Prof. Rose Prabin Kingsly Ambrose (b 02 September 1974) Professor, University St., West Lafayette, USA.
Prof. Kingsly Ambrose studied the interplay between the physical properties of agricultural materials that determine their behaviour on a macroscopic scale. Through his research, he has modified the functional characteristics of the agricultural materials and developed sensing mechanisms along with mathematical models that improve product/process performance and promote the safe handling and processing of the agricultural materials. He is known for developing practical solutions for the agricultural process industry. Moreover, he has trained more than 2000 agricultural industry workers and supervisors for improved safety and process performance. Dr Kingsly has actively contributed in the field of Agricultural Engineering in India by imparting knowledge to graduate and undergraduate students (> 100) in India.
Dr Subhash Babu (b 01 April 1984) Senior Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Dr Subhash Babu has been working on sustainable food production and natural resource management. His field investigations have established significance of legumes in increasing C sequestration, decreasing greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI) and improving land productivity. Inclusion of French bean in maize increased land productivity by three-fold and reduced GHGI by 45%. Inclusion of legumes in rice-maize cropping doubled C sequestration rate and tripled the system productivity. Integration of crop + livestock + poultry reduced GHGI three times and increased food production 4-5 times over single enterprise. He showed no-till + live mulching required 36.4% less energy and caused 43.2% less net CO2-eq emission, with 2.4 times more energy productivity over conventional tillage (CT). No-till under direct-seeded rice curtailed carbon footprint by 16.5% over CT. He identified sissoo + pineapple and alder + large cardamom as carbon efficient systems for low and high altitudes of eastern Himalayas respectively.
Dr Sukhadeo B. Barbuddhe (b 01 June 1967) Director, ICAR National Meat Research Institute, Hyderabad.
Dr Barbuddhe has done pioneering work on important zoonotic diseases namely listeriosis, brucellosis and coxiellosis for more than 30 years. He has been working on “One Health” concept in zoonoses control and food safety. His major achievements include identification of a novel species of Listeria (L. goaensis), indigenous to the subcontinent and a predominant, unique, stable and widespread epidemic clone of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b. He has developed DNA and peptide based assays for the detection of listeriosis and coxiellosis and nanoparticle based delivery systems for AMR mitigation using phytochemicals and antimicrobial peptides. He has been associated with Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee for microbiological risk assessment of foods and with panels of BIS and FSSAI for developing national food standards.
Dr Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj (b 18 February 1975) Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana.
Dr Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj has been working on optimizing utilization of soil, water, and nutrient resources while mitigating environmental impacts. He has been able to successfully quantify nitrogen, carbon, water, and energy footprints in intensive crop production systems. He has been instrumental in developing strategies for carbon sequestration, enhancing soil fertility, and managing crop nutrition to ensure sustained yield gains. His work revolves around the reclamation of degraded soils, both physically and chemically, and the responsible utilization of saline and wastewaters. Exploring nanotechnology-based solutions to enhance the utilization efficiency of critical natural resources and enhancing NUE form his cureent research agenda.
Prof. Andreas Kurt Börner (b 09 April 1959) Research Professor, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany.
Prof. Andreas Kurt Borner heads the Resources Genetics and Reproduction at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK). Since 2005 he has served as the Head of Program Management and Evaluation, which is responsible for the long-term maintenance of the IPK Genebank collection. He has established a long-term collaboration with Indian researchers towards conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources for climate resilient agriculture.
Dr Hugo A. Campos (b 12 October 1968) Deputy Director General, International Potato Center (CIP), La Molina, Peru.
Dr Hugo A Campos is known for his extensive industry experience in corn and sugarcane in USA and Brazil, and potato and sweet potato in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has developed and registered hybrids/varieties in corn, potato and sugarcane, and played a major role developing the series of AQUAMax drought tolerant hybrids, the first ever commercially successful drought- tolerant maize hybrids in the US. He leads the global CGIAR breeding team on banana, cassava, potato, sweet potato, yam.
