Curriculum Vitae
Prof. A. K. Chattopadhyay, Department of Vegetable Science, Faculty of Horticulture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur-741252, Nadia, West Bengal, India:
Major areas of Research :
- Characterization of vegetable germplasm
- Breeding vegetables for disease resistance
- Breeding vegetables for quality enhancement
- Mutation breeding in vegetable crops
- Seed production of vegetable Crops
Significant Contributions :
Developed, released and notified nine vegetable varieties/hybrid (Bidhan Barbati-1, Bidhan Barbati-2, Bidhan Sadabahar of cowpea; Bidhan Supreme, Bidhan Super, Bidhan Suphala of brinjal; Bidhan Tomato Hybrid-4 of tomato; Bidhan Chilli-4 of chilli; Bidhan Sahebmukto of okra.
Honours/Awards/Recognitions:
- Recipient of Dwarika Nath Young Scientist Gold Medal Award for the Best Ph.D. thesis in Vegetable Science in 1998 conferred by Indian Society of Vegetable Science, IIVR, Varanasi
- Recipient of Lt. Amit Singh Memorial Award for the Best AICRP Centre on Vegetable Crops in India during 2012 conferred by ICAR, New Delhi
- Fellow of the Indian Society of Vegetable Science, IIVR, Varanasi in 2016
- Fellow of the Crop and Weed Science Society, BCKV, Mohanpur in 2017
- Recipient of the Reviewer Excellence Award in 2016 & 2018 conferred by the Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Hisar
- Recipient of International Research Awards on Science, Health and Engineering (SHEN2022) for the contribution and honourable achievement in innovative research conferred by Science Father in 2022.
Contact Information
Prof. A. K. Chattopadhyay. Department of Vegetable Science
Faculty of Horticulture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya,
Mohanpur, Nadia, PIN-741252, India, Mobile: 9239402700 WhatsApp: 9239402700, EMAIL : Institutional: chattopadhyay.arup@bckv.edu.in Alternative: chattopadhyay.arup@gmail.com