MSSRF researcher Dr Merlin Lopus received Best Scientist’s paper award (Agriculture) in 33rd Kerala Science Congress (25th -30th January 2021). She is a KSCSTE- Post Doctoral Fellow at Community Agrobiodiversity Center-MSSRF Wayanad. She presented her work on the nutritional profile of traditional rice varieties and micronutrient variation in response to agroclimatic zones of Wayanad.