Dr Krishnendu Chattopadhyay (b 13 August 1972) Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha.
Dr Krishnendu Chattopadhyay has been instrumental in identifying novel donors and robust QTLs in rice for grain protein content, tolerance to salinity, stagnant flooding and anaerobic germination as well as developing a novel protocol for screening against reproductive stage salinity stress. He has been involved in the development and release of 20 crop varieties including four biofortified rice rich in protein and zinc. Among these, CR Dhan 310 is the first high protein rice variety of India. He has made noteworthy contribution in addressing the coastal salinity by developing multiple stress tolerant rice variety, CR Dhan 414.
Dr Om Prakash Chaurasia (b 23 December 1966) Director, Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), DRDO, Leh-Ladakh.
Dr Om Prakash Chaurasia’s is pioneering research includes high-altitude horticulture on medicinal flora. He has been instrumental in developing ‘Passive Solar Greenhouse Technology” for successful growing of sub-tropical and tropical vegetables and fruit crops (Apricot, Apple) in sub-zero temperatures, which received PM Award for Excellence-2021 and is effectively implemented by Ladakh Administration at farmer’s fields. He has patented 12 novel products and four technologies, e.g. seabuckthorn-beverage, seabuckthorn-tea, mulch-technology, watermelon cultivation, etc., which have been commercialized to augment fresh vegetables and fruits for soldiers in high-altitude area.
Dr Anil Kumar Choudhary (b 17 April 1975) Principal Scientist, Division of Crop Production, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, H.P.
Dr Anil Kumar Choudhary has developed sustainable integrated farming system models and diversified cropping systems, involving integration of conservation-agriculture and microbemediated plant nutrition. In addition, the technologies developed by Dr Choudhary, which have found large-scale adoption by farming community, include low-cost vermi-composting; Bt-cotton transplanting-led system-intensification with least ecological-footprints; raised-bed pulse-planter with relevant land-configurations; forage-cutting and N-management in dualpurpose wheat and barley ensuring green fodder production in winter months; foliar-P fertilization coupled with bio-inoculants enhancing fertilizer-P economy and yield in maize-wheat system; precision nutrient and water management, foliar-application of macro- and micro-nutrients; and chemical weed management technologies for various crops & cropping systems under rainfed and irrigated agro-ecosystems.
Dr Shyam Sundar Dey (b 28 November 1981) Principal Scientist, Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Dr Shyam Sunder Dey’s significant contribution includes development of doubled haploid (DH) lines in cabbage and 56 CMS lines in cauliflower through isolated microspore culture development. Of 15 hybrids developed, Pusa Snowball Hybrid-1 is the first CMS based F1 hybrid in cole crops and Pusa Snowball Hybrid-2 is the first F1 hybrids in any vegetable crop developed using DH line. He also registered five germplasm with NBPGR. He has mapped the genomic regions associated with parthenocarpy, downy mildew resistance, leaf curl disease resistance and extended shelf-life and developed closely linked molecular markers for MABC.
Prof. Om Parkash Dhankher (b 01 January 1964) Professor in Crop Biotechnology, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
Prof. Dhankher leads a multidisciplinary research group dealing with climate-resilient crops, environmental remediation, and metabolic engineering for biofuel production. He developed transgenic plants for arsenic phytoremediation utilizing two bacterial genes, arsenate reductase- ArsCand γ-glutamylcysteine synthase- γECS. He also characterized the first plant arsenate reductase, AtACR2, from Arabidopsis. He is involved in metabolic engineering of oil seed crops such as Crambe abyssinica, Camelina sativa and Brassica juncea for increased oil yields for biofuels production and specialized biopolymers for industrial uses. Prof. Dhankher has played a leadership role in developing strategic partnerships between his university and institutions in India.
