutrition), ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra (TNAU), Vridhachalam, Dist Cuddalore 606001 Tamil Nadu

Young Achiever Award - 2018

Dr Raghavendra Gunnaiah, Asst Professor (Molecular Biology), Department of Biotechnology and Crop Improvement, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot 587104 Karnataka

Dr Sagar RS, PhD Scholar, Depar tmen t o f Ve te r ina ry Medicine, Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bangalore 560024 Karnataka

Dr YS Jadoun, Astt. Prof. (Veterinary Extension) Department o f Ve te r ina ry and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana 141004 Punjab

Dr NM Gohel, Assoc Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, BA College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 388110 Gujarat

Dr Pramod Prasad, Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Regional Station, Shimla 171002 Himachal Pradesh

Dr Mayuri Sahu, Scientist, All India Coordinated Research Project on Forage Crops and Utilization, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur 492006 Chhattisgarh

Mr Wanole Shivshankar Narayan, D e p a r t m e n t o f E x t e n s i o n Education, College of Agriculture, Dapo l i , Ra tnag i r i 415712 Maharashtra

Dr R Sharmila, UGC- Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of N e m a t o l o g y, Ta m i l N a d u A g r i c u l t u r a l U n i v e r s i t y , Coimbatore 641003 Tamil Nadu

Dr NN Gudadhe, Asst Professor, Department of Agronomy, NM College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari 396450 Gujarat

Mr Viral C Bajaniya, Asst Professor, College of Fisheries Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Veraval 362265 Gujarat

D r K Va n i t h a , S c i e n t i s t (Agricultural Entomology), ICAR- Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur 574202 Karnataka

Mr Deepak Pal , Business Associate, Business Planning and Development Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur 482004 Madhya Pradesh

Dr Moneesh Thakur, PhD Scholar (Veterinary Medicine), College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl 796105 Mizoram

Dr Manju Sharma, Asst Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar 263145 Uttarakhand

Braja Gopal Sharma Memorial All India Best Agricultural Extension Worker Award -2018

Dr Shreenivasa KR, Scientist (Plant Protection), ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Konehally, Tumkur 572201 Karnataka

Dr S Rathika, Assistant Professor ( A g r o n o m y ) , A n b i l Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute (TNAU), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Dr M Raja Naik, Associate Professor (Horticulture), College of Horticulture, Anantharajupeta, Dist YSR Kadapa 516105 Andhra Pradesh

Dr Anil K Choudhary, Senior Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110012 New Delhi

Outstanding Extension Worker

Best Extension Worker

Jagar Nath Raina Memorial All India Best Research Award -2018

Dr Debasis Golui in recognition to his Doctoral Research work 'Assessing bioavailability of metals in contaminated soil' PhD Thesis, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, India under the guidance of Dr Siba Prasad Datta.

Dr G Venkatesh in recognition to his Doctoral Research work 'Studies on biochar production and its effects on soil properties and yields in rainfed pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp]'. PhD Thesis, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India under the guidance of Dr B Venkateswarlu.

DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Jagar Nath Raina Memorial All India Best Publication Award -2018

Bhardwaj Pooja and Hallan Vipin 2018. Molecular evidence of apple stem grooving virus infecting Ficus palmata. Trees: doi: 101007/s00468-018-1752-6.

Kumar Yogesh, Bansal Sangita and Jaiswal Pranita 2017. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): a rapid and sensitive tool for quality assessment of meat products. Comprehensive Reviews in Food and Food Safety 16: 1359-1378.

Ramesh M, Palanikumar K and Hemachandra Reddy K 2017. Plant fibre based bio-composites: sustainable and renewable green materials. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 79: 558-584.

Sangma Christy BK and Thakuria Dwipendra 2018. Evaluation of native Rhizobium leguminosarum bv viceae of pea plants (Pisum sativum L) for nodulation efficiency and yield promotion in lentil crop (Lens culnaris Medik) under acid soil. Legume Research: doi: 10.18805/LR-4001.

Sheoran HS, Phogat VK, Dahiya R and Gera R 2018. Long-term effect of organic and conventional farming practices on microbial biomass carbon, enzyme activities and microbial populations in different textured soils of Haryana state (India). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 16(3): 3669-3689.

Sundaresan S, Philosoph-Hadas S, Riov J, Mugasimangalam R, Kuravadi NA, Kochanek B, Salim S, Tucker ML and Meir S 2016. De novo transcriptome sequencing and development of abscission zone-specific microarray as a new molecular tool for analysis of tomato organ abscission. Frontiers in Plant Science 6: doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01258.

Sharma R and Devi S 2018. Versatility and commercial status of microbial keratinases: a review. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology 17(1): 19-45.

Ali M, Nair KK, Kumar R, Gopal M, Srivastava C and Siddiqi WA 2017. Development and evaluation of chitosan-sodium alginate based etofenprox as nanopesticide. Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine 9: doi: 10.1166/asem.2017.1974.

Dhkal M, Hunjan MS, Kaur H and Pannu PPS 2018. Characterization of Acidovorax avenae subsp avenae causing bacterial leaf streak of maize in Punjab state of India. Journal of Plant Pathology: 10.1007/s42161-018-0138-3.

Hande AS, Katageri IS, Jadhav MP, Adiger S, Gamaragatti S, Padmalatha KV Dhandapani G, Kanakachari M, Kumar PA and Reddy VS 2017. Transcript profiling of genes expressed during fibre development in diploid cotton (Gossypium arboreum L). BMC Genomics 18: doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-4066-y.

