Gurcharan Singh Kalkat, who lived from June 17, 1926, to January 27, 2018, was an Indian agricultural scientist and founder chairman of the Punjab State Farmers Commission, recognized for his contributions to bringing the Green Revolution to Punjab. He earned a doctorate in agricultural entomology from Ohio State University in 1958, collaborated with Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug on high-yielding wheat varieties during the 1960s, served as India's Agricultural Commissioner until 1978, and was vice chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University from 1998 to 2001.
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Defining ContributionContributed to bringing the Green Revolution to Punjab, working with Norman Borlaug on high yielding wheat varieties in the 1960s 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, nationality there.
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1. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat - Wikipedia
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17 June 1926
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27 January 2018
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Indian agricultural scientist
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He has also worked with Norman Borlaug when the Nobel Laureate was working on high yielding wheat varieties in the 1960s.
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