Scientist M. S. Swaminathan
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan is an agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator and Indian agronomist, recommended far-reaching ways to improve India’s farming system and contributed basic research related to potato, wheat and rice, in areas such as cytogenetics, ionizing radiation and radiosensitivity.
About Prof. Swaminathan
Full Name: Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
Born: 7 August 1925 (age 96) Kumbakonam, Tanjore District, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India)
Nationality: Indian
Alma mater:
University of Kerala (BSc)
University of Madras (BSc)
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (Associateship in Genetics)
Wageningen University (UNESCO Fellow in Genetics)
University of Cambridge (PhD)
University of Wisconsin (postdoc)
Spouse: Mina Swaminathan (m. 1955)
Children: 3 (incl. Soumya Swaminathan)
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Scientific Career of Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
M. S. Swaminathan is an agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator and Indian agronomist, recommended far-reaching ways to improve India’s farming system when he chaired the NCF in 2004 (National Commission on Farmers) and contributed basic research related to potato, wheat and rice, in areas such as cytogenetics (the branch of genetics that studies the structure of DNA within the cell nucleus), ionizing radiation [atom’s energy in form of electromagnetic waves (gamma or X-rays) or particles (neutrons, beta or alpha)] and radiosensitivity (the relative susceptibility of cells, tissues, organs or organisms to the harmful effect of ionizing radiation).
Scientific career:
Active Fields: Botany, Plant genetics, Genetics, Cytogenetics, Ecological Economics, Plant Breeding, Ecotechnology
Institutions:
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) as a teacher, researcher and research administrator (1954–1972)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as Director General (1972–1980)
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as Director General (1982–1988)
Thesis: Species Differentiation, and the Nature of Polyploidy in certain species of the genus Solanum–section Tuberarium (1952)
Doctoral advisor: H. W. Howard
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Combating Hunger and Achieving Food Security by M.S. Swaminathan (BUY NOW)
Timeless Inspirator – Reliving Gandhi by Sachin Tendulkar, Narayana Murthy, M.S. Swaminathan, Abhay Bang (BUY NOW)
The Asian Elephant: Ecology and Management by Raman Sukumar, M.S. Swaminathan (BUY NOW)
From Green to Evergreen Revolution: Indian Agriculture: Performance and Challenges by M.S. Swaminathan (BUY NOW)
Green Revolution and Human Revolution by Daisaku Ikeda, M.S. Swaminathan (BUY NOW)
In Search Of Bio-happiness: Biodiversity And Food, Health And Livelihood Security by M.S. Swaminathan (BUY NOW)
Towards a Hunger Free World by M.S. Swaminathan (BUY NOW)
Plants and Society Plants and Society by S.L. Kochhar (Editor), M.S. Swaminathan (Design) (BUY NOW)
50 Years of Green Revolution: An Anthology of Research Papers by M.S. Swaminathan (Editor) (BUY NOW)
Agriculture Cannot Wait: New Horizons in Indian Agriculture by M.S. Swaminathan (Editor) (BUY NOW)
Environment and Agriculture by M.S. Swaminathan (BUY NOW)
And Some Other Interesting Book List By Dr MS Swaminathan
Major Flowering Trees of Tropical Gardens by M.S. Swaminathan, S.L. Kochhar
Global Aspects of Food Production by M.S. Swaminathan
Genetic Manipulation in Crops Genetic Manipulation in Crops by M.S. Swaminathan
Remember Your Humanity: Pathway to Sustainable Food Security by M.S. Swaminathan
Major Flowering Trees of Tropical Gardens by M.S. Swaminathan, S.L. Kochhar
Ethics of Environmental Development: Global Challenge by M.S. Swaminathan, J. Ronald Engel, John D. Petersen
International Rice Research: Twenty-Five Years of Partnership by M.S. Swaminathan, International Rice Research Institute
In Search of Biohappiness: Biodiversity and Food, Health and Livelihood Security (Second Edition): Biodiversity and Food, Health and Livelihood Security by M.S. Swaminathan
Science And Sustainable Food Security: Selected Papers Of M S Swaminathan by M.S. Swaminathan (Editor)
Facebook, Twitter & A Pair of Shoes by G. Sankaranarayanan, M.S. Swaminathan
Orphan Crops for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security: Promoting Neglected and Underutilized Species by Stefano Padulosi, Israel Oliver King, M.S. Swaminathan
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