Question: Who among the following is known as the “Father of Agronomy”?
Options:
Stephen Hales
Gregor Johann Mendel
Peter Decrescenzi
D N Walia
→ Peter Decresenzi collected many literatures related to Agronomy in his book ‘Opus Ruralium Kamo Daram’, for the first time.
→ This is why he is called the ‘Father of Agronomy’.
Father of Various Disciplines
📚 Agronomy
→ Name of the Person: Peter Decresenzi
📚 Agriculture Engineering in India
→ Name of the Person: Prof. Mason Vaugh
📚 Agro Meteorology
→ Name of the Person: D. N. Walia
📚 Animal Husbandry
→ Name of the Person: Robert Bakewell
📚 Animal Husbandry in India
→ Name of the Person: Dr. Kurien
📚 Cooperative Movement in India
→ Name of the Person: F. Nicholson
📚 Extension Education
→ Name of the Person: A. Seaman/Leagnes
📚 Field Plot Experiment
→ Name of the Person: J. B. Boussingault
📚 Fruit and Vegetable Preservation
→ Name of the Person: M. Nicholas Apart
📚 Genetics
→ Name of the Person: Gregor Johann Mendel
📚 Green Revolution
→ Name of the Person: Dr. N. E. Borlaug
📚 Green Revolution in India
→ Name of the Person: M. S. Swaminathan
📚 Golden Revolution in India
→ Name of the Person: Nirpakh Tutej
📚 Modern Horticulture in India
→ Name of the Person: Dr. K. L. Chaddha
📚 Golden Rice
→ Name of the Person: Dr. Ingo Potrykus
📚 Mutation Theory
→ Name of the Person: Hugo de Vries
📚 Modern Genetics
→ Name of the Person: T.H. Morgan
📚 Hybrid Rice
→ Name of the Person: Yuan Long Ping
📚 Microbiology
→ Name of the Person: Louis Pasteur
📚 Hybrid Cotton
→ Name of the Person: C.T. Patel
📚 Plant Physiology
→ Name of the Person: Stephen Hale