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Dr. Raviprakash G. Dani

Vice-Chancellor

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University, Akola

UNIVERSITY’s MISSION – AN IDEALIST VIEW:

Founded in 1969, the Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (Agricultural University)

(www.pdkv.ac.in) is a recognized (accredited) public institution of higher learning and an institutional

member of the 63-strong State Agricultural Universities System in India. Named after the illustrious

son of our soil, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh, the brilliant Oxford University scholar and visionary Former

First Union Minister for Agriculture of India. Our University was constituted to fortify region-specific

and special needs of agricultural and allied-science and socio-economic development centered

mandatory research, education, and technology generation goals, as also to strengthen imminent

knowledge dissemination outreach imperatives. Extending jurisdiction over eleven Easterly districts of

Vidarbha region of the Maharashtra State characterized by rainfed agriculture, we are engaged in

imparting global-standard agricultural education and research via expanding the network of our 9

constituent and 26 private colleges and 12 Agriculture Technology Schools and 46 Agricultural

Polytechnics, so far having successfully empowered over 25,000 worthy professionals. Via effective

MoUs, we extend the scope of excellence in our mission fortified through a galaxy of partnering

institutions, including the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Cornell University, Indian

Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, International Center for Genetic

Engineering and Biotechnology, Initiatives of Change International, and Uzbekistan Academy of

Sciences. Also via 18 Public-Private Partnerships in effect, we are popularizing 7 revolutionary low-

cost technologies and farm equipments. Outstanding Graduates & Post-Graduates of our university

recipients of distinguished Doctoral Scholarships bestowing honour on their alma mater, working in

such renowned World learning Centers as the Texas Tech University in the US. An impressive

number of our high-profile careerists are also decorating Prestigious Agricultural Research Service,

the Indian Forest Service, UPSC, MPSC and Banking service sectors.

Our University has a rich tradition of accomplishments resulting from toils of need-based and

site-specific research fortified through 21 research stations, 13 Krishi Vidnyan Kendras and 24 All-

India Coordinated Crop and Technology Research Projects active in operation. With over 1125 high-

impact agro-technologies, 144 crop varieties and seven implements registered and patented to our

credit, we are proudly discharging our duty as duly recognized and rightful agents of change, first and

foremost given in service to farmers and clients. Of late the University has accentuated the mandate

of quality seed production, so as to help bridge the rapidly expanding gap in the availability of this

precious primary input. Thus we remain ever dedicated with reassurance to offering affordable

means of overcoming stubborn challenges confronting Vidarbha agriculture, which remains prone to

hazards and limitations compounded by chronic deficits of scant irrigation facility and costly basic

inputs, lowering profitability in business affected adversely by erratic weather patterns and climatic

extremes.

Traditionally, our priorities have been centered on essential and emergent issues vital to

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making small & marginal farming, especially rainfed farming, a profitable venture. Major constraints

have been due to somewhat static and slow pace of technology transfer and adoption, causes of

which we constitutively diagnose and deal with, taking broad global perspective, as we device and

alter strategies using multi-specialty approaches. So also, we are conscientiously concerned as to

how the small and average producer, feeling constrained by factors such as environmental vagaries,

& inadequate post-harvest storage and transportation facilities, should have better control over crucial

decisive factors that determine ultimate worth and market value of his produce. Our Ag. Economics

specialists work hand in hand with the Agricultural Prices Scheme and All India Market Intelligence

Network Projects, constantly monitoring and predicting with reasonable accuracy trends impacting

and offsetting the current prices of essential agricultural inputs.

Yet another PDKV team is entrusted with regular task of monitoring emerging concerns over

formidable socio-economic barriers resulting in low profitability in our chosen profession, along with

low risk-bearing ability leading often to chronic indebtedness. Vexed with intense hazards, regrettably

the average farmer in our region unfortunately continues to face recurrent and phenomenal distress,

especially that which manifests via highly unfortunate and unabated farmer suicides, characteristically

reflective of depletion of hope, the immediate causes of which, quite often tend to be compounded

with unpredictable crop technology failures and vagaries of climate turning extreme. Sincerely sharing

grievous impacts. Yet we optimistically strive to work restlessly to improvise and improve vitally

essential viable technology option solutions, renewing our commitment each day. Our recent

“International Farmers’ Dialogue” (Dec 4-10, 2014) has served to bring in new and highly optimistic

global perspectives on subject, leading to effective action plans and watch groups reporting progress.

A similar subsequent International dialogue is soon expected to follow in early 2016. Another

significant outcome of the 2014 Dialogue has been the MoU with Texas Tech University, with the

promise to avail highly automated portable soil testing equipment, that which is capable of non-

destructively and instantaneously analyzing at least 450 soil samples per day. When effective

(expected within 2016), it would be landmark development and a major technological breakthrough

capable of enhancing the pace of Indian Agriculture.

In the wake of the present, alert and aware the University remains firmly committed to single-

minded strengthening of teamwork essential for effectively generating and popularizing innovative

training to confidently overcome constraints by consciously opting for viable scientific, as well as

socio-economic incentive-mediated alternatives, with proven success potential. Likewise, we further

believe in demonstrating progress achievable via live demonstrations, farmer meets and exhibitions

marked with exemplary success stories. We are currently also offering formal education via special

diploma courses for farmers specializing in sustainable and organic farming and in cultivation of

medicinal and aromatic plants and crops. The list extends to include new technologies for

improvement of saline and sodic soils, natural resource management, value-addition in cereals and

pulses, integrated nutrient management and pest management, and liquid biofertlizer applications.

Proud to be an alumnus of the PDKV, ever since I took over as the Vice-Chancellor (Aug

2012), I have launched a special drive aiming to reach new horizons in our University’s capacity

strengthening and recruitment efforts, according priority to HR and Farm Women empowerment

projects. We now emphasize and formal HR, leadership and just and collective self-governance

training of employees and students, so as to primarily instill essential self-inspired and self-guiding

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vision via effective personal change as fundamental to the process of advocacy of imminent

technology adoption restoring confidence, hope and resilience. My highly trained and experienced

leadership team equally strongly values the aim of constant and common identification of newer and

feasible perceptions helpful in simplifying definitions of realistic solutions essential to overcome

lingering constraints, especially those experienced by our hardworking farming community. At the

same time, we strongly believe in expanding the scope of both local and universal career

advancement prospects for both present and prospective students and especially, the community of

experiential learners. Above all, we remain steadfastly committed to redefining the process of

identifying a whole new gamut of challenges on the frontier of elevating levels of motivation needed

for technology adoption.

At this historic juncture, as we invoke new strengths and experiential ideas to build stronger

training inputs, we invite fundamentally all of those who care and share, all such who are ready to

help create and live success stories following strong personal change. In the same spirit, we would

greatly appreciate ideas, as well as stories of accomplishments via effective group leadership

incentives, underlining strength in the essential ability to identify and overcome constraints and

confidently march towards realistic goals. We thus continue to seek new workable and achievable

technology interventions, aiming to restore and boost self-confidence, professional competence and

spirit of entrepreneurship.

In conclusion, we earnestly solicit the benefit of fresh vision for successful intervention, as we

continue to identify and overcome constraints defining the shape of sustainable solutions for rapidly

improving the profitability in Vidarbha’s agrarian scenario, offering renewed hope by example thereby

to the entire agricultural clientele in our region and virtually to all those hopeful in the Arid and Semi-

Arid regions of this World.

We look forward to receiving your valued feedback (vc@pdkv.ac.in).

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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Raviprakash G. Dani

Summary of Professional Experience:

Prolific and productive senior-level leadership in educational, research, capacity and institutional building. Over 35 dedicated years working for countries engaged in rapid economic transition due to globalization. Direct work experience of over 22 years in India, 3 years in the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union, The Caribbean, and 13 years in the U. S. A.

Honorary Colonel Commandant, National Cadet Core, Ministry of Defense, Govt. of India, Eleven Maharashtra Battalion NCC.

Demonstrated record of integrity, openness, leadership, and innovation. Volunteer work since 1969 with Initiatives of Change International, a Consultative Organization to the United Nations Economic & Social Commission (UN-ECOSOC). Expertize in organizing Dialogue on Development and International Farmers’ Dialogue series of conferences since 1975, facilitating technology and expertise exchanges between progressive-minded peacemakers and civic leaders located in North America with Asia, Africa, Indo-China and Eastern Europe.

