Sant Singh Virmani

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Sant Singh Virmani
Born
India
OccupationPlant breeder
Known forRice research
AwardsPadma Shri
International Service in Crop Science Award
TWAS Prize
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
Netlink Foundation Award

Sant Singh Virmani is a US-based Indian plant breeder, rice scientist and a former Principal Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).[citation needed] He served IRRI from 1979 to 2005 and retired from its service as the deputy head of the Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biochemistry Division.[1]

Virmani is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a recipient of the International Service in Crop Science Award from the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA).[2] He received the TWAS Prize in 2000 followed by the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in 2003.[3] The Government of India honoured him again with the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to agricultural science.[4] A few months later, Netlink Foundation honoured him for his service to humanity in combating hunger and poverty around the world with a plaque.[5]

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  1. ↑ "Indians who served at IRRI". IRRI India. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Our history". International Rice Research Institute. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (List of Recipients 2003-2015)" (PDF). Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "News Room". Netlink Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

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