Education:B.Sc. Punjab University, Chandigarh (2004) ; M.Sc. PAU ,Ludhiana (2007); Ph.D. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (2012)

Positions Held: Assistant Nutritionist, Forage Millets and Nutrition Section, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics (11th Jan 2016)

Field of Specialization: Sorghum nutritional quality

Research Interest:

1. Evaluation of Nutritional quality under biotic and abiotic stress

Research Projects:

1. All India Coordinated Sorghum Improvement Project

Publications

1. Oberoi H K, Maninder Kaur and Rajiv Aggarwal(2020) Hydrocyanic acid, fodder quality and yield variation in sorghum genotypes grown under varying fertilizer levels. Range Management and Agroforestry 41 (2): 322-327 NAAS Rating: 6.64
2. Oberoi H K, Singh J, Tiwana U S and Goyal M (2021) Interactive effect of different sowing dates and irrigation regimes on morpho-physiological response, fodder yield and quality and antinutrient HCN of multi-cut hybrid sorghum. Maydica (Accepted) NAAS Rating: 6.57 DOI: 2254-7433-1-SM
3. Ramya S, Pandove G, Oberoi H K, Kaur S and Kalia A (2021) Improvement in the quality attributes of forage cowpea by use of liquid microbial inoculants. Indian Journal of Animal Research 56 (8): 959-965 NAAS Rating: 6.40
4. Arora V, Pandove G, Oberoi H K, Kaur S and Kalia A (2022) Amelioration in the quality traits of forage pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) by application of liquid microbial inoculants. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 92: 599-603 NAAS Rating: 6.32
5. Oberoi H K, Singh J and Tiwana U S (2022) Response of hybrid fodder sorghum in relation to sulfur fertilization and irrigation regimes in semi-arid region of North West India. Journal of Plant Nutrition NAAS Rating: 7.71 (Accepted)

Awards/Honours/Distincton:

• Awarded JRF-INSPIRE (Innovation in Scientific Pursuit for Inspired Research) by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India in April 2010.
• Awarded Gold Medal for being the First Rank Holder in the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Post Graduation in Biochemistry) 2008.
• SAASCA award for highest OCPA.