Education: B.Sc. (Ag), Khalsa College Amritsar (1995); M.Sc. (Veg. Sc.), PAU, Ludhiana (1998); Ph.D. (Veg. Sc.), PAU, Ludhiana (2001)

Positions held: District Extension Specialist (vegetables) (2002-2009), Senior Scientist (Vegetable Seeds) (2009-20015), Principal Scientist (Vegetable Seeds) (2015-2020), Associate Director (Seeds) (2020 till date)

Field of Specialization: Vegetable Seed Production, Vegetable Breeding ( Radish, Watermelon, Methi)

Research Interests:

• Integrated weed management strategies for weed control in vegetable crops
• Use of growth regulators in vegetables for improved seed production
• Scope of seed production of high value vegetables in polyhouse

Ongoing Projects:

• Breeder Seed Production under NSP (Crops), ICAR-17 and All India Coordinated Research Project on Seed Technology Research under NSP (Crops)
• Creation of seed processing and storage facilities at PAU, Ludhiana under seed infrastructure facilities of SMSP scheme of Government of India

Research Publications :

1. Kaur Karamvir, Dhillon Tarsem Singh and Singh Rajinder 2022. GGE biplot analysis for seed production potential of European carrot (Daucus carota L.) genotypes in plains and submountenous zones of Punjab. Genetika 54(1): 233-54. (Naas rating: 6.76)
2. Rajinder Singh and Didar Singh 2020. Seedling emergence and vigour improvement by priming muskmelon (Cucumis melo) seeds under diverse environments. Indian journal of Agricultural Sciences 90 (7): 1231-5. (NAAS: 6.14)
3. Dilbag Singh, Rajinder Singh, Johar Singh Saini and Parveen Kumr Singh 2018. Morpho-biochemical characterization and D2 analysis of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus ) landraces from India and exotic germplasm. Ind J Agri Sci 88 (10): 1633-39. (NAAS rating: 6.22)
4. Dilbag Singh, Rajinder Singh, Jagdeep Singh Sandhu and Parveen Chunneja 2017. Morphological and genetic diversity analysis of Citrullus landraces from India and their genetic inter relationship with continental watermelons. Scientia Hort Vol 218: 240-48. (NAAS rating: 7.54)
5. Rajinder Singh and Geeta Bassi 2016. Response of bittergourd (Momordica charantia L.) seed to seed priming treatments under sub-optimal environments. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 86 (7): 935-39. (NAAS: 6.14)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

• University Merit Scholarship holder during M.Sc. and Ph.D.