Dr Dilip Kumar Ghosh (b 23 August 1964) Director, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Amravati Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Dr Dilip Kumar Ghosh has made significant strides in shaping Citriculture development and policy formulation in India. His pivotal role in implementing citrus budwood certification program has resulted in developing over 56 lakhs of disease-free certified planting materials and generated substantial revenue to the Institute. In addition, his contributions include advanced diagnostic tools like PCR, real time PCR, LAMP and RPA-LFA for fast and sensitive detection of citrus viruses/VLPs. His collaborative research led to innovative formulations of 2S Albumin protein and Nano ZnO for combating citrus greening disease, resulting in a US patent and showcased its global impact on citrus research and innovation. He was also involved in the development and release of five citrus varieties.
Prof. Souvik Ghosh (b 01 November 1972) Professor and Former Head, Department of Agricultural Extension, Visva-Bharati, (A Central University), Birbhum, West Bengal.
Dr Souvik Ghosh has developed innovative extension methodologies for assessment and refinement of agricultural water management technologies from stakeholders’ perspectives. He has been actively engaged in conceptualizing and demonstrating the participatory and efficient water management technologies to trainers, extension workers, water user associations and farmers. In view of changing climate and growing scarcity of water, he exhibited the climate smart extension models. He also assessed the impacts of sustainable water management practices on conservation of rainwater and groundwater and provided institutional and policy insights for sustainable agriculture.
Dr Kadirvel Govindasamy (b 10 June 1973 ) Director, ICAR-ATARI, Zone-VI, Guwahati.
Dr Kadirvel Govindasamy has significantly contributed in the field of animal reproduction, specifically sperm biology, semen preservation and artificial insemination and breeding management in pigs. He has developed 13 pig production technologies/products, such as Pig variety Lumsniang, climate resilient low-cost pigpen, pig bristle products, season specific feed formulations and innovative pork products which have been commercialised. Another notable contribution is the development of artificial insemination delivery model and community participatory piglet production, seed village. These have been widely accepted and significantly improved the livelihood of farmers in NE region of the country and promoted small scale rural entrepreneurship. . He has also contributed in the promotion of agri-start ups across the northeast region of India.
Dr Venkateshwarlu Gudipati (b 15 May 1962) Joint Director, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
Dr Venkateshwarlu Gudipati enumerated nutrient profiling and fatty acid composition with reference to cardio-protective fatty acids in several food fishes. His studies led to enhanced levels of omega-3 fatty acids in fish to harness their therapeutic value by dietary modulations based on their metabolic pathways and also improved oxidative stability of fish oil by multi-layer emulsions and microencapsulation incorporating natural anti-oxidants. He has also successfully produced fish gelatin with improved functional properties from seafood processing waste by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) derived extraction conditions. He has also commercialized technologies for anti-stress formulation for transportation of fish seed and ready-to-eat fish based extruded products with the industries and developed fish paneer and a process for restructuring of fish meat.
Dr Narsaiah Kairam (b 02 March 1970) Assistant Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-II, Pusa, New Delhi.
Dr K. Narsaiah has made significant contributions in the area of food engineering, especially development of autoclavable microencapsulator, cool tower with chilled air circulation for microencapsulation, microencapsulator using innovative multiple air jet impingement droplet generator etc. He has been instrumental in the development of many cost-effective processing technologies, such as mechanized system for continuous Khoa making machine, high volume low speed fan and mechanical blade tenderizer for meat tenderization. Some of these technologies have been transferred to the industries and other clients.
Prof. Nafees Ahmad Khan (b 02 December 1962) Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
Prof. Nafees Ahmad Khan has identified the mechanism of hormonal and nutritional regulation for optimization of photosynthetic machinery, plant growth and development, using ionomics and metabolomics. He has established that the adverse effects of abiotic-stress factors could be reduced via optimization of photosynthetic machinery by maximizing the nutrient-use-efficiency through judicious synergism with signalling molecules like ethylene, nitric oxide, abscisic acid, and hydrogen sulfide. The signalling molecules/bioregulators facilitated use-efficiency of the primary nutrient elements, nitrogen and sulphur that optimized hormone synthesis to regulate antioxidant system to improve photosynthetic potential of crop plants under stress. His research shall provide solutions to develop abiotic stress resistant plants.
