National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Hari Deo Upadhyaya
FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born at Shiwala, district Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on 12 August 1953. Educated at Rashtriya Vidyalaya Inter College, Khair, Aligarh, High School, 1968-70; Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, B. Sc. Hons., 1970-74; GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttar Pradesh 1974-76, M. Sc. Plant Breeding; 1976-1980, Ph. D. Plant Breeding.

Director/Head, Genebank and Principal Scientist, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 2009 to date.

Post Doctoral Fellow, ICRISAT, Patancheru, 1980-1982; Pool Officer, G B Pant University of Ag. & Tech. Pantnagar, 1983; Asstt. Prof./Soybean Breeder, Dharwad, UAS Bangalore, 1983-1987; Associate Prof./Groundnut Breeder and Head Oilseeds, Raichur, UAS Dharwad, Raichur 1987-1990; Groundnut Breeder, UAS Dharwad, 1990-1991; Scientist, Groundnut Breeder, ICRISAT, 1991-1994; Senior Scientist, Groundnut Breeder, ICRISAT, 1994-2002; Principal Scientist, Genetic Resources, ICRISAT, 2002-2009; Assistant Director, Grain Legumes Program and Head Genebank, ICRISAT, 2011-2013; Director/Head, Genebank and Principal Scientist, ICRISAT, 2009 to date.

Awards/Honours: King Baudouin Award, as member of ICRISAT chickpea team, 2002; Member of American Association for Advancement of Science, 2003; Doreen Mashler Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005; Millennium ICRISAT Outstanding Scientist Award, 2003, 2005, 2009; CGIAR Science Award for Outstanding Partnership as Member of Genebank Community, 2006; Frank N Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources by CSSA, 2013; Crop Science Research Award by CSSA, 2013; Plaque of Appreciation by Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hanoi, 2014; Outstanding Scientific contributions through NARC-ICRISAT Partnership by Nepal Agricultural Research Council, 2014; Dr Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award by the Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources for the biennium, 2013-2014; Recognized as a Genebank innovator by GCDT, 2013; ICRISAT Director General Gold Medal Award, 2014; Chair of the Crop Science Research Award Committee of CSSA, 2016.

Fellow: American Society of Agronomy, USA; Crop Science Society of America, USA; Honorary Fellow of Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources, India; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, India; Uttar Pradesh Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2016.

Research Areas: Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Genetic Resources, Population Structure, Association Mapping

Address: Director/Head, Genebank, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502324, Telangana; Villa 54, Dollar Hills, Pragati Nagar, Opposite JNTU, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500090, Telangana; [Tel: Cell: 9866986262; Email: harideo.upadhyaya@gmail.com]