Education: B.Sc. Agriculture, CCSU, Meerut (2003); M.Sc. (Agronomy), GBPUA&T Pantnagar, Uttrakhand (2005); Ph.D. (Agronomy), P.A.U., Ludhiana, (2009)

Positions held: Assistant Agronomist, RS Bathinda (20 Oct 2011 to 12 June 2013); Assistant Professor (Agronomy), KVK Mansa (13 June 2013 to 22 May 2014); District Extension Specialist (Agronomy), FASS Barnala (23 May-2014 to 31 July, 2017); Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, PAU Ludhiana (1 August 2017 to 2 April- 2018); Assistant Extension Specialist (Agronomy), Department of Agronomy, PAU Ludhiana (3 April 2018 to 8 March 2020); Agronomist, Department of Agronomy, PAU, Ludhiana (9 March 2020- till date)

Field of specialization: Crop Production

Research Interests:

1. Development of resource management technologies in field crops for sustainability
2. Rice residue management in rice based cropping systems of Punjab

Research Projects

All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Arid Legume till June 2013

Publications:

1. Manhas SS, Gill BS, Sharma S and Kumar K (2011) Effect of different planting material, planting dates and harvesting dates on growth, yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Indian Journal of Horticulture 68(2): 229-234. (NAAS: 6.00)
2. Manhas SS, Gill BS and Kumar S (2011) Effect of planting materials, mulch levels and farmyard manure on weed density, yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). Indian Journal of Agronomy 56(4): 86-92. (NAAS: 5.55)
3. Sharma S, Manhas SS, Sharma RM and Lohan SK (2014) Potential of variable rate application technology in India. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America 4:74-81. (NAAS: 6.29)
4. Manhas SS and Sidhu AS (2014) Residual effect of cluster bean herbicides on succeeding wheat crop. Indian Journal of Weed Science 46(3), 278–282 (NAAS: 5.84)
5. Manhas SS (2017) Demonstration of pendimethalin for control of Phalaris minor in wheat crop. Indian Journal of Extension Education 53 (3):132-137 (NAAS: 5.95)