Education: B.Sc., CCS HAU, Hisar, (1999); M.Sc., CCS HAU, Hisar, (2002); Ph.D., CCS HAU, Hisar, (2005)

Positions held: Principal Agronomist, PAU Ludhiana (2018-Till today)

Field of Specialization: Crop production

Research Interests:

1. Studies on the response of maize genotypes to various nutrient levels under different sowing dates under Punjab conditions
2. Studies on response of maize genotypes to high plant density vis a vis nutrient availability
3. Studies on planting methodology of maize during different seasons to enhance nutrient uptake and moisture conditions.

Research Projects:

1. All India Coordinated Maize Improvement Project (ICAR-4)
2. Front line Démonstrations on Maize (ICAR)

Selected Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. 1. Kumar, M. Sheoran, P. and Yadav, A. (2010). Productivity potential of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in relation to different planting methods and nitrogen management strategies. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 80 (5): 427-429
   2. Kaur, A., Bedi, S., Gill, G.K and Kumar, M. (2012). Effect of nitrogen fertilizers on radiation use efficiency, Crop growth and yield in some maize (Zea mays L) genotypes. Maydica (57): 75-82
   3. Kumar, M. and Chawla, JS. (2018) Evaluation of sweet corn genotypes for green cob and fodder yield under different levels of nutrient and plant spacing. Forage Research 44 (2): 111-114
   4. Kumar, M. and Chawla JS. (2019). Comparative study on weed control efficacy of different pre-and post-emergence herbicides in Kharif maize. Indian Journal of Weed Science 51(1): 32–35
   5. Singh, AK., Jat, SL., Parihar, CM._, Kumar, M., Singh, CS,. Hallikeri, SS., Sreelatha, D., Manjulatha, G. and Mahala, DM. 2020. Precision nutrient management for enhanced yield and profitability of maize (Zea mays L.). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 90 (5): 952-956

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

1. Award for Outstanding performance in maize research and development during 1957 to 2015 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee 60^th Annul Maize workshop held at MPAUT, Udaipur
2. Best AICRP Award for the biennium 2017-18 and 2018-19 to Maize Section, PAU Ludhiana for its outstanding contribution towards maize research and development on the occasion of 62^nd Annual Maize workshop at AAU Jorhat (Assam) dated 5-4-2019
3. PAU Maize Team got Chaudhary Devi Lal Outstanding All India Coordinated Research Project Award-2019 for the best AICRP Centre at the 92^nd Foundation Day and Award Ceremony of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi on 16^th July, 2020.