National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Mahender Singh Saharan
FELLOW, ELECTED 2021

Born in Kharak Pandwa, Kaithal (Haryana), India on 10 June 1967. Educated at Govt. Primary School, Kharak Pandwa, 1973-78; Govt. High School, Kalayat, 1978-83; College of Agriculture, Kaul (CCS HAU), 1983-88; Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 1988-91; CCS HAU Hisar, 1997-99; B.Sc. 1988; M.Sc. 1991; Ph.D. 1999.

Head, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Research Associate, 1991-93 (CCS HAU, Hisar), Agriculture Research Officer, Plant Pathology, Govt. of Rajasthan, 1993-95, Scientist, 1995-99, IGFRI, Jhansi, Scientist Sr. Scale 1999-2002; Sr. Scientist 2002-09; Principal Scientist, 2009-16, ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal

Awards/Honours: The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Gene Stewardship Award, 2018; Dr. K. C. Mehta and Manoranjan Mitra Award, 2019; Sh. V. P. Gokhale Award of Maharashtra Association for Cultivation of Sciences, Agharkar Research Institute (DST), Pune, 2019; Dr H. C. Dube Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Indian Society of Mycology & Plant Pathology, Udaipur, 2009; Miss Manju Utreja Memorial Gold Medal for Best Doctoral thesis & Dr V D Kashyap Gold Medal for Best PhD Research Worker, CCS HAU, Hisar, 2001; Best Research Team Award, IIWBR, Karnal, 2007; Certificate of Recognition for outstanding contribution in Wheat Pathology, IIWBR, Karnal, 2014; Expert nominated by ICAR and CIMMYT for Regional Consultation Meetings in Nepal and Bangladesh to respond wheat blast epidemic in 2016, 2017; Expert Plant Pathology, Wheat Initiative, 2015; Zonal President, Northern Zone, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, 2016; Senior Editor, Indian Phytopathology, 2020 to date; Editor, Indian Phytopathology, 2017-20; Editor, Journal of Wheat Research, 2016-2019; MYCO-GLOBE Scientific Committee selected for International Workshop on Detection techniques for mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi in food chain, 2006, Italy; Visiting Scientist, ETH, Zurich, 2002; Univ. of Zurich, 2007; Co-ordinator of IIWBR-CIMMYT International Training Course on Karnal Bunt organized for Afghanistan researchers at IIWBR, Karnal, 2016; Delivered oral talks in Malaysia, 2011; Turkey, 2011, 2016; Australia, 2015.

Fellow: Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi; Society for Advancement of Wheat & Barley Research, Karnal

Research Areas: Fungal Pathology, Host Resistance, Molecular Plant Pathology

Address: Head, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; 6-C, Scientist Apartments, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. (011) 25843474 Cell: 9416988856; Email: mssaharan7@yahoo.co.in; mssaharan7@gmail.com]

Young Scientist Award 2001-2002; NAAS Associate, 2008