National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Pritam Kalia
FELLOW, ELECTED 2014

Born in Dhabera, Himachal Pradesh, India on 14 January 1955. Educated at Government Higher Secondary School, Lathiani, 1966-72; College of Agriculture, Palampur, 1972-76; College of Agriculture, Solan, HPKV, 1976-83; M.Sc.1978, Ph.D. 1983; NVRS, Wellesbourne, UK Post-doctorate 1985-86.

Assistant Vegetable Breeder, Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 1983-89; Associate Professor/Vegetable Breeder & Professor, 1989-2002; Professor of Horticulture, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2002-10; Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 18th February, 2002 to 31st January, 2017; Head, Division of Vegetable Science, 2010-16 and Coordinator, School of Horticultural Sciences, 2012-16, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Emeritus Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 2017-20.

Awards/Honours: N.N. Mohan Meakin Gold Medal, 1978; H.P. University Gold Medal, 1978; Commonwealth Scholarship, Commonwealth Commission, UK, 1985-86; Dr Kirti Singh HSI Gold Medal, 2008; Himotkarsh Himachal Shree Award, 2009; Himachal Gaurav Award, 2009, Dr B. Choudhury Memorial Award 2016, IAEA Training Expert for Scientists at Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute, Quatre Borne, Mauritius, 8-19th August, 2016; VASVIK Award 2017; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award 2017; IAHS-Shivshakti Lifetime Achievement Award 2017; Elected Vice-chairperson of the International Society for Horticulture Science (ISHS) for Division of Horticulture for Development (DDEV) from August 2018; Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Horticulture, 2018-20, Dr. K. Ramiah NAAS Award 2023-2024, Editor of Agricultural research Journal of NAAS, Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Vegetable Science, Reviewer for PLOS One, Plant Methods, Frontiers in Plant Science-Plant Breeding, Food Chemistry International, Indian Journal of Horticulture, Agricultural Research Journal of NAAS, Plant Breeding, BMC Biology, International Journal of Vegetable Science, Editorial Board Member of Boston Research Journal 2025.

Fellow: Indian Academy of Horticulture Science (IAHS); Indian Society of Vegetable Science (ISVS), Indian Society of Noni Science (ISNS).

Research Areas: Vegetable Breeding, In Vitro culture, transgenesis

Address: J1 024 Indiabulls Centrum Park, Sector 103, VPO Daultabad, Gurugram 122006, Haryana; [Tel: Cell: 9810185336; Email: pritam.kalia@gmail.com; pkalia@iari.res.in]

Dr. K. Ramiah Award 2023-2024