Curriculum Vitae

 

    Jay G.Varshney, Ph.D.
Director, Directorate of Weed Science Research and

National Coordinator, National Invasive Weed Surveillance Programme, Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation, Govt. of India

Jabalpur – 482 004, India. Email: varshneyjg@gmail.com, URL: www.nrcws.org
Ph: +91-761-; 2353 001/138 (Direct), 2353101, 2353934 Extn: 301; Fax: +91-761-2353129

 

SPECIAL NATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS HELD AT PRESENT

                
1.         Project Coordinator, All India    Coordinated Research Project  on Weed Control (ICAR), Jabalpur

2.         National Coordinator, National Invasive Weed Surveillance Programme, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India

3.         Statutory Member, Review Committee on Genetic Manipulations (RCGM), Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India

4.         Member, Core group of Experts, Integrated National Bio-security System, Ministry of Agriculture ,Govt. of India

5.         Member, Policy planning committee on Science & Technology,  State of Chattisgarh,

 

SPECIAL NATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS HELD IN THE PAST

 

1.         Principal investigator, DBT Project “Large scale demonstration of Parthenium management through integrated approaches” in 8 states of the country(2006-08)

2.         Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Research Project on sesame and Niger (ICAR, Secretary, Indian Society of Weed Science, Jabalpur (March to Oct. 2009)

3.         Zonal Cordinator, Transfer of Technology Projects, ICAR Zone VII, JNKVV, Jabalpur (2006)

4.         Member Secretary, Varietal Identification Committee, Gujarat Agricultural University, SK Nagar, Gujarat, (May 1997)

5.          Member Secretary, Varietal Identification Committee, CSA University of Agricultural & Technology, Kanpur, Sept.1997

6.         Member Secretary, Varietal Identification Committee, Orissa  University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneshwar May,2008

 

PAST POSITIONS HELD

 

1.         Head, Division of Crop Production, Indian Institute of  Pulses Research, Kanpur

2.         Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Research Project on Improvement of Mullarp (Mungbean, Urdbean, Lentil, Lathyrus, Rajmash and Peas) Crops with Head Quarters at Indian Institute of Pulses Research Kanpur.

3.         Principal Research Scientist (equivalent to University Professor) for  24 years in the pay scale of Rs. 16400-22400 (revised 37400-67000) in Agricultural Research Services of ICAR (Govt. of India)

4.         Head, Regional Research Centre,  Directorate of Pulses Research, Gwalior

 

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

 

1.          Ph.D. in Agronomy with specialization  in weed science and cropping systems

2.          36 years of experience in research in different crops as well as coordination and management as Director, Directorate of weed Science Research, National Coordinator, National Invasive Weed Surveillance Programme, Project Coordinator of All India Coordinated Research Project on Mullarp crops and All India Coordinated Research Project on Weed Control spread over throughout the country including 24 years as Principal Scientist (equivalent to University Professor) in Agricultural Research Service of ICAR (Govt. of India).  Thus I possess vast experience of research, coordination and research management.

 

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES SHOULDERED

         

Director, Directorate of Weed Science Research (ICAR), Jabalpur

 

bullet Responsible to provide leadership in weed science at national level and coordinate the network research with State Agricultural Universities for generating location-specific technologies for weed management in different crops, cropping and farming systems in India.Responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and monitoring the basic and applied researches for developing efficient weed management strategies in different agro-ecological zones of the country.
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Responsible to develop a state of the art repository of information in weed science.
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Responsible to provide training on research methodologies in the areas of weed science and weed management.
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Responsible to collaborate with national and international agencies in achieving the above mentioned goals
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Responsible to provide consultancy on matters related to weed science.

 

National Coordinator, National Invasive Weed Surveillance programme, Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation, Govt. of India

 

bullet In order to detect the establishment of quarantine weeds intercepted with import of wheat grains during 2006-07 from different countries and distributed in Public Distribution system in 10 states viz., W. Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerela, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, a programme in all 267 districts of these states is in operation and controlled by me as National Coordinator at micro level with an initial tentative budgetary provision of almost 8 crores for 2 years.

 

 Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Research Program on Weed Control:

 

bullet Responsible for planning, executing and monitoring the different research programs on weed management like survey of weed flora, mapping, their distribution, ecology and habitat; identification of new herbicides and working out weed competition threshold levels; development of effective and economic location specific weed control technologies for field and plantation crops and aquatic bodies; studying the long term residual and cumulative effects, if any, of herbicides; monitoring the herbicide residues in soil, water and food chain, being taken up at the 26 cooperating centres situated at different State Agricultural universities all over the Country.
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Responsible for organizing the group meets workshops through out the country to meet the above targets.
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Responsible for compilation and editing the annual reports of all the cooperating centers.
bullet Responsible for maintaining liaison with ICAR headquarters, different State Agricultural Universities, state governments, national and international Organizations to meet the above targets.
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Responsible to manage the release of funds to different universities where the cooperating Centers are located.

