Chandrakant T. Patel

Chandrakant T. Patel
Born11 July 1917 (1917-07-11)
Sarsa, Kaira, Gujarat, India
Died25 December 1990(1990-12-25) (aged 73)
EducationMSc, Bombay University (1956)
Sardar Patel University, honorary D.Sc. degree (1978)
Known forCotton research, innovative methods in plant breeding
Awards
  • 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
Scientific career
FieldsPlant Breeding and Genetics
InstitutionsSurat Cotton Research Station

Chandrakant T. Patel, (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, which was later cultivated commercially in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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