Specialist in International Agricultural Research & Development, Education, Biotechnology, Sustainable and Organic Farming, Biodiversity & National Resource Conservation, and Science Diplomacy, I am currently providing overall leadership in the planning and management of the academic, research, extension, international outreach efforts, and farmer service, fiscal, administrative, operational and auxiliary enterprise missions of the University, in addition to serving voluntarily as a Professor at the PDKV Biotechnology Center.

Demonstrated skills in academic advisement, teaching, faculty recruitment, student mentoring, course curriculum design, and development and utilization of internet-based learning and bioinformatics resources; liaison between technology providers-entrepreneurs in US and end-users located in the NIS; securing grant-funded aid for projects and budget monitoring tasks.

Skilled trainer in technology adoption, analysis and representation of developing country views, emergent institutional and academic perspectives on production, policy risk issues, and prospect evaluation for institutional, environmentally and geopolitically sensitive programs; academic networking and collaborations promoting higher education advancing frontiers of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Career counseling and placement advise, high-visibility recruitment events. Leadership of appraisal missions, evaluation of funded projects; Negotiation skills for implementation of protocols influencing global prospects and collaborations.

Serving as Vice-Chancellor, PDKV since August 2012. Previously served the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), working as Head, Regional Station, Principal ARS Scientist and Head Research Coordination & Management (RCM) Unit of Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) India (May 1981 to January 2001); Visiting Professor at Academy of Science Uzbekistan October 1989 - Dec 1991) and in Texas Tech University (July 2001 to June 2012) as Post-Doctoral Teaching & Research Fellow/Associate, Visiting Professor and Biologist – Functional Genomics Group Member at the Center for Genomics & Biotechnology; Teaching Course Leader of major basic and advanced subjects, and having created and field evaluated under controlled conditions experimental transgenic plants of cotton, directed prestigious extension outreach programs including Team Coordination of International Industrial Biotechnology Transfer Initiatives; established and sustained Research Support Grant Relationships; led Graduate School India Initiative’s Team Coordination of Program Development and High-Visibility Academic and Extension event organization activities, as well as directed efforts in National (Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico area) and International

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Publicity Events partnering the Fulbright Organization in New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore, India and in other partnering Institutions abroad.

Office of Zonal Councilor to the Association of Indian Universities (www.aiuweb.org), advising a network of 63 agricultural and 750 traditional universities within India and abroad, facilitating increased sharing of information and co-operation in the field of education, culture, sports and allied areas.

High academic achievements with scholarship. Educated in India, and U. S.; close familiarity with global comparative higher education. Doctorate degrees (Ph.D. and D. Sc.) in biological sciences. First-ever foreign Doctor of Sciences of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences.

Advanced degrees in biotechnology, management, journalism, and in Russian and German languages.

International Consultant, FAO-UN panel on “e-learning curriculum on Agricultural Risk Assessment and Management,” currently advising the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency, the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome.

Twice Winner of Prestigious National Scholarship for Studies Abroad (awarded for study and teaching in the United States and former USSR). Prestigious Awardee of ’Scientist of Extraordinary Ability’ status (2000) in US.

Over a decade of teaching experience as Faculty at Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas, USA), Department of Biological Sciences:

Teaching Course Leadership:

Biology 1401 (Plant Biology)

Biology 4301(Special Topics in Biology)

Biology 4101 (Skilled Technical Writing).

Plant & Soil Science PSS 3421.

Biotechnology Course Leader: Upward Bound Programs

Member, Gov. of Maharashtra GM Crops Committee (headed by Hon’ble Padma Vibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Formerly Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai), offering Expert Policy Advice on Safety for Commercialization Cultivation & Approval via Field Evaluation of safe and viable Genetically Modified Plant Traits transferred into popular crop cultivars and hybrids awaiting permission for release by Private and Public Sector Seed Companies.

Member, Rajiv Gandhi Commission on Science & Technology’s Special Committee (headed by Dr. Anil Kakodkar) advising on grant funded Projects.

Member, Management Committee, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur (M. S.)

Member, Board of Management, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur (C. G.)

Member, National Language Service Corps (www.nlsc.org), Arlington, Virginia (USA)

Founder Chairman, PDKV Alumni Association - PDAF, a registered NGO. Networking with affiliated student organizations and career advancement forums, serving to attract alumni donors and their parents; recruiting student volunteers, maintaining and expanding alumni relations and donor databases, and organizing publicity events encouraging planned giving and volunteer involvement in active support to PDKV’s mandate of transformative quality education, research and extension.

Demonstrated skills in effecting multilateral protocols involving governments of Uzbekistan, US and India, having successfully procured over 3500 new & exotic cotton and other crop genetic resource accessions.

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University Representation to the Partners of the Americas - Farmer-to-Farmer Program of the USAID and to the U. S. Department of State supported Science & Technology Center for Ukraine and Uzbekistan organizations. Also served as liaison between global Land Grant State Agricultural Universities and Indian SAUs, and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, USDA-ARS, USAID, and World Bank funded projects involving NGOs and private research institutions.

Served as Lead Technical Auditor in the U. S. Dept. of State supported Science & Technology Center in Ukraine and Uzbekistan (STCU), assisting in rehabilitation activities benefitting scientists and entrepreneurs working erstwhile in academic and defense and biological research sectors in the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union.

Review Panel Member of the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) for the NIS-SU, on international biotechnology advancement prospects.

Demonstrated expertise in assistance and training for Capacity Building, project proposal writing, preparation of MoUs and agreements, technical work plan and monitoring of budget utilization, preparation of periodic technical reports, on-sight visits to projects and organizing periodic progress review meetings and conferences for commercialization of newly generated technologies.

Highly experienced in organizing training programs, especially in organic farming and cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic crops, benefitting teachers, students and subject matter specialists including those from Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Uzbekistan and Russia.

Competitively awarded and served as Principal Investigator of a PL 480 – USDA Grant Fund Awarded Project. Promoted TOT activities under the All-India National Agricultural Technology (NATP), the National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) and the Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC).

Demonstrated skills as Expert working for the Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) – a Flagship Assistance Program of the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. Specialized in leadership of overseas appraisal missions encouraging technology commercialization ventures in fulfillment of the ITEC’s mission objectives and goals.

Initiated novel innovative projects involving collaboration with major national and international universities, the ICAR, DST and DBT and several other agencies. These projects dedicated to improving academic standards with superior instruction and resulting in research recommendations and publications contributing to propagation and adaptation of superior technologies.

As a founder-member of Bioinformatics Committee of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, responsible for establishment of the IARI Bioinformatics Center in 1998.

Leading the ICAR Project “Breeding cotton for combination of high seed oil content, earliness and fiber yield and quality,” became the first-ever plant-breeder originator of India’s first-ever cotton variety “Saraswati” (CNHO-12) combining high seed-oil content with earliness and improved yield parameters. Two superior early maturing lines were also registered at the NBPGR. Also developed 165 superior genetic stocks, applying first-hand knowledge generated by me, based on exploration and identification of outstanding parental stocks explored and collected globally.

As Head, Regional Station, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Sirsa (North India), led “Lab-to-Land” and “Frontline Technology Demonstration” campaigns, popularizing and facilitating widespread adoption of hybrid crop cultivation technologies and low-cost multiplication of indigenous biological agents, also training educators, students, producers and subject matter specialists. It has resulted in reduction of major chemical pesticide usage patterns in north India.

Since 1985, I established the Computer Center at CICR, and developed FORTRAN enabled

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interactive statistical packages. I conducted computer awareness & application courses, training 35 staff (administrative and scientific and Technical) in the use of computer applications (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, database mining, and Statistical packages).

Education:

B. Sc. (Ag.) Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, First With Distinction Ranked Third in order of Merit.1974

B. J. (Bachelor of Journalism), Nagpur University, First 1985

M.Sc. in Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, First With Distinction. 1976.

M. S. in Biotechnology Texas Tech University, USA, First With Distinction. 2003.

Ph. D. (Genetics) Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, First With Distinction. 1979.

D. Sc. (Biology). Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences. 1995. Foundation Course in Agricultural Research Management. National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India. 1985.

Higher Diploma in Russian Language. Nagpur University. 1984.

Certificate in German Language. Nagpur University. 1985.

Certificate in Spanish Language. Texas Tech University. 2007.

