Asian Agri-History

C. L. Laxmipathi Gowda ¹

Affiliations
1 Asian Agri-History Foundation, IN

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Costs of printing and posting hard copy publications have escalated substantially. Added to this cost is the environmental concern of cutting forest trees for making paper. During the last decade tremendous progress has been made in the field of information and communication technology. Many science journals are now published as electronic versions online, with a few journals being Open-Access. In-line with the global developments, Asian Agri-History Foundation (AAHF) is partnering with Informatics Publishing Limited (IPL), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India to Co-Publish and make the journal available online.

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C. L. Laxmipathi Gowda

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Year 2018 started on ominous note, as we lost the Founder Chairman of Asian Agri-History Foundation (AAHF). Dr. Yeshwant Laxman Nene, Chairman Emeritus, AAHF suddenly passed away on 15 January 2018. Dr. YL Nene was born on 24 November 1936 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India from where he completed his high school in 1951, and BSc. (Agri) degree in 1955. He obtained his Master’s degree in Plant Pathology in 1957 from Government Agriculture College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He got PhD. in Plant Pathology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA in 1960. He was formerly Professor and Head of Plant Pathology, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India; and later worked as Pulses Pathologist, Pulses/Legumes Program Director, and Deputy Director General of ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India. He is fondly remembered as an inquisitive researcher, excellent teacher and a great human being. It was his vision to share the early innovations and ancient traditional knowledge that originated in Asia (especially in India) by searching the old documents from the libraries and private collections around the world, translate it to English and other languages, and publish them so that the world will get to know the greatness of ancient Asian civilizations. As a mark of respect and remembrance, we are dedicating this issue [Volume 22 (2)] as the Commemorative issue for late Dr. YL Nene. We have included a full length Commemorative Article in this issue on “Dr. Yeshwant Laxman Nene: A Legendary Agricultural Scientist and Pioneer of the Asian Agricultural Heritage”, prepared by Dr. SPS Beniwal, who was Dr. Nene’s student and colleague at Pantnagar.

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C. L. Laxmipathi Gowda

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This issue of Asian Agri-History has seven papers that are of significant historic importance for varied aspects of agriculture, including the evolution of human beings to start sedentary crop production, evolution of the ecosystems through the millennia, origin of species, farming systems and practices, the various prayers and practices of farmers in ancient times, and use of plants for medicines (the science of Ayurveda).

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C. L. Laxmipathi Gowda

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Dr. Manmohan Attavar passed away in October 2017. Dr. Attavar was born on 12 July 1932, and obtained his M.Sc. (Agri) in 1961 from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and his Doctorate in Plant Breeding and Genetics at Montana State University. On returning to India in 1965, he set-up Indo-American Hybrid Seeds (IAHS) at Bangalore, dedicated to quality and service to the farming community. IAHS has grown from strength to strength, and is one of the leading hybrid seed companies in India. In 1967, the first batch of Petunia hybrid seeds produced in greenhouses was exported to USA. Dr. Attavar recognized the tremendous untapped potential of horticulture in India and was instrumental in actualizing the concept of ‘Lab-to-Land’ program in agriculture.

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C. L. Laxmipathi Gowda ¹

Affiliations
1 Co-Founder, GRSV Consulting Services, Mysuru – 570023, Karnataka, IN

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This will be my last editorial. I have been Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of Asian Agri-History Journal for more than five years. Being Editor-in-Chief of AAH Journal gave me the opportunity to review and/or read all the papers submitted, and that enlarged my horizons and knowledge about Asian Agri-History. I have started giving lectures in schools, colleges and other events not just about Agri-history, but also of the knowledge that ancient Indian scientists and philosophers gave to the world at large in astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, metallurgy and medical sciences. The Trustees have nominated Dr RP Thakur, whom I have known for more than four decades, as the next EiC (see page ii for details). I am confident that he will effectively carry forward the duties as EiC for the journal.

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