Background
"Chandrakant T. Patel" was born in Sarsa in the Kaira District of Gujarat and obtained his Master of Science
"Chandrakant T. Patel" was born in Sarsa in the Kaira District of Gujarat and obtained his Master of Science
Degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Bombay University in 1954. He worked at Surat Agricultural University and after two decades of continuous research efforts, successfully developed an intraspecific hybrid by crossing Gujarat-67 X American Nectariless variety, known as Hybrid-4 (H-4), which produced about 80 to 100 qt of Kapas/ha. Earlier research practices.carried out for nearly two decades helped to procure 213-304 Kg.lint/ha.
But the Hybrid-4 variety produced a record high of 6,918 Kg kapas/ha (ie:2,352 Kg lint/h H-4 became highly successful in Central India, giving more than twice the yield compared to the parent varieties Gujarath-67.
The fibre properties were excellent and its adaptability makes it still popular. This was the first successful hybrid of commercially cultivated cotton and was a turning point in the Indian Cotton Development programme.
He devised many innovative methods in plant breeding, the most popular being the nursery-cum-pot irrigation and telephone system, for successful cotton cultivation. The Sardar Patel University in Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, bestowed an honorary Doctor of Science degree on him in 1978.
Patel died in 1990 as result of a car accident.
Indo American Hybrid Company, as a Scientist. Gujarat Agricultural University, Visiting Professor for Post Graduate Students and Cotton Specialist. CIMF-CDRA’s Research Company-Coordinator,
A Zonal Company-Ordinator, Gujarat Unit, for AICCI Project of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. M. South. Nath Agro, Research Foundation, Research Executive.
M/South Hoechst Seed Project Center, as a Cotton Specialist.
He was the recipient of many prestigious awards and medals:
Hari Om Ashram Award. FICCI Award, Tata Endowment Award, by Indian Merchants Chamber Award.
Federation of Gujarat Mills and Industry Award. National Tonnage Club Award.
Hexamar Award, instituted by The Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (International Sport Club of Indonesia), Bombay.
Vasvik Industrial Research Award for Agricultural Science & Technology, 1977.
