Education : B.Sc. (Medical) Panjab University, Chandigarh (2001); M.Sc. Botany, PAU, Ludhiana (2003); Ph.D. Botany PAU, Ludhiana (2007)

Positions held: Assistant Botanist, Department of Botany, PAU, Ludhiana (19.4.10 to 5.3.2012); Assistant Plant Physiologist, Department of Agronomy (6.3.2012 to 28.2.2018); Assistant Plant Physiologist, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics (1.3.2018 to 31.3.2023); Plant Physiologist (Seed Tech), Office of Director (Seeds) (since 1.4.2023)

Field of Specialization: Plant Physiology

Research Interest:

1. Development of priming technologies for enhancing planting value in field and vegetable crops
2. Hybrid purity testing using morphological, molecular and biochemical markers
3. Development of storage methods for enhancing seed longevity in field and vegetable crops

Ongoing project:

All India Coordinated Project on Seed Technology Research under National Seed Project (Crops) (ICAR)

Project accomplished:

Herbicide use advice to wheat growers to manage resistant Phalaris minor following RISQ test developed by Syngenta (Syngenta India Limited)

Selected Research Publications:

Bhagat M A, Kaur N and Kaur S (2023) Effect of sowing dates on the phenology, grain yield and stress tolerance indices of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotypes under subtropical conditions of Punjab. Journal of Agrometeorology 25 (1): 113-119. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v25i1.1841 (NAAS: 6.00).

Pathania K, Kaur N, Kaur D and Singh R (2022) Mobilization of fruit pulp reserves towards seeds in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits harvested at variable developmental stages. Plant Physiology Reports (Earlier known as Indian Journal of Plant Physiology) 27 (2): 268-274 (NAAS: 5.50).

Dhillon B S, Kumar V, Sagwal P, Kaur N, Mangat G S and Singh S (2021) Seed priming with potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid enhances the performance of dry direct seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.) in north-western India. Agronomy 11:849 DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11050849. (NAAS: 8.60).

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 and Products 168. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113601. (NAAS: 10.24).

Kaur N, Sethi R and Bhullar M S (2017) Germination ecology of Ischaemum rugosum population of Indo-Gangetic plain region. Indian Journal of Weed Science 49 (4): 385-390 (NAAS: 5.17).

Awards/Medals/Distinctions:

1. Awarded PAU Merit Fellowship in M.S. Botany
2. Awarded PAU Merit Fellowship in PhD Botany
3. Best Poster Award in ‘National Symposium on Vegetable Oils Scenario: Approaches to Meet the Growing Demands’ (Jan29-31, 2009), Hyderabad
4. Best Poster Award in ‘International Conference on Climate Change-Perspectives and Projections- A Systems Approach’ (Dec 9-11, 2010), Hyderabad.