28 districts) by reducing their dependency on external agencies and by providing sustained employment with the financial support of Rural Development Ministries. Implementation included establishment of i) Seed processing and storage units ii) 50 horticulture and forestry nurseries iii) 20 commercial silkworm chawki Rearing Centres iv) 40 shade net houses for producing vegetables and v) 300 value addition units. He is the Founder and Chief Editor of popular Kannada quarterly “Krishi Kayaka” which is widely subscribed as a useful resource of information for farmers, students and extension workers. Mahadevappa was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Death Mahadevappa died on 6 March 2021, due to age related ailments, in Mysore. References 2021 deaths Plant breeding Indian geneticists Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering Indian agronomists 1937 births People from Chamarajanagar district Kannada people Tamil Nadu Agricultural University alumni Scientists from Karnataka Fellows of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences 20th-century Indian botanists Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 1984