Dinesh A. Nagegowda, Senior Principal Scientist and scientist in-charge of CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Bengaluru, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, for his significant contribution in plant science, particularly in the area of molecular biology and biotechnology of specialised metabolites in medicinal and aromatic plants.
Category: Agriculture
* UAS-B is No. 1 among farm varsities in south India
* Karnataka’s Ishad mangoes, Kumta onions, Bhatkal jasmine start journey towards GI tag
The Honnavar betel leaf, known as the queen leaf, is grown only in a few pockets of the taluk.
* Mysore varsity faculty bags national award
Mohan C.D., a faculty at the University of Mysore, has been chosen for Prof. H.S. Srivastava (PHSS) Foundation-Young Scientist (Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Agriculture Sciences) award for the year 2020-21.
* Farmer From Kodagu Has Won An Award For Preserving Local Pepper Crop
- Napanda Poonacha of Kodagu district, a progressive farmer, who hopes to be recognized as a pro-nature farmer
- He was recently granted the Plant Genome Saviour Farmer Reward (2019-20) for his efforts to save indigenous ‘Adi Pepper’ crop