India's National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Appoints New Director
November 5, 2010| |
Plant biotechnologist Kailash Chandra Bansal has been appointed as the new director of the National Plant Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources based in New Delhi, India. Before his present appointment, Dr. Bansal was connected with the National Research Center for Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research where he was able to develop biotech wheat, mustard, and tomato, with improved traits on tolerance to drought, salinity, and cold stress. One of his most important contributions to the agriculture industry is the development of GM tomato with longer shelf life to avoid postharvest losses.
Dr. Bansal obtained his PhD from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and gained postdoctoral experience from Harvard University and Rutgers University. He was also an awardee of the prominent Rafi Ahmand Kidwai Award of ICAR.
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