Education: B.Sc. Forestry (Hons.), Dr. Y.S. Parmar UHF Solan (2001); M.Sc. (Soil Science & Water Management), Dr. Y.S. Parmar UHF Solan (2003); Ph.D. (Soil Science & Water Management), Dr. Y.S. Parmar UHF Solan (2011).

Positions held: Soil Scientist, PAU Regional Research Station Abohar (February 2015 – September 2023); Soil Chemist, Department of Agronomy, PAU, Ludhiana (October 2023 - till date).

Field of Specialization:

Drip irrigation and fertigation, Integrated Nutrient Management, Nutrient diagnosis and critical limits, Foliar fertilization, Abiotic stress tolerance evaluation studies especially in fruit crops.

Research Interests:

Enhancing water and nutrient use efficiencies and exploring alternate sources of water for sustainable food production

Selected Research Publications:

Pathania Shashi, Kumar A and Arora PK. 2018. The response of different pomegranate cultivars to foliar application of potassium nitrate in arid irrigated region of Punjab. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 41(20): 2572-2580. NAAS: 8.28.

Pathania Shashi and Singh H. 2021. Evaluation and prediction of salinity tolerance behavior of citrus rootstocks. Scientia Horticulturae. 289: 110422. NAAS: 10.34.

Pathania Shashi, Singh H, Mavi M S, Choudhary O P and Sharma S. 2022. Effectiveness of entropy weight method to evaluate abiotic stress tolerance in citrus rootstocks. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 20(1): 1-11. NAAS: 7.23.

Pathania Shashi, Arora P K, Bhullar K Singh. and Shopat Ram. 2022. Multi criteria decision making analysis to identify micronutrient deficiencies in Kinnow (Citrus reticulata Blanco.). Journal of Plant Nutrition. 46(9): 1975-1987. NAAS: 8.28.

Pathania Shashi, Bajaj A, Mavi M S, Choudhary O P. 2023. Comprehensive evaluation, analysis of mechanisms and the prediction of salinity tolerance in pomegranate. Scientia Horticulturae. 313: 111918. NAAS: 10.34.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

• Awarded Gold Medal and certificate of honor for highest overall grade point in PhD.
• Awarded ‘Golden Jubilee Outstanding Doctoral Research Award’, by Fertilizer Association of India.
• Awarded Gold Medal by ‘Himotkarsh Society’, Una (HP) for academic excellence in PhD.
• Best doctoral research award from ‘Society for Advancement of Nature and Human Being’, Solan.
• Received Letter of Appreciation from Vice Chancellor, PAU Ludhiana for excellence in research and publication