Education: B.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1994); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1996); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2006)

Positions held: Assistant Professor, PAU Ludhiana (30.04.1997-29.04.2006), Agronomist (30.04.2006-29.04.2012), Principal Agronomist (Wheat) (30.04.2012-till date)

Field of Specialization: Agronomy of wheat, barley and durum wheat

Present Research Interests/Projects:

Research Interests: (Maximum upto three areas of interest)

1. Agronomy of new varieties of wheat, barley and durum wheat.
2. Agronomic bio-fortification of wheat with zinc and iodine

Ongoing Projects:

1. All India Coordinated Wheat and Barley Improvement Project
2. Harvest Zinc Fertilizer Project “Use of zinc containing fertilizers for enriching cereal grains with zinc and improving yield in different countries”

Projects Accomplished:

1. Evaluation of Jump start in wheat.
2. Bioefficacy evaluation of Mycorrhizal based products in wheat
3. Evaluation of Revv/SAAF
4. Evaluation of Mycorrhizal Gen2 formulations in wheat crop.

Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):

1. Zou C, Du Y, Rashid A, Ram H,Savasli E, Pieterse PJ, Monasterio O, Yazici A, Kaur C. Mahmood K, Singh S,Le Roux MR,Kuang W, Onder O, Kalayci M and Cakmak I (2019) Simultaneous bioforti?cation of wheat with zinc, iodine, selenium and iron through foliar treatment of a micronutrient cocktail in six countries. J Agric Food Chem 67: 8096-8106. (NAAS: 11.90)
2. Ram H, Singh B, Kaur M, Gupta N, Kaur J and Singh A (2022) Combined use of foliar zinc fertilization, thiamethoxam and propiconazole does not reduce their effectiveness for enriching zinc in wheat grains and controlling insects and disease. Crop Pasture Sci 73(5): 427-436 (NAAS: 8.25)
3. Ram H, Rashid A, Zhang W, Duarte A P, Phattarakul N, Simunji S, Kalayci M, Freitas R, Rerkasem B, Bal RS, Mahmood k Savasli E, Lungu O, Wang ZH, de Barros VLNP, Malik SS, Arisoy RZ, Guo JX, Sohu VS, Zou CQ and Cakmak I. (2016) Biofortification of wheat, rice and common bean by applying foliar zinc fertilizer along with pesticides in seven countries. Plant Soil 403:389–401. (NAAS: 10.99)
4. Gupta N, Ram H and Kumar B. 2016. Mechanism of Zinc absorption in plants: uptake, transport, translocation and accumulation. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 15: 89-109. (NAAS: 20.0)
5. Ram H, Kaur H and Sikka R 2022. Need-based nitrogen management of wheat through use of green seeker and leaf color chart for enhancing grain yield and quality. J Plant Nutr 45: 2655-71(NAAS: 8.28)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions: (Exclude best poster/paper presentations, Appreciation letters etc.)

Awards/Medals/Distinctions in research