K.B. Pun

President 1
Name K.B. Pun
Designation Principal Scientist (Retd.)
Complete postal Address with city code Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110012
Email IDs khembahadurpun@rediffmail.com
Mobile No. 7011540122

Brief Biodata

Born in Digboi (Assam), 04 March, 1961; Matriculation from Rashtriya Vidyalaya, Digboi, 1977, Pre-Degree (Science) from Digboi College, 1979; B.Sc. (Agri.) from Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, 1985; M.Sc. (Agri.) from AAU, Jorhat, 1987; Ph.D. From Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 1996. 

Junior Research Assistant, Citrus Research Station, AAU, Tinsukia (Assam), 1987-88; Scientist, Regional Agricultural Research Station, AAU, Karimganj (Assam), 1988-97; Senior Scientist, Regional Agricultural Research Station, AAU, Karimganj (Assam), 1997-02; Senior Scientist & In-Charge, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Kalimpong (West Bengal), 2002-05; Principal Scientist & In-Charge, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Kalimpong (West Bengal), 2005-11; Officer-In-Charge, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Regional Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Station, Gerua (Assam), 2011-17; Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, PUSA, New Delhi, 2017 to date. 

Prof. M. J. Narsimhan Medal for the best paper, 2010 of Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi. 

Fellow of Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi, 2007; Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, 2019. 

Identification, characterization and management of rice viruses and phytoplasma, okra yellow vein mosaic virus, large cardamom viruses, brinjal viruses; Distribution of Huanglongbing in Eastern India; Characterization and management of Ralstonia solanacearum & Xoo.