Kuraparthy, who was selected by the joint cotton breeding committee, received a plaque and a monetary award, National Cotton Council said in a press release.
The annual Cotton Genetics Research Award was established in 1961 by the US commercial cotton breeders to recognise and encourage basic research in cotton genetics, cytogenetics and breeding. It is administered by the joint cotton breeding committee consisting of representatives of the NCC, the USDA, state experiment stations, Cotton Incorporated and commercial breeders.
“Dr Kuraparthy has led innovative research projects in cotton genetics including leaf shape, photoperiod sensitivity, and bacterial blight and has released improved breeding material for regional producers. He has developed a NAM population for cotton that will provide the genetic resources required to uncover the genetic basis of several key traits of cotton production. This population will be used for basic genetic research in cotton for the next decade and beyond,” said Joshua Udall, research leader at the USDA-ARS Crop Germplasm Research Unit in College Station, Texas, and who served as this year’s Improvement Conference chair.
“Dr. Kuraparthy has established a first-class cotton genetics programme using a combination of traditional breeding and modern genomic tools at North Carolina State. He has also released improved cotton germplasm, broadened its narrow genetic base, and published his results at a prolific pace. He has developed numerous genomic resources used by cotton researchers for basic as well as applied cotton research,” Dr Don Jones, director Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology for Cotton Incorporated, said.
Dr Kuraparthy has mentored numerous undergraduate/graduate students as well as visiting scientists, in advanced genetic and genomic technologies. He was a research assistant and research associate at Kansas State before joining North Carolina State in 2008 where he served as both an assistant and associate professor in its Crop & Soil Sciences Department before becoming a department professor in 2020.
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