Pn Takkar

Biography

Pran Nath Takkar obtained MSc (Agriculture, Soil Science) (1962) from Punjab University, Chandigarh under the guidance of Dr JS Kanwar and PhD (Soil Science) (1966) from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana under the supervision of Dr DR Bhumbla. He worked as Norad Postdoctorate Fellow with Professor J Lag at the Institute of Soil Science, Agricultural University, Norway (1967-70), Ministry of Agriculture, Ireland Postdoctorate Fellow with Dr Phill Moss at Division of Soils, Johnstown Castle, Ireland (1970) and Alexander von Humbold Fellow with Professor Bernard Ulrich, Institute of Soil Science and Forest Nutrition, University of Gottingen, Germany (1980-82).

Research Interest

Agriculture, Soil Chemistry, Fertility and Plant Nutrition, Micronutrients