TNAU scientist honoured
Coimbatore (PTI): Dr N Kumar, Professor (Horticulture), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has been conferred the prestigious 'Fellow of AIPUB' by the Association for the Improvement in Production and Utilisation of Banana (AIPUB).
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister, Veerapandi S Arumugam presented the award during the National Conference on Banana held recently at Tiruchirapalli, a TNAU release said on Thursday.
The award, carrying a citation, was in recognition of Kumar's significant contribution in research and development in the field of horticulture, particularly banana.
Kumar has standardized 'high density planting,' and 'Fertigation Technology,' in banana, which have been released as new technologies by TNAU, the release said.
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