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Organizer Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi

In collaboration withIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New DelhiInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Beirut

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, MexicoInternational Rice Research Institute, Manila

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New DelhiTrust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi

Agronomy for Sustainable Management of Natural

Resources, Environment, Energy and Livelihood Security to

Achieve Zero Hunger Challenge

November 22–26, 2016New Delhi, India

International RiceResearch Institute

CIMMYTInternational Maize and Wheat

Improvement Center

SECOND CIRCULAR

THE CONGRESS IN BRIEF

CLOSING DATES

CONGRESS PROGRAMME

Receipt of Extended Summaries : June 30, 2016

Issue of Acceptance Letters for Papers : July 31, 2016

Receipt of Extended Summaries of Invited Papers : July 31, 2016

Registration Fee without Late Fee : September 30, 2016

Request for Accommodation : September 30, 2016

Submission of Accommodation Charges : September 30, 2016

Willingness for Congress Field Visit/Tours : September 30, 2016

Registration : November 21-26, 2016

Inauguration : November 22, 2016

Symposia : November 22-26, 2016

Poster sessions : November 23-26, 2016

Plenary lectures : November 22-26, 2016

Valedictory Session : November 26, 2016

Field Visits : November 26, 2016

CONGRESS VENUE

CONTACT

: New Delhi

President, Indian Society of Agronomy and Chairman, ASRB, ICAR, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan I, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaTel. No: 011-25843295 (Office)Email: [email protected]

Organizing Secretary, Fourth International Agronomy Congress andSecretary, Indian Society of Agronomy, Division of Agronomy,ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaTel. No: +91-011-25842283 (O), Mobile: +91-09717078548; 09868337578Fax: +91-011-25842283, Email: [email protected]; [email protected]: isa-india.in

Treasurer, Indian Society of Agronomy, IIMR, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110 012, India. Mobile: +91-08447292164

Dr Gurbachan Singh

Dr Y.S. Shivay

Dr Aditya Kumar Singh

4TH INTERNATIONAL AGRONOMY CONGRESSth4 INTERNATIONAL AGRONOMY CONGRESS

INVITATION

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At the time of Third International Agronomy Congress held at New Delhi, India in November 2012, it was resolved to hold the Fourth International Agronomy Congress to review the progress and work out strategies to meet the challenges of food, nutrition, environment and livelihoods security to achieve by generating new opportunities through agronomic research. Since no proposal was received from any organization in India or abroad to hold the Fourth International Agronomy Congress, the Indian Society of Agronomy again took the initiative to organize the Fourth International Agronomy Congress to maintain the continuity and provide an international platform to discuss the emerging issues.

thThe 20 Century witnessed an outstanding and unprecedented scientific and technological development in all fields ranging from agriculture to industry and further to information technology. This progress has virtually transformed human life in terms of prosperity and higher standard of living for a section of global population. Yet, the paradox before us is the stark reality that large segment of humanity is still trapped in hunger and poverty. In view of this, recently UNO has declared world transforming with its agenda of sustainable developmental goals for 2030 and the first and second goals are to end the poverty in all its forms everywhere and to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and

thpromote sustainable agriculture. In his message to the nation on the eve of 69 Independence Day His Excellency President of India Sh. Pranab Mukherjee emphasized to achieve Zero Hunger Challenge. Of the current population of 6.2 billion, 1.0 billion are living below poverty line, majority of which are suffering from malnutrition, mainly in Asia and Pacific region. This problem is bound to accentuate further with the increase in population to , most of that increase will occur in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. So to achieve the “First sustainable Development Goal” and “Zero Hunger Challenge” new innovations in agriculture have to play a very important role by counter acting the problems of decline in the factor productivity, soil health and water availability, increasing incidences of diseases and pests, energy crises, livelihood security of small holders and emerging challenges of climate change. Our natural resources will be at increasing risk from soil degradation, deforestation, contamination, biodiversity losses and population pressure.

In changing climate scenario, there is a need to change our research priorities especially under rainfed agriculture for judicious use of available rainfall and amelioration of stresses due to biotic and abiotic factors. Further, there is also a need for crop diversification, which itself includes varietal diversification, technological innovations and flexible calendar to match or suit weather and climate change. Declining soil organic carbon status along with deficiency of micronutrients is another threat to sustain the growth rate of productivity. Conservation agriculture has potential for managing the declining soil productivity besides, managing the climate change. Another important area of research is the resource conservation techniques which required strengthening for improving the resources use efficiency and improving the

3 3natural resource base. The per capita water availability has come down from 3100 m in 1975 to 1900 m in 2000 and it is 3 likely to be decline further to 1400 m in 2025. This calls for special attention of the agronomists to manage this precious

resource by developing techniques for efficient use of each drop of water. The technologies developed so far need further refinement and up-gradation. An Integrated farming system, irrespective of combination of crops and enterprises/ location/management/socio-economic conditions has resulted in higher profit in all the case studies carried out so far. This approach has the potential to take care of livelihood, environment and energy security through multiple and efficient use of resources. Due to environmental and economic constraints, further increase in productivity and production will be possible through resource use efficiency and multiple use of limited resources. There is also a need to develop integrated soil-crop system management, which is capable of increasing the crop yield as well as sustainable use of natural resources. Crop demand–driven site-specific nutrient application techniques can add to farmer’s profit and reduce pollution.

Under these circumstances, the ‘Agronomy’ which confines the knowledge and findings of other disciplines of agriculture and basic sciences and translates them into innovative technologies for the use of farmers, has to play an important role. In the proposed Fourth International Agronomy Congress, all these issues/problems/threats of agriculture will be discussed at the international platform to take stock of Technology Capital available to address these issues. Based on the deliberations of the proposed Congress, future research strategies and recommendations will be developed to address the emerging matrix of the agricultural problems in holistic manner.

Indian Society of Agronomy has history of organizing 3 successful International and 20 National Conventions, which ended with sound recommendations for solving the problems of food and nutritional security. We are expecting about 1,100 delegates around the globe. It is our hope that they will play pro-active, innovative and decisive role in shaping the future global agronomic research aiming to look for a world, where every person has the economic and physical access to supplement food for all times along with environmental security.

We consider it our privilege to extend you a warm invitation for your active participation in the Congress to accomplish its objectives.

Looking forward to meet you in the Congress at New Delhi.

‘Zero Hunger Challenge’

8.0 billion by 2020

Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Chairman Dr Gurbachan Singh, Co-chairBoard of Governors of Congress and President, Indian Society of AgronomyDG, ICAR and Secretary, DARE, New Delhi and Chairman, ASRB, ICAR, New Delhi

CONGRESS THEME PRESENTATION FORMAT

? World renowned scientists, policy makers and administrators will be invited to

deliver special lectures on the topics related to food production and policy, farming systems research,

climate change, conservation agriculture, energy, environment, biotechnology, input use efficiency

etc. They would present overview of the various symposia of the congress. Speakers will be

requested to provide 3-4 pages write-up of their presentation along with brief biodata for inclusion in

the Pre-Congress Proceedings. Plenary lectures will be of 40-50 minutes duration. Full length papers

will be published in the Post-Congress Proceedings or Indian Journal of Agronomy.

