Gurdev Singh Khush, born in 1935, is an agronomist and geneticist who, together with his mentor Henry Beachell, received the 1996 World Food Prize for his achievements in enlarging and improving the global supply of rice during a period of rapid population growth.
Facts
Defining ContributionHigh-yielding semi-dwarf rice breeding at IRRI during the Green Revolution 1 Connections
Works In
Source Gurdev Khush (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Wikidata: Gurdev Khush
Sources
1. Gurdev Khush (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section, first sentence
Gurdev Singh Khush (born August 22, 1935) is an agronomist and geneticist who, along with mentor Henry Beachell, received the 1996 World Food Prize for his achievements in enlarging and improving the global supply of rice during a time of exponential population growth.
Life and Education section, first sentence
Gurdev Singh Khush was born on August 22, 1935, in Rurkee, Jalandhar district, Punjab, India.
Works In: Agronomy, Lead paragraph, field of work
Gurdev Singh Khush (born August 22, 1935) is an agronomist and geneticist who, along with mentor Henry Beachell, received the 1996 World Food Prize for his achievements in enlarging and improving the global supply of rice during a time of exponential population growth.
View the Source Wikidata: Gurdev Khush
Wikidata Q5619925, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.