Welcome to Indian Potato Association, Shimla
   Dr. VK Dua   
  (B. 14th Aug. 1965)   


Born at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 14th Aug. 1965. Educated at Maheshwari Higher Secondary School, Jaipur, 1979; B. Sc. (Ag.) Dayanand College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 1985; M. Sc. (Ag.), Agronomy, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 1988; Ph. D. (Agronomy), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 1999. Agriculture Officer, The Bank of Rajasthan Ltd., Jaipur,1988-1982; Scientist, 1992-1998; Scientist (Sr. Scale), 1998-2001; Senior Scientist, Division of Crop Production, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, 2001. ICAR Merit cum means Scholarship, 1982; Rajasthan University Merit Certificate, 1985. Potato Agronomy, remote sensing, development of potato expert systems, modeling, cropping systems.