? These would offer an insight into the various Congress Symposia. Technical

Committees constituted for each symposium will identify 5-6 speakers. Each lecture will be of 15-20

minutes followed by discussion. Lead speakers of the symposium will be requested to provide 3-4

pages extended summaries of their presentation and brief biodata for inclusion in the Pre-Congress

Proceedings. Full length papers will be published in Indian Journal of Agronomy.

This would provide an opportunity for oral presentation of research papers

received/submitted for poster presentation. Limited number of papers will be selected by the

committee for presentation based on importance of subject matter and its relevance to the sub-

themes of the Congress and speakers will be informed well in advance for making the presentation.

The presentation will be of 5-7 minutes.

All the delegates will get an opportunity to present their contributory research

papers through poster presentation. Poster presentation will be arranged symposium-wise. This

would provide an opportunity to the participants to present their work in a more informal manner with

personalized interaction with other participants. Material for fixing the posters will be provided by the

organizers. Guidelines for poster preparation are given separately in this circular.

Limited sponsor presentations will be

arranged to provide an opportunity to sponsors to share their views and experiences with the

delegates.

Delegates will submit extended summary of their research paper before the

last date; 30 June, 2016. These extended summaries will be scrutinized and published in Pre-

Congress Proceedings. Guidelines for preparation of extended summary are given separately in this

circular. Delegates are requested to adhere to guidelines while preparing the extended summary.

Extended summary not prepared according to guidelines will not be accepted for publication.

Organizers are making efforts to bring out special publications viz. special

issue of Indian Journal of Agronomy on Pulses, Indian Journal of Fertilizers and Indian Farming etc.

on the occasion of congress to give comprehensive coverage to the theme of the Congress.

Plenary Lectures:

Invited Lead Lectures:

Contributory papers:

Poster presentations:

Exhibition, Advertisement and Sponsor presentations:

Extended Summary:

Special Publication:


CALL FOR EXTENDED SUMMARIES

The extended summaries of all the contributory papers will be published and provided to the delegates as soft copy in a pen-drive during the Congress. These must reach the Organizing Secretary in the prescribed format latest by June 30, 2016. Extended summary prepared without following the style and format and guidelines will not be accepted for publication. A soft copy of the extended summary prepared in Microsoft word doc may be emailed to Organizing Secretary Email: [email protected]

SYMPOSIA OF CONGRESS

I. Climate Smart Agronomy

ii. Organic Agriculture

iii. Agriculture Diversification for Sustainable Resources

iv. Integrated Farming Systems for Under Privileged Farmers

v. Abiotic and Biotic Stress Management

vi. Efficient Soil, Water and Energy Management

vii. Precision Nutrient Management

viii. Conservation Agriculture and Smart Mechanization to Protect Natural Resources

ix. Innovation Systems and Last Mile Delivery of Agronomic Management Practices

x. Livelihood Security and Farmers Prosperity

xi. Emerging Challenges for Agronomy Education, Youth and Gender

: Dr J.S. Samra, Ex-CEO, NRAAI, Chandigarh

: Dr P.K. Aggarwal, Regional Program Leader, CCAFS-South Asia, IWMI, New Delhi

: Dr M.L. Jat, Senior Cropping Systems Agronomist & CIMMYT-CCAFS South Asia

Coordinator, New Delhi

: Dr R.B. Singh, Ex-NAAS, President, New Delhi

: Dr Krogstad Tore, Professor, NMBU, Aas, Norway

: Dr R.K. Avasthe, Director, NOFRI, Gangtok, Sikkim

: Dr David Bergvinson, DG, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Telangana

: Dr P.K.R. Nair, Distinguished Professor, Uni. of Florida, Gainesville, USA

: Dr D.P. Biradar, VC, UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka

: Dr Martin Kropff, DG, CIMMYT, Mexico

: Dr Javed Rizvi, Regional Director, ICRAF, NASC, New Delhi

: Dr A.S. Panwar, Director, IIFSR, Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

: Dr R.S. Paroda, Chairman TAAS, IARI, New Delhi

: Prof. Kadambot Siddique, Director, UWA, Australia

: Dr Ch. Srinivas Rao, Director, ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad, Telangana

: Dr Mahmoud El Solh, DG, ICARDA, Lebanon

: Dr J.C. Katyal, Ex-VC, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana

: Dr K.K. Singh, Director, CIAE, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

: Dr. Paul E. Fixen, President-ASA, Senior Vice President & Director of Research, IPNI,

USA

: Dr Alok K. Sikka, DDG (NRM), ICAR, New Delhi

: Dr Kaushik Majumdar, Director IPNI, Gurgaon, Haryana

: Dr Rattan Lal, Director CMSC, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

: Dr J.K. Ladha, Principal Scientist, IRRI, Metro Manila, Philippines

: Dr A.R. Sharma, Director, DWSR, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

: Dr Bruno Gerard, Director-SIP, CIMMYT Mexico

: Dr A.K. Singh, DDG (Extension), ICAR, New Delhi

: Dr S. Bhaskar, ADG (AAF & CC), ICAR, New Delhi

: Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member NITI Aayog, New Delhi

: Dr P.K. Joshi, Director South Asia, IFPRI, NASC, New Delhi

: Dr Suresh Pal, Member, CACP, New Delhi

: Dr Panjab Singh, President, FAARD, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

: Dr Arvind Kumar, (VC, RLB CAU, Jhansi), ICAR, New Delhi

: Dr M.B. Chetti, ADG (HRD) ICAR, New Delhi

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INVITED SPEAKERS

CONVENERS AND CO-CONVENERS OF POSTER SESSIONS

i. Climate Smart Agronomy

ii. Organic Agriculture

iii. Agriculture Diversification for Sustainable Resources

iv. Integrated Farming Systems for Under Privileged Farmers

v. Abiotic and Biotic Stress Management

vi. Efficient Soil, Water and Energy Management

vii. Precision Nutrient Management

viii. Innovation Systems and Last Mile Delivery of Agronomic Management Practices

ix. Conservation Agriculture and Smart Mechanization to Protect Natural Resources

x. Livelihood Security and Farmers Prosperity

xi. Emerging Challenges for Agronomy Education, Youth and Gender

: Dr Masood Ali, Former Director (IIPR), Kalyanpur, Kanpur: Dr D.S. Pandey, Professor & Head, (Agronomy), GBPUA&T, Pantnagar

: Dr N.S. Rana, Dean PGS, SVPUA&T, Modipuram, Meerut: Dr S.S. Singh, Head, Crop Production, IIPR, Kanpur

: Dr V.K. Singh, Head (Agronomy), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi : Dr Dileep Kachroo, Registrar, SKUAST, Jammu

