Fathers, Inventors and Scientists in Agriculture Fathers and Inventors in Horticulture Inventors and scientist in Agricultural Engineering

1. FATHERS, INVENTORS AND SCIENTISTS IN AGRICULTURE
Dr. K. VANANGAMUDI, Ph. D., Post.Doc (USA)
Formerly Dean (Agriculture), Agri. College & Research Institute, Coimbatore,
Dean, Adhiparashakthi Agricultural College,
Prof. & Head, Seed Science& Technology,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, Tamil Nadu.
e mail: vanangamudi.tnau@gmail.com
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1. Fathers, Inventors and Scientists in Agriculture
Disciplines Fathers, Inventors and Scientists
Agronomy Pietro Decrescenzi
Agro Climatology Koppen
Agrometeorology D. N. Walia
Agricultural Chemistry Justus von Liebig
Antibiotics Alexander Fleming
ATP Cycle Lipmann
Biology Aristotle
Botany Theophrastus
Bacteriology Robert Koch
Biochemistry Justus von Liebig
Crop Rotation Norfork
Cytology Robert Hooke
Cytoplasmic Inheritance Carl Correns
Cooperative Movement In India F. Nicholson
DNA Fingerprinting Technique Alec Jeffrey
Economic Ecology M.S. Swaminathan
Ecology Reiter
Extension Education
A. Seaman and Knapp (USA) and Leagans
(India)
Experimental Genetics Thomas Hunt Morgan
Forest Pathology Robert Haring

2. Fermentation Louis Pasteur
Field Plot Experiment J. B. Boussingault
Fruit And Vegetable Preservation M. Nicholas Apart
Genetics Gregor Johann Mendel
Genetic Engineering Paul Berg
Green Revolution In World N. E. Borlaug
Green Revolution In India M.S. Swaminathan
Golden Revolution In India K.C. Chadha
Golden Rice Ingo Potrykus
Hay cultivation Innes
Hybrid Rice Yuan Long Ping
Hybrid Cotton C.T. Patel
Indian Plant Pathology E.J. Butler
Indian Rust K.C. Mehta
Indian Mycology E.J. Butler
Indian Ecology R. Mishra
Indian Plant Breeding B.P. Pal
Indian Remote Sensing P.R. Pishroty
Immunology Edward Jenner
Microbiology A.V. Leuwenhoek
Mycology Pler A. Micheli
Medicinal Bacteriology Robert Koch
Microsopy Marcello Malpighi
Modern Genetics T.H. Morgan
Mutation Theory Hugo de Vries
Modern Botany Linnaeus/Bauchi
Modern Cytology Swanson
Nematology N.A. Cobb
Nitrogen Fixation Winogradsky
Ornamental Gardening M. S. Randhawa
Plant Pathology Anton de Berry (1861)

3. Plant Physiology Stephen Hales
Pedology V.V. Dokuchalev
Parasitology F. Platter
Plant Tissue Culture G. Haberlandt
Plant Anatomy Grew
Polygenic Inheritance Kolreuter
Pure Culture Technique Oscar Brefeld
Sociology Auguste Compte
Statistics R.A. Fisher
Soil Conservation H.H. Bennett
Soil Science Dokuchalev
Soil Microbiology S.N. Winogradsky
Soil Testing Technique M.L. Trough
Super Rice G.H. Khush
Taxonomy Carolus Linnaeus
Tillage and Weeds Jethro Tull
White Revolution Varghese Kurien
Zoology Aristotle
Hybrid Rice in India E.A. Siddique
Father of the Pink Revolution
(Onion Production /
Pharmaceuticals / Prawn
Production)
Durgesh Patel
Father of Blue Revolution
(Increasing fisheries production and
productivity from aquaculture and
fisheries resources, both inland and
marine)
Hiralal Chaudhuri and Dr. Arun Krishnan
Father of Grey Revolution
(Increasing Fertilizer production)
M.S. Swaminathan
Mother of Silver Revolution (Egg
Production / Poultry Production)
Indira Gandhi
Red Revolution (Meat Production /
Tomato Production)
Vishal Tewari
Yellow Revolution (Oilseed Sam Pitroda

4. Production (Especially Mustard and
Sunflower)
Protein Revolution (Higher
Production - Technology-driven 2nd
Green revolution)
Coined by Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitely
2. Fathers and Inventors in Horticulture
Fathers/inventors Field
Maragowdanahalli Hombegowda
marigowda
Father of Horticulture in India
Krishna Lal Chadha Famous Indian horticulturist
Nirpakh Tutej Golden revolution (Production of Honey and
Horticulture)
Charles Dowing Father of pomology (Fruits and their cultivation)
Liberty Hyde Bailey Dean of Horticulture
Dr. Chadha Father of Modern Horticulture
Thomas Andrew Knight Father of Fruit breeding
3. Inventors and scientist in Agricultural Engineering
Inventors Inventions
Cyrus McCormick Mechanical reaper
John Deere Innovations in plows
Harriet Strong System of dams and reservoirs for water storage and
flood control
Benjamin Holt Track-type tractor
Hiram and John Pitts Thresher
Hiram Moore Combine harvester
Joseph Dart Steam-powered grain elevator
Anna Baldwin Suction milking machine
Edmund Quincy Corn picker
Jethro Tull Seed drill
Eli Whitney Cotton gin
Charles Hart and Charles
Parr
Gasoline tractor
Harry Ferguson First hydraulic lift with automatic draft control
Rudolf Diesel Internal combustion engine
Joseph Glidden Patented barbed wire
Clarence Birdseye Quick freezing process for preserving food
Gail Borden, Jr A process for condensing and canning milk