Biological nitrogen fixation research in pulses with special reference to mungbean and urdbean
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Biological nitrogen fixation, Mungbean, Nodulation, Rhizobium, UrdbeanAbstract
Dr. S.S. Dudeja is working as Professor of Microbiology at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He was awarded DAE, Mumbai fellowship during his Ph.D. programme. He has 29 years experience of research, teaching and extension in the area of plant-microbe interactions. He has made significant contributions in understanding the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis with major emphasis on survival, persistence and competitiveness of rhizobia. He ascertained the rhizobial and host factors responsible for poor nodulation in pigeonpea and effect of environmental pollutants on symbiotic association. He has developed and selected efficient strains of microbial inoculants for different pulse crops; developed a common delivery system for multiple co-inoculants of biofertilizers and has also developed a non-destructive method for assessing N, fixing ability of chickpea by using Chlorophyll a fluorescence measurement. Dr Dudeja is currently working on molecular diversity of rhizobia and identifying nodulation and effectivity genes in chickpea host for improving N, fixation. He has guided three Ph.D. and six M.Sc. students. He has published 70 research papers, 14 review articles, one technical bulletin and edited three books.
Dr. J.S. Duhan obtained his Master degree and Ph. D. in Microbiology from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar Initially, he worked as Senior Research Fellow in CSIR sponsored project and thereafter in 1998, he joined as Senior Technical Assistant at Regional Biofertilizer Development Centre, Hisar, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. At present, Dr Duhan is working as Lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devilal University, Sirsa. He is recipient of prestigious "AMI Young Scientist Award" presented by Association of Microbiologists of India. He has published two bulletins, more than 16 research papers and reviews in journals of national and international repute.
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