Education: B.Sc., Khalsa College, Amritsar (2004); M.Sc., Khalsa College, Amritsar (2006); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2010)

Positions held: District Extension Specialist, FASS Amritsar (30.04.2010-13.09.2012), Assistant Agronomist, Amritsar (14.09.2012 – 28.02.2014) Assistant Professor, KVK Samrala (28.02.2014 - 30.10.2015), Assistant Professor, PAU, Ludhiana (31.10.2015 – till date)

Field of Specialization: Crop Nutrition, Crop Physiology

Research Interests:

1. Crop production technologies in Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice crops

Research Projects:

Working out irrigation sheduling of field crops

Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):

Rajni, J S Deol and A S Brar (2012) Effect of chemical defoliation on boll opening percentage, yield and quality parameters of Bt cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Indian Journal of Agronomy 56 (1):74-77 (NAAS rating =5.0)

S S Walia, Rajni, Satpal Singh, C S Aulakh and R S Gill (2013) Assessment of adoption gap in gobhi sarson (Brassica napus L.) production technologies in Amritsar and Tarantaran districts of Punjab. Indian Journal of Extension Education 49 (3 & 4): 83- 85. (NAAS Rating= 3.26)

Rajni, N P Singh and Paramjit Singh (2014) Evaluation of frontline demonstrations on the yield and economic analysis of summer moong in Amritsar district of Punjab. Indian Journal of Extension Education 50(1 & 2): 87- 89. (NAAS Rating=3.26)

Rajni and J S Deol (2014) Performance of Bt Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) as influenced by various plant growth regulation treatments. Progressive Research 9(1): 117-119. (NAAS RATING=3.16)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions: Nil