: Dr C. Jayanthi, Director, Directorate of Crop Management, TNAU, Coimbatore

: Dr U.K. Behera, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

: Dr D.M. Hegde, Ex-Project Director, Bangalore

: Dr A.K. Dixit, ICAR NIBSM, Baronda, Raipur

: Dr R.K. Pannu, Dean, COA, CCS HAU, Hisar

: Dr B.G. Shivakumar, Principal Scientist, Dharwad

: Dr D.K. Sharma, Director, CSSRI, Karnal

: Dr Dinesh Kumar, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

: Dr A.K. Singh, Vice Chancellor, BAU, Sabour

: Dr Rajbir Singh, Director, ATARI, Ludhiana

: Dr P.K. Ghosh, Director, IGFRI, Jhansi

: Dr G.S. Buttar, Senior Agronomist (Agronomy), PAU, Ludhiana

: Dr N.P. Singh, Director, ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Goa

: Dr Anup Das, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR RC for NEH Region, Umiam

: Dr V.M. Bhale, Dean & Head (Agronomy), COA, PDKV, Akola

: Dr Mercy George, Professor (Agronomy), COH, Trichur

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Dr A.K. Singh (Bihar, India)

Dr A.K. Singh (MP, India)

Dr A.S. Faroda (India)

Dr Alison Laing (Australia)

Dr Andrew McDonald (Nepal)

Dr Annemarie Groot (The Netherlands)

Dr Arvind Kumar (India)

Dr B.M. Prasanna (Keyna)

Dr B.S. Chauhan (Australia)

Dr Bal Ram Singh (Norway)

Dr Clare Stirling (UK)

Dr David Bergvinson (ICRISAT)

Dr Francelino Rodrigues (Mexico)

Dr Gurbachan Singh (India)

Dr J.K. Ladha (IRRI)

Dr J.S. Samra (India)

Dr John Dixon (Australia)

Dr Kadambot Siddique (Australia)

Dr Kaushik Majumdar (India)

Dr Krogstad Tore (Norway)

Dr M.C. Saxena (India)

Dr M.S. Swaminathan (India)

Dr M.V.K. Sivakumar (Switzerland)

Dr Mahmoud El Solh (ICARDA)

Dr Mangala Rai (India)

Dr Martin Kropff (CIMMYT)

Dr Matthew Morell (IRRI)

Dr P.K. Aggarwal (IWMI)

Dr P.K. Joshi (IFFRI)

Dr P.K.R. Nair (USA)

Dr P.L. Gautam (India)

Dr Panjab Singh (India)

Dr Paul Fixen, President ASA (USA)

Dr Paul Fox (Australia)

Dr R. Khosla (USA)

Dr R.B. Singh (India)

Dr R.S. Paroda (India)

Dr Rajendra Prasad (India)

Dr Ramesh Chand (India)

Dr Rattan Lal (USA)

Dr Robert S. Zeigler (IRRI)

Dr S. Ayyappan (India)

Dr Santiago Lopez Ridaura (Mexico)

Dr Srinivas Menreddy (USA)

Dr Thomas A. Lumpkin (CIMMYT)

Dr Trilochan Mohapatra (India)



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Congress will be open to registrants only.

The registration fee for the participant will cover participation in all scientific sessions, the proceedings and other soft and printed material of the meeting, welcome reception, lunches and dinner, tea/coffee during lecture breaks. It does not include charges for accommodation.

A Registration Form enclosed with this brochure (also available on Society website) should be filled in and sent to Organizing Secretary, Fourth International Agronomy Congress, New Delhi along with registration fee by September 30, 2016.

Registration fee may be sent through demand draft/at par Cheque in favour of “International Agronomy Congress (Current A/c No. 35529466121)” payable at New Delhi only from within India. For Electronic Transfer to Congress Bank Account, please remit funds through IFS Code: SBIN0005389, Account number, 35529466121 Account Name: International Agronomy Congress, Beneficiary: International Agronomy Congress, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi110 012, Bank: State Bank of India, NSC Beej Bhawan, Pusa Campus, ICAR IARI, New Delhi 110 012

Fees for Foreign delegates are in US dollars or equivalent in Indian Currency

Photocopy of registration form can be used.

An exhibition will be organized at the Congress venue during the Congress. The exhibition area will be the focal point of the Congress and the programme is structured to maximize the opportunity for delegates to visit this area. It has limited access to non-delegates also. Space for exhibition can be reserved by contacting the organizers. Exhibitors will get 3 m × 3 m space within the Exhibition area, having three sidewalls, carpet, 1 table, 2 chairs, one standard electric power point, two spotlight and dustbin.

EXHIBITION

SPONSORS

Organizers will be delighted to have sponsors in this International Event for addressing the issues of “Agronomy for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Environment, Energy and Livelihood Security to Achieve Zero Hunger Challenge”. This Congress is an unique opportunity to promote your organization on the world stage. Sponsors of this Congress will get marketing exposure to extensive onsite visibility to post-event coverage. Sponsoring the Congress is the ideal way to reach a huge gathering of scientists, administrators, policy and decision makers and consumers. This will provide an excellent opportunity for cost effective marketing. In order to provide maximum flexibility to the sponsors, we have different sponsorship levels, detail of which along with other information is available at the ISA website: isa-india.in. Sponsors may contact the organizers to negotiate various offers in order to maximize their opportunities.

Registration Fees

Foreign delegates

Indian delegates:Scientific participants

Scientists – US $ 500 (After due date US$ 550)

Industry and private organizations – US $ 700 (After due date US$ 800)

Students/Research Scholars – US $ 250 (After due date US$ 300)

Accompanying member – US $ 300

SAARC – US$ 250

I. ISA Member Scientists – 8,000 (After due date 10,000)

ii. Non-ISA Members – 10,000 (After due date 12,000)

Industry and private organizations – 20,000 (After due date 25,000)

Student/Research Scholar – 4,000 (After due date 5,000)

Accompanying member – 5,000


ORGANIZING COMMITTEES OFFOURTH INTERNATIONAL AGRONOMY CONGRESS

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Patron:

Chairman: Co-chairman:

Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, MSSRF, India

Dr Trilochan Mohapatra Dr Gurbachan SinghSecretary, (DARE) and DG, ICAR Chairman, ASRB and President, ISA

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chairman: Co-chairman: Dr R.S. Paroda Dr Gurbachan Singh

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Dr A.S. Faroda, Ex-Chairman, ASRB, India

