Bhimasen Naik
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Utkal University, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology
0009-0008-6274-508X
About
Prof. Bhimasen Naik (b.1961) obtained B.Sc. (Ag. & A.H.) and M.Sc. (Ag.) in Genetics and Plant Breeding from Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur in 1981 and 1983, respectively, and Ph.D. from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar in1999. He is a Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding, New Delhi; and life member of the Crop Improvement Society of India, Ludhiana; the Indian Society of Plant Breeders, Coimbatore; the Society for Advancement of Rice Research, Hyderabad; the Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad and the Society for Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology, New Delhi. He joined Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) as Research Assistant at Regional Research Station (later renamed Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station), Semiliguda, Koraput in 1984. Then he worked as Junior Breeder (Assistant Professor) at High Altitude Research Station, OUAT, Pottangi, Koraput (1984-1990); Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) at College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar (1990-1998); Training Associate (Horticulture)/Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kendrapara (1998-1999); Junior Breeder/Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), Associate Professor and Professor at Regional Research and Technology Transfer Sub-Station (RRTTSS), OUAT, Jashipur, Mayurbhanj (1999-2010); Professor at Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station (RRTTS), OUAT, Chiplima, Sambalpur (2010-2021); Associate Director of Research, RRTTS, OUAT, Chiplima, Sambalpur (2010-2014); and Associate Dean, College of Horticulture, OUAT, Chiplima, Sambalpur (2016-2017). He retired from OUAT service in January 2021. He has worked on breeding and genetics of ginger, turmeric, mungbean, linseed and rice. He has more than 36 years of teaching, research and extension experience at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology. He has 56 research papers published in peer-reviewed national and international journals, 23 abstracts of symposia, 9 books, 1 book chapter (Springer-Nature) and 20 popular articles to his credit. He has guided one M.Sc. (Ag.) and one Ph.D. student. He is associated in the development of six cultivars in ginger (Suruchi), turmeric (Surama, Ranga and Rashmi), linseed (Arpita) and heat tolerant rice (OUAT Kalinga Rice-8: Suryashree); collaborated in the development of three cultivars in rice (Ashutosh, Gobinda and Hasanta) and registered one genetic stock of mungbean (BSN 1, INGR 00011). He is a reviewer of ‘The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences’ and ‘Indian Farming’ of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
Employment
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Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Res. Asst., Asst. Professor, Assoc. Professor, and Professor1984 - 2021
Education
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Utkal University Ph.D.1992 - 1998
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Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology M.Sc. (Ag.) in Genetics and Plant Breeding1981 - 1983
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Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology B.Sc. (Ag. & A.H.)1978 - 1981
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Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Intermediate in Science1976 - 1978
Projects & Funding
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Publications (24)
- Temperate Vegetables Save
- A Textbook of Plantation Crops Save
- Breeding of Fruits and Plantation Crops Save
- Horticultural Crop Breeding: Principles and Practices Save
- Principles of Landscape Architecture Save
- Fundamentals of Horticulture Save
- Orchard and Estate Management Save
- Plant Propagation and Nursery Management Save
- Tropical and Subtropical Vegetable Crops Save
- Evaluation of some insecticide modules against major insect pests and their natural enemies in rice, Oryza sativa L. Save