▁for ▁out standing ▁contribution ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁re le asing ▁of ▁high ▁yield ing ▁medium ▁st ap le ▁Cot ton ▁variety , ▁L RA - 5 1 6 6 . ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁R ao ▁Bah add ur ▁Ram an ath ▁I yer ▁Award , ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 9 1 , ▁by ▁I SC I , ▁M umb ai . ▁For ▁out standing ▁contribution ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Cot ton ▁Bre eding ▁and ▁Gen et ics . ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁ ▁AB LE ▁Award , ▁for ▁excell ence ▁in ▁Agricult ure ▁Sciences ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ship ▁to ▁Sri . ▁R . ▁Kr ish nam our thy , ▁by ▁I SC I ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Sri . ▁Kr ish nam our thy ▁has ▁been ▁continu ously ▁involved ▁in ▁Cot ton ▁research ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 ▁dec ades ▁and ▁whose ▁Research ▁output ▁has ▁been ▁commercial ized ▁extens ively . ▁Cot ton ▁hy br ids ▁developed ▁by ▁him ▁have ▁benef ited ▁the ▁nearly ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁far ming ▁community , ▁during ▁the ▁Non - B t ▁cot ton ▁days ▁and ▁ 1 . 5 ▁to ▁ 2 ▁million ▁far mers ▁during ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁Bi ote ch ▁C ott ons , ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁c ott ons ▁have ▁impress ive ▁yield ▁advantage ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁hy br ids ▁and ▁accomplished ▁a ▁peak ▁coverage