Atmaram Bhairav Joshi

Atmaram Bhairav Joshi
Born(1916-11-17)17 November 1916
India
Died3 July 2010(2010-07-03) (aged 93)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationAgricultural scientist
Known forCrop breeding
AwardsPadma Shri
Norman Borlaug Award
B. D. Tilak Lecture Award

Atmaram Bhairav Joshi (1916 – 2010) was an Indian agricultural scientist and academic,[1] known for his contributions to the field of wheat and other crop breeding.[2][3] He was the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Phule Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Rahuri and the chairman of the Research Advisory Committee of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.[1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ^ Mary Elizabeth Devine, Carol Summerfield (2013). International Dictionary of University Histories. Routledge. p. 808. ISBN 9781134262106.
  3. ^ Mahabal Ram (2014). Plant Breeding Methods. PHI Learning. p. 724. ISBN 9788120348509. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.