 

Project Coordinator of All India Coordinated Research Project on MULLaRP (Mungbean, Urdbean, lentil, lathyrus, Rajmash and Peas).

 

bullet Responsible for planning, executing, monitoring the research programs for plant breeding, agronomy, entomology, plant pathology, nematology etc. disciplines in order of national priorities to  cater the location specific research needs of above mentioned crops at 31 centres in the country.
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Responsible for monitoring breeder's seed production, transfer of technology through front line demonstrations carried out through out the country.
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Responsible for organizing the group meets workshops through out the country to meet the above targets.
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Responsible for compilation and editing the annual reports of all crops of all disciplines and was also writing the proceedings of all group meets and workshops.
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Instrumental as Member Secretary, Variety Identification Committee meetings in all workshops to identify the varieties for release of pulse crops assigned to me.

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Responsible for preparing Plan document of the project.
bullet Responsible for maintaining liaison with ICAR head quarters, different state agricultural universities, and state governments, national and international organizations to meet the above targets.
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Responsible to evaluate and monitor the large number of adhoc research projects submitted to council pertaining to above crops.
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Responsible to manage release of funds to different universities and research organizations.

 

Statutory Member, Core Group of Experts, National Integrated Bio-security System, Govt. of India

 

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Responsible for formulating the national integrated bio-security system under Govt. of India for integration/harmonization of existing practices and regulatory mechanisms, regulate all issues related to agri-horticultural crops, livestocks etc,; establish a national mechanism under whose umbrella all the biosecurity related issues are dealt with in a comprehensive manner to achieve national food security, protect animal and plant life and health and food security and also protect the environment.

 

TEACHING

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Taught Under graduate and postgraduate courses at Deptt. of Agronomy at R.B.S. College, Bichpuri, Agra (Agra University) during 1970-71.

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
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Ph.D. in agronomy from Maharana Pratap Agricultural University (previously known as University of Udaipur), Udaipur, India in 1984 with weed management as area of specialization.
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Master's degree in agricultural science with agronomy discipline from R.B.S. College, Bichpuri Agra (Agra University) in 1970 with nutrient management as area of specialization.
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Bachelor's degree in agricultural science from R.B.S. College, Bichpuri Agra (Agra University) in 1968.

 

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

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Secured FIRST POSITION in M.Sc. Ag. Examination of Agra University during 1970

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Secured MERIT in B.Sc. Ag. Examination of Agra University during 1968

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Recipient of Merit Scholar ship during B.Sc. Ag. from Indian Council of  Agricultural Research, New Delhi during 1968-70
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Recipient of Research fellowship from Sandoz India Limited for pursuing Ph.D. studies at University of Udaipur during 1979-82.
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Received Academic awards from University and College for topping the university at Master's level and securing Merit at Bachelor's level
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Winner of number of academic awards and prizes during education at all levels.

 

ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN INDIA AND/OR ABROAD

1.         Attended training on “Leadership in Agriculture” under Management Development programme, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Sept. 1-5, 2008

2.         Attended training workshop on change management in agriculture at NAARM, Hyderabad during March, 2002

3.        Attended training programme on manpower planning in agriculture from Sept. 14 to 23, 1995

 

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

1.         Awarded ‘Gold Medal’ by Crop and Weed Science Society of India , BC Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mohanpur, Kalyani, W. Bengal on 21st May, 2008 in recognition of outstanding contribution to weed science in India

2.         Awarded ‘Best Book Award’ (in English) for ‘Weed Seed Atlas’ jointly with Dr VSGR Naidu by Indian Society of Weed Science in its biennial conference held at Patna during 27-28 Feb. 2008

3.         Awarded ‘Best Book Award’ (in Hindi) jointly with Dr Sushil Kumar  for ‘Gajar ghass ka jaivik niyantran – vartman esthati evam sambhavnayen’by Indian Society of Weed Science in its biennial conference held at Patna during 27-28 Feb. 2008

4.          National Coordinator, National Invasive Weed Surveillance Programme, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India

5.          Secretary member, Reviewed committee on Genetic manipulation, DBT, Govt. of India

6.          Member, Core group of Experts of National Integrated Bio-security System, Ministry of Agriculture ,Govt. of India

7.          Member, Policy planning committee on Science & Technology,  State of Chattisgarh,

8.         Principal investigator, DBT Project “Large scale demonstration of Parthenium management through integrated approaches” in 8 states of the country

 

