Kamla Kant Pandey
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Kamla Kant Pandey is a notable plant geneticists in the world. He is the head of the Genetics Unit, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Zealand
. In 1975 he made discovery of a revolutionary technique in plant breeding . By this technique selected genes of a flowering plant can be transferred to another plant.
He was born in December 1926 at Varanasi
in India
. He was the first Indian agriculture graduate to win the London Exhibition Scholarship. He joined the John Innes Institute in London
to pursue research on plant genetics. After completing PhD in 1954 he settled in New Zealand. In 1966 he was elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
, a rare honour for any botanist. In 1970 he got the DSc
of the University of London
. He has also put forward a theory of vertebrate evolution in animals.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. In 1975 he made discovery of a revolutionary technique in plant breeding . By this technique selected genes of a flowering plant can be transferred to another plant.
He was born in December 1926 at Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was the first Indian agriculture graduate to win the London Exhibition Scholarship. He joined the John Innes Institute in London
London
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to pursue research on plant genetics. After completing PhD in 1954 he settled in New Zealand. In 1966 he was elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Linnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is the world's premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy and natural history. It publishes a zoological journal, as well as botanical and biological journals...
, a rare honour for any botanist. In 1970 he got the DSc
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Science , usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D. or Dr.Sc., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world. In some countries Doctor of Science is the name used for the standard doctorate in the sciences, elsewhere the Sc.D...
of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. He has also put forward a theory of vertebrate evolution in animals.