Honours / Recognitions / Awards
A Certificate of Merit from the APEDA for Efficient implementation of the pesticide residue monitoring plan and research on grapes under the leadership of Dr. P.G. Adsule thereby facilitating the export of grapes during 2003-04 in their Award Function on 23rd March 2005 at the hands of Shri Kamal Nath, Hon’ble Minister for Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India. Dr. P.G. Adsule, Director, received this award.
Received ‘MRDBS Gauravchinh’ during their Annual Seminar on 25th September 2006 for this contribution in organizing the International Symposium on Grape Production and Processing at Baramati from 6-11th February 2006.
Recipient of AFST(I) Fellow Award 1999.
Received ‘GITS Award – 2003’ for the best paper on marketing entitled ‘Standardization of quality of Indian raisins with reference to Codex standards and harmonization of Indian standards’ published in Indian Food Packer during 2004.
Received ‘Abhinav Gaurav 2004’ award by Abhinav Grape Growers’ Association, Junnar, Pune on 21st May 2004 for his contribution towards grape industry.
Recipient of IARI Golden Jubilee Award 1974.
Received First prize for oral paper ‘AFLP marker to differentiate clone of grapevine (Vitis Vinifera L.) cv. Centennial Seedless by Manisha P. Shinde, Lalitkumar B. Aher, Anuradha Upadhyay and G.S. Karibasappa presented at National Seminar on ‘Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics’ at D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune on 12th February 2011.
Appointed as QRT member for NRC on Pomegranate, Solapur
Honoured by Shri Sharad Pawar, Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of India on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Annual Seminar of Maharashtra State Grape Growers’ Association at Pune on 26 September 2010
Awarded with the Best Poster for the paper 'Evaluation of wine grape genotypes' in International Symposium on Grape Production and Processing held at Baramati, Pune from 6-11th February 2006.
First prize for oral paper ‘AFLP marker to differentiate clone of grapevine (Vitis Vinifera L.) cv. Centennial Seedless by Manisha P. Shinde, Lalitkumar B. Aher, Anuradha Upadhyay and G.S. Karibasappa presented at National Seminar on ‘Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics’ at D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune on 12th February 2011.
Acted as rapporteur in the ‘National Symposium on Molecular Approaches for Management of Fungal Diseases of Crop Plants’ organized by Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, for sessions on ‘genetic diversity of fungal pathogens’, and ‘Nanotechnology in fungal disease diagnostics and management held during 27-30th December 2010
Honoured by the Maharashtra State Grape Growers’ Association during their Annual Seminar on 25th September 2006 for her contribution in organising the International Symposium on Grape Production and Processing at Baramati from 6-11th February 2006 as the Organising Secretary of the Symposium
Nominated as a member on the Institute Management Committee of NRC for Citrus, Nagpur for a period of three years w.e.f. 9th August 2010
Awarded with the Best Poster for the paper 'Studies on fungi associated with post-harvest decay in table grapes from Maharashtra' in International Symposium on Grape Production and Processing held at Baramati, Pune from 6-11th February 2006.
Nominated as the member of Institute Management Committee of the National Research Centre for Onion and Garlic, Pune (27.07.2002-26.07.2005)
Marathi Vigyan Parishad and Baliraja Award for the Best Scientific Article for their paper “ Fungi on grape bunches and their control” (in Marathi), published in Baliraja, October, 1999 - Special issue on grapes (pp. 142-147). This award was shared with Dr. S.D. Sawant, Sr. Scientist (Plant Pathology)
Identified as a resource person for M.Sc. (Virology) programme of National Institute of Virology (2010)
The Abhinav Gaurav Award 2002 by Abhinav Grape Growers’ Society for the technical service to the grape industry. He was presented a certificate and shawl.
Felicitated by Maharashtra State Grape Growers’ Association on 27th August, 2001, for his contribution to grape industry. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra State Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh presented him a certificate and shawl.
Nominated from Institute side as Subject Matter Specialist / Expert for the State LOI Committee of NHB under the scheme ‘Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post Harvest Management vide Ref.No.: NHB/NSK/LOI-Expert Opinion/ 2010-11/10096 dated 1st November 2010
Received Sahyadri Krishi Sanman – 2010 for contribution in field of agriculture extension in relation to grapes.
Received Krushiratna Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Krishi Puraskar- 2009 from Bhartiya Krushak Samaj at Nasik on 27th December 2009 for the contribution in the field of viticulture
Received Scientist of the Year Award – 2006 by National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi.
