Dr. C.M. Parihar
FELLOW, ELECTED 2021

Born in Bhasinghpura, Jaipur, India on 10th October 1976. Obtained B.Sc. (Ag.) Hons from SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner, Rajasthan, 2001; M.Sc. (Agronomy) from Rajathan College of Agriculture (RCA), MPUA&T, Udaipur, 2003 and Ph.D. (Agronomy) from ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, 2009.

Senior Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, 2018 to date.

Scientist, 2009-13; Scientist-SS, 2013-2016; ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (formerly Directorate of Maize Research), New Delhi; Scientist-SS, 2016-2018; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.

Awards/Honours: FAI Golden Jubilee Award, 2019, 2017; Mosaic Foundation Young Scientist Award, 2018-19; ISA P. S. Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award, 2014; FAI Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award, 2016; IIMR Outstanding Research Contribution Award, 2015; IIMR Young Scientist Award, 2015; Appreciation for Imparting the Teaching and Research Guidance to the ANASTU Students from Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2018, 2016; FAI-Shreeram Puruskar, 2013, 2010; M.Sc. (Agronomy) Gold Medal, 2003; RCA H.G. Singh Award, 2003; Secretary, Maize Technologists Association of India (MTAI), 2020 to date; Editor, Indian Journal of Weed Science, 2019 to date; Editor, Maize Journal, 2018-20; Associate Editor, Indian Journal of Agronomy, 2013-14.

Research Areas: Conservation agriculture, Nutrient management in diversified cropping systems

Address: Senior Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012; D-30, Near Mother Dairy, Pusa Campus, IARI, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. (011) 25841488; Cell: 9013172214; Fax: (011) 25842283; Email: pariharcm@gmail.com]