Dr David Bergvinson, DG, ICRISAT, India

Dr Hanchinal, Chairperson, PPV&FRA, India

Dr J.S. Samra, Ex-CEO, NRAA, India

Dr Jean Steiner, President ASA, USA

Dr Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank, USA

Dr Jimmy Smith, DG, ILRI, Kenya

Dr Jose Grazianoda Silva, DG, FAO, Italy

Dr K.L. Chadha, President, HSI, India

Dr M. Ann Tuwiler, DG, Biodiversity International

Dr Mahomoud Solh, DG, ICARDA, Lebanon

Dr Martin Kropff, DG, CIMMYT, Mexico

Dr Matthew Morell, DG, IRRI, Philippines

Dr Nick Austin, CEO, ACIAR, Australia

Dr Panjab Singh, Ex-DG, ICAR, India

Dr Peter M. Felker, Faculty Professor, California, USA

Dr R.B. Singh, Ex-President NAAS, India

Dr R.S. Paroda, President TAAS, India

Dr Shenggen Fan, DG, IFPRI, USA

Dr Shoaib Ismail, Director of Research, ICBA, UAE

Dr Tony Simons, DG, ICRAF, Kenya

Dr V.L. Chopra, Ex-DG ICAR, India

Dr Vinod Thomas, DG, ADB, Philippines

Mr. Muhammad Azam, DG, Pakistan

Mr. Shekib Mostaghani, DG, Afghanistan

Prof. Christine Watson, President, ESA, UK

Sh. Ashok Kumar Angurana, Secretary, DAHD, India

Sh. Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, EF&CC, India

Sh. Shiraj Hussain, Secretary, DAC, India

Dr A. Padma Raju, VC, ANGRAU, India Dr A.K. Sikka, DDG (NRM), India Dr A.K. Singh, DDG (AE), ICAR, India Dr A.K. Singh, MD, NHB, India Dr A.K. Singh, VC, BAU, Sabour, India Dr A.K. Singh, VC, RVRSAU, Gwalior, India Dr A.K. Srivastava, Director, NDRI, India Dr Ambika Singh, Ex-President ISA, India Dr Andrew Green, Director, IZA, USA Dr Arvind Kumar, VC, RLB, CAU, Jhansi, India Dr B.S. Chouhan, University of Queensland, Australia Dr B.S. Dhillon, VC, PAU, Ludhiana, India Dr Balram Singh, Professor-Emeritus, NMBU, Norway Dr D.P. Biradar, VC, UAS, Dharwad, India Dr D.P. Singh, Ex-President ISA, India Dr G.B. Singh, Ex-President ISA, India Dr I.P. Abrol, Ex-DDG (NRM), India

Dr I.P.S. Ahlawat, Ex-Head, IARI, India Dr Iftikhar Ahmad, DG, NARC, Pakistan Dr Ismail Cakmak, Turkey Dr J.C. Katyal, Ex-DDG (Education), IndiaDr J.K. Ladha, IRRI, Philippines Dr J.P. Mishra, Advisor (Agriculture) Niti Ayog, India Dr J.S. Sandhu, DDG, (CS) ICAR, India Dr John Dixon, RPM, ACIAR, Australia Dr K. Alagusundaram, DDG, (Agirc. Engg.), India Dr K. Ramasamy, VC, TNAU, Coimbatore, India Dr K.K. Katoch, VC, CSKHPKVV, Palampur, India Dr K.M. Bujarbaruah, VC, AAU, Asom, India Dr K.R. Reddy, Research Professor, USA Dr K.S. Khokhar, VC, CCSHAU, Hisar, India Dr Kadambot Siddique, Director, UWA, Australia Dr Kaushik Majumdar, Director IPNI, India Dr Krogstad Tore, Professor, NMBU, Norway

The Souvenir of the Congress which will contain messages from VIP’s and articles from renowned scientists, policy makers and administrators have provision for advertisement by the Companies. Souvenir is a very important publication of the Congress and is usually kept by the delegates for long period to be used as reference book. Interested Companies may contact the organizers for giving their advertisements. The rates for the advertisement are as follows:

Back cover page 50,000Inner page of back cover 40,000Full page insertion 35,000Half page insertion 25,000Quarter page insertion 20,000


National Steering Committee

Chairman: Co-chairman: Convener: Dr Panjab Singh Dr A.K. Vyas Dr G. Ravindra Chary

Dr A.C. Shivran, Professor, Rajasthan

Dr A.K. Singh, VC, Sabour

Dr A.K. Singh, New Delhi

Dr A.R. Sharma, Director, Jabalpur

Dr Ajit Kumar, Vice President, UNIPHOS, M.S.

Dr Anil Kumar, Professor, Jammu & Kashmir

Dr S. Bhaskar, ADG (AAF & CC), New Delhi

Dr Basudev Behera, Professor and Head, Odisha

Dr C.M. Parihar, Scientist, New Delhi

Dr D.K. Sharma, Director, Karnal

Dr D.N. Gokhale, Associate Dean & Principal, M.S.

Dr Dev Raj Arya, Monsento India Ltd. M.S.

Dr Guriqbal Singh, Senior Agronomist, Punjab

Dr J.P. Sharma, JD (Extension), IARI, New Delhi

Dr Jagdev Singh, Professor and Head, Haryana

Dr Jaibir Tomar, Head, Agronomy, Uttar Pradesh

Dr Jayanta Deka, Principal Scientist, Asom

Dr Jayanthi Chinnusamy, Professor, T.N.

Dr Jitender Kumar, Syngenta India Ltd., Uttarakhand

Dr K. Avil Kumar, Principal Scientist, Telengana

Dr K.K. Singh, ADG (PE/FE), ICAR, New Delhi

Dr K. Ramesh, Senior Scientist, Madhya Pradesh

Dr K.C. Bansal, Director, NBPGR, New Delhi

Dr K.G. Wankhede, CEO, IFFDCL, Haryana

Dr K.V. Prabhu, JD (Research), IARI, New Delhi

Dr L.H. Malligawad, Principal Scientist, Karnataka

Dr M.C. Rana, Professor, H.P.

Dr M.K. Arvadia, Dean, NMCA, Gujarat

Dr M.S. Yadav, Professor, Jharkhand

Dr Mahua Banerjee, Lecturer (Asepan), W.B.

Dr Masood Ali, Ex-Director, Kanpur, U.P.

Dr Mercy George, Professor, Kerala

Dr N.P. Singh, Director, Goa

Dr N.T. Yaduraju, Ex-Director, Hyderabad

Dr O.P. Singh, President, Dhanuka, New Delhi

Dr O.P. Yadav, Director, CAZRI, Jodhpur

Dr O.V.S. Thenua, Lakhaoti, U.P.

Dr P.K. Ghosh, Director, IGFRI, Jhansi, U.P.

Dr R.C. Gautam, Ex-Head, Gurgaon

Dr R.K. Jain, JD (Education), IARI, New Delhi

Dr R.K. Rai, Ex-Professor, Gurgaon

Dr R.K. Tewatia, FAI, New Delhi

Dr R.L. Yadav, Ex-Director, New Delhi

Dr R.M. Kummur, Chief General Manger, NABARD, M.S.