Membership of Professional Associations and Special Committees:

Past Vice- President, Indian Society of Agricultural Research

Fellow, Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding

Member, American Association for Advancement of Science

Member, International Cotton Genomics Initiative

Member, American Society of Plant Biologists

Member, The Nature Conservancy

Member, The Sierra Club

Member, National Geographic Association

Member, Editorial Committee of the scientific journals ‘Phytobreedon’, ‘Advances in Plant Sciences’ and ‘Cotton World’.

Member, Bioinformatics Committee, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. 1994 - 1998.

Secretary, International Group Discussions on Crop Biotechnology, CICR Nagpur. (In collaboration with the USDA-ARS, the New Mexico State University, Dow Agro Sciences, USDA-ARS and Agracetus, USA). October 1996.

Member, Organizing Committee, International Congress of Genetics, New Delhi, 1983.

Member, Organizing Committee & Leader, Scientific Delegation of Republic of Uzbekistan (15 scientists) to the Golden Jubilee Symposium of the Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding. 1990.

International Consultant, FAO-UN panel on “e-learning curriculum on Agricultural Risk Assessment and Management,” advising the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency, and the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome,Italy

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International Consultant, FAO-UN panel on “e-learning curriculum on Agricultural Risk Assessment and Management,” advising the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency, and the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome, Italy, 17-18 June, 2015

Chief Patron, “International Farmers’ Dialogue” held at PDKV Akola (December 4-10, 2014). Over 35 delegates from abroad (Australia, Canada, France, Israel, Kenya, Rwanda, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, UK, USA), and 250 from India participated. (Full report available at http://www.pdkv.ac.in/pdf/IFD-%202014-report.pdf).

Invited participant in the group discussion on “New Approaches to International Collaboration for Biotechnology Breakthroughs” at the workshop hosted by the US Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF), the Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation (FRAEC), the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Explore Life. AAAS Annual Meetings, Seattle, WA, Feb. 15, 2004.

Invited participant and presenter in the Third International Cotton Genomics Workshop held recently at Hyderabad, India. October 11-16, 2004.

Invited participant in the International Workshop on Biotechnology Commercialization and Security, Organized by the Science and Technology Center for Ukraine (STCU). Presented the lead paper entitled “Adoption of transgenic cotton in Asia – developing commercial strategies”. Visit sponsored by US Civilian Research & Development Foundation and the U. S. Dept. of State. Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 14-17, 2003.

Organized the academic-industrial delegation visit comprising Academician Dr. O. J. Jalilov, Director General of the Scientific Production Company Biologist, to India. 1991.

Organized the industrial delegation visit comprising Seed Companies of US, to Tashkent in Uzbekistan and to several progressive Seeds Companies in India (2002-2004).

Organized visit and address by Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, Chairman, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India, to Asia Plateau, Asian Center of Initiatives of Change, Panchgani, India. Sept. 1999, entitled “sustainable development perspectives for developing countries”.

Facilitated the visit of Mr. Patrick Evans, Chairman of British Farmers for International Development to visit Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India. August 1998. He delivered a lecture on role of Non-governmental agencies in extending benefits to land, crop and water resource improvement in third world and developing countries.

Facilitated the visit of Dr. M. R. Chaudhry, Head, Technical Services, International Cotton Advisory Committee, Washington, D. C., at the Regional Research Station of the Central Institute for Cotton Research, Sirsa, India, in August 1997. The visitor delivered a guest lecture on current global trends and benefits though commercialization of new cotton technologies.

Secretary, Organizing Committee, International Group Discussion on Crop Biotechnology, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur (In collaboration with the USDA-ARS, the New Mexico State University, Dow Agro Sciences, USDA-ARS and Agracetus, USA). October 1996.

SUMMARY OF RECENT LEADERSHIP EFFORTS & INSTITUTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Dr. PDKV Ag University (since August 2012)

Recent Strategic Project Initiatives and Grant Fund Awards:

Education:

Launched first-ever state owned Undergraduate College of Agricultural Biotechnology in Vidarbha in June 2013, procuring Special Maharashtra State Grant worth Rs. 2767.74 lakhs

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Launched “PDKV Center for Excellence in Biotechnology” at PDKV Akola (2015), procuring Special Maharashtra State Grant worth Rs. 276 lakhs.

Transfer of Technology Improving Livelihood of Small Scale Farmers:

‘Hope Generation Project 2015, through “Transfer of integrated crop management technologies developed by Dr. PDKV, Akola. A RKVY, Government of Maharashtra, funded project- Rs 900.01 lakhs

Fostering PDKV’s prestigious Low-Cost Technology Dissemination Project, along with benefits of cost-efficient crop cultivation were extended to progressive-minded farmers located in 11 districts under the jurisdiction of the University, organizing over 100 farmer field demonstrations. A National Agricultural Science (RKVY-ICAR) Grant funded project – Rs. 484.44 lakhs.

Conducting ‘Integrated Farming Systems Research (IFSR) Project’ uniquely promoting the PDKV Signature ‘Supplementary Income Generation’ model, wherein a farmer adopting the concept of “Crop+Goat+Horticulture+Poultry+Compost on very small scale” i.e., one-hectare, earning at least Rs. 3,11,800/- per annum, reaps net increase in income of Rs. 40,000, while also generating self-employment. A Network All-India Coordinated Research (AICRP-ICAR) grant funded project on Integrated Farming System Research - Rs. 108.27 lakhs.

Operating novel ‘Hands-on training for remotely located trainers’ (Agri-Ambassadors) Scheme’ via grant funded support. Under this project, 10 remote access villages are adopted and innovative technologies for low-cost dryland cultivation of cotton, pigeon pea and soybean and gram and the associated IPM packages are disseminated to over 1021 end-user farmers located in 206 remotely located villages. A Nawajbai Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai (NGO) funded Project - Rs. 85.34 lakhs

Promoting Policies, institutions and Markets:

Successful continuation of the PDKV Signature Network Project ‘Generating Market Intelligence’ from ICAR grants – Rs. 34.45 lakhs.

Successful extension of the PDKV Infrastructure Strengthening Project on ‘Establishment and Networking of Agricultural Market Intelligence Centers’. A World Bank sponsored project - Rs. 109.54 lakhs.

Forests, Trees and Agroforestry:

Launched the project “Development of teak, bamboo, and Maharukh (Ailanthus excelsa) based agro-forestry systems for environment and livelihood development”, obtaining grant funding support from the All-India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Agroforestry – ICAR and Rajiv Gandhi Commission on Science & Technology funded projects – Rs. 32 lakhs.

Roots and Tubers:

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Successfully expanding the scope of the Indo-Israel Horticultural Mission Funded Project on

‘Improvement of rootstocks of Citrus’ - $ 3.2 m.

Successful extension of the Signature PDKV project on “Seed spices generation technology

for disease-free planting material of garlic, turmeric, fennel, Ajwain, and curryleaf”

obtaining a National Horticultural Mission grant – Rs. 55.07 lakhs.

Water, Land and Ecosystems:

Project under Niche area of Excellence on Rainwater management in rain- fed agriculture’,

funded by ICAR New Delhi grant- Rs 3.38 crores

Launched the PDKV Project “Balanced fertilization for sustainable Bt cotton production

with special emphasis on potassium in Vertisols” securing Competitive Research Grant from

the Potash Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, - Rs. 10 lakhs.

Evaluation and validation of fly ash as an amendment to black soils and as an amendment to salt-affected soils in Purna Valley tract. Worth Rs. 75 Lakh.

Climate Change, Agriculture and Food/Fodder Security:

Popularized the PDKV Project on “Strengthening Agrometerorology and IT-GIS-Mobile

Phone-Skype applications for vigilant dryland farming” sponsored by the Central Research

Institute for Dryland Agriculture, granting– Rs. 22.93 lakhs.

Accelerated Fodder Development Programme (RKVY Approved Project – Rs 25 Lakh).

Biotechnology

Studies on Mechanism of flora bud distortion in Soybean (Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai – Rs. 23.86).

Establishment of Diagnostic laboratory for identification Jambhery, Galgal and Nagpur rootstocks of Citrus. (RKVY Approved Project, worth Rs. 1 Cr).

Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Award for research project: Improvement of Safflower for salinity and drought tolerance using In-vivo techniques. (Rs. 12 Lakh).

Laid the foundations of Centers for Excellence, including Center for Excellence in Biotechnology – a Technology-Park concept symbolizing PPP in action.

Improvement of foxtail millet (Setaria italica) for yield and Blast resistance (Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai – Rs. 21.00).

