Education: B.Sc., MDSU, Ajmer (1992); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1996); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2008)

Positions held: Assistant Agronomist, PAU Ludhiana (1998-2008), Agronomist (2008-2014), Senior Agronomist (2014-till date)

Field of Specialization: Water Management

Research Interests:

1. Water management in field crops
2. Crop modeling
3. Statistical analysis of different design of experiments

Research Projects:

Enhancing water use efficiency in rice-wheat cropping system using Internet of Things (IoT)

Punjab Direct Benefit Transfer for electricity (DBTE) in agriculture

Preparation of crop planning, extension & marketing strategies of agricultural produce for optimum water use to realize higher productivity and income to farmers in command area of rehabilitation of Patiala feeder &kotla branch project

Decision support system for enhancing water productivity of irrigated rice-wheat system

Groundwater resource management to mitigate the impact of climate change in Punjab and Haryana

Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):

Brar A S, Buttar G S and Sharma Rajni (2018) Water and Energy Productivity of Rice as Influenced by Duration of Cultivars, Dates of Transplanting and Irrigation Regime in North‑Western India. Paddy and Water Environmentdoi.org/10.1007/s10333-018-0658-7. (NAAS Rating 6.92)

Singh K, Brar A S and Singh H P (2018) Drip fertigation improves water and nitrogen use efficiency in Bt cotton. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73: 549-557. (NAAS rating: 8.23)

Sahoo P, Brar A S and Sharma S (2018) Effect of Methods of Irrigation and Sulphur Nutrition on Seed Yield, Economic and Bio-Physical Water Productivity of Two Sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.) Hybrids. Agricultural Water Management206: 158-164. (NAAS Rating 8.85)

Dar E A, Brar A S and Yousuf A (2018) Growing Degree Days and Heat Use Efficiency of Wheat as Influenced by Thermal and Moisture Regimes. Journal of Agrometeorology 20: 168-170. (NAAS rating: 6.40)

Dar E A, Brar A S, Mishra S and Singh K B (2017) Simulating Response of Wheat to Timing and Depth of Irrigation Water in Drip Irrigation System Using CERES-Wheat Model. Field Crops Research214:149-163. (NAAS Rating 9.05)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions :Nil