HONERS / SOCIETIES

1.         President, Indian Society of Weed Science

2.        Secretary, Indian Society of Weed Science, Jabalpur

3.        Secretary, Indian Society of Pulses Research & Development

4.         Fellow,  Indian Society of  Pulses Research & Development, Kanpur

5.         Editor, Indian Journal of Pulses Research, Kanpur

6.         Referee, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, PUSA, New Delhi/ Indian Journal of  Pulses Research, IIPR, Kanpur/ Indian Society of Agronomy, IARI, New Delhi/ Legume Research, Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal, Haryana./ Journal of communications and Soil Science, Italy

 

ORGANIZATION OF IMPORTANT NATIONAL EVENTS

1.         Organized National Consultation on Weed Utilization during 20-21 Oct. 2009

2.          Organized National symposium on weed threat to biodiversity, environment and agricultural productivity during 2-3 Aug. 2009 under the aegies of ISWS, DWSR and TNAU.

3.         Organized All India Coordinated Research workshop on sesame and niger at Ranchi during 28-30 May, 2009

4.          Organized workshops/groupmeets of all India coordinated research project on weed control at Hyderabad during June, 2006, Jabalpur May 2007, and Patna Feb. 2008 and Feb. 2009 at Bikaner

5.          “A Consultation on Herbicide Tolerant GM Crops” was organized at NASC in New Delhi  on 10-11 Dec. 2007 with an objective to discuss  the relevance and need of herbicide tolerant (HT) GM crops and  was attended by top authorities in the country and inaugurated by Dr Mangala Rai, Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR

6.          Organized country wide mass campaign on “Public Participatory Approach” on Parthenium management as “Parthenium Awareness Week” during Sept. 6-12 each year with inaugural function in Bhopal in 2006 by Hon’ble Governor, MP, Jabalpur 2007 by Dr. Shrivastava, Vice Chairman, CAT, Jabalpur and in Bangalore in 2008 by Mr. M. Suresh Kumar, Minister of Urban Development, Govt. of Karnataka accompanied with national training on Parthenium management and in Palampur during 1009.

7.          Organized Biennial Conference of Indian Society of Weed Science with the theme ‘Weed management- Challenges & Opportunity at Rajendra Agricultural University, Patna Campus during 27-28 Feb. 2008

8.         Organized, Summer/Spring group meet of All India Coordinated Research Project on Mullarp crops at  CSAUA&T, Kanpur during Feb., 1997

9.          Organized, Annual kharif workshop of All India Coordinated Research Project on Mullarp crops during May, 1997 at Gujarat Agricultural University, S.K. Nagar, Gujarat

10.        Organized, Annual rabi workshop of All India Coordinated Research Project on Mullarp crops at  CSAUA&T, Kanpur during Sept., 1997

11.        Organized, Annual Summer/Spring group meet of All India Coordinated Research Project on Mullarp crops at  CSAUA&T, Kanpur during Feb., 1998

12.        Organized, Annual kharif workshop of All India Coordinated Research Project on Mullarp crops at  Orissa University of  Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneshwar   during May, 1998

13.         Organized, Annual group meet of All India Coordinated Research Project on Mullarp crops at  Ban galore during Sept., 1998

14.       Organized, Annual group meet of spring / Summer of All India Coordinated Research Project on Mullarp crops at Novod Board, Gurgaon during Feb., 1999.

 

INSTITUTE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

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·Chairman, Institute Bio-safety committee, DWSR, Jabalpur
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Chairman and Statutory member of Institute Research Council at IIPR and Directorate of Weed Science, respectively
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Chairman, Institute Management Committee, Directorate of Weed Science Research, Jabalpur
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Chairman, Intellectual Property Management Unit, Directorate of Weed Science Research, Jabalpur
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 INCHARGE, Intellectual's Property Right, IIPR, Kanpur during 1999-2000
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CHAIRMAN, Institute Unserviceable Items Verification & Auction Committee, Vehicle Repair, DDO, Regional Centre, IIPR, Gwalior
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MEMBER, Selection Committees for different posts at the institute time  to time

 

PUBLICATIONS

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Scientific Research Papers                            :                                   48
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Paper Presented in Seminar / Symposia       :                                   68
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Technical Articles / Reports                        :                                   26
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·Books                                                          :                                   11
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Book Chapters                                              :                                   08

 

MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES:

1.          Life Member, Indian Society of Weed Science

2.         Life Member, Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development

3.         Member, Indian Society of Agronomy

4.         PAST Member, Association of Rice Research Workers

5.         PAST Member, Indian Association of  Hill Farming

 

Invited /Lead/Key note Scientific Presentation

1.         At National and International                           :                                   28

 