Transgenes Procured:

From the National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, New Delhi:

Cry 1Aabc (imparting resistance to Pod-borer of Pigeonpea and Leaf Eating Caterpillar of Sorghum)

Cry 1I (imparting resistance to Helicoverpa armigera of Cotton).

Trained Staff and students at IARI, in the use of In planta transformation technique effective in

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facilitating regeneration protocols of Pigeonpea and Soybean

From Kolkata University/IRRI:

Xa 21 (imparting resistance to Bacterial Blight of Rice)

From International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi:

PDH 45 Imparting salinity and drought tolerance in Soybean.

IFRASTRUCTURE AND H R DEVELOPMENT:

A special underprivileged class Girls’ Hostel on PDKV premises, Akola (Rs 1 Cr).

A special HR development fund for student and staff training activities, awarded by Central Institute for Cotton Research (Rs. 1.5 Cr).

‘Farmers Hostel’ at KVK Buldana, funded by ICAR, New Delhi (Rs 60 Lakh).

‘New Administrating Building’ at KVK Buldana, funded by ICAR, New Delhi (Rs 1 crore).

RECENT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL/RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS:

Imminent:

First of their own kind in Indian Agriculture, Prestigious Partnership Projects with FAO, together with its wide network of partner organizations, through its e-Learning Centre

(www.fao.org/elearning). MCAER and AIU mediated collaborative capacity development programmes and interventions. These partnerships aim at strengthening the human resources required for the economic and social advancement. Their objective is also to widen access to education, improve its quality and strengthen academic institutions utilizing distance education techniques and associated communications technologies. The above mentioned institutions share similar goals as FAO, which are 1) the creation and dissemination of educational resources to promote, among other topics: agriculture, food and nutrition security, social and economic development, gender equity and women empowerment, climate change, and responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forestry; 2) multilingualism; and 3) accessible education, and aim at offering the most current and cutting-edge content for courses that integrate new ideas and new technologies that cover a wide range of topics relevant to the global challenges of today and tomorrow. In Effect: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (USA), 2014, facilitating the use of revolutionary state-of-the-art instant, non-destructive In situ soil content analyzers (PXRF- Portable X Ray Fluorescence and Vis-NIR-Near-Infrared Analyzer) machines facilitating non-destructive on spot field analysis of over 45 macro and micro soil components, including organic carbon, nitrogen, salinity indicators, texture, particle size, and pollutants including heavy metals, lead, mercury, arsenic, nickel, and chromium. Over 450 sample per day minimum capability.

Established the “Village bio-energy unit and model bio-fuel park, ensuring local energy demands with livelihood security,” securing funds from the FAO - International Centre for Research on Agro-Forestry (ICRAF), worth $ 1.04 M, effective since November 2014, providing incentives for large scale popularization of Pongamia tree cultivation by new client farmers.

Bhabha Atomic Research Center, leading to agreement for creation of mutant varieties of

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groundnut and other field crops.

Central Institute for Cotton Research. Sharing of High-Density planting technologies and training of manpower strengthening Biotech ventures.

Namangan National University, Uzbekistan. Exchange of students and faculty leading to identification of mutually beneficial cotton and silk crop improvement technologies.

Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Exchange of basic and applied sciences faculty and students and specialists enabling technology empowerment impacting major field and horticultural crops.

Initiatives of Change (including Grampari Project for Empowering Rural Women), Panchgani, Maharashtra. [An International NGO initiated by Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, an illustrious grandson of the Father of our Nation Mahatma Gandhi, noted author and ex M. P. The IofC is highly reputed for their HRD training encouraging Democratic Governance, Transparency and Character Development]. So far, over 160 academic, administrative and technical personnel have been trained via IofC’s ‘Heart of Effective Living’ and ‘Effective Living for Life’ Programs.

Inspired by IofC training, a group of PDKV employees have created “PDKV I-Care” group of social activists dedicated to advance the cause of National, societal, university, self-improvement based challenges and opportunities.

Inspired by IofC, a group of dedicated PDKV women employees have created “Asmi Mahila Manch” (Women Forum), a registered NGO that is given to the cause of enhancement of adult literacy and women empowerment issues and challenges.

A group of IofC inspired PDKV students have initiated a “Farmer Suicide Prevention Group”, aiming to provide technology and social interventions.

Training pf PDKV personnel at Baha’i Academy, Panchgani, India. Training PDKV Lower Agricultural Education faculty and students in “Education in Universal Human Values.” The Education in Universal Human Values Programme is an action oriented programme organized around the gradual acquisition of one or more capabilities: skills, healthy attitudes, moral values, and concepts. The focus of the Programme is fostering students’ personal development and enabling them to contribute to social progress. Students develop their capacities to think and act within a well-defined sphere of activity, which follows a well-defined purpose. These general capabilities are required for effective social action in any field. Among these are the capability of managing one’s affairs and responsibilities with rectitude of conduct, creating environments of unity built on diversity, taking initiative in a creative and disciplined way, and promoting social harmony and peace. The concept of leadership is based on moral development and the skills required to take social action resonates during the contact sessions, home activities, practicals and the field work that follows each module.

National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad. Organized two extended HR & Management Excellence Training Workshops at PDKV Akola, led by Prof. M. M. Anwer. Trained over 48 Scientists so far.

Partnering with M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, demonstrating the “Leveraging Agricultural for Nutrition in South Asia” (LANSA) program resulting in capacity strengthening of farmers and women, encouraging adoption of nutrition sensitive agricultural policies and practices. Major partners in LANSA are International Food Policy Research Institute and the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health, UK.

Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation, Akola (Mahyco Bollguard II transgene transfer in the ‘PKV -2” hybrid cotton).

Tulsiramji Gaikwad-Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur.

Technology Commercialization and MoUs:

The PDKV-Turmeric Processing technology is one of the prestigious and nationally popular technologies of the University. The approximate cost of the unit equipment with 2.5 t processing

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capacity is Rs. 60 Lakh. For its wider commercialization the University has recently signed a collaborative Research Agreement with:

The Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai

We have signed effective Industrial Use Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with three of the following leading national industries and NGOs:

Daneshwari Fruit & Vegetable Processing Unit, At. Post-Salgare, Tal. Miraj, Dist. Sangli (Maharashtra)

Sahyadri Farms & Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Surendra Nagar, Nagpur, (Maharashtra), and Kadamba Marketing Souharda Sahakari Ltd. Market Yard Sirsi, Dist North Kanara (Karnataka)

Innovative Sustainable & Organic Farming:

On June 22, 2013, organized first of its own kind statewide workshop demonstrating benefits of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture practices, promoting a novel concept officially recognized by Govt. of Maharashtra. Dr. S. K. Goel, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Dept. of Agriculture & Marketing, Govt. of Maharashtra delivered Presidential address. Our efforts are resulting in their wider adaptation by region’s progressive farmers and popularization of the unique Certification Course in Organic Agriculture benefitting farmers statewide, being offered only by the PDKV.

Steps Towards Self-Sufficiency in Perennial Irrigation:

Launched the master plan strengthening PDKV’s self-sufficiency in terms of availability of perennial water resources. The Shirpur pattern of rainwater recycling and efficient harvesting with beneficial deep-percolation and storage is a major feature of the above perennial facilities being created at Central Demonstration Farm and the Central Research Stations under Phase One of this plan submitted recently by us for funding support from a number of agencies.

Overseas Scholarships/National Educational & Professional Career Advancement Excellence:

Facilitated Ph.D. admission with full scholarship and Assistantship of Dr. PDKV’s Student (Ms. Deepika Mishra) at the Texas Tech University’s Graduate School (Tier-One leading world-class American Educational institution).

Recently in 2013, PDKV student Ms. Pooja Chaukhande has secured the unique honour to be the singular student selected in the prestigious Agricultural Research Service of the ICAR.

Alumni Welfare:

Created a unique NGO connecting Alumni with Retired Faculty of the University, entitled “Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural Foundation”. It is expected to lead to terms of extending and popularizing novel agro-industrial ventures, thereby extending and augmenting the mandate of our university.

RECENT STATE LEVEL RESEARCH RECOMMEDATIONS:

Use of 20 µl solution of 14000 ppm DMSO dissolved Java citronella oil per 25ml of nutrient medium as a botanical bactericide and fungicide for the control of Fusarium oxysporum and most common pathogenic fungi and bacterial growth in the commercial banana tissue culture labs for production of contamination free seedlings.

