LUDHIANA, JULY 23:-----
A delegation from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai, visited the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to explore and discuss potential collaborative areas for forging the partnership. The delegation, led by Dr B.S. Sidhu, Agriculture Commissioner, Punjab, interacted with Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, PAU; Dr S.S. Gosal, Director of Research; and other senior officials and heads of various departments of the University. The delegation also met the world renowned rice breeder, Dr Gurdev Singh Khush, during his visit to the PAU today.
In his remarks, Dr Dhillon said that there is a lot of scope for joining hands with BARC by identifying mutual cooperative areas. He held detailed discussion on five areas of collaboration which include crop improvement; setting-up of kitchen waste biogas plant, setting-up of commercial irradiation unit for litchi export; irradiation for shelf-life extension of different agricultural commodities; and uranium, arsenic and phosphorous status in soils and groundwater of Punjab.
Welcoming the dignitaries and the PAU scientists, Dr Gosal elaborated on five joint venture areas, and evinced interest in carrying out joint research in fruit crops such as banana.
Dr Gursharan Singh, Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC, Mumbai, said that the major objective of the visit to PAU is to explore the University developed farm technologies, which can be beneficial for the Punjab state.
Dr A.K. Sharma, Head, FTD, BARC, said that there is a possibility of collaboration in all the proposed areas. The two sides can tie-up for conducing research in various crops such as oilseeds, pulses, wheat, rice, groundnut or any other. He told that they have a good group of experts working on the tissue culture of banana, and that there is a wider scope of cooperation in this direction.
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