Kanwar Virender Singh Memorial All India Best Publication Award in Fruit Science -2018

Gopu B, Balamohan TN, Swaminathan V, Jeyakumar P and Soman P 2017. Effect of growth retardants on yield and yield contributing characters in mango (Mangifera indica L) cv Alphonso under ultra high density plantation. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 6(11): 3865-3873.

Seenivasan N 2018. Phytochemical profiling of burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis) resistant and susceptible banana (Musa spp) genotypes for detection of marker compounds. Fruits 73(1): 48-59.

Kumar S, Awasthi OP, Dubey AK, Pandey R, Sharma VK, Mishra AK and Sharma RM 2018. Root morphology and the effect of rootstocks on leaf nutrient acquisition of kinnow mandarin (Citrus nobilis Loureiro x Citrus reticulate Blanco). Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 93(1): 100-106.

Surya Prabha D and Satheesh Kumar J 2015. Assessment of banana fruit maturity by image processing technique. Journal of Food Science and Technology 52(3): 1316-1327.

Babli Mog, Adiga JD, Nayak MG and Mohana GS 2017. Germination and seedling establishment in cashew (Anacardium occidentale L): an interaction between seed size, relative growth rate and seedling biomass. Journal of Plantation Crops 45(2): 110-120.

Amala U, Chinniah C, Sawant IS, Yadav DS and Phad DM 2016. Comparative biology and fertility parameters of two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch on different grapevine varieties. Vitis 55: 31-36.

Er JP Gupta Momorial All India Best Research Award -2018

Mr Arjun Konana for his work 'Mapping of fruit length related QTLs in interspecific cross of Capsicum annum L x Capsicum galpagoense Hunz'. MSc Thesis, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India under the Chairmanship of Dr MS Dhaliwal.

MASTER’S RESEARCH

Mr T Tamilnayagan for his work 'Studies on the virus-vector relationship of Begomovirus and Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in ash gourd [Benincasa hispida (Thunb) Cogn] and their management'. MSc Thesis, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India under the Chairmanship of Dr M Suganthy.

Mr Varatharajan T for his work 'Integrated crop management modules for enhancing productivity and profitability of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp] under pigeonpea-wheat cropping system'. MSc Thesis, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, India under the Chairmanship of Dr Anil K Choudhary.

Uma Dutt Mamgain Best Research Award -2018

DOCTORAL RESEARCH Dr Seema Sharma in recognition for her PhD work 'Studies on the comparative evaluation of different extraction methods and standardization of HPLC conditions for estimation of active contents in some commercially important medicinal plants'. PhD Thesis, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. under the guidance of Dr YP Sharma, Professor, YSPUHF .

Dr Aditya Rana in recognition for her PhD work 'Vulnerability assessment of major fruit crops to climate change in Himachal Pradesh'. PhD Thesis, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India under the guidance of Dr SK Bhardwaj, Professor, YSPUHF.

Mr Sumeet Sharma in recognition for his MSc work 'Studies on orchard floor management practices in nectarine [Prunus persica (L) Batsch var nucipersica] cv Snow Queen'. MSc Thesis, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India under the guidance of Dr DP Sharma, Professor, YSPUHF.

Ms Ridham Kakar in recognition for her MSc work 'Nutritional status of vegetable growing areas of Saproon valley of Himachal Pradesh. MSc Thesis, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India' under the guidance of Dr Diwakar Tripathi, Professor, YSPUHF.

MASTER’S RESEARCH

Mr Ravinder Kumar in recognition for his MSc work on 'Studies on plasma treatment of seed in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench]'. MSc Thesis, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India under the guidance of Dr Ashok K Thakur, Scientist, YSPUHF.

All India Above and Beyond Award-2018

Dr Mahesh Prasad Thakur, Director, Instructions and Controller of Examinations, Directorate of Instruction, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur 492012 Chhattisgarh for his outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and allied fields.

Dr M Suganthy, Associate Professor (Agricultural Entomology), Department of Silviculture and NRM, Forest College and Research Institute (TNAU), Mettupalayam 641301 Tamil Nadu for her outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and allied fields.

All India Paramount Achievement Award-2018

Dr Soumen Maitra, Professor, Department of Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, CoochBehar 736165 West Bengal for his outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and allied fields.

Dr M Prakash, Professor, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002 Tamil Nadu for his outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and allied fields.

Dr K Gopal, Controller of Examinations, Dr YSR Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari 534101 Andhra Pradesh for his outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and allied fields.

Dr Med Ram Verma, Principal Scientist (Agricultural Statistics), Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics and Information Technology, ICAR- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122 Uttar Pradesh for his outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and allied fields.

Dr Balwinder Kumar, Deputy Director, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (GADVASU), Tarn Taran 143412 Punjab for his outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and allied fields.

Dr Sukanya TS, Agronomist and Principal Investigator, Project Coordinating Unit, All India Coordinated Research Project on Small Millets, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore 560065 Karnataka for her outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and allied fields.

Chiranjit Parmar All India Digtinguished Publication Award in Wild Fruits -2018

Thakur Abhimanyu 2018. Evaluation of wild pomegranate for the development of Anardana in Himachal Pradesh. PhD Thesis, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Chauhan Nirmla 2018. Survey and selection of apricots (Prunus armeniaca L) from wild population in Himachal Pradesh. PhD Thesis, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.