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Dr (Mrs) Neha Gupta
Designation: Botanist
Office Phone: 0161-2401960 Ext.381
Mobile: +91-9888653845
Email: nehagupta@pau.edu

Education: B.Sc., Panjab University (2006); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (2008) ; Ph.D., PAU, (2013)

Positions held : Assistant Professor (Cytogenetics), PAU Ludhiana (Februrary, 2015-July 2019), Assistant Botanist, PAU Ludhiana (July 2019-till date)

Field of Specialization : Plant Physiology

Research Interests:

a) Physiological mechanisms related to abiotic stress resistance in cereals

b) Morpho-anatomical and Physiological resistance against biotic stresses in field crops

c) Zinc Biofortification in wheat

Research Projects:

Selected Publications:

1. Kaur A, Gupta N, Sharma S, Singh P and Singh S (2022) Physiological and biochemical characterization of chickpea genotypes for cold tolerance at reproductive stage. South Afr J Bot 150: 488-499 (NAAS: 8.32)

2. Ram H, Singh B, Kaur M, Gupta N, Kaur J and Singh A (2022) Combined use of foliar zinc fertilisation, thiamethoxam and propiconazole does not reduce their effectiveness for enriching zinc in wheat grains and controlling insects and disease. Crop & Pasture Sci 73 (5): 427-436 (NAAS: 8.29)

3. Suthar T, Gupta N, Pathak D, Sharma S and Rathore P (2022) Morpho-anatomical characterization of interspecific derivatives of Gossypium hirsutum L. x G. armourianum Keraney cross for whitefly tolerance. Phytoparasitica 50: 423-441 (NAAS: 7.44).

4. Gupta N, Gupta M, Akhatar J, Goyal A, Kaur R, Sharma S, Goyal P, Mukta A, Kaur N, Mittal M, Singh MP, Bharti B, Sardana VK and Banga SS (2021) Association genetics of the parameters related to nitrogen use efficiency in Brassica juncea L. Plant Mol Biol 105: 161-175 (NAAS: 9.30)

5. Atri C, Akhatar J, Gupta M, Gupta N, Goyal A, Rana K, Kaur R, Mittal M, Sharma A, Singh MP, Sandhu PS, Barbetti MJ and Banga SS (2019) Molecular and genetic analysis of defensive responses of Brassica juncea- B. fruticulosa introgressions lines to Sclerotinia infection. Scientific Reports 9: 17089 (NAAS: 10.12)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions :

  • Awarded Shri Puran Anand Adlakha Medal for securing first position in Masters of Science (Botany) for academic session 2008-09
  • Received ‘Award of Honour’ by SAASCA for securing highest OCPA in M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Botany)
  • Received ‘Award of Honour’ by SAASCA for qualifying CSIR-UGC and ASRB-ICAR NET
  • Awarded Gold Medal for Excellence in Academic Activity by SAASCA
  • Awarded Junior and Senior Research Fellowship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi during Ph.D. programme
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