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Dr. Srikant Kulkarni. He is working as professor of plant pathology. He has got an experience of 23 years in teaching, research and extension. HE has completed his Ph.D. degree from USA, Bangalore with distinguished academic career and Gold medal. He has got specialization in fungal pathology-including aerobiology, epidemiology and host-plant resistance. He has published more than 350 research papers and 70 popular articles and reviewed more than 60 research papers and books. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards for his outstanding research in plant pathology, namely-Jawaharlal Nehru award, Nagamma Dattareya Rao Desai award and Fellow of Phytopathological Society of India. He was honoured with “Best postgraduate teacher award” of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during 1987. He has visited several foreign countries which include U.K., USA, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Norway and Sweden. He has also worked with the Nobel Laureate-Dr. Norman E.Borlaug (Nobel Laureate) in 1982, attended 4th International Conference on Aero biology held at stockholm, Sweden in 1990 and many other countrie such as UK, USA, Taiwan, Mexico, Thiland, Singapore, Norway and Sweden.

Dr. Shamarao Annaji Jahagirdar is presently working as Plant Pathologist at Regional Agricultural Research Station. Bijapur for the last eight years. He has significantly contributed in the field of Agricultural Sciences particularly on diagnosis, epidemiology, host plant resistance and integrated disease management in many field and horticultural crops. He has developed ten technologies in plant protection and involved in release of five varieties for the benefit of the farming community. He has handled many research projects funded by State, Central Govt. and private agencies. He has received many prestigious awards. To site a programmem Best research paper award on Forewarning Systems in grape diseases from Society of Agrometerologists, Anand in 2001, Crop Research Award-2004 from Gaurav Society of Agricultural Research Information Center, Hisar and Junior Scientist of the Year-2004 by National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi. He has published 22 international and 24 national research papers in reputed international and national journals. He has presented more than 50 research papers in international / national symposiums/conferences/workshops and 40 popular articles in both Kannada and English. He is life member of eight reputed scientific bodies of the country. He has given more than 25 television programmes on various aspects of crop diseases telecasted in Annadata programme of E TV channel. He has visited Israel under Cinadco-Mashav programme in June, 2005.

Dr. M.R. Ravikumar is working as Plant Pathologist at Extension Education Unit, College of Agriculture, Bijapur for the last eight years. He has significantly contributed in the field of Agricultural Sciences particularly diagnosis, Epidemiology and integrated disease management of field crops Sunflower, Bengal gram, Horse gram and horticultural crops such as Grape, Pomegranate, citrus, Banana, Rose and Jasmine. He has developed eight technologies in plant protection for the benefit of the farming community. He has handled research projects financed by ICAR, and Government of Karnataka. He has published 15 international and 20 national research papers in reputed international and national Journals. He has presented more than 45 research papers in international/national symposiums/conferences, five books in Kannada and 30 popular articles in both Kannada and English. He is life member of four reputed scientific bodies of the country.