Dr Naveen Kumar (b 19 July 1975) Director, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra.
Dr Naveen Kumar has been instrumental in identifying several key cellular factors viz, MNK1, SERCA, FPPS, eIF4E, etc, as viral host-dependency factors (HDFs), which serve as novel drug target with minimal tendency in inducing drug resistance. Besides, his most remarkable contribution is in the development and commercialization of India’s first lumpy skin disease vaccine transferred to four major vaccine manufacturers. He is also the lead inventor of ANCOVAX, coronavirus SARSCoV2, vaccine for animals. He has also developed a DIVA assay for FMD, besides contributing to development and commercialization of Johnes disease vaccine. He has identified three unique viruses BHV5, LSDV, chicken astrovirus for the first time in the country.
Dr Neeraj Kumar (b 10 May 1982) Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra.
Dr Neeraj Kumar has successfully demonstrated alleviation of multiple stresses in fish using nutritional approaches and nanotechnology, which has potential application in the development of formulated feed for mitigation of abiotic and biotic stresses in the fish. Dr Kumar has developed several stress biomarkers for contamination of open aquatic water and developed different types of nano-feed based on selenium manganese, copper, zinc and silver nanoparticles synthesized from fisheries waste to alleviate the multiple stresses in important commercial fish. He has also developed a very effective product for controlling Argulus parasite in fish.
Dr Debashis Mandal (b 30 September 1969) Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Research Farm, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Dr Debashis Mandal has been working on the assessment and monitoring of soil erosion and soil sustainability with a focus on the restoration of degraded lands. He has used fallout radionuclides for assessing erosion-induced carbon losses from various phases of erosion. He created national digital database on priority classes of soil erosion risk areas. His largely cited salient research achievements include assessing soil quality and soil loss tolerance limits, water repellence, developing a new concept for soil testing, identifying soil erosion risk areas and classification of land for soil conservation planning and sustainable land use. Strategies for achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) and pricing ecosystem services have been recognized as valuable knowledge products.
Dr Harinder Singh Oberoi (b 25 September 1967) Director, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurshipand Management (NIFTEM), HSIIDC Kundli, Sonipat, Haryana.
Dr Oberoi contributed to the development of a kinnow peel beverage enriched with nutraceuticals, showcasing significant commercial potential. His work also includes advancements in encapsulation technologies, particularly for microorganisms, enzymes, and nutraceuticals. Additionally, he contributed in developing probiotic-based pineapple and mango products and was involved in the creation of two tomato hybrids suitable for commercial processing. He was also instrumental in development of solar powered evaporatively cooled vans and tricycles which have been taken up by different State Governments in their subsidy plans. Furthermore, he facilitated the transfer of technology for Kokum amla and osmotic dried guava slices to farmers, promoting agricultural innovation. These technology transfer empowered local farmers to diversify their product offerings and improve profitability.
Dr Swaraj Rajkhowa (b 01 January 1972) Principal Scientist, ICAR-NRC on Pig, Rani, Guwahati, Assam.
Dr Swaraj Rajkhowa has done outstanding work in the area of animal diseases and has developed extensive database on diseases of Mithun. He has been instrumental in whole genome sequencing of Japanese encephalitis virus circulating in Indian pigs. He has developed novel PCR based assays for simultaneous detection of African swine fever virus (ASFV), porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and porcine parvovirus (PPV) / classical swine fever virus (CSFV); for important pathotypes of Escherichia coli; for virulence factors of Pasteurella multocida; for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and for zoometric bacteria from pork. Another salient contribution includes field-based assay for rapid visual detection of galmonella in pork samples and user friendly pen-side diagnostic kits for rapid visual detection of PCVs and PPV.
