Dr A.S. Bindra

Former Professor and Head-cum- Acting Dean, College of Agriculture, PAU, Ludhiana

Dr Bindra introduced several germplasms of fruit crops like pear, peach, almond and grape from Boedeaux (France) and strengthened fruit breeding programme at PAU, Ludhiana. He standardized production technologies especially iron metabolism in grape. He developed plum hybrid Satluj Purple and commercialised He is recipient of Gold Medal for best research worker on Subtropical Viticulture, Honour from Fruit Grower Association, Punjab, Mention of Tres Honorable (High Honor) from University of Bordeaux, France. He has published a number of research papers in national and international journals including French Academy of Agricultural Proceedings and Vitis (Germany). He has guided 8 Ph.D. and 5 M.Sc. students.