Education:

B.Sc. Ag & AH, C.S.A.U.A & Tech., Kanpur (1995)

M.Sc. Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (1997)

Ph.D. Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (2001)

Field of Specialization: Crop production.

Positions Held:

Assistant Agronomist, Deptt. of Agronomy PAU, Ludhiana (21.01.2003 16.06.2014); Senior Scientist, Water Technology Centre, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi (17.06.2014 to 16.06.2017); Principal Scientist, Water Technology Centre, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi (17.06.2017 to 04.12.2017); Senior Agronomist, Deptt. of Agronomy, PAU, Ludhiana (05.12.2017 to 15.02.2018), Principal Agronomist, School of Organic Farming, PAU, Ludhiana (16.02.2018 to till date).

Area of Interest: Agronomy of Medicinal, aromatic and Spice crops.

Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):

1. Kaur A, Kocher D K and Kumar R (2022) Larvicidal potential and residual activity effect of kinnow peel oil against Aedes aegypti L. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 59: 228–235 (NAAS: 7.69).
2. Kaur P, Gupta S, Kaur K, Kaur N, Kumar R and Bhullar M S (2021) Nanoemulsion of Foeniculum vulgare essential oil: A propitious striver against weeds of Triticum aestivum Industrial Crops & Products. 168, 113601 (published online) (NAAS: 10.24).
3. Kumar R, Kumar J, Brar A S, Walia S S and Gill B S (2017) Effect of straw mulch and integrated nitrogen management on yield and quality of turmeric under north Indian plains. Indian Journal of Horticulture 74 (2): 240-244 (NAAS: 6.13).
4. Pal P K, Kumar R, Guleria V, Mahajan M, Prasad R, Pathania V, Gill B S, Singh D Chand G, Singh B, Singh R D and Ahuja P S (2015) Crop-ecology and nutritional variability influence growth and secondary metabolites of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. BMC Plant Biology 15 (1): 67-82 (NAAS: 9.95)
5. Singh N K, Jyoti, Vemu B, Nandi A, Singh H, Kumar R and Dumka V K (2014) Acaricidal activity of Cymbopogon winterianus, Vitex negundo and Withania somnifera against synthetic pyrethroid resistant Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Parasitol Res. 113: 341–350 (NAAS:8.85).

Awards/Honors/Distinctions:

1. IJWS Best paper award 2017 entitled "Management of weeds in sugarcane- wheat intercropping system in sub-tropical india" 49 (2): 139-146
2. Scientist of the year award (2016) conferred by National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi.
3. Best poster award on ‘Productivity of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in response to straw mulching and integrated nitrogen management’ in International conference on Natural Resource management for food security and rural livelihoods, 10-13 February, 2015, New Delhi, India.

Fellowship/ Scholar-ship:

1. ICAR Merit-Cum-Mean Fellowship during Graduation (B.Sc. Ag &AH)
2. Merit Fellowship during Masters (M.Sc. Agronomy)