Dr R.S. Raza, Director IPFT, Gurgaon

Dr Rajbir Singh, ATARI, Ludhiana

Dr Rajendra Lakpale, Principal Scientist, Chhattisgarh

Dr Rajvir Rathi, New Delhi

Dr M.C. Saxena, Senior Advisor, ICARDA, India Dr M.L. Jat, New Delhi, India Dr M.V.K. Sivakumar, Director, CLPA, Geneva Dr N. Krishna Kumar, DDG (Hort.), ICAR, India Dr N.S. Rathore, DDG (Edu.), ICAR, India Dr P.K. Aggarwal, IWMI, Delhi, India Dr P.K. Joshi, Director - South Asia, IFPRI, India Dr P.K.R. Nair, Professor, IFASU, Florida, USA Dr P.N. Mathur, Biodiversity, International, India Dr P.S. Lamba, Ex-President ISA, India Dr Peter E. Kenmore, Principal Officer, FAO, Italy Dr Phil Haris, Prof. of Plant Science, UK Dr Prabhu L. Pingali, Dy. Director, BMGF, USA Dr Premjit Singh, VC, CAU, Imphal, India Dr R. Gadagkar, President INSA, New Delhi, India Dr R. Khosla, Professor, CSU, USA Dr R.C. Budhani, Director NPL, India Dr R.H. Rahman, DDG (AS), ICAR, India Dr R.K. Singh, Director, IVRI, India Dr R.K. Singh, IRRI, Philippines Dr R.M. Kummur, NABARD, India Dr R.P. Singh, Ex-President ISA, India Dr Rajendra Prasad, Ex-ICAR National Professor, India Dr Rattan Lal, Professor, OSU, USA Dr Ravinder Kaur, Director, IARI, India

Dr S.C. Modgal, Ex-VC, GBPUA&T, India Dr S.K. Malhotra, Hort. Commissioner, India Dr S.S. Cheema, USA Dr Shantanu Mathur, Director, IFAD, Italy Dr Shivaji Pandey, Ex-Director, FAO, India Dr Stephen C. Weller, Professor, PU, USA Dr Suresh S. Honnappagol, AH Commissioner, India Dr U.S. Awasthi, MD, IFFCO, India Dr V. Praveen Rao, VC, PJTSAU, Hyderabad, India Dr V.N. Sharda, Member ASRB, India Dr V.P. Singh, ICRAF, India Dr Vijay Singh Thakur, VC, Solan, H.P., India Dr Vijay Singh Tomar, VC, JNKVV, Jabalpur, India Dr Vinod Gour, MD, NSC, New Delhi, India Dr W.S. Lakra, Director, CIFE, Mumbai, India Dr Wais Kabir, EC, BARC, Bangladesh Dr Y.R. Pandey, Executive Director, NARC, Nepal Shri C. Roul, Addl. Secretary DARE, ICAR, IndiaShri J.N.L. Srivastava, IFFCO Foundation, India Shri Kinley. T. Wangchuk, Director, Bhutan Shri Laxmi Bilas Koirala, Director, Kathmandu Shri Rajju Shroff, Chairman, MD, UPL, Mumbai, India Shri Raju Barwale, MD Mahyco, India Shri S.M. Haroon-Or-Rashid, JS, Dhaka, Bangladesh Shri Satish Chandra, DG, FAI, New Delhi, India


Dr S. Kasturikrishna, Principal Scientist, A.P.

Dr S.K. Pathak, Professor, Bihar

Dr S.K. Chaudhari, ADG (SW&M), New Delhi

Dr S.S. Nanda, Ex-Dean, Bhubaneswar

Dr Subhash Babu, Scientist, Sikkim

Dr Sunil Vijay Kaore, New Delhi

Dr Sunita T. Pandey, Professor, Uttarakhand

Dr T.C. Jain, Ex-ADG, Gurgaon

Dr T.R. Sharma, PD, NRCPB, New Delhi

Dr U.C. Sud, Director, IASRI, India

Dr U.S. Tewatia, FAI, New Delhi

Dr W.S. Guleria, GM (Marketing), KRIBHCO, U.P.

Mrs. Rajdan, JD (Admn.), IARI, New Delhi

Local Organizing Committee

Chairperson: Co-chairman: Convener: Dr Ravinder Kaur Dr V.K. Singh Dr Y.S. Shivay

CORE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

Advisor

Chairman

Co-chairman

Conveners

: Dr Rajendra Prasad, Ex-ICAR, National Professor (Agronomy)

: Dr R.L. Yadav, Ex-Director (IISR), New Delhi

: Dr I.P.S. Ahlawat, Ex-Head (Agronomy), New Delhi

: Dr Masood Ali, Ex-Director (IIPR), Kanpur

Dr D.S. Rana, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), New Delhi

Dr Dinesh Kumar, Principal Scientist, (Agronomy), New Delhi

Dr Y.S. Shivay, Professor, (Agronomy), New Delhi

Dr A.K. Choudhary, Senior Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr A.K. Singh, Head, Genetics, New Delhi

Dr A.K. Vyas, ADG (HRM), ICAR, New Delhi

Dr A.R. Sharma, Director, DWSR, Jabalpur, M.P.

Dr Anchal Dass, Senior Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Anil Kumar, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Anupma, Head, Agricultural Chemicals, New Delhi

Dr Ashok Kumar, IIMR, New Delhi

Dr B.S. Dwivedi, Head, SS&AC, New Delhi

Dr B.S. Tomar, Head, Vegetable Science, New Delhi

Dr C. Bhardwaj, Guest House O/I, IARI, New Delhi

Dr Chitra Srivastava, Head, Entomology, New Delhi

Dr D.K. Yadava, Head, Seed Science and Tech., New Delhi

Dr D.S. Rana, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Dinesh Kumar, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr G.A. Rajanna, Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr I.M. Mishra, Head, Agric. Engineering, New Delhi

Dr I.P.S. Ahlawat, Ex-Head, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr J.P. Dabas, Principal Scientist, CATAT, New Delhi

Dr J.P. Sharma, JD (Extension), IARI, New Delhi

Dr K. Annapurna, Head, Microbiology, New Delhi

Dr K.S. Rana, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Kapila Sekhawat, Senior Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr M.L. Jat, Senior Cropping Systems Agronomist, New Delhi

Dr Manoj Khanna, Head, FOSU, New Delhi

Dr P. Krishnan, Head, Agric. Physics, New Delhi

Dr P.K. Upadhyay, Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Prem Lata Singh, Head, Agric. Extension, New Delhi

Dr Pritam Kalia, Head, Vegetable Science, New Delhi

Dr R.C. Gautam, Ex-Head, Agronomy, Gurgaon

Dr R.D. Rai, Head, Biochemistry, New Delhi

Dr R.K. Jain, JD (Education), IARI, New Delhi

Dr R.L. Yadav, Ex-Director (IISR), New Delhi

Dr R.S. Bana, Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Rajender Kumar, Senior Scientist, WTC, New Delhi

Dr Raj Singh, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Ramanjit Kaur, Senior Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Rashmi Aggarwal, Head, Plant Pathology, New Delhi

Dr Rishi Raj, Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr S.L. Jat, Scientist, IIMR, New Delhi

Dr S.L. Meena, Senior Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr S.S. Rathore, Senior Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr S.S. Sindhu, Head, Floriculture & Landscaping, New Delhi

Dr Sanjay Kumar, Head, SPU, New Delhi

Dr Sanjay Singh, Head, Fruits & Hort. Tech., New Delhi

Dr Seema Sepat, Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Shiva Dhar, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr T.K. Das, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr U.K. Behera, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Uma Rao, Head, Nematology, New Delhi

Dr Vijay Pooniya, Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi

Dr Y.V. Singh, Principal Scientist, Agronomy, New Delhi


SUB-COMMITTEES

TECHNICAL SESSION PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

REGISTRATION COMMITTEE

ACCOMMODATION

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Dr Rajendra Prasad - Advisor

