Education

B.Sc. Agriculture Hons., 2013, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Shalimar, Kashmir

M.Sc. Soil Science, 2015, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, H.P

Ph.D. Soil Science, 2018, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, H.P

Position Held:

Soil Scientist (Since September 2019)

Field of Specialization

Soil Fertility and Chemistry

Research interest

Micronutrients, Soil Quality, Carbon Management

Research Project:

All Indian Coordinated Research Project on Long Term Fertilizer Experiments (AICRP-LTFE) (Co-PI)

Selected Research Publications (Maximum up to 5)

• GS Dheri and Gazala Nazir. (2021). A Review on Carbon pools and Sequestration as influenced by Long-Term Management Practices in a Rice-Wheat Cropping System. Carbon management. 10.1080/17583004.2021.1976674(NAAS rating 9.18)
• Deepika Suri, Sharma, V K, Upadhyay R G, Anjali K, Nazir G and Kumar A. (2021). Depth-wise fractionation of sulphur in cultivated soils of low and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. Environment Conservation Journal.22(1&2):167-171.
• Gazala Nazir, Sharma V K, Suri D and Anjali. (2021). Depth-wise fertility status of cultivated soils in low and mid hill regions of Himachal Pradesh. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science33(2): 22-30
• Anjali, Sharma V K, Nazir G and Suri D. (2020). Appraisal of soil fertility status in vegetable growing soils of Outer Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Ecology47(4): 988-99
• Gazala Nazir, Pardeep Kumar, Arvind K Shukla and Upinder Sharma (2019). Influence of boron fertilization on cauliflower productivity, nutrient uptake and soil nutrient status in an acid Alfisol in Northwestern Himalaya. Communications in soil science and plant analysis 50(12), 1403-1416 (NAAS rating: 7.33)

Awards/Honor’s/Distinctions

• Gold Medallist (First rank holder) in Masters of Agriculture (M.Sc Soil Science)

• Awarded Gold Medal at 42^ndAnnual convention of Himotkarsh, H.O. Una (HP) INDIA

• Certificate of Honour in Master’s degree

• University merit scholarship during Master’s programme.

• Selected as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) by UGC Fellowship- Maulana Azad National Fellowship

• Awarded Dr Ram Avatar Shiksha Best Ph.D. Thesis Award-2018

• Qualified Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB)- National Eligibility Test (NET)-2015

• Qualified All India Entrance Examination (AIEEA) conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Postgraduate studies (PG)-2013.

• Qualified All India Competitive Examination (AICE) conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for admission to Doctoral Degree Programme -2015.