Education: B.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (2002); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (2004); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2016)
Positions held: DES (Agronomy), FASS Ferozepur (09.01.2007-17.09.2007); Assistant Professor (Agronomy), KVK Samrala (18.09.2007-30.09.2011); Assistant Agronomist, PAU Ludhiana (01.10.2011-24.07.2012); Assistant Professor (Agronomy), KVK Langroya (25.07.2012-29.02.2016); Assistant Agronomist, PAU Ludhiana (01.03.2016-08.01.2020); Senior Agronomist, PAU Ludhiana (09.01.2020 till date)
Field of Specialization: Water Management
Research Interests:
- Crop residue management
- Resource conservation technologies
- Ecological impact studies in relation to conservation agriculture
Research Projects:
- Rice stubble management through altered genotype x environment x management (GEM) interventions in wheat crop
Selected Research Publications:
Kaur J and Mahal S S (2017) Influence of paddy straw mulch on crop productivity and economics of bed and flat sown wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) under different irrigation schedules. Journal of Environmental Biology 38: 243-250 (NAAS rating=6.53).
Kaur J and Mahal S S (2018) Growth and micro-environment of barley as influenced by sowing methods, crop residues and irrigation schedules. Agricultural Research Journal 55 (2): 258-264 (NAAS rating=4.71).
Kaur J, Mahal S S and Brar A S (2018) Evaluation of water-use efficiency and soil physical properties under different sowing methods, mulch levels and irrigation schedules in wheat (Triticumaestivum). Indian Journal of Agronomy 63 (3): 318-325 (NAAS rating=5.46).
Kang J S, Kaur J and Sandhu S S (2019) Performance of mechanically transplanted Basmati rice (Oryza sativa) under different age of seedlings and planting densities. Indian Journal of Agronomy 64 (2): 200-203 (NAAS rating: 5.46).
Kang J S, Kaur J and Sandhu S S (2019) Productivity, energetics and economics of wheat-maize system as affected by tillage and nitrogen levels. Agricultural Research Journal 56 (3): 431-435 (NAAS rating: 4.71).
Awards/Honours/Distinctions:
S SLabh Singh Gold Medal for B. Sc. Agri (Hons in Crop Sci.)
Gurbakhsh Singh Gill Gold Medal for M. Sc. (Agronomy)
Merit scholarship during B. Sc. Agri. (Hons.) and M. Sc. | 
