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{{Short description|Indian scientist (1917–1990)}}
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{{Infobox scientist
|name        = Chandrakant T. Patel
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|birth_date  = {{birth-date|11 July 1917}}
|birth_place = Sarsa, [[Kaira, Gujarat]], India
|death_date  = {{d-da|25 December 1990|11 July 1917}}
|fields      = Plant Breeding and Genetics
|education   = MSc, [[Bombay University]] (1956)<br />[[Sardar Patel University]], honorary D.Sc. degree (1978)
|workplaces  = [[Surat Cotton Research Station]]
|known_for   = [[Cotton]] research, innovative methods in plant breeding
|awards      = {{ubl|Hari Om Ashram Award|Indian civilian honour (1977)|FICCI Award|Tata Endowment Award|Indian Merchants Chamber Award|Federation of Gujarat Mills and Industry Award|National Tonnage Club Award|Hexamar Award, instituted by The Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI), Bombay|Vasvik Industrial Research Award for Agricultural Science & Technology (1977)|Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI), Mumbai}}
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'''Chandrakant T. Patel''',<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/Venk6Copy/Venk6%20-%20Copy#page/n71/mode/2up 'My Spin Lab'-By: H.R.Laxmivenkatesh, 'Eminent Indian Scientists', p.73, 'Dr. Chandrakanth T.Patel', (1917–1990)]</ref> (11 July 1917 – 25 December 1990) was a cotton scientist, who developed the first commercial cotton hybrid, known as Hybrid-4 (Sankar-4), in 1970,<ref>{{cite journal| last =Murugkar| first =M| author2 =B. Ramaswami| author3 =M. Shelar| title =Competition and Monopoly in Indian Cotton Seed Market| journal =Economic and Political Weekly| volume =42| issue =37| page =3781| date =15 September 2007| url =http://www.epw.org.in/uploads/articles/11036.pdf| access-date =29 September 2007}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title =Cotton in India| publisher =Greenpeace| url =http://www.greenpeace.org/india/campaigns/sustainable-agriculture/the-arrested-development-study/cotton-in-india| access-date =29 September 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071223200353/http://www.greenpeace.org/india/campaigns/sustainable-agriculture/the-arrested-development-study/cotton-in-india |archive-date = 23 December 2007}}</ref> which was later cultivated commercially in the states of Gujarat and [[Maharashtra]].<ref>[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_sOQHX426yFWVNmUmVyd3hYWUk/preview?pli=1]</ref>

==Biography==
Chandrakant T. Patel was born in Sarsa in the [[Kaira district|Kaira]] District of [[Gujarat]] and obtained his MSc degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from [[University of Mumbai|Bombay University]] in 1954. He is known as Father of Hybrid cotton. He worked at Surat Agricultural University and after two decades of continuous research efforts, successfully developed an [[intraspecific hybrid]] by crossing [[Gujarat-67]] X [[American Nectariless]] variety,<ref>{{cite journal| last =Patel| first =C. T.| title =Evolution of hybrid-4 cotton| journal =Indian Academy of Science, Current Science| volume =50| issue =8|page=3446 | date =20 April 1981| url =http://www.ias.ac.in/j_archive/currsci/50/8/343-346/viewpage.html}}</ref> known as Hybrid-4 (H-4),<ref name=Paroda>{{cite conference| first =Paroda| last =R| title =Scaling-up: how to reach a billion resource-poor farmers in developing countries| book-title =4th International Crop Science Congress|page=9| year =2004| url =http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/pdf/223_paroda.pdf| access-date =29 September 2007 }}</ref> which produced about 80 to 100&nbsp;qt of Kapas/ha. Earlier research practices.carried out for nearly two decades helped to procure 213–304&nbsp;kg.lint/ha. But the Hybrid-4 variety produced a record high of 6,918&nbsp;kg kapas/ha (i.e.:2,352&nbsp;kg lint/h]
H-4 became highly successful in Central India, giving more than twice the yield compared to the parent varieties Gujarath-67.<ref name=Paroda /> The fibre properties were excellent and its adaptability makes it still popular. This was the first successful hybrid of commercially cultivated cotton and was a turning point in the Indian Cotton Development programme. He devised many innovative methods in plant breeding, the most popular being the [[nursery-cum-pot irrigation]] and telephone system, for successful cotton cultivation. The [[Sardar Patel University]] in [[Vallabh Vidyanagar]], Gujarat, bestowed an honorary [[Doctor of Science|D.Sc.]] degree on him in 1978.
Patel died in 1990 as result of a car accident.

==Service==
* Indo American Hybrid Co, as a Scientist.
* Gujarat Agricultural University, Visiting Professor for Post Graduate Students and Cotton Specialist.
* CIMF-CDRA's Research Co-Coordinator,
* A Zonal Co-Ordinator, Gujarat Unit, for AICCI Project of ICAR.
* M. S. Nath Agro, Research Foundation, Research Executive.
* M/S Hoechst Seed Project Center, as a Cotton Specialist.

==Honours==
He was the recipient of awards and medals:
* Hari Om Ashram Award.
* FICCI Award, Tata Endowment Award, by Indian Merchants Chamber Award.
* Federation of Gujarat Mills and Industry Award.
* National Tonnage Club Award.
* Hexamar Award, instituted by The Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI), Bombay.
* Vasvik Industrial Research Award for Agricultural Science & Technology, 1977.<ref>{{cite web| title =Award Winners for Agricultural Sciences & Technology| publisher =Vasvik Industrial Research Awards| url =http://www.vasvik.org/agri.htm| access-date =29 September 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080916191248/http://www.vasvik.org/agri.htm#| archive-date =16 September 2008| url-status =dead| df =dmy-all}}</ref>

==Sources==
* Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI), Mumbai.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal| last =Patel| first =C. T.| title =Evolution of hybrid-4 cotton| journal =Indian Academy of Science, Current Science| volume =50| issue =8| pages =343–346 | date =20 April 1981| url =http://www.ias.ac.in/j_archive/currsci/50/8/343-346/viewpage.html}}
*{{cite book| last =Menon| first =M| title =Organic Cotton: Re-inventing the Wheel| publisher =Deccan Development Society| date =September 2003| location =Kalpavriksh| page =13| url =http://www.ddsindia.com/www/PDF/Organiccotton_Cover_Text.pdf| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110810113224/http://www.ddsindia.com/www/PDF/Organiccotton_Cover_Text.pdf| archive-date =10 August 2011| df =dmy-all}}
*{{cite book| last =Rukmani| first =R. (ed.)| title =Measures of Impact of Science and Technology in India: Agriculture and Rural Development| publisher =M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation/Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India| year =2007| pages =67–72| url =http://www.mssrf.org/studies/measures_impact.pdf| isbn =978-81-88355-05-1 }}

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