Both Malewar and Chadha will be receiving a cash award of Rs 101,001 and a citation. Dr S P Singh, a senior scientist at Punjab Agricultura University Ludhiana, and Dr S D Shikhamany, director, National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune, have been selected for the ``senior scientist award''.

The award carries a cash award of Rs 51,001 and a citation.

Meanwhile Dr H B Raghupati, a scientist at the Indian Institute for Horticultural Research, Bangalore, and Dr A K Srivastava, scientist at the National Research Centre for Citrus, Nagpur, have been conferred with the ``junior scientist award'' carrying a cash awardof Rs 31,001 and a citation.

The scientists have been selected by a panel of jurors consisting of eminent agricultural scientists, former and present vice chancellors of agricultural universities, an official press release said.