Background
Brar, Darshan Singh was born on March 7, 1944 in Bishnandi, Punjab, India.
Brar, Darshan Singh was born on March 7, 1944 in Bishnandi, Punjab, India.
Bachelor of Science in Crop Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, 1964. Master of Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Breeding, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, 1973.
Research assistant Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1966-1969, assistant cytogeneticist, 1969—1973, associate cytogeneticist, 1973—1975, cytogeneticist, 1979—1982, professor biotechnology, 1986—1987. Research fellow National Research Council, Saskatoon, Canada, 1976-1978. Short term fellow University Nottingham, England, 1979.
Research fellow University Tsukuba, Japan, 1982-1983. Senior research fellow International Rice Research Institute, Manila, 1983-1985, associate plant breeder, senior scientist, since 1987.
Fellow: National Academy Agricultural Sciences, Punjab Academy of Sciences (honorary), Crop Science Society Philippines (honorary), Crop Improvement Society India (life), Indian Society Genetics and Plant Breeding (life). Member: New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.