Education:

B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons. in Soil Science), 2012, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

M.Sc. (Soil Science), 2014, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

Ph.D. (Soil Science), 2019, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

Positions held: Soil Chemist, PAU, Ludhiana (2020 till now)

Field of Specialization: Micronutrients Management, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition

Research Interests:

• Soil fertility evaluation and nutrient management in cropping systems.
• Micronutrients behaviour in plant and soil systems.
• Biofortification of crops using micronutrients

Research Projects:

• All India Co-ordinated Research Project on micro and secondary nutrients and pollutant elements in soil, plants, animal and human continuum (ICAR).

Selected Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. Dhaliwal S. S., Sharma V., Kaur J., Shukla A. K., Singh J., Singh P. (2022) Cadmium phytoremediation potential of Brassica Genotypes grown in Cd spiked loamy sand soils: Accumulation and Tolerance. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134842. (NAAS rating- 13.1)

2. Dhaliwal. S.S., Sharma V., Kaur J., Shukla A. K., Hossain A., Abdel-Hafez S. H., Gaber A., Sayed S., Singh V. K. (2022) The Pedospheric Variation of DTPA-Extractable Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu and Other Physicochemical Characteristics in Major Soil Orders in Existing Land Use Systems of Punjab, India. Sustainability 14, 29. (NAAS rating- 9.25)

3. Dhaliwal S. S., Sharma V., Shukla A. K., Kaur J., Verma V., Singh P., Singh H., Abdel-Hafez S. H., Sayed S., Gaber A., Ali R., Hossain A (2021) Enrichment of Zinc and Iron Micronutrients in Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) through Biofortification. Molecules 26, 7671. (NAAS rating- 10.41)

4. Kaur J and Singh B (2021) Nitrogen management for wheat intercropped with poplar plantations of different ages in north-western India. Journal of Plant Nutrition 45, 686-702 (NAAS rating- 7.71)

5. Kaur J and Singh B (2020) Effect of nitrogen fertilization on decomposition and nutrient release from poplar litter in Punjab State of India, Range Management and Agroforestry 41, 284-292. (NAAS rating- 6.37)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

• Awarded Merit Certificate in M.Sc.
• Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by ASRB (Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board), New Delhi.