Dilbagh Singh Athwal
Dilbagh Singh Athwal (12 October 1928 – 14 May 2017) was an Indian geneticist, plant breeder and agriculturist. He was known to have been a pioneering scientist in the research in plant breeding.[1] He was well known as Father of Wheat Revolution, he was important in developing ‘PV 18’ in 1966 and the most popular amber grained wheat variety ‘Kalyansona’ in 1967.[2][3] In 1967, he joined International Rice Research Institute's management team and ultimately served as the Institute’s first deputy director general.[4][5]
Athwal was 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,[6] with whom he has collaborated for the introduction of high-yielding dwarf varieties of Wheat.[7]
Athwal died at his Princeton, New Jersey home on 14 May 2017 from complications of liver failure at the age of 88.[3][8]
References
- ↑ PAU to publish biographies of legendary scientists (3 December 2015)Tribune India. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ ‘Father of wheat revolution’ D.S. Athwal passes away in US – Daily World. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ‘Father of Wheat Revolution’ DS Athwal passes away. Hindustan Times (15 May 2017).
- ↑ Our People - International Rice Research Institute. irri.org. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ Dilbagh Singh Athwal died in USA. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ New Horizons in Wheat Production (2016)CIMMYT. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ Wheat, barley, and triticale cultivars: A list of publications in which national scientists have noted the cooperation or germplasm they received from CIMMYT (1997)CIMMYT. p. 32–. ISBN 978-970-648-055-2.
- ↑ http://www.uniindia.com/-father-of-wheat-revolution--ds-athwal-is-no-more/states/news/871868.html