Use of primer ITS1-2, ITS1-4 for discrimination of Phytophthora from commonly occurring

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plant pathogenic fungi present in infected plant and soil samples.

Use of primer set BTA-2, BTA-7 and BTA-8 for discrimination of Galgal rootstock from commonly used rootstocks Rangpur and Jambheri.

Use essential volatile oil of Java citronella as a gaseous antifungal fumigant in culture rooms and transfer hoods @ 2.5 ml/100 cuft area with replacement of oil at every 10 days interval for effective bio-control of common fungus observed in plant tissue culture laboratories.

Use of nanoparticals of copper in place of copper sulphate in the culture media for control of major pathogenic microbes of plant tissue culture at the corresponding dose of media in Banana commercial tissue culture unites.

Salient Agricultural Extension Education Accomplishment Highlights:

Organization of ‘Agro-Tech 2014” Mega Exhibition at Akola in December 2012, visited by 6 Lakh farmers and students. The Honorable Mr. Eknathrao Khadse, Minister for Agriculture and Revenue delivered Presidential address.

H. E. Shri. K. Sankaranarayan, Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra and our Chancellor’s first-ever visit and Group Discussion with progressive Farmers and PDKV Students (December 2012). The ‘Narnala” Boys Hostel was also inaugurated at the Hands of the Hon’ble Chancellor.

Launched Prestigious 11 first-of-their-own-kind Mobile Soil Testing vans (Mobile Universities) placed at this University’s 7 Krishi Vidnyan Kendras, thereby strengthening the mandatory work of our KVKs.

Organization of ‘Agro-Tech 2012” Mega Exhibition at Akola in December 2012, visited by 3.5 Lakh farmers and students. The Honorable Dr. Swapan Kumar Datta, Deputy Director General of the ICAR delivered Presidential address.

Following our recommendation, Shri. Mohanrao Jayle, a progressive farmer from Akot was awarded the Prestigious “Babu Jagjivanram Abhinav Kisan Award’ by the ICAR, for successful adoption of PDKV’s Watershed Technology.

Award Winning team participation on “Agro-Vision” and many other national events.

Teleconferencing of major KVKs as a regular event featuring progressive farmer participation.

Organization of ICAR National Workshop for KVK Coordinators in Maharashtra and A.P.

Created a special 24-hr Helpline along with Voicemail Enabled Answerback service for the benefit of farmers (bearing the phone number 020-67265826).

Created a special news blog for easy access: www.deepdkv.blogspot.in Launched PDKV’s new Website: www.pdkv.ac.in

Landmark Efforts in biodiversity and sustainability conservation:

Leading the PDKV teams known for their decade-long contributions of having promoted significant advancement of crop and animal production, improvement, and crop protection.

A major player in the National Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, identifying biodiversity hotspots, the PDKV team has collected and preserved 530 genera belonging to 130 families of twelve different orders till date, with original path-breaking research presenting foresight on the significance of precious wealth of our major agro climatic zones in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Most recently our team has added 26 species of leafhopprs and planthhoppers (Cicadellidae and Delphacidae) from four major agroclimatic zones of Maharashtra, representing sources of rich biodiversity of fauna that includes little known grasshoppers belonging to family Acrididae, Pyrgomorphidae and Tettigonidae identified previously by us from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujrat. So also, the five species of Aphids were recently collected and identified by us from different agroclimatic zones of Maharashtra include Tetraneura javensis, Aphis neri, A, gossypii, Rhopalosiphum maidis and A. craccivora.

Our team has made continued progress via major contributions presenting wide implications having

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revealed a formidable spectra of pathogenic variability exiting in such important organisms as Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri causing wilt of Chickpea. Fifteen new isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri have been recently collected and isolated, having identified new and endemic races. Recently a new race was identified by us in Khandesh and Vidarbha, and from Western Maharashtra and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra. Eighteen isolates have been previously classified into races from Western and Southern Plateau and hill, as from the upper gangetic plains region, the middle gangetic plains region, Gurdaspur (Punjab), the trans-gangetic plains region, with sub- group foot hills of shivalik, from Jabalpur (MP), the central plateau and hills region with Dharansara and Raipur (Chhattisgarh), and from eastern plateau and hills region and Delhi from trans-gangetic plains region, in addition to isolates from the central plateau and hills region with sub group comprising the southern plains of Rajasthan & Bikaner (Rajasthan), & from the western dry region.

Our team has steadfastly promoted and advocated the task of identification, conservation, appreciation and utilization of local and indigenous breeds of cow and buffaloes representing global biodiversity hotspots. Those prominently include Gaolao originating from Wardha of Vidarbha region, Nagpur buffalo from Wardha of Vidarbha region Deoni from Latur of Marathwada region, Red Kandhar from Nanded of Marathwada region, Khillar from Satara and Sangli districts of Western Maharahstra, and Dangi originating from Konkan region, in addition to Sahiwal from Montgomery dist. of Pakistan, Gir from Gujarat’s so named forest, Tharparkar from Tharparkar dist. of Pakistan, and Kankrej originating from Ahmedabad of Gujarat. Recently we have trained two groups of progressive farmers in our adapted village programs. We have also trained groups of your farmers from the Gadchiroli District in terms of income generating skills in AI techniques.

MAJOR OVERSEAS COLLABORATIVE GRANT FUND AWARDS & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECT INITIATIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In May 2003, I facilitated, negotiated and procured the novel and prestigious maize En-I transposon system from Plant Research International, The Netherlands, which is highly effective as a molecular genetic tool for insertion of positional mutagenesis. Its subsequent use by Texas Tech scientists has resulted in successful creation of novel experimental transgenic plants having improved biotic & abiotic stress fiber quality, having emerged as a new global cotton technology developed in the Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory Prof. Randy Allen at TTU Center for Genomics & Biotechnology, Lubbock, TX.

Securing grants from the Science & Technology Center for Ukraine & Uzbekistan (STCU), I facilitated and directed his India and Uzbekistan visits of Prof. Randy Allen in 2002, 2003 and 2004, also facilitating his visits to CICR, IARI and CIRCOT in India. I improvised Prof. Allen’s ‘Life Science Lecture 2003’ at the Nagpur University. My above initiative resulted in facilitating licensed import of 4 transgenic technologies here in India and generated international research support grants befitting a number of developing countries.

Procured a Research Support Grant ($300,000 per annum) benefitting the Texas Tech University. It has resulted in shared use and international commercialization prospects of Texas Tech’s Glutathione Reductase (GR), Ascorbate Perdoxidase (APX), Maize Catalase-3 and Xyloglucan Endo-transglycoxylase (XET) transgenes imparting improved fiber quality, water use efficiency and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress – attributes that are especially valuable for many countries located in Arid and semi-Arid agricultural zones of the world.

Improvised and facilitated STCU projects including “Improvement of potato cultivars for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance” supporting scientists at the Institutes of Genetics & Experimental Biology and Tashkent State Agrarian University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Organized ‘US Biotech Industry Familiarization Tour’ of a delegation of 4 Uzbekistan scientists.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER INITIATIVES/MoUs INVOLVING CIS COUNTRIES:

Proven skills in serving as liaison between U. S. and Uzbekistan scientists, having demonstrated extensive experience in developing the following international collaborative research project proposals addressing challenges on vital frontiers of agriculture, environment and natural resource management:

Uzbek Scientific-Research Chemistry-Pharmaceutical Institute named after A. Sultanov and the Institute

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of Colloidal Chemistry and Chemistry of Water, National Academy of Science of Ukraine. Project on “Creation of module installation for water treatment using local adsorbents.”

Institute of Genetics & Experimental Biology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Project on “Development of transgenic commercial potato lines resistant to Colorado Potato Beetle and some important plant diseases” Collaborating agencies: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, and Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Institute of Microbiology, Tashkent Uzbekistan. Project on “Reforestation of geographic areas affected by the recent Great Aral Disaster”. Collaborating US Agency: USDA-ARS Plant Stress & Water Conservation Laboratory, Lubbock, TX.

Namangan Engineering-Economics Institute, Uzbekistan. Project on “Development of the efficient methods protection of environment from technological influences” Collaborating agencies: USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Research Unit, Stoneville, Mississippi and USDA-ARS-SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab, Mesilla Park, New Mexico.