Dr M.C. Saxena - Advisor

Dr A.R. Sharma - Convener

Dr I.P.S. Ahlawat - Co-convener

Dr Alok Jha - Member

Dr B.R. Sharma - Member

Dr D.M. Hegde - Member

Dr J.K. Ladha - Member

Dr Javed Rijvi - Member

Dr Jyanthi Chinusamy - Member

Dr Kaushik Majumdar - Member

Dr M.L. Jat - Member

Dr D.S. Rana - Convener

Dr A.K. Singh - Co-convener

Dr Ashok Kumar - Member

Dr Ramanjit Kaur - Member

Dr Seema Sepat - Member

Mr. Jungjit Critykar - Member

Mr. Sompal Singh - Member

Mr. Sudhir Kumar Tanwar - Member

Mr. Sudhir Rajpoot - Member

Ms. B. Bhargavi - Member

Dr Ravinder Kaur - Convener

Dr Shiva Dhar - Co-convener

Dr A.K. Choudhary - Member

Dr C. Bhardwaj - Member

Dr D.S. Rana - Member

Dr Madan Pal - Member

Dr S.L. Jat - Member

Dr Vijay Pooniya - Member

Mr. R.K. Singh - Member

Dr A.K. Vyas - Convener


Dr Ajit Kumar - Member

Dr Ajit Singh Tomar - Member

Dr Dev Raj Arya - Member

Dr G.S. Buttar - Member

Dr N.K. Jain - Member

Dr O.P. Singh - Member

Dr R.K. Tewatia - Member

Dr R.M. Kummur - Member

Dr Sain Dass - Member

Dr W.S. Guleria - Member

Dr Y.P.S. Sehrawat - Member

TRANSPORT

EXCURSION/ TOURS COMMITTEE

PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

EXHIBITION COMMITTEE

CULTURAL PRGORAMMECOMMITTEE

Dr Dinesh Kumar - Convener

Dr T.K. Das - Co-convener

Dr Ashok Kumar - Member

Dr D.K. Pachauri - Member

Dr G.A. Rajanna - Member

Dr Madan Pal - Member

Dr Rajiv Kumar Singh - Member

Dr Ranjan Bhattacharya - Member


Dr S.S. Rathore - Member

Dr M.L. Jat - Convener

Dr B. Kandpal - Co-convener

Dr P.K. Upadhyay - Member

Dr R.K. Tewatia - Member

Dr Rajender Kumar - Member

Dr Raj Singh - Member

Dr Y.P.S. Sehrawat - Member

Dr Rajendra Prasad - Advisor

Dr R.L. Yadav - Convener

Dr I.P.S. Ahlawat - Co-convener

Dr C.M. Parihar - Member

Dr D.S. Rana - Member

Dr Dinesh Kumar - Member

Dr G. Ravindra Chary - Member

Dr Kapila Sekhawat - Member

Dr Masood Ali - Member


Dr Rameshwar Singh - Member


Dr T.K. Das - Member


Dr Y.S. Shivay - Member

Dr J.P. Dabas - Convener

Dr Rajbir Singh - Co-convener

Dr Anil Kumar - Member

Dr U.K. Behera - Member

ICAR Exhibition Officer

Dr R.C. Gautam - Convener

Dr Radha Prasanna - Co-convener

Dr K. Annapurna - Member


Dr Seema Sepat - Member

Ms. Shaloo - Member

RECEPTION COMMITTEE

GOVERNMENT LIAISON COMMITTEE

PRESS MEDIA COMMITTEE

STAGE AND HALLMANAGEMENT COMMITTTEE

POSTER SESSION COMMITTEE

FOOD AND HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

FACILITATION CENTRE COMMITTEE

Dr R.K. Jain - ConvenerDr V.K. Singh - Co-convenerDr L.K. Idnani - MemberDr Madan Pal Singh - Member

Dr Y.S. Shivay - Convener

Dr U.K. Behera - Co-convener

Dr Rishi Raj - Member

Dr Raj Singh - Member

Dr Y.V. Singh - Member

Dr J.P. Sharma - Convener

Dr J.P.S. Dabas - Co-convener

Dr Dinesh Kumar - Member


Dr B.S. Dwivedi - Convener

Dr K.S. Rana - Co-convener

Dr Anchal Dass - Member

Dr Kapila Sekhawat - Member

Dr Mahesh Chand Meena - Member

Dr Ranjan Bhattacharya - Member

Dr S.L. Meena - Member

Dr Tara Satyavathi - Member

Dr K.S. Rana - Convener

Dr C.M. Parihar - Co-convener

Dr Renu Singh - Member

Mr. V.P. Verma - Member

Dr I.P.S. Ahlawat - Convener


Dr Anil Kumar - Member

Dr Rishi Raj - Member


Mr. Devideen Yadav - Member

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Verma - Member

Dr Y.V. Singh - Convener

Dr Anupma - Co-convener

Dr Anup Das - Member

Dr Mool Chand Singh - Member

Dr Renu Singh - Member


ACCOMMODATION

CONGRESS FIELD VISITS, EXCURSION AND TOURS

A. VISIT TO EXPERIMENTAL FIELDS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES

TOUR TOUR NAME COST PER COST PERCODE PERSON ( ) PERSON US$

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Organizers will arrange visits to experimental fields and research institutes at Delhi and adjacent to Delhi on

November 26, 2016. Delegates are requested to exercise their choice of preference to the following visits in the

registration form.

1. Visit to Delhi based Experimental Fields, Agricultural Museums and Research Institutes

2. Visit to Experimental Fields and Research Institutes at Karnal and Kurukshetra, Haryana

3. Visit to Experimental Fields and Research Institutes at Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Agra in Uttar Pradesh.

Final programme of these field visits will depend upon the willingness and tour preference option received from

the delegates.

B. PAID POST CONGRESS TOURS

T Overnight trip to Pink City Jaipur (2 Days/1 Night) 9,000 1401

T Golden Triangle Tour (Delhi–Agra–Jaipur) (3 Days/2 Nights) 15,000 2302

T Excursion to Mathura “Land of Lord Krishna” (Same day) 3,000 453

T Excursion to monument of Love “Taj Mahal” (Same day) 4,000 604

T Himalayas Tour (Delhi–Haridwar/Rishikesh) (2 Days/1 Nights) 9,000 140 5

T Fatehpur Sikri (Delhi–Agra-) (2 Days/1 Night) 8,000 1196

T Delhi–Varanasi–Khajuraho (4 Days/3 Nights) 20,000 3007

Beside these tours, Delhi/New Delhi sightseeing will be charged 900 per person for four hours only.

Tour rates are on per person basis by road on twin sharing in the taxi. If someone prefers single room a supplementary cost is payable. The tour will operate on minimum of 2 persons travelling together in AC car.Tour to Taj Mahal will be taken on all days except Friday, as Taj Mahal is closed on Friday.The delegates are requested to pre-register for the tours by making advance payment.All sight-seeing trips with English speaking local guidesTour cost does not include air fare, items of personal nature such as mineral water, food, drinks etc., entry fee to monuments, camera fee for monuments.

