M Udayakumar
Professor
Department of Crop Physiology
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Udayakumar Makarla obtained BSc from Andhra University, MSc (Agriculture) from Moscow, and PhD (1971) from Academy of Sciences, USSR while working under the supervision of Professor US Nasirov. His research during doctoral programme related to: photosynthesis, carbon metabolism and phloem loading. He joined the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (1973), worked there as Professor and Head of the Department of Crop Physiology (1983- ), and Head, Division of Plant Sciences (1998). He was Visiting Professor at Wageningen Agriculture University, Netherlands.
Research Interest
Crop Physiology, Plant Molecular Biology