Language Proficiency:

English, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Urdu and Russian (fluently read, write, speak)

German, Spanish (certificate Courses)

Major Awards/ Recognitions

Name of the Award/Recognition

Country Awarding

Year National/International/Institutional/ Professional Society

1 Scientist of Extraordinary Ability

USA 2000 International, Gov. of USA, INS

2 Deputation to Abroad (Jamaica) as Molecular Biologist/International Agricultural Expert

USA 2006 International, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

3 Deputation to Abroad (Ukraine & Uzbekistan) as Agricultural Expert

USA 2004 International US Dept. of State Dept. supported Science & Technology Center

4 National Scholarship for Study Aboard (TWICE AWAREDED)

India

USSR

1979-80

1989-91

National, Ministry of Human Resources Development, GOI.

5 Deputation Abroad (Uzbekistan)as Expert, Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation Program

India 1992 National, Ministry of External Affairs, GOI

6 PL 480 Grant Funded Project

India/USA 1992-97 USDA-ARS, Govt. of USA

7 International Plant Scientist Gold Medal

India 1995 Academy of Plant Sciences

8 Distinguished Indian Plant Scientist Gold Medal

India 1993 Academy of Plant Sciences

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9 Selection as Scientist S-1 (Plant Breeding)

India 1978 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research

10 Economic Times Now Award as Distinguished National Education Leader.

India 2013 The Economic Times Channel.

SUMMARY OF PUBLICATIONS:

International Appraisal Mission Reports: 6

Peer Reviewed Research papers: 57

Books Authored: 5

Books Edited: 3

Book/Monograph Chapters: 7

International Symposium papers: 15

Popular Articles: 18

National Symposium papers: 12

SELECT LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PAPERS:

1. ETHER YB, PV JADHAV, MP MOHARIL, MS DUDHARE, P KALE, RS NANDANWAR, SS MANE AND RG DANI, 2013, Epigenesis Through In-vitro Regeneration in Soybean Amenable to Genetic Transformation,

Vegetos, 26 (2) : 245-254 2. GHOSH N, C EDWARD, AB DAS AND RG DANI, 2013, In-vitro regeneration of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris

L.) via leaf explants and callusing, Annals of Pl. Sci., 2(10): 405-411. 3. JADHAV PV, SS MANE, RS NANDANWAR, PB KALE, MS DUDHARE, MP MOHARIL AND RG DANI,

2013,Floral bud distortion in soybean and incidence in Central India, Egyptian J. Biology, 15: 59-65 (Published in Egypt- UK).

4. GHOSH N, M WHITESIDE, R LEE, D PARADES AND RG DANI,2012,Novel technique for analyzing RNA

from the activity growing culture of Escherichia Coli using Agilent 2100 Bioanlyzer, Journal of Biotech Research, 4: 65-71(Published in USA)

5. KEBEDE H, G BUROW, RG DANI, AND RD ALLEN,2007, A-genome cotton as a source of genetic variability for Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 54(4): 885-895 (Published in USA).

6. DALAL MONIKA, RG DANI AND PA KUMAR,2006, Current trends in genetic engineering of vegetable crops, Scientia Horticulturae, 107(3): 215-225. (Published in the Netherlands).

7. JAYASHANKAR RW, RG DANI, NV DMIRIEVA, NV VINNIKOVA, RG BUTENKO AND AKE

ERGASHEV,1993, Isolation and yield enhancement of protoplasts from stationary phase suspension cultures of hybrid cotton, Adv. Pl. Sci., 6(1): 94-101.

8. RAVINDRAN CD and RG DANI,1993, Markov based analysis of weather spells – a case study, Indian J.

Stat., 45(3): 285-297. 9. DANI RG, OY VESMANOVA, YV SHLYAKHOV AND AKE ERGASHEV,1993, Studies on clonal micro

propagation through meristem culture, Adv. Pl. Sci., 6(2): 260-264. 10. BHAT MG and RG DANI, 1993, Improvement of quantitative characters by induced mutations in cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum L.), J. Cotton Res. Dev., 7(1): 9-18. 11. DANI RG,1992, Maternal effects of cottonseed oil, Annals. Ag. Res., 13(4): 432-433. 12. JAYASHANKAR RW, RG DANI AND AKE ERGASHEV,1992, Embryogenic suspension cultures from

stationary phase suspension derived protoplasts of a cotton hybrid, Annals. Ag. Res., 13(4): 432-433. 13. VESMANOVA OY and RG DANI,1992, Influence of carbohydrate composition of media on clonal micro

propagation ability of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L),Adv. Pl. Sci, 5(2): 433-447.

14. DANI RG,1992,Biotechnological research of cotton – a decade in Soviet retrospection, Adv. Pl. Sci., 5(2): 433-447.

15. SINGH SB, RG DANI, AND D SINGH,1992,Improving drought resistance in cotton,Cotton et Fibres Tropicales, 47(4): 289-300. (Published in France).

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16. NANDESHWAR SB, AA SAOJI AND RG DANI,1991, In vitro germination of stored pollen in cotton, Phytobreedon, 7 (1 & 2): 37-43.

17. DANI RG, 1991, Genetic studies on seed-oil content in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Acta Agronomica Hungarica, 40(1-2): 123-127.(Published in Hungary).

18. GAZYANTZ SM AND RG DANI,1991, A model for analysis of associations of morpho-physiological traits

and productivity in cotton, J. Cotton Res. Dev., 5(1):73-78. 19. BHAT MG AND RG DANI,1990, Gamma irradiation and EMS induced changes in cotton seed oil content,

Current. Sci., 59: 575-576. 20. DANI RG,1990, Genetic research of cottonseed oil – a review. Cotton et Fibres Tropicales, 45: 71-75.

(Published in France). 21. KASHALKAR PD, RG DANI AND WEGINWAR DG,1989, Heterosis and maternal effects for seed oil

content in upland cotton, Indian J. Agric. Sci., 49: 209-212. 22. BHALE NL, RG DANI AND MG BHAT,1989, Variation among plants for seed oil and lint characteristics of

cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Indian J. Genet. Pl. Breed., 49: 265-267. 23. DANI RG,1989, Genotype X environment interactions for seed oil and protein content in cotton (Gossypium

hirsutum L.),Indian J. Genet. Pl. Breed, 49: 237-240. 24. DANI RG AND RJ KOHEL,1989, Maternal effects and generation mean analysis of seed oil content in

cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. ), Theoretical Appl. Genet., 77: 569-577.(Published in Germany). 25. RAVINDRAN CD AND RG DANI,1989, Rainfall analysis in cotton growing areas - a retrospection, J.

Cotton Res. Dev., 3: 174-184. 26. DANI RG AND RA MEENA,1988, Plant and boll position effects on oil content and seed attributes in cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum L.), J. Cotton Res. Dev., 2: 84-86. 27. KASHALKAR PD, DG WEGINWAR AND DANI RG,1988, Variability of oil and lint traits and effects of

harvests in upland cotton, Indian J. Agric. Sci., 58: 554-555. 28. DANI RG AND RJ KOHEL,1987, Effect of time of boll set on seed-oil content in cotton Gossypium hirsutum

L ,Indian J. Agric. Sci., 57: 391-395. 29. DANI RG AND R PUNDARIKAKSHUDU,1996,Cottonseed oil and protein with repeated harvests, Current

Sci., 55: 795-796. 30. DANI RG AND BR MURTY,1985, Genetic divergence and biology of adaptation in Cicer arietinum. L.

Theoretical Appl. Genet., 69: 383-392. (Published in Germany). 31. DANI RG,1984, Heterosis in Gossypium hirsutum L. for seed oil and lint characteristics. Coton et Fibres

Tropicales, 39: 55-60. (Published in France). 32. DANI RG,1984, Genetic research of cotton seed, recent advances. Indian Cotton Mills Federation J., 20:

45-48. 33. DANI RG,1984, Variability of seed oil and productivity of some Indian cottons tested in Texas, Indian J.

Agric Sci., 54: 550-556. 34. DANI RG and BR MURTY,1982, Genetic analysis of biology of adaptation in chickpea. Indian J. Genetics

Pl. Breed., 42: 183-195. 35. DANI RG,1979, Variability and association between yield and yield components in pigeon pea. Indian J.

Agric. Sci., 49: 507-510.

BOOKS AUTHORED:

1. DANI RG,2011,Desi-American Imperatives of Change, Hurricane Publishers, Lubbock, TX. 135p. (Published in USA).

2. DANI RG,2012, Desi-American Reflections on Suffering Change. Published by Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana. 109 p. (Published in USA).

