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Dr (Mrs) Simerjeet Kaur
Designation: Principal Agronomist
Office Phone: 0161- 2401960 Ext. 308; 0161-2411427
Mobile: 98140-81108
Email: simer@pau.edu

Education: B. Sc. Agri. (Hons.) from College of Agriculture, PAU Ludhiana (1999), M. Sc. (Agronomy) PAU Ludhiana (2001), Ph. D. (Agronomy) PAU Ludhiana (2012)
Positions held: Assistant Professor, KVK Kapurthala (Jan 2003 – Dec 2007), (Assistant) Agronomist (Jan 2008- Dec 2016), PAU Ludhiana, Senior Agronomist (Jan 2017- Dec 2019), PAU Ludhiana, Principal Agronomist (Jan 2020 - Till date), PAU Ludhiana
Field of Specialization: Weed Science

Research Interests:

Cultural, mechanical, chemical and their integration for control of weeds in field crops, vegetable crops, and long term effects of herbicide on shifts in weed flora

Research Projects:

1. Enhancing water use efficiency in rice-wheat cropping system using Internet of Things (IoT) funded by World Bank (2018-2020): as Co-PI

2. School of Natural Resources Management for Sustainable Agriculture, Funded by ICAR NAHEP-CAAST and World Bank (2018-2022): as Associated Scientist

3. Enhancing basmati rice productivity through integrated crop solutions under public-private partnership mode, funded by Bayer (2017-2020): as Co-PI

4.Enhancing pre and post emergent herbicides efficacy by spray technologies for weed management in rice-wheat production system in Punjab by public private partner-ship mode funded by UPL, Bombay (2015-2017): as Co-PI

5. All India Coordinated Research Project on Weed Management till March 2018. Weed Science section of project of "Establishment of the Department of Agronomy Plan 6 Part B-Research" from March 2018 onwards

6. Promotion on Agricultural Mechanization for In-situ Management of Crop Residue, funded by ICAR (2021-22): as Co-PI

Selected Publications (Five) :

Hasam H, Kaur S, Kaur H, Kaur N, Kaur T, Aulakh CS and Bhullar MS (2021) Weed management using tillage, seed rate and bed planting in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) under an organic agriculture system. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2021.1946041 (NAAS rating: 8.14)

Chaudhary A, Chhokar RS, Dhanda S, Kaushik P, Kaur S, Poonia TM, Khedwal RS, Kumar S, Punia SS (2021) Herbicide resistance to metsulfuron-methyl in Rumex dentatus L. in north-west india and its management perspectives for sustainable wheat production. Sustainability 13, 6947. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126947 (NAAS rating: 8.58)

Kaur R, Kaur S, Deol JS Sharma R, Kaur T, Brar AS, Choudhary OP (2021) Soil properties and weed dynamics in wheat as affected by rice residue management in the rice–wheat cropping system in south Asia: A Review. Plants 10, 953. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050953 (NAAS rating: 8.76)

Dhanda S, Kaur S, Chaudhary A, Jugulam M, Hunjan MS, Sangha MK and Bhullar MS. 2022. Characterization and management of metsulfuron-resistant Rumex dentatus biotypes in Northwest India. Agronomy Journal 114: 366-378. (NAAS rating: 8.24)

Kaur S, Dhanda S, Yadav A, Sagwal P, Yadav DB and Chauhan BS (2022) Current status of herbicide-resistant weeds and their management in the rice-wheat cropping system of South Asia. Advances in Agronomy. 172: 307-354. (NAAS rating: 12.92)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions :
‘Best Centre Award’ of AICRP-Weed Management for the year 2015-16

Awarded PAU Appreciation Certificate in September 2019
Awarded Indian Society of Agronomy Fellow-2021
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