Virendra K Baranwal

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Virendra K Baranwal

Indian Virologist
Born (1960-07-10) 10 July 1960 (age 65)
NationalityIndian
EducationB.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Alma materLucknow University, BRD Post Graduate College
Scientific career
FieldsPlant pathology, Virology
InstitutionsCentral Plantation Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Service, National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, Division of Plant Pathology, National Centre for Integrated Pest Management
ThesisMolecular diagnostics and characterization of plant viruses and virus like pathogens

Virendra K Baranwal is an Indian academic, scientist and agricultural researcher.[2][1][3]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Baranwal was born in 10 July 1960 in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. He was educated at Maharaja Agrasen Inter College in Deoria. Baranwal archived B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Lucknow University.[1]

Selected bibliography[edit | edit source]

Books[edit | edit source]

  • Bikash Mandal; Govind Pratap Rao; Virendra K Baranwal, Rakesh Kumar Jain (28 November 2017). A Century of Plant Virology in India. Springer Singapore. ISBN 978-981-10-5672-7.

Awards/Honors[edit | edit source]

  • DBT Overseas Fellowship, Secretary - 2000
  • Indian Virological Society, Member - 2008
  • Technical expert committee - 2010
  • National Certification System for Tissue Cultured Plants - 2015
  • University of Florida, USA - 2010[1]

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