Delegates interested in paid post congress tours are requested to book their tour directly with the congress tours & travels partner by making advance payment.

The registration fee does not include accommodation charges. The participants are encouraged to make their own

arrangements for stay. Delegates are requested to fill the form appended with circular (also available on society

website) and remit at least one day rent in advance for booking of accommodation. Tentative hotel rent per day basis

for the hotels near the venue of the congress is given below.

Jaypee Siddharth* 9,000 140 9,500 145 2 KmThe Ashok* 8,500 130 9,500 145 7 KmJivitesh@ 5,500 85 6,000 90 2 KmJanpath@ 7,500 115 7,500 115 5 KmOther hotels 500-4,000 08-60 1,000-5,000 15-75 3-4 Km

*Five star @ Four star

Indian delegates interested in accommodation are requested to intimate the organizers preferably by September 30,

2016, for advance booking of accommodation in hotels, as limited accommodation is available in hotels also.Foreign participants are requested to book their accommodation directly with the congress tours/travels &

accommodation partner.

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The Extended Summary should not exceed 3 double space typed quarter size pages, including tables and

references. Authors should ensure scientific and grammatical correctness of Extended Summary as it will be

published as such without any editing.

Follow the style and format of Indian Journal of Agronomy strictly, as per guidelines to authors given at Society

website: www.isa-india.in and first issue of each volume of the journal

The title should be short, specific and phrased to identify the content of the article.

By-line should include the author(s) name(s) {name of the person presenting the paper to be underlined}, and

place of work including the name of the university/ organization (Full form-no abbreviation), state, pin code and

the country. In case, the present address of any of the author is different, it should be given with complete address

as footnote.

The extended summary should begin with brief introduction and objectives, followed by Methodology, Results &

Discussion, Conclusion and References. Heading of Methodology, Results & Discussion, Conclusion and

References may be given in capital letters. No heading of introduction is required.

All references appearing in the text should appear at the end of the article and vice-versa. The references should

include the names of all authors, year, full title of the article, full name of publisher, place and year should also be

given. For proceedings of symposium/seminar etc., the title of the paper, title of seminar/symposium, place, date

and pages should appear along with names of all authors and year.

Number of tables, figures and references should be kept at minimum. There should not be duplication of data and

figures. Figures should be comprehensive and nicely printed with clear legends. The Figure and Table should not

have more than 6 columns.

Data of 2 or more years/seasons should be pooled. No symbols for the treatments to be used. Author(s) must

follow standard abbreviations. All weights and measurements must be in Sl (metric) units.

Extended Summary should be typed in Times New Roman, normal fonts with double space. Font’s size for

different parts of extended summary Title-14 points bold, Authors-12 points, Institute name – 11 points italic.

Content-11 points. Heading in capital.

The entire Extended Summary including text, figures and tables must be in MS Word Doc file only. All abstract thshould be mailed to [email protected]. Last date of Extended Summary submission is 30 June, 2016.

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF EXTENDED SUMMARY

GUIDELINES FOR POSTER PRESENTATION

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For each symposium, there will be a poster session to encourage detailed discussion with presenters. The papers

contributed for each poster session will have a convener. The convener will prepare and present summary of the

poster session in the respective symposium. The posters are to be prepared in the standard form.

Posters will be the principal format for the participant’s volunteered presentations. Posters facilitate the

exchange of experience and ideas. The posters will be grouped according to the sub-themes of the congress and

a specific day, time and space will be allotted to each poster which will be indicated in the programme for poster

presentation. A good poster must be readable, legible, well organized and concise. For sake of uniformity, the

following guidelines may be adhered for the preparation of paper’s poster.

Poster preparation: The title card at the top should include in addition to title (in capitals), name(s) of the author(s)

and their affiliation. The text of the poster may be divided into objective (two to three sentences), methodology,

results (four pages including tables, charts/graphs) and summary/conclusions.

Lettering: The lettering for the title should be 36 points in bold capital while that of name of authors in 28 points

bold lower case and institution in 24 points bold italics lower case may be followed. All additional lettering should

be 20 points normal. The heading namely, objectives, methodology, results and summary/conclusion should be

in 20 points bold lower case.

Script. Table and figure headings and text should be bold face lettering of 20 points. The numerals and letters

included in the figures and tables should be 16 points normal.

The size of the poster should not exceed 1.80 m (height) and 0.90 m width.

Remember, a lot of people will read or study your poster while you are away, in such a case make sure that

message is clear and simple.

Extended summaries scheduled for presentation will be grouped symposium-wise, numbered and listed in the

final programmes. Posters will be evaluated by a Committee for awards. Student’s posters will be evaluated

separately.


INSURANCE:

VISA:

LANGUAGE:

LETTER OF INVITATION:

CURRENCY:

BANKING AND EXCHANGE FACILITIES:

ELECTRICITY:

TAXI:

ABOUT DELHI

TIME ZONE:

WEATHER:

The Organizing Committee assumes no liability for participants’ personal accidents, sickness, and

theft or property damage. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements with respect to health and

travel insurance.

A valid VISA is necessary for all overseas delegates and all delegates are requested to apply at least 6 to 8

weeks before the proposed date of departure. For China and SAARC countries a permission authorization will be

sent to the respective Indian consulate office in their country; however, the individual delegate is required to apply

for Indian visa, well in advance. Please consult your travel agency or nearest Indian Embassy/Consulate office.

The official language of the Congress will be English.

Individuals requiring an official letter of invitation in order to obtain a visa and

authorization to attend the conference should contact the Organizing Committee. An invitation letter will be sent

on request to registered delegates only. The letter of invitation does not financially obligate the Congress

organizers in any way. All expenses incurred in relation to the Congress are the sole responsibility of the

participant.

The currency of India is Indian Rupee. One Rupee is divided into 100 paisa. Rupee currency notes come

in the denomination of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000. Current exchange rate is US$ 1= 67/- 1 Euro = 65/-

(approx).

Currency exchange facilities are available at banks and at hotels. Most

banks are open from 10 am to 4 pm from Monday to Saturday; except second and fourth Saturday’s which are not

working days for banks. 24 hours ATM is located in shopping centers and many neighborhood markets.

In India electricity is provided at 220 V, 50 Hz. Sockets take round pins (2 or 3). Adapters are

generally available at all hotels.

Taxis are on call 24 hrs over the telephone. Air-conditioned (AC) Radio taxis have a flat charge of 25/- per

km and are available at the both the International and domestic terminals. In addition, there are prepaid counters at

the airport for travel to any part of the city.