3. Dani RG,2006, Improvement in the yielding ability of cultivated Jamaican Sea Island Cotton, as through

assurance of better planting quality of seed, utilization of classical selection & breeding strategies and enhancement of ongoing efforts in genetic engineering for insect-pest resistance. USAID-Farmer-to-Farmer Program http://www.partners.net/Images/partners/ What_We_Do/ FTF/ TripReports/Dani_JNCotton_2006.pdf (Published in USA).

4. DANI RG, M CHAKRABARTY AND SB SINGH, 1997, Identification of cotton germplasm for improved levels

of unsaturated fatty acids in the seed oil. US-India (PL 480), Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India.

5. DANI RG,1995, Polymorfism I Genticheskii Kontorl Priznakov Maslichnostii Simyan Khlopchatnika V Raznix

Ekologicheskix Usloviax (Polymorphism and genetic control of seed oil markers, under diverse eco-geographic conditions). Institute of genetics & Experimental Biology of Plants, Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan. (In Russian). (Published in Uzbekistan).

6. DANI RG,1992, Prospects in Indo-Uzbek cooperation in cotton growing & breeding and its scientific,

technical and commercial implications for other economic commodities. Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. August 1992.

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BOOKS EDITED:

1. Mayee CD, S Raj, K Venugopal, MRK Rao AND RG Dani, (Eds.), 2000, Agro-Techniques for Rainfed

Cotton Production. Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India. 118 p. 2. MAYEE CD, RG DANI, P RAMASUNDARAM AND MS YADAV, (Eds.) 2000. Research Status Report of

Quinquennial Review Team. Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India. 232 p. 3. DANI RG,1997,Biocontrol Training for Farmers. Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station,

Sirsa. 31 p. (Ed.)

BOOK CHAPTERS:

1. Monga D AND RG DANI,1997, Biocontrol – a tool for eco-friendly insect and disease management in cotton.

In: (DANI, R. G., ed.). Biocontrol Training. Central Institute for Cotton Research, Sirsa. pp. 8-11.1997. 2. AWASKHODJAEV MX, SS ZELTSER, XV NURITDINOVA AND RG DANI,1995, Phytoalexin asa factor in

the wilt resistance in cotton. In (Daniel, M. and Purkayastha, R. P. eds.) Handbook of Phytoalexin Metabolism and Activity. Marcel Dekker, New York, N. Y., pp. 129 – 160. (Published in USA).

3. DANI RG,1991. Genetic analysis of quantitative variation in seed oil in cotton. In: (Simongulyan, NG,

Saakova SG and Igitaliev M, eds.) Geneticheskiye Osnovii Selektsii I Semenovodstvo Khlopchatnika – Nauchniye Trudi. USSR Ministry of Agriculture and the Tashkent State University, Tashkent, USSR. Pp 68-72. (in Russian) (Published in Uzbekistan).

4. MANNIKAR ND, NARAYANAN SS and RG DANI,1988, Edible oil potential from cottonseed for 2001 A. D.

and role of genetic research. Proc. National seminar of Making India Self Reliant in Vegetable Oils. Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad. pp. 321- 323.

5. BANDYOPADHYAY S, D BANERJEE, G BASAK, RG DANI and D SET,1986, Genetics analysis of

cottonseed oil. In (Krishnan, T., ed.) Data Analysis In Life Sciences. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta. pp. 55-80. 7

6. DANI RG, 1986, Study of differential harvests and seed and lint quality changes in rain fed cotton. In:

(Sarkar KR, ed.) Integrated Management Approach for Maximizing Cotton Production in Rain fed and Problem Areas. Indian Society for Agricultural Research, New Delhi. pp. 325-357.

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR & SYMPOSIUM PAPERS:

1. KOPULWAR A, BORASE T, PHALAK M, DAGAONKAR V, KOTHEKAR V, RG DANI AND UMALKAR G, 2007, Identification and use of molecular markers for genetic male sterility in cotton (Gosspypium hirsutum L.). World Cotton Research Conference - 4., Memorial Civic Center, Lubbock, TX. Sept. 10-15, 2007. (Published in USA).

2. RG DANI, KUMAR PA AND ALLEN RD,2003, Adoption of transgenic cotton in Asia - developing commercial

strategies, Lead paper presented at the International Workshop on Biotechnology Commercialization and Security. Organized by the US Science and Technology Center for Ukraine. Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 14-17, 2003. Sponsored by US Civilian Research & Development Foundation and the US Dept. of State. (Published in Uzbekistan).

3. KEBEDE H, BUROW G, RG DANI AND ALLEN RANDY D,2003, Assessment of genetic diversity in diploid cotton using microsatellites. Proc. Annual Meetings, Am. Soc. Pl. Biol., Dallas, TX. (Published in USA).

4. DANI RG,1999, Conservation of biodiversity – the possible and the inevitable. Keynote Address, National

Conference on Conservation of Biodiversity. Academy of Plant Sciences (India), Muzaffarnagar. Nov. 27-28, 1999.

5. AHUJA SL, RG DANI, AK SINGH, S DAHIYA AND Y DATT,1998, Association and genetic variability studies for yield and fiber quality traits in Gossypium arboreum L. genotypes. Proc. National Seminar on Cotton.

World Trade Center, Mumbai. Directorate of Cotton Development, Govt. of India. May 4-5, 1998. 6. DANI RG, MOHAN P, CHAKRABARTY M AND DONGRE AB,1995, Exploring the possibility of genetic

improvement of seed oil quality characters in Asiatic cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) – a case study. National Conference on Plant Research and Development. Academy of Plant sciences (India), Muzaffarnagar, March 1-2, 1995.

7. JAYASHANKAR RW, RG DANI and SS SHARMA,1994, Cotton Biotechnology – an Overview. Second Asia-

Pacific Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology. M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai. March 6-8, 1994.

8. DANI RG,1993, Utilization of Cottonseed for food and industrial products. Seminar on New Trends in Oil and

Oilseed Processing. Association of Food Scientist and Technologists (India), Nagpur. Feb 7, 1993. 9. ERGASHEV AKE AND RG DANI,1991, Cotton as an object of biotechnological research – a case study.

Golden Jubilee Symposium of the Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding. New Delhi. Feb. 12 –15, 1991. Abstr. 822.

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10. SINGH SB AND RG DANI,1990, Genetics of cotton seed oil in Gossypium hirsutum L. Status Paper. Golden

Jubilee (Satellite) Symposium of the Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding. New Delhi. April 9, 1009. 11. NARAYANAN SS, SINGH P, SINGH VV, BHAT MG, KOTHANDARAMAN R AND RG DANI,1988, Genetic

resources and new breeding techniques for improving fiber quality in cotton. All India Cotton Production and Utilization Conference. Cotton Technological Research Laboratories, Bombay. April 23-24, 1988.

12. MANNIKAR ND, NARAYANAN SS AND DANI RG,1987, Exploitation of cottonseed for oil and other

economic byproducts. National Workshop on Science and Technology for Rural Development. Institute of Wasteland Development, New Delhi. Nov. 2-4, 1987.

13. DANI RG, 1987, Cottonseed –food and industrial potentials and genetic Improvement. Eleventh All India

Coordinated Cotton Production Improvement Workshop. National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad. Jan. 21-24, 1987.

NATIONAL SEMINAR & SYMPOSIUM PAPERS:

1. Badekar SS, Jadhav PV, Kale PB. Wakwkar RS, Moharil MP, Deshmukh AG, Mane SS, Nandanwar RS,

Manjaya JG and Dani RG, 2015, comparative metabolic profiling and SCoT marker analysis of floral bud

distortion in soybean (Glycine max L.) XII Shri Vasantrao Naik Memorial National Agricultural Seinar on

Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for Crop Improvement, 19-20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr.

