Gurdev Singh Khush
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Gurdev Singh Khush is an Indian agronomist and plant breeder renowned for his pivotal role in developing high-yielding rice varieties that contributed significantly to the Green Revolution and global food security.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gurdev Singh Khush canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geneticist
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person ⓘ plant breeder ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in genetics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Borlaug Award
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Japan Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Rank Prize in Nutrition NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf Prize in Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ World Food Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-08-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Punjab Agricultural University
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University of California, Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | International Rice Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Khush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agronomy
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genetics ⓘ plant breeding ⓘ |
| givenName | Gurdev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to global food security
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contributions to the Green Revolution ⓘ development of high-yielding rice varieties ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hindi ⓘ Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Indian National Science Academy
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Royal Society ⓘ US National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gurdev Singh Khush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to improved disease and pest resistance in rice
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helped increase global rice production ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of IR36 rice variety
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development of IR64 rice variety ⓘ development of semi-dwarf, high-yielding rice cultivars ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
India
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Jalandhar district NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Head of Plant Breeding Department at the International Rice Research Institute ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
crop improvement
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food security ⓘ rice genetics ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Los Baños
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Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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