Khem Singh Gill
Genetics
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Khem Singh Gill earned his BSc (Ag) and MSc (Ag) degrees from the Punjab University and served the Department of Agriculture, Punjab and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) as Research Assistant and Assistant Oilseed Breeder, respectively (1955-63). He studied at the University of California, Riverside, USA (1963-66) and obtained PhD (Genetics). He served PAU as Associate Professor (Genetics); Professor and Head, Department of Plant Breeding; Dean, College of Agriculture; Director of Research and Director of Extension Education; and as Vice-Chancellor (1990-93). He has been the Chairman of fourty five Akal Academies in Punjab, Haryana, HP, UP and Rajasthan, run by different Trusts and Societies. He was selected as Professor of Eminence at National Level by ICAR in 1980.
Research Interest
Genetics and Plant Breeding
