“Kaderbad Ravindranath”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

He developed a new cotton variety named "Narasimha" which is widely used as a parent line by more than 20 leading cotton seed manufacturers in their cotton hybrid seed programs. The hybrids made of "Narasimha-cotton" are cultivated in over one crore (10 million) acres contributing a tax amount of 300 crore Rupees (Rs 3 Billion) on sale of cotton and seed.

Early life and education

Kaderbad Ravindranath was born in Nandyal in Madras Presidency of India on 4 January 1936, to Sri Kaderbad Narasinga Rao and Smt. (Karanam) Adi Lakshamma. He grew up in a big family of seven brothers and two sisters. His father Sri. Kaderbad Narasinga Rao was a great philanthropist, social reformer, freedom fighter and Chairman of Nandyal Municipality for 14 years continuously.

He graduated from Presidency College, Chennai with B.Sc. in Biology. He earned B.Sc in Agriculture from Agricultural College, Bapatla and M.Sc. in Agriculture from Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Hyderabad with specialization in Genetics and Plant Breeding.

Researcher, Regional Agricultural Research Station: Nandyal

He worked at the Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Regional Agricultural Cotton Research Station for 36 years from 1959 to 1996 in various capacities. He published more than 60 scientific papers in the Indian Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Journal of Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, Madras Agricultural Journal, Andhra Agricultural Journal, as well as several review papers pertaining to cotton improvement.^[6]^[7]

During his work at ANGRAU, he developed ten new cotton varieties (Narasimha, Aravinda, Big boll hirsutum cotton-HYPS 156, and others) and two hybrids (NHH 390 and NCA 216) of cotton, which were released and notified by Central Variety Release Committees, Government of India.

The Narasimha variety, used as parent in number of private company hybrids brought huge profits to Private companies and Government of India to an amount of Rs. 300 crores, while NCA-216 was developed for increased yield under rain-fed conditions.^[13]

Narasimha Cotton Seed was distributed to farmers by Sri P. V. Narasimha Rao, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at Nandyal (1995) Kurnool District A.P

He frequently participated in All India Radio Kadapa and Kurnool stations' radio programs designed to advise farmers in cotton cultivation. He conducted more than 40 training programs to extension staff of the Department of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh; and trained a large number of farmers in cotton cultivation under Andhra Pradesh Well Project and the WALAMTARI organization.^[16]

He also used to train a large number of farmers in hybrid cotton seed production with scientific lectures covering 50 villages and 10,000 farmers, every year.

Cotton Research Officer & Head of the Center: ICMF-CDRA

During 1985-1990, he was on deputation to Indian Cotton Mills Federation – Cotton Development and Research Association (ICMF-CDRA) as a Cotton Research Officer. He established a cotton research and development center at Nandyal and served as its head. He again served as the Head of the Research Center from 1996 to 2000 (after retiring from ANGRAU)

He developed 500 germ-plasm lines for use in cotton breeding program. During this time he developed two cotton varieties (ICMF-4 and ICMF-6) and two cotton hybrids (ICMF-HH.8 and ICMF- HH.14), which were popular and widely utilized.^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

He also developed a new technique of emasculation (copper straw method) to enhance the setting of crossed bolls up to 72% in Desi cotton (native breed), which is superior to Doak and Surat methods.^[22]

Executive Director (Research) Bharathi Seeds

Currently, he is working as the Executive Director of Research at Bharathi Seeds Private Limited.^[6]

He developed an inter-se-hirsutum versatile superior cotton hybrid, "Brahma" which was the first hybrid cultivated by farmers from the private sector since 1997. The Brahma cotton hybrid is very popular with a higher yield potential of 32 Quintal/Hectare.^[23]

He also developed a superior hirsutum cotton hybrid, "ATAL" with a yield potential of 34 quintals/hectare.^[24]

He also developed "Mixed Pollen Technique" to induce variability and genetic diversity in cotton using mixed pollen of desired types for developing genotypes with drought tolerance, big boll, fiber length with strength, and pest tolerance coupled with higher yield^[25]

Visiting Scientist to Europe

He visited European countries for one month in 1999, where he visited research stations and also gave lectures at four universities on latest breeding techniques in cotton and crops.^[7]^[26]^[27]

International Scientist to Bangladesh

As an International Visiting Research Scientist sponsored by the Agricultural Research Management Project (ARMP-TA) -Winrock International institute for agriculture development (Netherlands), visited Bangladesh in 2001 for two months to formulate a five-year technical program on cotton breeding to improve the cotton yields.^[28]^[29]

Family

He is married to Smt. Prasoona. They live at Nandyal. They have four children and six grandchildren. Forbes contributor, author for The Diplomat, and former vice president at Citigroup in New York, Aswin Mannepalli^[30]^[31] is one of their grandsons.

