Background
Bishnoi, Udai Ram was born on August 15, 1942 in Sukh Chain, Punjab, India. Son of Ram Lal and Anchai Devi (Delu) Bishnoi. came to the United States, naturalized, 1967.
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Udai Ram Bishnoi
Edit ProfileAgronomy and seed technology educator
Udai Ram Bishnoi, Indian Agronomy and seed technology educator. Achievements include principal agronomist in release and development of two triticale (hybrid of wheat and rye) cultivars; development of several production practices for soybeans, sorghum, triticale crops which helps toincrease yields.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Rajasthan U., Jaipur, 1961; Master of Science, Punjab Agricultural U., Ludhiana, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1971.
Career
Assistant professor agronomy, Rajasthan Agricultural U., Jobner, 1963-1967;
graduate research assistant Seed Technology Laboratory, Mississippi State University, 1968-1971;
seed physiologist, Hulsey Seed laboratories, Inc., Decatur, Georgia, 1971-1972;
associate professor agronomy/seed technical, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., Normal, 1972-1980;
professor, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., Normal, since 1980. Seed technologist Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/United Nations, Sudan and India, 1980, 88, 93. Seed technologist, agronomist United States Agency for International Development/USDA-OICD, Keyna, Poland, 1980-1983, 86.
Seed technologist, agronomist United States Agency for International Development, The Gambia, 1986, Denmark, 1995. United States delegate to international crop science Congress, 1996. Titular professor National University of South Argentina, 1997.
Member, advisor promotion/tenure committee Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., Normal, 1991-1993. Visiting professor, Argentina, 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Board chairman, trustees Huntsville (Alabama) India Association, 1990-1992. Secretary-treasurer Agricultural Scientists Indian Origin, 1988-1991. Fellow American Society Agronomy.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (board directors 1994-1998), Crop Science Society American, Association Official Seed Analysts, American Society Agronomy.
Interests
Connections
Married Sukh Devi Isarwal, May 11, 1966. Children: Rita Rani, Raj Deep.
