Nationality Indian Name Baldev Dhillon | Residence India Fields Agricultural science | |
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Institutions Punjab Agricultural University.
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources.
Guru Nanak Dev University.
University of Hohenheim.
University of Birmingham.
CIMMYT, Mexico
DAAD.
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH). Alma mater Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. Known for Scientific Breakthroughs in Maize Breeding and Agricultural science Notable awards DAAD Post-Doc. Fellowship.
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Post-Doc. Fellowship.
University of Hohenheim Post-Doc. Fellowship.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy (FNA).
Fellow: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India (FNAAS).).
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences of India (FNASc).
NAAS Dr B.P. Pal Memorial Prize.
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize of ICAR.
Om Prakash Bhasin Award. Education Indian Agricultural Research Institute | ||
Agriculture scientists Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon को भी मिला Padma Shri सम्मान
Baldev Singh Dhillon is an internationally renowned agricultural scientist and at present he is working as the Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University in India. Earlier he worked as Assistant Director General at ICAR, Director of NBPGR (ICAR), Director of Research at Punjab Agricultural University and Guru Nanak Dev University. He worked at University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany from 1976–78, 1988–90 and 2007–11, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico in 1993-94 and University of Birmingham, UK in 1989, in Maize Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology.
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Dhillon was born in Amritsar in 1947. He is known for scientific breakthroughs in maize breeding. Dhillon did his B.Sc in Agriculture from Khalsa College, Amritsar; Post graduation M.Sc. from Punjab Agricultural University and Doctorate from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. He has published 340 research publications and many books.