Dr Selvarajan Ramasamy (b 01 March 1966) Director, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.
Dr Selvarajan Ramasamy has characterized several viruses effecting banana, cloned viral coat protein genes and generated polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. He has developed 15 cost-effective, sensitive, indigenous serological and PCR based diagnostic kits including on-site dip-stick kits for indexing banana viruses. Using the kits, his lab has certified 300 million tissue culture raised banana plants. He has developed RNAi constructs, embryogenic cell suspension technology and transgenic lines of Hill banana resistant to banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) and rejuvenated the near extinct GI tagged Hill banana (Virupakshi) through the supply of BBTVfree mother plants. He also developed the first banana variety Udhayam and released banana streak Mysore virus (BSMYV) free elite high yielding Poovan banana.
Dr Govind Pratap Rao (b 15 January 1960) Emeritus Scientist, Division of Plant Pathology, ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Dr G.P. Rao has made tangible contributions towards identification and characterization of phytoplasmas affecting field and horticultural crops inflicting severe losses in India. His findings on phytoplasmas diagnosis, their insect vectors, natural reservoirs and epidemiology are of immense help to devise suitable management strategies. He has sequenced the whole genome of sesame phytoplasma strain (16SrII group) and brinjal little phytoplasma strain (16SrVI group). Besides, Dr Rao has immensely contributed to sugarcane pathology, especially by developing red rot and smut resistant varieties which were popular between 1990 to 2012 in Uttar Pradesh. He also developed diagnostic probes for quick detection of sugarcane and rice viruses, which are being used by many laboratories.
Dr G. Bhanuprakash Reddy (b 27 April 1967) Scientist G, Department of Biochemistry, ICMRNational Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telanagana.
Dr Reddy’s research focuses on various aspects of human nutrition such as deriving nutrient requirements, assessing nutrient deficiencies, effect of food/nutrition on chronic diseases, and developing of dietary intervention strategies for holistic human-health. He reported the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies, identified the factors associated with adequacy of micronutrient intakes and developed tools/biomarkers for assessing the micronutrient status. His studies discovered a role for micronutrients in the development of diabetic complications and revealed how deficiency of micronutrients influence the molecular processes involved in age-related disorders.
Dr Dharmendra Singh (b 09 September 1968) Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Dr Dharmendra Singh has made significant contribution in basic and applied research on abiotic stresses in pulses. He has developed a novel hydroponics-based methodology for screening against various abiotic stresses, which has been instrumental in understanding the basis of tolerance to abiotic stresses such as drought, heat, salinity and aluminium stresses in pulses. He has developed genomic resources and identified novel genetic stocks tolerant to drought, salinity, aluminium, iron and zinc stress in lentil and mungbean. He has been involved in developing salt tolerant lentil (three) and mungbean (one) varieties.
Prof. Zora Singh (b 10 August 1956) Chair Professor, School of Science, Perth, Western Australia. Prof. Zora Singh has significantly contributed to global food and nutritional security by improving productivity and minimizing postharvest losses in horticultural crops. He has developed novel ethylene antagonists to reduce postharvest losses and technology to improve apple fruit colour and to minimise chilling injury in sweet orange fruit. He also developed controlled atmosphere storage technology for export of mango, plums, postharvest disinfestations of tomatoes and mangoes. Prof Singh has led the development of new Horticulture teaching and research programs at Curtin University and at ECU, Western Australia. The postgraduate supervision and teaching of Dr Singh in different universities in Australia and India was recognised by national and international teaching awards.
Dr (Ms.) Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek (b 30 April 1969) Group Leader, Plant Stress Biology Group, International Centrefor Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi.
