The Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, which focuses on improving the nutrition and value of Texas fruit and vegetable producers, is headed by the Department of Horticultural Sciences. Washington State Stakeholders.
Patrick J. Stover, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Director of Technical A&M Agrillif, Texas, and Dr. Agingliff, said Dr. Dingra is pleased to join us. “Not only does he have the experience to help producers identify value-added opportunities, but he is a highly-published author who is interested in entrepreneurship. We look forward to his help as we strengthen industrial ties throughout Texas and continue to add economic value.
The desire to seek value-added opportunities
At Washington State University, Dingira served as interim chair and professor in the Department of Fruit and Vegetation. He also served as chairman of the Ambassadors Program of the Faculty of Entrepreneurship. His research program focused on biological processes in plants related to current and future agricultural needs.
“One of the future goals is to continue the good work done by the department’s faculty and staff, expand on that work and at the same time support the Texas agricultural industry,” Dingra said. To further support farmers and the industry as a whole, we want to engage in dialogue with science and education and point out new ways in which we can be better stewards. We want to increase the economic value of science.
Amit Dingra
For example, Dingara said he is interested in translational research on a variety of crops, especially wine-related research. He said there is an opportunity to grow more wine in Texas by helping to ignite the already growing wine industry.
“Some of our work with grapes, especially drought and heat, can be translated into other areas,” says Dingra. We always look for those opportunities among different crops.
Background of gardening influence
Dingra has trained 17 graduate students, several postgraduate researchers, and more than a hundred undergraduate students. A.D. In 2017, he was awarded the first degree research by the National Biology Mentor Council.
In his new role in the Department of Horticulture, he hopes that the first graduates of Texas A&M will become leaders in the future job markets. Dingra, for his part, said the department is looking for opportunities for strategic investments in the department, including future recruitment to meet new needs in the academic and agricultural industries.
As a respected researcher, he has published more than 77 peer-reviewed journals, served on the editorial board of four international journals, and won three U.S. and international patents for controlling fruit ripening to reduce post-harvest harvesting. Waste. Dingara research has been featured in the New York Times, the Atlantic, and many other news outlets.
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Dingira serves as the Chief Scientific Officer of Ag Energy Solutions, which develops efficient and carbon-free biomass processing units with the production of clean energy that controls carbon and improves soil health. He is currently involved in professional science, plant science, alternative protein production, and chief scientific officer.
Dingra holds a bachelor’s degree in Indian Hindu Studies, New Delhi, Indian Plant Education, and specializes in cytogenetics and botany at Raja Balwantan Singing College, Agra, India. He holds a doctorate degree from the University of Delhi in India, and a scholarship from the University of Rutgers University and the Rockefeller Foundation.