Sant Singh Virmani is a US-based Indian plant breeder, rice scientist and a former Principal Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).[citation needed] He served IRRI from 1979 to 2005 and retired from its service as the deputy head of the Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biochemistry Division.[1]
Sant Singh Virmani
Born
India
Occupation
Plant breeder
Known for
Rice research
Awards
Padma Shri International Service in Crop Science Award TWAS Prize Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Netlink Foundation Award
Virmani is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a recipient of the International Service in Crop Science Award from the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA).[2] He received the TWAS Prize in 2000 followed by the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in 2003.[3] The Government of India honoured him again with the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to agricultural science.[4] A few months later, Netlink Foundation honoured him for his service to humanity in combating hunger and poverty around the world with a plaque.[5]
^"Indians who served at IRRI". IRRI India. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^"Our history". International Rice Research Institute. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^"Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (List of Recipients 2003-2015)" (PDF). Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^"News Room". Netlink Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
External linksEdit
"IRRI Pioneer Interviews--Challenges for IRRI: Sant Virmani". YouTube video. International Rice Research Institute. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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