EDUCATION

B.Sc. (Agri. Hons.,P.A.U.Ludhiana, M.Sc. (Pl. Path.) P.A.U.Ludhiana, PhD (Pl. Path.), P.A.U.Ludhiana

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

Fungal Pathology, Plant Pathology Extension

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Management of Important diseases of vegetable crops

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Surveillance of economically important diseases in Punjab and assessment of losses
• Producing Export Compliant Basmati Rice through Integrated Crop Solutions under Public Private Partner-ship Mode
• Enhancing Cotton Productivity through Dissemination of Integrated Pest Management Strategies under Public-Private Partnership Mode- GSP private Limited

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

• Salaria P, Singh A and Jain S. 2020. Impact of predisposing factors on development of stemphylium blight of garlic under Punjab conditions. Agric Res J 57(2) :190-195 (NAAS rating: 4.71)
• Kaur P, Singh P and Singh A.2020. Analysis of Karnal Bunt and Black Point of wheat in Tarn Taran District of Punjab. Int. J. Curr. Microboil. App. Sci. 9(05) : 914-921(NAAS rating: 5.38)
• Singh S, Singh A and Jain S. 2020. Spatial and Temporal Spread of Uromyces vicia fabae causing Pea rust. Indian J. Ecology. 47(2): 586-589 NAAS rating: 5.38)
• Singh S, Singh A, Dhall R K and Jain S 2020. Performance of pea germplasm against rust caused by Uromyces viciae-fabae (Pers.) Agric Res J 57 (5) : 798-800 (NAAS rating: 4.71
• Arora A, Kaur A and Singh A 2020. Prevalence of Phytophthora Foot Rot in Kinnow Orchards of Punjab State. Indian J. Ecology 47(3): 884-886 .(NAAS Rating: 4.96).
• Sharma, A. B., Singh, B., Vikal, Y., Singh, A. and Kaur, S. (2021). Profiling of monosporidial populations of Tilletia barclayana causing kernel smut of rice. Indian Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-021-00367-7. (NAAS rating 5.95)
• Sharma, A.B., Singh, A. Singh, T.P. (2021). Effect of black point on seed germination parameters in popular wheat cultivars of Northern India. Indian Phytopathology 74, 271–275 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-020-00294. (NAAS rating 5.95)
• Jain S, Singh G, Jindal V and Singh A 2021. Resolving the etiological conundrum of gummy stem, sudden death and leaf blight syndromes of bottle gourd in Indo-gangetic plains of India. Journal of Plant Pathology 103: 433-441 (NAAS rating: 7.15)
• Salaria P, Singh A, Jain S and Singh G. 2022. Management of Stemphylium blight of garlic (Allium sativum) by botanicals. Pesticide Research J 34(1) :56-60 (NAAS rating: 5.49)
• Kasniya PK, Singh M, Romana BS and Singh A.2022. Pesticide selection criteria of farmers for insect-pests and disease control measures in rice crop.Pl Dis Res. 37(1): 8-14 (NAAS rating :4.83)
• Buttar HS, Singh A and Sirari A.2022. Physiological Studies on Fusarium equiseti and Fusarium chlamydosporum, the Cause of Pod Rot Disease in Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.)Wilczek] in India. Indian J. Ecology 49(5): 1782-1785. (NAAS Rating: 5.79).
• Kasniya PK, Singh M, Romana BS and Singh A.2022. Survey and Occurrence of Major Biotic Stresses of Rice in Sangrur District of Punjab. Indian J. Ecology 49(6): 1782-1785. (NAAS Rating: 5.79).

AWARDS/HONOURS/ DISTINCTIONS

• Prof. K S Bilgrami- Award for third best Poster