Social Service

Following in his father's footsteps, Mr. Ravindranath interacted with Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, (who was elected from Nandyal), as well as governors, and central ministers. He invited them to Nandyal and brought problems faced by the farmers of the region, especially poor farmers, to their attention.^[40]

Presently he is serving as the chief advisor of "Nandi Rythu Samakya," since 1997 (with more than 1,000 farmer members) which provides advice and help to poor and marginal farmers in sustainable cultivation practices.

He is the Honorary President of Brahmin Seva Samakya,^[42] President of Matrubasha Parirakshana Samithi, President of Nandyal Library Association, and President of Agricultural university retired teachers association, Nandyal.

Awards

2. Dr. I.V. Subba Rao Memorial Award presented by Sri Venkaiah Naidu Honorable Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India^[46]

3. Hexamar Award from All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project for outstanding contribution in cotton genetics and plant breeding

4. Best Cotton Breeder Award presented by Andhra Pradesh Federation of Farmers Association and Peddireddy Thimmareddy Farm Foundation

5. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University Best Scientist/Breeder award, presented by Sri Krishan Kant, Governor of Andhra Pradesh ^[47]

6. Best Scientist Award from Kakani Venkataratnam Farm Foundation, Vijayawada^[48]

7. Best Scientist Award from Bojja Venkata Reddy Agricultural Foundation, Hyderabad

8. Red Entry award for evolving Mahalaxmi cotton variety by Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Hyderabad