Received ‘Abhinav Gaurav 2006’ award for contribution towards grape industry by Abhinav Grape Growers’ Cooperative Society, Junnar.
Received a national level ‘Bhaskar Award 2007’ for contributions in viticulture by Journalist Foundation, Pune.
Received ‘V.B. Rahudkar First Prize of Marathi Literature for best book in Agriculture 2008’
Recognized as Member, American Chemical Society and also as Guest Editor for a Special Edition of the Journal of AOAC International on “New Methods for Single and Multiresidue Analysis of Pesticides”
The research paper Banerjee K, Oulkar D.P., Dasgupta S., Patil S.B., Patil S.H., Savant R. and Adsule P.G. 2007. Validation and uncertainty analysis of multi-residue method for pesticides in grapes using ethyl acetate extraction and liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. Vol. 1173 (1-2): 98-109, was ranked first among top 25 hottest articles during October – December 2007 by Science Direct in Journal of Chromatography A. This paper was also ranked 14th under top 25 hottest articles within chemistry group of Science Direct which covers more than 100 journals.
Felicitated by the Maharashtra State Grape Growers’ Association in their annual seminar on 18th August 2007 for his contributions in pesticide residue monitoring in grapes
Received ‘GITS Award – 2003’ for the best paper on marketing entitled ‘Standardization of quality of Indian raisins with reference to Codex standards and harmonization of Indian standards’ published in Indian Food Packer during 2004.
Awarded with the Best Poster for the paper 'Persistence and residue dynamics of Mancozeb and its toxic metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) in table grapes' in International Symposium on Grape Production and Processing held at Baramati, Pune from 6-11th February 2006.
A certificate of merit for their poster entitled ‘Dissipation and decontamination of hexaconazole residues in grapes (Vitis vinifera)’ at International Conference on Pesticides, Environment and Food Security held at IARI, New Delhi on 19-23rd November, 2001, organized by Society of Pesticide Science, India. This award was shared with Dr. S.D. Sawant, Sr. Scientist (Plant Pathology)
First prize for oral paper ‘AFLP marker to differentiate clone of grapevine (Vitis Vinifera L.) cv. Centennial Seedless by Manisha P. Shinde, Lalitkumar B. Aher, Anuradha Upadhyay and G.S. Karibasappa presented at National Seminar on ‘Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics’ at D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune on 12th February 2011.
Recognized as research guide by Shivaji University, Kolhapur for Ph.D. in Biotechnology
Awarded with the Best Poster for the paper 'Identification of microsatellite markers associated with downy mildew resistance in grape: an example of association mapping in a perennial crop' in International Symposium on Grape Production and Processing held at Baramati, Pune from 6-11th February 2006.
Nominated as member of Panel of Examiners of B.Sc. (Biotechnology) course of Vidya Pratishthan School of Biotechnology, Baramati, Pune (2004)
Received ICAR team research award. She was the member of team at CPCRI, Kasargod who got this award for significant achievements in coconut conservation and characterization.
Recognized as examiner for Plant Physiology course of College of Agriculture, Bhimraygudi, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Samajsevak Puraskar
Received ‘Abhinav Gaurav 2005’ award. This award is given to the scientist for his technical guidance to the grape growers of Abhinav Grape Growers’ Cooperative Society, Junnar.
Received Scientist of the Year Award – 2004 by National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi.
Received 'Sanstha Bhushan' award by Rashtriya Shikshan Sanstha, Lakhani, dist. Bhandara, Maharashtra for his academic achievements.
Honoured by the Maharashtra State Grape Growers’ Association during their Annual Seminar on 25th September 2006 by presenting ‘MRDBS Gauravchinh’ for his contribution in nutrient management of grapevine.
Received ‘Abhinav Gaurav 2003’ award for contribution towards grape growing and providing technical knowledge for the production of export quality grapes to the growers members of Abhinav Grape Growers’ Society (Regd.), Junnar, Pune.
Awarded CSK HPKV University Gold Medal for his outstanding performance during Ph.D. Programme.
Himotkarsh Gold Medal by Himotkarsh Sahitya Sanskriti Avam Janakalyan Prasihad, Himachal Pradesh
Awarded three gold medals namely ‘UAS Gold Medal’, ‘Indo American Hybrid Seed Gold Medal’, ‘Agro Evo India Ltd. Gold Medal’ for highest OGPA during Ph.D. (Hort.) from UAS, Bangalore.