Dr S.K. Pandey

Former Director, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Dr Pandey has made significant contribution in improvement of potato. He was the first to develop two indigenous potato processing varieties, viz., Kufri Chipsona-1 and Kufri Chipsona-2, late blight-resistant Kufri Giriraj and heat tolerant potato, Kufri Surya. He developed the technology for production of potatoes for processing. Dr Pandey is also responsible for the development of a new hybrid TPS population 92-PT-27 for eastern plains. He published about 150 research articles and proceedings, and edited eight books. He was selected as a Distinguished Fellow of the Indian Potato Association. He received the ‘ICAR award for Multi-disciplinary Team Research and CPRI Distinguished Achievement Award.He is the Fellow of Indian Potato Association, Horticultural Society of India, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and National Academy of Sciences.