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TNAU VC conferred 'Fellow of the Society for Promotion of Horticulture'

TNAU VC conferred 'Fellow of the Society for Promotion of Horticulture'

Coimbatore, Feb14 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univesity (TNAU), Vice Chancellor Prof. N. Kumar has been conferred “Fellow of the Society for Promotion of Horticulture” on the eve of foundation day of Society for Promotion of Horticulture on held at Indian Insitute of Horticultural Research (ICAR), Bengaluru recently.
A TNAU press release here on Thursday said that the award was conferred to him for his outstanding contribution in field of Horticulture. He has led twenty externally funded projects and played an active role in the development of 10 improved crop varieties and many techno-crafted horticultural production technologies. His research contributions in drip fertigation technologies formed the basis for launching of the precision farming scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
His passion for writing has contributed an array of publications including eight text books 14 book chapters, 52 international and 83 national research papers, 42 popular articles, 8 teaching and extension manuals and 14 technical bulletins to the science of Horticulture.

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