Automatic Weather Station (AWS) inaugurated at ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad

25th February, 2022, Hyderabad

The New Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at Department of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad established under the DST-ICRISAT collaborative Project on Centre of Excellence on Climate Change Research for Plant Protection: Pest and Disease Management was inaugurated today.

Dr. R.M. Sundaram, Director, ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad and Dr. Mamta Sharma, Project Coordinator, Deputy Regional Director-Asia, ICRISAT, Hyderabad inaugurated the Station.

Dr. M.S. Prasad, Head, Plant Pathology, ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad underlined about the Project.

Dr. V. Prakasam, Principal Investigator underlined the 12 Soil and Atmospheric Weather Parameters recorded in the AWS.

(Source: ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad)