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[Unsoed.ac.id, Wed, 17/05/17] The Unsoed researcher, Prof.Dr.Ir Suwarto, MS was awarded MPPI (Indonesian Seed Society) Award in Plant Preserver category. This award is granted to those who have significant contribution and achievement in national seed.

Prof.Dr.Ir Suwarto, MS is granted the award for his achievement to genetically modify padi gogo (gogo rice). The lecturer of Faculty of Agriculture has been conducting this research for years with Prof. Ir. Totok Agung DH, Ph.D. His passion in studying rice has actually emerged since 1994. He started it from seeking an aluminum-tolerant variety, nitrogen nutrient content, overcoming rice production stagnant, and a new variety of gogo rice design applied local variety by optimizing pure strain lines adaptation for high Fe-contained rice.

He was a 1984 Unsoed graduate of Faculty of Agriculture then pursued his master and doctoral degree in UniversitasGadjahMada. He also actively involves in community service, international seminars and Journals. Plant Production Science Journal is in which he shares his ideas, thoughts and research. He joined a short course in Osaka University, Japan including Training on DUS Test for Trainer. He also receives Intellectual Property Right (HKI) for his INPAGO UNSOED-1 and INPAGO JSPG136 rice variety. Moreover, he is also granted an award of President of Republic of Indonesia. However, all those achievements do not change him. He is still a low profile and down-to-earth person. Congratulation, Prof!