SINGH DR NAVEEN
Fellow, Elected 2013
Born in Sonipat, Haryana, India on 16 March 1974. Educated at B. Sc (Ag.) Hons., CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, 1990-1994; M. Sc. (Plant Breeding), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, 1994-1996; Ph.D. (Plant Breeding), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, 1996-1999
Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2016-till date.
Assistant Plant Breeder (Rice), Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 2001-2010; Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding), ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, 2009-2010; Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding), ICAR-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IARI), New Delhi, 2010-2016
Awards/Honours: Released 10 varieties of rice and 4 of mustard; Golden Jubilee Best AICRP centre Award (Rice) 2015 as team member; Member Board of Studies, I K Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 2014 onwards; Member Board of Studies, MRS Punjab Technical University, Bathinda (Punjab) 2015 onwards;
Councellor (North Zone), Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2015-2017; Joint Secretary, Crop Improvement Society of India, PAU, Ludhiana 2015; Member Editorial Board of Crop Improvement Journal, PAU, Ludhiana from 2013- 2015.
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi, India; Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology Jhansi.
Research Areas: Plant Breeding and Genetics (Brassica breeding)
Address: Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding), Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; D-1, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. (011) 25841481; Res. (011) 25846062, Cell: 9013473811; Fax: (011) 23097003; Email: ns1.genet@gmail.com