In these Post, We provide you a List of Father of Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
Below table with Name of Disciplines and Name of father related to it.
List of Fathers of Agriculture and Allied Disciplines
| Father of | Name |
|---|---|
| Father of Modern Agriculture/ Father of Green revolution | Dr. Norman E. Borlaug |
| Father of Agriculture (Indian)/ Indian Green revolution / Agriculture heritage |
M.S. Swaminathan |
| Father of Agronomy | Pietro Decrenscenzi |
| Organic farming | Albert Howard |
| Indian Organic farming | Subhash Palekar |
| Biodynamic farming | Rudolf Steiner |
| Agrometeorology/ Agricultural Meterology | D.N. Walia |
| Indian Agrometeorology | L.A. Ramdas |
| Tillage and Weed Science | Jethro tull |
| Zero tillage | J.B. Triplet |
| Minimum tillage | E.H. Faulkner |
| Precision farming | Pierre Robert |
| Natural farming | Masanobu Fukuoka |
| Indian Natural farming | Subhash Palekar |
| Sustainable agriculture | George W. Carver |
| Agricultural Biochemistry | J.V. Liebeg |
| Soil Science/ Pedology | V. V. Dokuchaev |
| White revolution | Vergheese Kurian |
| Genetics | G.J. Mendel |
| Modern Genetics | William Bateson |
| Experimental Genetics | T.H. Morgan |
| Genetics Engineering | Paul berg |
| Taxonomy and Binomial Nomenclature | Carolus Linnaeus |
| Ecology | Reiter |
| Mutation | Hugo De Vries |
| Cytology | Robert Hooke |
| Virology | M.W. Beijerinck |
| Botany | Theophrastus |
| Plant Breeding | Dr. B.P. Pal |
| Plant Physiology | Stephen Hales |
| Hybrid Rice | Yuan Long Pin |
| Golden rice | Ingo Potrichus |
| Bt Cotton | C.D. Mayer |
| Hybrid Cotton | C.T. Patel |
| Field plot technique | J.B. Boussingault |
| Plant Pathology |
Anton De Bary |
| Plant Pathology in India | E.J. Butler |
| Mycology | P.A. Micheli |
| Bacteriology and Modern Microbiology | Louis Pasteur |
| Microbiology and Microscopy | Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek |
| Zoology | Aristotle |
| Indian Phyto-Bacteriology | M.K. Patel |
| Antibiotics | Alexander Flemming |
| Indian rust | K.C. Mehta |
| Host Plant Resistance | R.H. Painter |
| Entomology | William Kirby |
| Modern Applied Entomology | S. Pradhan |
| Modern beekeeping | Dr. A.S. Atwal |
| Nematology | N.A. Cobb |
| Insect Morphology | Robert E. Snodgrass |
| Insect Physiology | V.B. Wiggelworth |
| Insect Pathology | Edward Steinhaus |
| Agriculture Extension | J Paul Leagnes |
| Extension Education | A. Semen and Knapp |
| Indian Extension Education | N.K. Singh |
| Sociology | August Commte |
| T&V system | Denial Benor |
| Economics | Adam Smith ( Book : Wealth of Nations ) |
| Agricultural Economics | Henry C. Taylor |
| Horticulture | Liberty Hyde Baily |
| Indian Horticulture | Dr. M.H. Marigowda |
| Modern Horticulture | Dr. K.L Chadha |
| Pomology | Charles Downing |
| Ornamental Gardening | M.S. Randhawa |
| Food preservation | Nicholas Apartment |
| Agricultural Engineering in India | Mason Vaugh |
| Green house effect | J.B. Fourler |
| Drip irrigation | Symcha Blass |
| Tissue culture | Oscar brefeld |
| Cooperative movement in India | N. Nicholson |
| Statistics | R.A. Fisher |
| AgroForestry | J. Russell Smith |
Conclusion :
• It's Important because, Agriculture Exams asks Questions relaed to Father of agriculture and allied sectors.
• We tried our best to include significant names.
Also Read : Important Days in Agriculture
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