National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Vijay Kumar Nayyar
FELLOW, ELECTED 1997

Born in Ludhiana, India on 29 November 1945. Educated at S.A.N. Jain and Arya Higher Secondary School, Ludhiana, 1950-62; College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1966-72; CSIRO, Adelaide, South Australia, 1974-76; B.Sc. 1966; M.Sc. 1968; Ph.D. 1972; Post-Doctoral Fellow 1974-76.

Assistant Professor of Soils, 1972-78, Soil Chemist, 1978-87, Senior Soil Chemist & PI, AICRP on Micro-, Secondary- Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants, 1988-2005, and Head, Department of Soils, P.A.U. 2001-05.

Awards/Honours: FAI Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence, 1985; ICAR Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 1987; Punjab State Council for Science and Technology Appreciation Certificate, 1990-93; S.N. Ranade Memorial Award, 1997; TSI-FAI Award on Plant Nutrient Sulphur, 1998; ICAR - First Ch. Devi Lal Outstanding All India Coordinated Project Award 2001; S.N. Ranade Memorial Award for Life Time Achievement, 2003.

Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science; Punjab Academy of Sciences.

Research Areas: Soil fertility and chemistry, micronutrients, secondary nutrients, pollutant elements

Address: 220-C, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, PAU, Ludhiana 141012, Punjab; [Tel: Cell: 9465187274; Email: vknayyar@rediffmail.com]