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; Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Biocontrol of Important diseases of crops

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Establishment/strengthening of Biofertilizer and Biocontrol Production Units for increasing Pulse Production in India

Testing of Biocontrol agents-Industry sponsored

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

• Choudhary, A. K., Singh N and Buttar Daljeet Singh. (2022). Management of foot rot of citrus (Citrus jambhiri spp.) using biocontrol agents. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 92 : 1148-1152. (NAAS Rating: 6.37)
• Singh, Gurjot , Buttar Daljeet Singh, Singh Narinder, Aulakh S. K., Sharma S. P. and Hunjan M.S.(2022). Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of different races of Fusarium oxyspoium f.sp. melonis in Muskmelon using RAPD markers under Punjab conditions. Agricultural Research Journal: 59 : 453-461. (NAAS rating:5.44)
• Aulakh, S. K., Singh Narinder, Buttar Daljeet Singh and Choudhary Ajay Kumar.(2021). Antagonistic potential and molecular characterization of Trichoderma asperellum against Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 causing black scurf of potato. Agricultural Research Journal:58 216-223. (NAAS rating:5.44)
• Choudhary, Ajay Kumar, Singh Narinder and Singh Daljeet. (2021). Evaluation of the bioformulation of potent native strains of Trichoderma spp. against the foot rot/gummosis of Kinnow mandarin. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Contro. 31:1-12. (NAAS Rating:6.76)
• Singh, Gurjot, Buttar Daljeet Singh and Aulakh S K. (2021). Prevalence of Fusarium wilt incidence ( Fusarium oxyspoium f.sp. melonis) on Muskmelon under Punjab conditions. Agricultural Research Journal. 58: 913-916. (NAAS rating:5.44

• Suma, Moka, Singh Narinder and Buttar Daljeet Singh. ( 2021). Identification of potential native chitinase-producing Trichoderma spp. and its efficacy against damping-off in onion. European Journal of Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-021-02321-9. (NAAS Rating:7.58)
• Buttar, Daljeet Singh, Singh N., Salh P. K. and Choudhary A. K. (2020). Impact of endophytic bacteria against yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) of wheat. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 90: 1646-52. (NAAS Rating:6.25)
• Choudhary, A K, Singh N, Singh D and Raina S. (2019). Bioefficacy of various strains of Trichoderma and Pseudomonas spp. against damping-off of cauliflower. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 89: 63-69. (NAAS Rating:6.23)
• Singh, Amandeep, Buttar Daljeet Singh and Singh Narinder. (2019).Effect of Applied phosphoorus on colonization and spore population of Glomus macrocarpon (AM Fungi) in Mungbean. Agricultural Research Journal 56 : 179-183. (NAAS Rating: 4.71)
• Aulakh, Sukhman Kaur, Singh Narinder, Raina Shiveta and Singh Daljeet. (2018). Biological approach for management of Streptomyces setonii causing common scab of potato. Agricultural Research Journal.55:104-112. ( NASS rating: 4.71)
• Buttar, D.S. and Singh P. (2017). Cotton leaf curl virus disease (CLCuVD) predictive model based on environmental variables. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 87 (5): 681–684. (NAAS rating: 6.17)
• Buttar, D.S. and Singh N. (2017). Elite sources of resistance against Cotton Leaf Curl Virus disease under high inoculum pressure in the field and using graft inoculations in American cotton. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 87 (11): 1579-83. (NAAS rating: 6.17)
• Singh, N., Raina S., Singh D., Ghosh M.and Heflish, A.I.A.I. (2017). Exploitation ofpromising native strains of Bacillus subtilis with antagonistic properties against fungal pathogens and their PGPR characteristics. Journal of Plant Pathology, 99: 27-35. (NAAS rating: 7.04)

AWARDS/HONOURS/DISTINCTIONS

• Received Chaudhary Devi Lal outstanding All India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP) award 2006 as a team member
• Received appreciation letter from Prof. Dr Kurt W. Mendgen, University of Konstanz , Germany for excellent work done on Bacillus spp. strains in his lab., at Germany (from 18th. October26th. November, 2004 and 1 to 31st. August, 2005) under DST DAAD project entitled Characterization and development of application technology for Bacillus subitilis and fluorescent Pseudomonas against soil borne plant pathogens