Gurdev Khush | |
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Born | 22 August 1935 |
Education | B.Sc
Punjab Agricultural University (1955) Ph.D University of California, Davis (1960) |
Occupation(s) | Agronomist and geneticist |
Gurdev Singh Khush (born August 22, 1935) is an Agronomist and Geneticist who, along with mentor Henry Beachell, received the 1996 World Food Prize for his achievements in enlarging and improving the global supply of rice during a time of exponential population growth.[1]