Gurdev Singh Khush
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Gurdev Singh Khush is an Indian agronomist and plant breeder renowned for his pivotal role in developing high-yielding rice varieties that contributed significantly to the Green Revolution and global food security.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gurdev Singh Khush canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8495439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gurdev Singh Khush Context triple: [Gurdev Khush, name, Gurdev Singh Khush]
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A.
Gurdial Singh
Gurdial Singh was a prominent Indian Punjabi novelist and short story writer known for his realistic portrayals of rural life and marginalized communities.
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B.
Gurdas Singh Ramgarhia
Gurdas Singh Ramgarhia was a prominent 18th-century Sikh military leader and member of the influential Ramgarhia misl within the Sikh Confederacy.
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C.
Sher Singh
Sher Singh was a 19th-century Maharaja of the Sikh Empire who briefly ruled Punjab during the turbulent period following Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death.
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D.
Kehar Singh
Kehar Singh was one of the conspirators involved in the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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E.
Jaspal Singh Sandhu
Jaspal Singh Sandhu is an Indian academic and administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gurdev Singh Khush Target entity description: Gurdev Singh Khush is an Indian agronomist and plant breeder renowned for his pivotal role in developing high-yielding rice varieties that contributed significantly to the Green Revolution and global food security.
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A.
Gurdial Singh
Gurdial Singh was a prominent Indian Punjabi novelist and short story writer known for his realistic portrayals of rural life and marginalized communities.
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B.
Gurdas Singh Ramgarhia
Gurdas Singh Ramgarhia was a prominent 18th-century Sikh military leader and member of the influential Ramgarhia misl within the Sikh Confederacy.
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C.
Sher Singh
Sher Singh was a 19th-century Maharaja of the Sikh Empire who briefly ruled Punjab during the turbulent period following Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death.
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D.
Kehar Singh
Kehar Singh was one of the conspirators involved in the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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E.
Jaspal Singh Sandhu
Jaspal Singh Sandhu is an Indian academic and administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geneticist
ⓘ
person ⓘ plant breeder ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in genetics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Borlaug Award
ⓘ
Japan Prize ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Rank Prize in Nutrition ⓘ Wolf Prize in Agriculture ⓘ
linked to:
Wolf Prize
World Food Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-08-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Punjab Agricultural University
ⓘ
University of California, Davis ⓘ |
| employer | International Rice Research Institute ⓘ |
| familyName | Khush ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agronomy
ⓘ
genetics ⓘ plant breeding ⓘ |
| givenName | Gurdev ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to global food security
ⓘ
contributions to the Green Revolution ⓘ development of high-yielding rice varieties ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ
linked to:
Punjabi language
|
| memberOf |
Indian National Science Academy
ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ US National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
|
| name | Gurdev Singh Khush ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to improved disease and pest resistance in rice
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helped increase global rice production ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of IR36 rice variety
ⓘ
development of IR64 rice variety ⓘ development of semi-dwarf, high-yielding rice cultivars ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
India
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Jalandhar district ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Head of Plant Breeding Department at the International Rice Research Institute ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
crop improvement
ⓘ
food security ⓘ rice genetics ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Los Baños
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gurdev Singh Khush Description of subject: Gurdev Singh Khush is an Indian agronomist and plant breeder renowned for his pivotal role in developing high-yielding rice varieties that contributed significantly to the Green Revolution and global food security.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.