Education: B.Sc. (Agril.) Hons., PAU, Ludhiana (1994); M.Sc. (Soils), PAU, Ludhiana (1996); Ph.D (Soils), PAU, Ludhiana (2001)

Position held: DES (Soil Science) FASS Gurdaspur, PAU (2002-2003); Asstt Prof. (Soil Science) KVK, Ropar, PAU (2003-2006); KVK Noormahal, Jalandhar, PAU (2006-2007); Asstt. Soil Physicist, Deptt. of Soil Science, PAU, Ludhiana (2007-2015); Soil Physicist, Deptt. of Soil Science, PAU, Ludhiana (2015-2018); Principal Soil Physicist, Deptt. of Soil Science, PAU, Ludhiana (2018 –till date)

Field of Specialization: Soil Physics, Tillage, Crop Residue and Water Management

Present Research Interest:

1. Improving crop water productivity and soil physical health through tillage interventions and optimum use of irrigation and nutrients under variable soil environments
2. Redefining irrigation and nitrogen/ nutrient scheduling under various in-situ residue
3. management techniques for different cropping systems and soil conditions
4. Soil physical constraints and measures for sustainable agriculture

Research Projects:

1. Niche Area of Excellence (Inventorization of Soil & Water Resources in Intensive Cropping Region) funded by ICAR, New Delhi from 2004-2010
2. Farmers Participatory Action Research Programme (FPARP) funded by Ministry of Water Resources, GOI, New Delhi from 2007-2013
3. Community managed bio industrial watersheds for sustainable use of natural resources and enhanced livelihood funded by MSSRF (MS Swaminathan Research Foundation) Chennai from 2009-2011
4. Centre of Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT) funded by ICAR from 2014 till date
5. Addressing Food Security through Nutritionally Enriched Improved Cultivars and Technologies for Swash Baharat (Under PURSE Grant) funded by DST, New Delhi from 2017 till date

Publications

1. Kahon M S, Singh C B and Dhingra Madhu (2021) Effect of compaction and irrigation regimes on soil physical characteristics, emergence, growth and productivity of summer moongbean. Legume Res 10.18805/LR-4362
2. Kaur Jeevanjot, Kahlon M S and Kukal S S (2020) Deep tillage and irrigation impacts on soil water balance and water productivity of direct seeded rice and wheat cropping system in North West India. Soil Res Doi. Org/10.1071SR 20018.
3. Kahlon M S and Dhingra Madhu (2019) Combined effects of tillage and sowing methods on rice-wheat productivity. App Eco Env Res 17 : 13685-699

Awards:

Awarded Merit Scholarship during B.Sc Agril (Hons) programme from 1990-1993

Awarded Merit Fellowship during Ph.D. programme from 1998-2001

Recognized by the Ohio State University, Columbus, USA for the research contributions made during Advanced Trainng Programme from 2010-2011.