New Delhi, being the capital of India, is a cosmopolitan city. Delhi abounds in relics and remains a glorious

reminder of the past. Few cities in the world can claim the long continuity and status that Delhi has enjoyed. Its

history goes a long way to the time of Mahabharata as Indraprastha, the capital of Pandavas. Among the dynasties th th ththat laid claim to Delhi were the Tomar Rajputs (9 or 10 century) and the Chauhan Rajputs (12 century). With the

thdefeat of Prithviraj, the Chauhan leader, at the hands of the Muslims towards the end of the 12 century, Delhi

became the capital of Pathan Sultans and eventually of the Mughals. During the British rule for 200 years, the

country came under unified control; Kolkata became the capital but moved back to Delhi in 1911. Since then, Delhi

has retained its position as the seat of governance. Delhi is India’s melting pot, dream and has absorbed, over the

centuries settlers and visitors from across the globe. Exploring the city can be a fascinating and rewarding

experience. Major tourist attractions of Delhi are Red Fort, India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, Jantar

Mantar, Jama Masjid, Raj Ghat, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Humayun’s Tomb, Lotus Temple, Qutub Minar, Chandni

Chowk, Connaught Place, Lodi Gardens, Akshardham Temple and Chattarpur Temple. Congress dates also

coincide with the International Trade Fair, which is an annual event from 14–27 November.At a short distance from Delhi, 200 km southeast, is the famous city of Agra, where Taj Mahal, one of the seven

wonders of the modern world, is located. About 260 km southwest of Delhi is located the city of Jaipur. The glory of

the various kings is beautifully reflected in the magnificence of its palaces.The famous Tiger Reserve “The Corbett National Park” is about 6 hours drive from Delhi. The park is located in

the midst of the hills of Kumaon and provides a unique experience of Elephant Safari. For bird watchers, the Keola

Deo Ghana Bird Sanctuary at Bharatpur is about 180 km from Delhi. The Sanctuary harbours the most exquisite

birds from all over the globe. There are many other places of tourist interest, which might fascinate you. Trips will

be arranged on payment basis. Our travel counter will be pleased to help you in this regard.

India is 5-1/2 hours ahead of GMT, 4-1/2 hours behind Australian Eastern Time & 10-1/2 hours ahead

of American Eastern Standard Time.

At the time of the Congress the climate in Delhi will be cool and pleasant with clear skies and plenty of

sunshine. Light winter clothings are required. The day temperature ranges from 20-25°C.

GENERAL INFORMATION

INDIA

Taj Mahal, Agra

India Gate

Conference Secretariat

Dr Y. S. ShivayOrganizing SecretaryFourth International Agronomy Congress andSecretary, Indian Society of Agronomy, Division of Agronomy,ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaTel. No: +91-011-25842283 (O), Mobile: +91-09717078548; 09868337578Fax: +91-011-25842283, Email: [email protected]; [email protected]: isa-india.in

Akshardham Temple, Delhi

Fourth International Agronomy Congress“Agronomy for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Environment,

Energy and Livelihood Security to Achieve Zero Hunger Challenge”

NOVEMBER 22–26, 2016, NEW DELHI, INDIA

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PASSPORT DETAILS (For foreign delegates)

Passport No. Place of Issue

Place of Birth: Date of Issue Date of Expiry

Accompany person: 1.______________________ 2.________________________________

Accommodation required : Yes/No Range of Hotel : to per day

Sub-themes of interest Type of presentation: Oral/Poster

Title of paper

Field visit: Yes/No Preference order of field visit:

Detail of Registration Fee Payment:

Amount paid /US $ Mode of payment:

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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO FILL THE FORM

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For filling information pertaining to registration fee amount, range of hotel charges, sub-themes/symposia of

congress, type of presentation and for field visit, see detail as given in second circular.

Fill the form clearly in bold letter.

Return Duly filled Registration Form (also available on Society website) to Organizing Secretary, Fourth

International Agronomy Congress, New Delhi along with registration fee by September 30, 2016.

Registration fee may be sent through demand draft/at par Cheque in favour of “International Agronomy

Congress (Current A/c No. 35529466121)” payable at New Delhi only from within India. For Electronic Transfer

to Congress Bank Account, please remit funds through IFS Code: SBIN0005389, Account number, 35529466121

Account Name: International Agronomy Congress, Beneficiary: International Agronomy Congress, Division of

Agronomy, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi110 012, Bank: State Bank of India, NSC Beej

Bhawan, Pusa Campus, ICAR IARI, New Delhi 110 012.

Fees for Foreign delegates are in US dollars or equivalent in Indian Currency.

Photocopy of registration form can be used.

NOTE: Congress will be open to registrants only. The registration fee for the participant will cover participation in all

scientific sessions, the proceedings and other printed material of the meeting, welcome reception, lunches

and dinner, tea/coffee during lecture breaks. It does not include charges for accommodation.

Please return this form duly filled along with payment by 30 September, 2016 to:Dr Y.S. Shivay, Organizing Secretary, Fourth International Agronomy Congress and Secretary, Indian Society of

Agronomy, Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India; Tel. No: +91-

011-25842283 (Office), Fax: 091-011-25842283, Mobile: +91-9717078548; +91-9868337578; Email:

[email protected]; [email protected]; Website: isa-india.in

REGISTRATION FORM

Fourth International Agronomy Congress“Agronomy for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Environment,

Energy and Livelihood Security to Achieve Zero Hunger Challenge”

Family Name: Dr/Prof/Mr/Ms……………………………………………………………

First Name:……………………………………………Middle Name :…………………………………………Sex: M/F ……………….

Designation/post held:…..……………………………………………………… Discipline:………………………..………………….

Full Address:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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City:…………….………………State:………………………………Postal Code:…………….……Country:…..……………………..

Telephone:……………………………….Fax:………………………………Email:………………………………………………………

NOVEMBER 22–26, 2016, NEW DELHI, INDIA

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PASSPORT DETAILS (For foreign delegates)

ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED

4/5 Star Hotel:

Other Hotels:

TYPE OF ROOM REQUIRED:

FLIGHT DETAILS

ARRIVAL

DEPARTURE

OPTION FOR POST CONGRESS TOUR: (Indicate choice From Tour T to Tour T as per detail in second circular)1 7

Passport No. Place of Issue

Place of Birth: Date of Issue Date of Expiry

YES NO

If yes, then tick mark the choice of hotel

Jaypee Siddharth/The Ashoka 9,000–10,000 per day

Jivitesh/Janpath 6,000– 8,000 per day

1. 1,000–2,000/day 2. 2,000–3,000/day 3. 3,000–4,000/day

4. 4,000–5,000/day 5. 5,000–6,000/day

Single Double No. of occupants:

Arrival date: Departure date: Total nights

:

Do you require arrival transfer: YES NO Per transfers cost 800/-

Date: Time: Flight number From To

Date: Time: Flight number From To

Date and time of Departure for tour

Detail of Payment:-

Amount paid /US $ Mode of payment:

Detail of payment

Please return duly filled form to congress tours/travel & accommodation partner by September 30, 2016 along with advance payment of accommodation and tours

Dr Y.S. Shivay, Organizing Secretary, Fourth International Agronomy Congress and Secretary, Indian Society of Agronomy, Division of Agronomy, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; Tel. No: +91-011-25842283 (Office), Fax: 091-011-25842283, Mobile: +91-9717078548; +91-9868337578; Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; Website: isa-india.in

ACCOMMODATION & TOUR FORM

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