Education:B.Sc. (Medical) H.N.B. Garhwal University Srinagar (2002), M.Sc. Plant Pathology, G.B.P.U.A&T Pantnagar (2005), Ph.D. Plant Pathology, G.B.P.U.A&T Pantnagar (2010).

Positions held: Plant Pathologist at PAU Regional Research Station, BallowalSaunkhri (December 2015-till date)

Field of Specialization: Fungal Plant Pathology and Biological control of Plant Diseases

Research Interests:

1. Characterization of indigenous Trichoderma species for the development of bio-formulation to manage plant diseases.
2. Integrated management of important diseases of oilseed and pulse crops.
3. To study the incidence and development of fungal diseases under fluctuating climatic conditions in sub-mountainous area of Punjab

Selected Research Publications:

1. Sharma R K and Sharma K K (2022). Population Dynamics of rice yellow stem borer and sheath blight. Indian Journal of Entomology, (online Ref. No. e21252): 1-4., DoI: 10.55446/IJE.2022.449
2. Singh M C, Satpute S, Prasad V and Sharma K K (2022). Trend analysis of temperature, rainfall, and reference evapotranspiration for Ludhiana district of Indian Punjab using non-parametric statistical methods. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15:275.
3. Singh M C, Sharma K K and Prasad V (2022). Impact of ventilation rate and its associated characteristics on greenhouse microclimate and energy use. Arabian Journal of Geosciencs, 15:288.
4. Rakesh Kumar Sharma, KK Sharma (2021). Relative incidence of aphid (Lipaphis erysimi) and Alternaria blight on mustard in sub-mountainous region of Punjab. Journal of Environmental Biology, 42: 694-699.
5. KK Sharma and PS Sandhu (2021). Efficacy of fungicides and botanicals against alternaria blight of taramira (Eruca sativa Mill.) in sub-mountainous Punjab. Agricultural Research Journal, 58 (1):150-153.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

1. Recipient of University Merit scholarship during Ph.D. degree in Plant Pathology
2. Awarded with First prize for Poster presentation in 3^rd National Convention on Resource Conservation for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security (Agrivision 2018) held on 24^th - 25^th March, 2018 at National Agriculture Science Complex, ICAR, New Delhi and organized by VidyarthiKalyanNyas, Bhopal (M.P.).
3. Received Young Scientist Award by Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture & Technology during International Conference on Global Research Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture & Allied Sciences (GRISAAS-2017), during 02-04, December, 2017 held at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India.