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR / SYMPOSIA CONFERENCES ATTENDED

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 Attended large number of national, international conferences, seminars, symposia and gave lead lectures in the field of agronomy and weed science: About 40

 

EXAMINATION / EXPERT MEMBERSHIP

1.         THESIS and ORAL, Examiner of M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. of large number of agricultural and general universities in India

2.         Chairman/Member, Selection/Evaluation  Committees for the position of Scientists/ Professors in ASRB, state agricultural universities

3.         Appointing authority for various posts in DWSR, NIWS

 

IMPORTANT RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS (As Research Scientist)

1.         Introduced soybean and wheat in NEH region for the first time and developed their production technology during 1975-79

2.         Developed production technology for rice and maize crops for the state of Meghalaya

3.         Surveyed the weeds of  rice and maize crops at different altitudes in Meghalaya

4.          Developed weed management technology and studied critical period of  critical period, ecology, weed management schedule and nutritional loss by weeds in rice, maize, soybean and mungbean crops

5.          Identified suitable adjuvant for enhancing the efficacy of herbicides in wheat and studied in depth weed dynamics, ecology and growth behavior of prominent weeds and nutritional loss

6.         Developed production technology and weed management schedule in different pulse based cropping systems for Chambal command areas in Gwalior

7.         Developed agro-technology for lentil and field pea at  Kanpur

8.         Developed technology for the management of weeds in pulse  at Kanpur which included critical period of crop weed competition, thresh hold values of loss through weeds, agro-ecology and herbicidal control in different pulse crops

9.         Developed technology for nut sedge management in field crops with particular emphasis on pulses that included various aspects of crop weed competition, allelopathy, crop sequence, ecology and management.  Inclusion of sesame in the cropping system reduced nut sedge infestation by almost 50% during 3 years.

10.       Developed “IIPR technique” for trapping root exudates without destroying the plant.

11.       Developed integrated weed management schedule in rice-lentil, maize-chickpea and chickpea + mustard cropping system and developed emulsifiable concentrates of sesame, sorghum for control of different weeds

 

INSTITUTE RESEARCH PROJECTS HANDLED

 

As Project Leader, in reverse order of execution

 

1.         Studies on the effect of  herbicides on weed dynamics and productivity in prominent cropping systems under varying situations (2003-2008)

2.         Integrated weed management in rice-lentil, maize-chickpea and chickpea + mustard cropping system (1997-2003)

3.         Studies on integrated management of  weeds in pulses (1988-96)

4.         Agro-ecological studies in lentil and field pea (1988-92)

5.         Studies on cropping systems research involving pulses (1985-87)

6.         Studies on the effect of adjuvants on the efficacy of select herbicides on the control of noxious weeds in wheat on vertisols (1979-82)

7.         Studies on management of weeds in prominent crops in Meghalaya (1983-84) 

8.         Development of  Production technology of  in prominent crops in Meghalaya (1976-79)

 

As Co-PI

 

1.           Studies on long term effects of herbicides in rice-wheat and soybean-wheat cropping systems on weed dynamics, soil health and sustainable productivity

2.           Studies on management of weeds through herbicides  in different crops and cropping systems

3.          Studies on herbicidal efficacy under varied moisture conditions

4.           Studies on isolation and identification of root exudates of linseed and marigold and their growth inhibitory effect on few weeds

5.           Allelopathic effect of  root exudates and plant abstracts of  some plant species on important weed flora of pulse crops

6.           Designing and development of  new cropping systems for irrigated areas

 

ADHOC RESEARCH PROJECTS HANDLED

bullet A research project entitled,” Studies on integrated management on nut sedge in field crops with particular emphasis on pulses" was sanctioned under cess fund by ICAR to me during 1995-99.

 

TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES

bullet I monitored Front line demonstrations carried out on mungbean, urdbean, lentil, lathyrus, rajmash and peas and Weed Management Technology in different crops and situations carried out at different parts of the country.
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In ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Shillong, I conducted number of  Front line demonstrations
bullet I delivered number of radio / TV / Live TV / Press conferences talks/lectures for Extension officials of the State Governments and for public on production of technology, weed management courses organized by ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Shillong, Directorate of Pulses Research and Indian Institute of Pulses Research, CSA University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur and National Research Centre for Weed Science, Jabalpur from time to time.
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Organization of Parthenium Awareness work during Sept 6-12 every year throughout the country at ICAR institutes SAU’s, KVK’s, Gram Panchayats, and Schools etc.
bullet Planned, monitored the Krishi Vigyan Kendras(Farm Science Centres) as  Zonal Coordinator, Zone VII, Transfer of Technology Projects in the states of M.P., Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh and Orissa during the year 2006

 

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