Education: B.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1993); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1995); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2008)

Positions held: District Extension Specialist at Patiala and Jalandhar (1997 – 2003), Assistant Agronomist, PAU Ludhiana (2003-2010), Agronomist (2010 - 2014), Professor (2014-till date)

Field of Specialization: Crop Production, Crop nutrition, Weed Control, Water Management

Present Research Interests/Projects:

Research Interests: (Maximum up to three areas of interest)

1. Genotype and management interactions in wheat for defining climate resilient systems in different ecologies
2. Possibility of inducing draught tolerance in wheat cultivar using biofertilizers.
3. Genotype x tillage interactions. - A thorough and extensive study to develop management packages for variable wheat cultivars under conservation tillage systems

Ongoing Projects:

1. Exploiting phenology and adaptation to improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat - a network project funded by DBT-BBSRC & NERC as a virtual centre on “Agricultural Nitrogen”. (as one of Co-PI’s)

Projects Accomplished (As Co – PI) :

1. Evaluation of herbicide tolerant and insect resistant transgenic maize hybrids containing stacked events (TC 1507 x NK 603) – Biosafety Research Level – I, Funded by Pioneer Overseas Corporation, India
2. Biosafety Research level – II Trial for transgenic double stacked corn hybrids (Mon 89034 x NK 603) during Kharif 2012 funded by Monsanto India Ltd.

Selected Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. Singh Davinder, Singh Jayesh and KaliaAnu(2018) Yield attributes, yield, nutrients availability and uptake as influenced by inoculation methods of Azotobacter and nitrogen levels”.Indian Journal ofAgronomy63(3) : 109-113(NAAS rating 5.46)
2. Kumar Rajender, Singh Jayesh and UppalS.K. (2017) Management of weeds in sugarcane-wheat intercropping system in sub-tropical India”. Indian Journal of Weed Science 49 (2) : 139-146( NAAS rating 5.17)
3. Kumar Rajender, Singh Jayesh andUppal S. K. (2015) Intercropping of medicinal and high value crops in autumn sugarcane (Saccharum sp. hybrid) for higher productivity and profitability.Indian J Agronomy 60 (1) : 61 – 64 (NAAS rating 5.46)
4. Kumar Rajender, Singh Jayesh andUppal S. K. (2014) Weed management in sugarcane ratoon crop.Indian J Weed Science 46 (4) : 346 – 349 (NAAS rating 5.17)
5. Singh Kuldeep, Gill M S, Singh Avtar, Singh Dalip, Uppal S K and Singh Jayesh (2012) Sugarcane planting in standing wheat using furrow irrigated raised bed (FIRB) method.Sugar Tech. 14 (351 - 356) : 63 – 64(NAAS rating 6.5)

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

• Received “SHIKSHA RATTAN PURASKAR” for the meritorious services in the field of education, research and academics by Dr Bhisma Narain Singh, Ex- governor of Tamil Nadu and Assam and Sh. K V Krishnamurthy, Ex-Chief Election Commissioner of India at a Seminar on “ Role of education in Modern India” organized by prestigious India International Friendship Society (IIFS) at Speaker hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi on 30^th Oct. 2012