12. Bharat Kisan Vibhag award by the farmers of Mahaboob Nagar, Andhra Pradesh (1995)

14. Seedsmen Association Award, presented by Sri S. V. Subba Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh, 1996

References

1. ^Cotton Research and Development (CRDA): Life Time Achievement Award
2. ^Narasimha development contributes to the Life Time Achievement Award Sakshi (newspaper) (Telugu newspaper) 22-Dec-2015
3. ^¹Life Time Achievement Award for Cotton Research Scientist Andhra Jyothy (Telugu newspaper) 22-Dec-2015
4. ^Cotton Researcher is a Magnet for Awards Eenadu (Telugu newspaper) 30-Dec-2015
5. ^¹"Scientist's work earns Rs. 300 crore to the Exchequer: The hybrids made of "Narasimha-cotton" are cultivated in over one crore acres contributing a tax amount of 300 crore on sale of cotton and seed", The Hindu (newspaper), 1-April-2014
6. ^¹Scientist strives to add luster to white gold Vaartha (Telugu newspaper) 10-Feb-2002
7. ^¹American farming is totally mechanized Vaartha (Telugu newspaper) 10/8/2006
8. ^NHH-390 High yielding cotton variety Vaartha (Telugu newspaper) 19-7-97
9. ^Recognition for Cotton Scientist in Research Andhra Jyothy (Telugu newspaper) 11-Oct-2013
10. ^K. Ravindranath, "NA-920 A New Promising Cotton variety" The Hindu 4-Dec-1985
11. ^Cotton Scientist Ravindranath Facilitated (Udhayam,Telugu newspaper), 27-Nov-1988
12. ^Special Status for Nandyal in Cotton Research Andhra Jyothy (Telugu newspaper) 5-Oct-2014
13. ^K. Ravindranath, et.al, "NCA-216 Promising Desi Cotton Hybrid for Rayalaseema region", research note, Journal of research, ANGRAU, 2000
14. ^Prime Minister releases high yielding Narasimha cotton variety Andhra Jyothy (Telugu newspaper) 25-Dec-1995
15. ^The `spiritual pull' PV could not resist The Hindu24-Dec-2004
16. ^WALAMTARI organization belongs to the Department of the water, land, and soil management. It develops best practices to increase the production and productivity with minimum water management and reduce the cost of cultivation in cotton crop to help farmers from villages
17. ^ICMF-4 and ICMF-6: Two high yielding cotton varieties Jameen Rythu (Telugu weekly, Nellore) 28-December-1987
18. ^Governor Kumud Ben Joshi praises the research at ICMF Andhra Jyothy (Telugu newspaper) 12-Mar-1998
19. ^Vice chancellor of Agricultural University Visits ICMF farm Andhra Prabha (Telugu newspaper) 24-Nov-1998
20. ^Bihar Governor visits cotton research station Andhra Prabha (Telugu newspaper) 13-November-1987
21. ^Training program for cotton farmers (Udhayam (Telugu newspaper), 1-Jul-1989
22. ^K. Ravindranath, et.al, "Copper straw method: A new technique for hybrid cotton seed production", ICMF Journal, Bombay, Apr 1998
23. ^K. Ravindranath, et. al, "Brahma- a high yielding cotton hybrid with special features", Annual report of Bharathi Seeds Pvt. Ltd, May 2010, pp42-43
24. ^R & D reports of Bharathi seeds Pvt. Ltd, India 2016
25. ^R & D reports of Bharathi seeds Private Ltd, India 2013
26. ^Farmers tour European countries to see latest farming practices Vaartha (Telugu newspaper) 17-May-1999
27. ^Organic fertilizers play a major role in Europe's agriculture Vaartha (Telugu newspaper) 28-June-1999
28. ^Farmers need to cut down the cost of cultivation Andhra Prabha (Telugu newspaper) 27-Jul-1998
29. ^Bangladesh accelerates research on high yielding cotton varieties Vaartha (Telugu newspaper) 1-Apr-2001
30. ^[https://www.forbes.com/sites/aswinmannepalli/#734193b557c4 Aswin Mannepalli, Forbes Contributor]
31. ^[https://thediplomat.com/authors/aswin-mannepalli/ Aswin Mannepalli, The Diplomat contributor]
32. ^Aswin Mannepalli, "How Being Turned Down By A Customer Saved A High-Tech Sewing Startup", Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/aswinmannepalli/#20ee156157c4]
33. ^Aswin Mannepalli, "Franklin Institute honors Alan Mulally for winning teams he built at Ford, Boeing". The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1 March 2017
34. ^Aswin Mannepalli, "The Founder of Zoho Has A New Strategy To Hire Tech Talent", Forbes, 14 June 2017 [https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestreptalks/2017/06/14/the-founder-of-zoho-has-a-new-strategy-to-hire-tech-talent/#45c88064e8b4]
35. ^Aswin Mannepalli, Who Protects Indians From the Taxman’s Algorithms? As the Indian government scrutinizes the digital lives of its citizens to root out economic crime, fundamental rights could be in jeopardy. The Diplomat, 16 August 2017
36. ^Aswin Mannepalli, How The Australian Founder Of Insightly Raised $40 Million To Help Small Businesses, Forbes, 14 August 2017 [https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestreptalks/2017/08/14/how-the-australian-founder-of-insightly-raised-40-million-to-help-small-businesses/#5bf541583427]
37. ^Aswin Mannepalli, The Real Mad Hatter: How Nick Fouquet Is Updating Hats And Building A Thriving Business, Forbes, 18 August, 2017 [https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestreptalks/2017/08/18/the-real-mad-hatter-how-nick-fouquet-is-updating-hats-and-building-a-thriving-business/#68b71a142550]
38. ^Aswin Mannepalli, How Online Sock Seller Sock It To Me Got Serious And Quadrupled Its Sales, Forbes,4 August 2017 [https://www.forbes.com/sites/aswinmannepalli/2017/08/04/how-online-sock-seller-sock-it-to-me-got-serious-and-quadrupled-its-sales/#2a087c0e3da3]
39. ^Aswin Mannepalli, "Bollywood Conquers China? Not Quite (Did the Bollywood hit Dangal really take China by storm?)", The Diplomat, 8 July 2017
40. ^Other towns need to emulate Nandyal Sakshi (newspaper) (Telugu newspaper) 3-Nov-2013
41. ^Nandi Rythu Association Strives to solve farmers’ problems Andhra Bhoomi (Telugu newspaper) 29-Nov-2004
42. ^Scientist Ravindranath's Research is commendable Sakshi (newspaper) (Telugu newspaper) 3-Jul-2012
43. ^¹Contributions of Gadicherla will endure for long time Sakshi (newspaper) (Telugu newspaper) 15-Sep-2014
44. ^"Narasimha development contributes to the "Life Time Achievement Award" " Sakshi (newspaper) (Telugu newspaper) 22-Dec-2015
45. ^Cotton Scientist facilitated Andhra Jyothy (Telugu newspaper) 1-May-2016
46. ^Cotton Scientist receives "Rythu Nestham" award Andhra Jyothy (Telugu newspaper) 30-October-2015
47. ^Scientist who made the Nandyal Cotton research station famous Eenadu (Telugu newspaper) 30-March-1997
48. ^Kakani Venkata Ratnam award for International Scientist Vaartha (Telugu newspaper) 16-Jan-2002
49. ^Role model for budding scientists Sakshi (newspaper) (Telugu newspaper) 15-Oct-2012