Kishan Singh (biologist)

Kishan Singh
Born	(1931-07-10)10 July 1931 India
Died	2 September 2012(2012-09-02) (aged 81)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology
Known for	Pathology of sugarcane
Awards	1976 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Scientific career
Fields	Plant pathology Phytonematology

Kishan Singh (10 July 1931 – 2 September 2012) was an Indian plant pathologist, known for his contributions to the pathology of crops, especially sugarcane.[1][2] An alumnus of the Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology,[3] he is reported to have done seminal research on the epidemiology and control of sugarcane diseases and suggested disease management through hot air therapy.[4] He has published his research findings by way of articles and books, which include Soil fungicides (2 volumes),[5] Recent advances in plant pathology,[6] The national research grid for sugarcane in India,[7] Sugarcane diseases and prospects of their control,[8] Diseases of sugarbeet in India,[9] Grassy shoot disease of sugarcane : III: response of varieties to infection,[10] Innovations in companion cropping with sugarcane[11] and Laminar infection of sugarcane leaves by red rot (Physalospora tucumanensis) organism in nature.[12] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1976, for his contributions to biological sciences.[13] Singh died on 2 September 2012, at the age of 81.[14]

See also

• Plant pathology
• List of sugarcane diseases

References

1. "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. MEHROTRA (2005). PLANT PATHOLOGY. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-1-259-08226-9.
3. "Alumni of the Department become stalwarts nationally and internationally". Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology. 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
4. "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
5. A. P. Sinha; Kishan Singh; Amar Nath Mukhopadhyay (1988). Soil fungicides. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-4548-7.
6. Kishan Singh; V P Agnihotri; Akhtar Husain (1989). Recent advances in plant pathology. CBS Publishers. p. 521. OCLC 818809324.
7. Kishan Singh; Bakhtawar Singh (1981). The National Research Grid for Sugarcane in India. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research.
8. Kishan Singh (1966). Sugarcane diseases and prospects of their control. Indian institute of sugarcane research. p. 11. OCLC 236140939.
9. Kishan Singh; S N Srivastava; S R Misra (1971). Diseases of sugarbeet in India. India exchange. p. 4. OCLC 236131383.
10. Kishan Singh; U S Shukla; S R Misra (1970). Grassy shoot disease of sugarcane : III: response of varieties to infection. p. 4. OCLC 236130800.
11. Kishan Singh (1971). Innovations in Companion Cropping with Sugarcane. India exchange.
12. Kishan Singh; K C Alexander (1970). Laminar infection of sugarcane leaves by red rot (Physalospora tucumanensis) organism in nature. OCLC 236131386.
13. "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
14. "Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 1" (PDF). IISR. January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

External links

• A. P. Sinha, V. P. Agnihotri, Kishan Singh (August 1980). "Influence of the Herbicide Alachlor on Soil Microorganisms and Carbon Dioxide Production". Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. 46 (4).