PDKV,Akola (MS)

2. Manisha Rathod, Moharil MP, Jadhav PV, Gawai Dipti, Ramteke AA, Deshmukh AG, Amarshettivar SB and

Dani RG,2015, Callus mediated regeneration and genetic transformation in rice (Oriza sativa L.), XII Shri

Vasantrao Naik Memorial National Agricultural Seinar on Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for

Crop Improvement, 19-20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr. PDKV,Akola (MS)

3. Kalapad DS, Jadhav PV, Gahukar SJ, Kshirsagar SA, Etthar Yashoda, Kurmwanshi RS, Kale PB,

Nandanwar RS and Dani RG, 2015, Transgenic soybean: Overview and future prospects in India, XII Shri

Vasantrao Naik Memorial National Agricultural Seinar on Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for

Crop Improvement, 19-20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr. PDKV,Akola (MS)

4. Gawai Dipti, Mohril MP, Gahukar SJ, Gangurde SS, Ingle KP, Jadhav PV, Suprasanna P and Dani

RG,2015, Differential gene expression in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) using gene specific primer under

drought stress, XII Shri Vasantrao Naik Memorial National Agricultural Seminar on Conventional and

Biotechnological Approaches for Crop Improvement, 19-20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr. PDKV,Akola (MS)

5. Kshirsagar SA, Jadhav PV, Dudhare MS, Moharil MP, Kale PB, Kalapad DS, Etthar YB, Nandanwar RS,

Walke RD and Dani RG,2015, Efficient shoot organogenesis amenable to genetic transformation of elite

soybean cv., JS-335, XII Shri Vasantrao Naik Memorial National Agricultural Seminar on Conventional and

Biotechnological Approaches for Crop Improvement, 19-20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr. PDKV,Akola (MS)

6. Jadhav PV, Kale PB, Wakekar RS, Moharil MP, Nandanwar RS, Mane SS, Dudhare MS, Deshmukh AG,

Manjaya JG and Dani RG,2105, Floral Bud Distortion insight of peculiar disorder prevailing in soybean

(Glycin max L.), XII Shri Vasantrao Naik Memorial National Agricultural Seminar on Conventional and

Biotechnological Approaches for Crop Improvement, 19-20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr. PDKV,Akola (MS)

7. Wandhare MR, Moharil MP, Jadhav PV, Deshmukh SB, Hande P , Nandanwar RS and RG Dani ,2015,

Evaluation of Fatty acid composition in cotton genotypes (G.hirsutum L.) XII Shri Vasantrao Naik Memorial

National Agricultural Seminar on Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for Crop Improvement, 19-

20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr. PDKV,Akola (MS)

8. Gangurde SS, Dipti gawai, Ingle KP , Moharil MP, Jadhav PV, Jadhao SM, Ghorade RB and RG

Dani,2015,. Characterization of foxtail millet accessions for high zinc and iron contents. XII Shri Vasantrao

Naik Memorial National Agricultural Seminar on Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for Crop

Improvement, 19-20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr. PDKV,Akola (MS)

9. Jadhav PV, Kale PB, Rachana S Wakekar, Mane SS, Moharil MP, Dudhare MS, Mohod PV, Nandanwar RS

and Dani RG,2014, Morphologic, Cytobiochemical and Molecular Investigations of Soybean Floral Bud

Distortion Occurring in India. Proceedings of Soycon-2014, Indore pp: 115-116.

10. Yashoda B Etther, Jadhav PV, Moharil MP, Dudhare MS, Kale PB, Nandanwar RS and Dani RG, 2014, In

vitro regeneration in elite soybean genotype amenable to genetic transformation. Proceedings of Soycon-

2014, Indore, pp: 136-137.

11. Yashoda Etther, PV Jadhav, MP Moharil, MS Dudhare, PB Kale, RS Nandanwar, SA Kshirsagar and RG

Dani,2014,Development of efficient in vitro regeneration system amenable to genetic transformation of elite

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soybean (Glycine Max (L.)Merr.) Genotypes, National Conference on Advances in biotechnology for

sustainable agriculture, 20-21st June, 2014, Organized by Shri Shivaji College of Agril. Biotechnology,

Amravati (MS)

12. Manisha Rathod, MP Moharil, PV Jadhav, Ashwini Ramteke, Dipti Gawai, AG Deshmukh, SB Amarshettivar

and RG Dani ,2014,Optimizing the callus mediated regeneration protocol for rice acquiescent to genetic

transformation in rice (Oriza sativa L.), National Conference on Advances in biotechnology for sustainable

agriculture, 20-21st June, 2014, Organized by Shri Shivaji College of Agril. Biotechnology, Amravati

AWARDS DURING THE CONFERENCES:

1. PV Jadhav, PB Kale, RS Wakekar, MP Moharil, RS Nandanwar, SS Mane, MS Dudhare AG Deshmukh, JG Manjaya and RG Dani, 2015, Floral Bud Distortion: insights of a peculiar disorder prevailing in soybean. GOLD MEDAL in oral presentation in IXth Vasantrao Naik Memorial National

Seminar on Conventional and biotechnological approaches for crop improvement held at Dr. PDKV., Akola from 19-20 March, 2015.

2. S. A. Kshrsagar, PV Jadhav, MS Dudhare, MP Moharil, PB Kale, DS Kalapad, YB Etther, RS Nandanwar, RD Walke and RG Dani,2015,Efficient shoot organogenesis amenable to genetic transformation of elite soybean genotype JS-335. FIRST PRIZE for poster presentation in IXth

Vasantrao Naik Memorial National Seminar on Conventional and biotechnological approaches for crop improvement held at Dr. PDKV., Akola from 19-20 March, 2015.

3. Yashoda Etther, PV Jadhav, MP Moharil, MS Dudhare, PB Kale, RS Nandanwar, SA Kshirsagar and RG Dani ,2014, Development of efficient in vitro regeneration system amenable to genetic transformation of elite soybean (Glycine Max (L.)Merr.) genotypes. SECOND PRIZE for poster

presentation in National Conference on Advances in biotechnology for sustainable agriculture held at Shivaji College of Biotechnology, Amravati from 21-22 June, 2-14.

4. Gawai Dipti, Mohril MP, Gahukar SJ, Gangurde SS, Ingle KP, Jadhav PV, Suprasanna P and Dani RG,

2015, Differential gene expression in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) using gene specific primer under drought stress, SECOND PRIZE for poster presentation in XII Shri Vasantrao Naik Memorial National

Agricultural Seminar on Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for Crop Improvement, 19-20 March 2015, Orgnized by Dr. PDKV,Akola (MS)

POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLES:

1. DANI RG, TATUM TOOTIE O AND ALLEN RANDY D,2003, Emerging DNA Technologies and the law. Lubbock Law Notes, Lubbock, TX. June 2003, 17(2): 6-7 (Published in USA).

2. DANI RG,1989, Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. S. Swaminathan. In: The Hitawada Daily, Nagpur. Jan. 31, 1989. 3. DANI, RG,1988, Towards richer harvests of the white gold. In: The Hitawada Daily, Nagpur. March 2, 1988. 4. BHALE NL AND DANI RG,1986, The Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. In: Baliraja Magazine,

Pune. June 1986. 5. DANI RG,1985, Crop adaptation and yield stability – a case study. In: Green and Glory Magazine, National

Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad. July – Nov., 1985. 6. DANI RG,1983, Aflatoxin in cottonseed. In: Seeds and Farms Magazine, New Delhi. March 1982. 7. DANI RG, 1982, New vistas in breeding cotton for improved seed processing quality. In: Seeds and Farms

Magazine, New Delhi. March 1992. 8. DANI RG,1981, Aflatoxin – the minute killer dwelling in seeds. In: Annadata Weekly, Nagpur. Oct. 22, 1980. 9. DANI RG,1981, American diary industry. In: Annadata Weekly, Nagpur. Oct. 16, 1980. 10. DANI RG,1980, Summer related problems on farms. In: Annadata Weekly, Nagpur. Oct 1, 1980. 11. DANI RG,1980, Golden yellow sunflower. In: Annadata Weekly, Nagpur. Sept. 16, 1980. 12. DANI RG,1980, Of cowboys and rodeos. In: Annadata Weekly, Nagpur. Aug. 16, 1980. 13. DANI RG,1980, Soybean sets new records. In: Annadata Weekly, Nagpur. Aug. 1, 1980. 14. DANI RG,1980, Ranching in Texas. In: Annadata Weekly, Nagpur. Jul. 15, 1980. 15. DANI RG,1980,. American farms and the farmer. In: Annadata Weekly, Nagpur. March 1, 1980. 16. DANI RG,1978,Towards increasing security in food production. In: Farmer and Parliament Magazine, New

Delhi. Jun. 1978. 17. DANI RG,1978, Radiation alchemy for plants. In: The Daily Indian Express, New Delhi. May 12, 1978.

18. DANI RG, 1978,Beating disease by plant breeding. In: Himmat Weekly, Bombay, Apr. 24, 1978.