Education: B.Sc. Agri. (Hons.), PAU, Ludhiana (2003); M.Sc. Agronomy, PAU, Ludhiana (2005); PhD Agronomy, CCSHAU, Hisar (2017)

Positions held: District Extension Specialist (Agronomy), FASS Faridkot (28.04.2008-03.06.2008); District Extension Specialist (Agronomy), FASS Sangrur (04.06.2008-06.09.2017); Agronomist (Forages), Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (07.09.2017 to till date)

Field of Specialization: Crop production, nutrient management, weed management, Fodder mixtures, seed production.

Research Projects:

1. All India Coordinated Research Project on Forage Crops and Utilization (ICAR-10)
2. All India Coordinated Research Project on Sorghum (ICAR-44)

Projects Accomplished:

1. “Strengthening of Agricultural Development Activities in Punjab” in district Sangrur during 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):

1. Maninder Kaur, Satbir Singh Punia, Jagdev Singh and Samunder Singh. 2020. Evaluation of multiple herbicide resistance in littleseed canarygrass (Phalaris minor) populations from Haryana in India. Indian Journal of Weed Science 52(3): 265-269. (NAAS rating 5.17)
2. Harpreet Kaur Oberoi, Maninder Kaur and Rajiv Aggarwal. 2020. Hydrocyanic acid, fodder quality and yield variation in sorghum genotypes grown under varying fertilizer levels. Range Management and Agroforestry 41(2): 322-327. (NAAS rating 6.10)
3. Maninder Kaur and Harpreet Kaur Oberoi. 2021. Evaluation of fodder productivity, grain yield and economics of dual-purpose wheat and single cut Egyptian clover intercropping system. Agriculture Research Journal 58(3): 535-538. (NAAS rating 5.44)
4. Ashlesha Atri and Maninder Kaur. 2021. Influence of nitrogen levels and non?chemical management strategies on sheath rot (Sclerotium rolfsii) of napier hybrid. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. 128: 725–734 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-021-00426-1 (NAAS rating: 7.53)
5. Maninder Kaur, B Gangaiah, Harpreet Kaur Oberoi and Satpal. 2022. Effect of foliar application of plant bio-regulators to mitigate the adverse effect of drought on productivity and quality of single cut fodder sorghum in north-west Punjab in India. Agriculture Research Journal. 59(2): 216-220.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions: (Exclude best poster/paper presentations, Appreciation letters etc.): ISWS Best Ph.D. Thesis Award 2017 by Indian Society of Weed Science