TNAU Agricultural Scientists Bag FAI-IZA Award

Three scientists from TNAU (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University) bagged the prestigious FAI-IZA Award for their dedicated contribution to zinc nutrition of crops and its promotional activities in the agricultural sector. International Zinc Association (IZA) and Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) jointly sponsored and conferred the FAI-IZA Award to three agricultural scientists of TNAU. The award is collaborative in nature.

The TNAU agricultural scientists who bagged the FAI-IZA award are: -

• Dr. D. Muthumanickam
• Dr. P. Stalin
• Dr. T. Chitdeshwari

The three scientists are also faculty members at TNAU and they are associated with the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at the varsity. They have been working relentlessly on zinc nutrition of crops.

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The award was presented at a function that took place in Delhi recently, and team leader, Dr. Chitdeshwari was present at the venue to receive the award.

For the past few months, the team has been working on different activities including developing amelioration strategies for regulating zincdeficiencies in horticulture and agricultural crops. Their work received wide appreciation from agricultural scientists across the country. The award will further boost the research work of the team.

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More innovations are vital in the agricultural sector in the current scenario. The fertility of the soil has been depleting gradually due to the excessive use of pesticides and fertilisers. Many farmers are not given importance to eco-friendly methods like organic farming to improving the fertility of lands with the help of earthworms and others. Therefore, the new innovations should focus on preserving the environment.