Dr Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek has established an array of methodologies, enabling successful isolation and characterization of several key stress-responsive and yield-related genes in rice. She has established the role of glyoxalase pathway, including many novel members, such as GlyIII and unravelled the role of cytokinin homeostasis in enhancing yield and stress tolerance in rice. Through trehalose engineering, she has developed rice genotypes suited for abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and sodicity. Using gene pyramiding technology, she has combined multiple genes for “marker-free” transgenic rice plants with enduring stress tolerance. She has also made significant breakthroughs by identifying novel members of the stress response machinery in plants, including NAP and CBS domains.
Dr Satya Nand Sushil (b 03 November 1966) Director, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Dr S.N. Sushil has developed eco-friendly technologies for effective pest management. He has designed a novel light and pheromone ‘IISR-combo insect trap’ having a combination of light and pheromone for effective monitoring and mass trapping of major insect pests. Besides, he has developed a new bio-pesticide based on Bacillus cereus (strain WGPSB-2) for the effective management of white grubs. The technology was demonstrated in more than 10,000 ha area, in worst affected fields in NW Himalayan region. The work was awarded with “Societal Innovation Award” by NRDC and “WIPO” Gold Medal by World Intellectual Property Organization (UNO), Geneva. He also developed liquid formulation of indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk) isolates against lepidopteran pests.
Dr Chellapilla Tara Satyavathi (b 21 August 1970) Director, ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Dr Tara Satyavathi has made significant contributions in basic and applied research on pearl millet improvement. She has played an instrumental role in bench marking the iron and zinc levels for the release of pearl millet cultivars. She has been involved in the development and release of pearl millet climate resilient cultivars (five) suitable for cultivation in the arid ecosystem, and two genetic stocks with high iron and high popping yield in pearl millet. She has also contributed towards development of mapping populations, heterotic pools, stable sources of resistance to foliar blast disease and technologies in addressing rancidity in pearlmillet.
Dr Nepolean Thirunavukkarasu (b 17 May 1974) Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Dr Nepolean Thirunavukkarasu has made significant contribution in basic and strategic research on quantitative genetics, and genomics approaches in maize and pearl millet. The genetic stocks, mapping populations, RILs, genetic linkage maps, and genome-wide SNPs generated through his studies led to the identification of important QTLs and functional genes responsible for biotic and abiotic stress tolerances, nutritional qualities and yield traits which eventually facilitated product development. He demonstrated the proof of concept of linkage disequilibrium-based association mapping and genomic selection models, which helped in understanding the genetics of drought tolerance in maize. He was also involved in implementing marker-assisted breeding strategies and contributed to the development of 11 maize hybrids.
Dr Jagesh Kumar Tiwari (b 10 January 1980) Principal Scientist, Division of Vegetable Improvement, ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Dr Jagesh Kumar Tiwari has developed three inter-specific potato somatic hybrids via protoplast fusion and four potato varieties viz., Kufri Neelkanth, Kufri Jamunia; Kufri Lohit and Kufri Uday and registered 20 unique potato germplasm. He has also developed apical rooted cutting technology for low-cost rapid seed production. He sequenced dihaploid potato (C-13), somatic hybrids and aphid, and has identified miR397 and miR398 under N stress.
Prof. Sivakumar Uthandi (b 20 June 1968) Professor, Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Prof Sivakumar Uthandi has explored plant-associated microbes and their metabolites for plant health, besides contributing towards plant biomass valorisations through biocatalysts of oxidative and hydrolytic activity. His research findings on novel microbes from rice phylloplane, and their metabolites involvement in plant disease and pest control, drought, and saline-sodic remediation are noteworthy. He has 4 patents (1-US, 3-Indian) to his credit.
Dr Eldho Varghese (b 30 May 1983) Senior Scientist, Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics & Extension Division, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala.
Dr Eldho Varghese has significantly contributed on the design of experiments, statistical/ecosystem modeling, and computational tools for data analysis. He developed statistical designs and analytical methodologies for breeding experiments, varietal competition, generalized row-column setup, cost-efficient factorial and response surface designs. He has also developed web solutions, online software, and packages for global use.
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