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Trilochan Mohapatra

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Trilochan Mohapatra, born April 20, 1962, in Cuttack, Odisha, is an Indian biotechnologist and geneticist who served as director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research until 2022 and as secretary of India's Department of Agricultural Research and Education. His research in molecular genetics and genomics contributed to developing a high-yielding basmati rice variety resistant to bacterial leaf blight, and he earlier directed the Central Rice Research Institute and served as vice-chancellor of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, receiving the National Bioscience Award for Career Development in 2003.

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Birth Year
1962 1
Nationality
Indian 1
Defining Contribution
Credited with developing a high-yielding basmati rice variety resistant to bacterial leaf blight 1
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India

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Trilochan Mohapatra (born 20 April 1962) is an Indian biotechnologist, geneticist, former government secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and former director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
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1. Trilochan Mohapatra, Wikipedia
  • Opening sentence
    Trilochan Mohapatra (born 20 April 1962) is an Indian biotechnologist, geneticist, former government secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and former director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
  • Legacy section
    credited with the development of a high-yielding basmati rice which is resistant to bacterial leaf blight
  • Works In: Plant Breeding, Lead
    Known for his studies in the fields of molecular genetics and genomics, Mohapatra is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding.
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Wikidata: Trilochan Mohapatra
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