Father of crop physiology

International sugarcane farming practice has been significantly influenced by research, both directly, and indirectly via process-based, simulation growth models. These models not only operationalise our basic physiology understanding but also serve to identify knowledge gaps and priority research areas. This paper explores the integration between basic field research, model development and application and on-ground impact. It explores the historical mutual dependency between basic sugarcane physiology research and model development through a brief summary of the key sugarcane models and the seminal published field and controlled-environment studies on which they are based. Examples are given of applications of this understanding and modelling capability that have led to, or have the potential to lead to, significant impacts on sugarcane farming system design, practice and policy. These include the benchmarking of potential yields to guide industry expansion, marketing and to optimize management practice; the scheduling of irrigation practice; analysis of the likely risks and benefits of investment in on-farm water storages and the subsequent identification of best-bet designs; and the forecasting of crop yields via integration with climate forecasting tools. Examples are also given of the combined use of Introduction A basic understanding and appreciation of the key sugarcane physiological processes and the interactions with other processes in the farming system, is the f...

Dr. Below is a Professor of Crop Physiology in the Department of Crop Sciences. His research is focused on understanding factors limiting crop productivity, particularly corn and soybean. He has taught introductory crop courses to undergraduates, as well as advanced courses to graduate students, and given numerous presentations at international and national conferences. He developed the “Seven Wonders of the Corn Yield World” and the “Six Secrets of Soybean Success” as tools to teach farmers and agricultural professionals the value of their individual crop management decisions. My research focus is on the physiological basis underlying the growth, development, and final quality of grain. I use multiple approaches to accomplish this goal, including in-vitro kernel and panicle culture, stem infusion, hydroponics, and field studies, while integrating regional weather patterns, agronomic management, and quantitative chemical analyses. As a senior research specialist for the laboratory, my main focus revolves around the equipment utilized in the CPL research program. As fertilizer application methods and placements are constantly being redesigned, our research-scale equipment needs to adapt to keep up with the shift to “industry standards”. Alongside the equipment, I am focusing on utilizing fertilizer catalysts such as Bacillus spp. to increase inorganic phosphorus availability throughout the growing season to improve corn yield and NUE, with an interest in a 4R approach to fe...

• • • Menu Toggle • Important scientist in Agriculture • Important Days In Agriculture • First In Agriculture • IMPORTANT REVOLUTION IN AGRICULTURE • Father of all disciplines in Agriculture • Image Gallery • Menu Toggle • ICAR-JRF Books Menu Toggle • ICAR JRF Syllabus • Agriculture field officer or IBPS AFO Books Menu Toggle • Agriculture Field Officer FATHER OF DISCIPLINES PERSON Father of Agronomy Pietro de' Crescenzi Father of Horticulture (World) Liberty Hyde Bailey Father of Horticulture (India) M.H. Marigowda Father of Soil Science (World) VV Dokuchaev Father of Soil Science (India) JW Leather Father of Pedology VV Dokuchaev Father of Fertilizer Chemeistry JB Liebig Father of Agricultural Chemistry (World) JB Liebig Father of Agricultural Chemistry (India) JW Leather Father of Field Plot Technique J B Boussingault Father of Soil Taxonomy G D Smith Father of Soil Testing ML Troug Father of Soil Physics Daniel Hillel Father of Soil Microbiology SN Winogradasky Father of Tillage Jethro Tull Father of Zero Tillage GB Triplets Father of Minimum Tillage EH Faykner Father of Soil Erosion Bennet Father of Soil Erosion Control Wollny Father of Soil Conservation Tamhane Father of Dryland Agriculture Kanitkar Father of Agrometeorology (World) DN Walia Father of Agrometeorology (India) LA Ramdas Father of Agroclimatology Koppen Father of Indian Remote Sensing PR Pisharoty Father of Organic Farming Albert Howard Father of Modern Composting Albert Howard Father of Natutral Farmin...

• By the end of this course the students will i) Know the importance of Physiology in Agriculture and Horticulture ii) Have pinpoint information on Plant cell, Plant Growth Regulators, Growth analysis, use of growth parameters on Crop productivity iii) Get fundamental ideas on various basic plant metabolic functions such as Diffusion and Osmosis, Plant Water Relations, Mineral Nutrition, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Fat Metabolism, Plant Growth and Development. Theory • Introduction to crop physiology and its importance in Agriculture; • Plant cell: an Overview; • Diffusion and osmosis; • Absorption of water, • transpiration and Stomatal Physiology; • Mineral nutrition of Plants: Functions and deficiency symptoms of nutrients, nutrient uptake mechanisms; • Photosynthesis: Light and Dark reactions, C3, C4 and CAM plants; • Respiration: Glycolysis, TCA cycle and electron transport chain; Fat Metabolism: Fatty acid synthesis and Breakdown; • Plant growth regulators: Physiological roles and agricultural uses, • Physiological aspects of growth and development of major crops: Growth analysis, • Role of Physiological growth parameters in crop productivity Practical • Study of Plant Cell • Study of Structure and Distribution of Stomata • Study of Imbibition • Demonstration on Plasmolysis and Deplasmolysis • Measurement of Root Pressure • Determination of Rate of Transpiration • Separation of Photosynthetic Pigments through Paper Chromatography • Study of Rate of Photosynthesis • S...