Research Priorities Area

1. The broad areas for research depending upon the availability of experts in the University

i) HORTICULTURE : Olericulture, PHT/Pomology, Pomology

ii) PLANT PATHOLOGY : Seed Pathology, Fungal Diseases of Field Crops, Fungal Diseases of Horticultural Crops, Viral Diseases of Plants

iii) EXTENSION EDUCATION : Adoption Communication Knowledge, ICT Communication, Trainings, Communication Job Satisfaction, Training, Impact, ITK, Video Production

iv) PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS : Conventional Breeding Aspects, Improvement of Seed Spices, Biometrical Aspects of Crop Improvement, Tissue Culture and Micro propagation, Improvement in Rapeseed-Mustard and Taramira, Breeding for Abiotic Stress

v) ENTOMOLOGY : Integrated Insect Pest Management in Field Crops, Vegetables and Fruit Plants, Pest Management in Stored Grains

vi) AGRONOMY : Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems, Integrated farming systems and cropping systems, Weed management in different crops/cropping systems, Organic farming, Conservation agriculture for yield sustainability, Water management, Dryland agriculture, Water management under Pressurized irrigation system, Research in oilseeds and pulses.

vii) SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY: Soil Salinity and Soil Fertility, Soil Management and Soil Fertility, Soil Microbiology and Soil Fertility.

2. A comprehensive list of eligible supervisors/guides with their areas of expertise :

S.No.		Name of Eligible supervisors/guides		Designation		Areas of Specialization
HORTICULTURE
1		Dr. A.K. Soni		Professor		Olericulture
2		Dr. M.R. Choudhary		Professor		PHT/Pomology
3		Dr. L.N. Bairwa		Professor		Olericulture
4		Dr. M.K. Sharma		Professor		Pomology
5		Dr. S.P. Singh		Associate Professor		Olericulture
6		Dr. O.P. Garhwal		Associate Professor		Olericulture
EXTENSION EDUCATION

1		Dr. I.M. Khan (Agricultural Extn.)		Professor		ICT, Communication
2		Dr. K.C. Sharma (Agricultural Extn.)		Professor		Trainings, Communication Job Satisfaction
3		Dr. J.P. Yadav (Agricultural Extn.)		Professor		Adoption, Knowledge Communication
4		Dr. Madhuri Joshi (Home Science Extn.)		Professor		Training, Impact
5		Dr. Rajendra Rathore (Home Science Extn.)		Professor		ITK, Video Production
PLANT PATHOLOGY
1		Dr. Shailesh Godika		Professor		Seed Pathology & Mustard Pathology
2		Dr. Mahaveer Singh		Professor		Fungal Diseases of Horticultural Crops
3		Dr. R.R. Ahir		Professor		Fungal Diseases of Field Crops
4		Dr. G.S. Rathore		Emeritus Professor		Viral Diseases of Plants
PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS
1		Dr. Dhirendra Singh		Professor & Head		Conventional Breeding Aspects, Improvement of Seed Spices, Biometrical Aspects of Crop Improvement
2		Dr. M.L. Jakhar		Professor		Conventional Breeding Aspects, Tissue Culture and Micro propagation, Improvement in Rapeseed-Mustard and Taramira and Biometrical Aspects of Crop Improvement
3	Dr. D.K. Gothwal		Professor		Conventional Breeding Aspects, Breeding for Abiotic Stress and Biometrical Aspects of Crop Improvement
SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
1	Dr. S.R. Naga		Professor & Head		Soil Salinity and Soil Fertility
2	Dr. B.L. Yadav		Emeritus Professor		Soil Management and Soil Fertility
3	Dr. Rajhans Verma		Assistant Professor		Soil Microbiology and Soil Fertility
ENTOMOLOGY
1	Dr. K.C. Kumawat		Professor & Head		IPM, Storage Entomology, Bio-control
2	Dr. B.L. Jat		Professor		Integrated Insect Pest Management and Bio-control
3	Dr. Akhter Hussain		Associate Professor		Insect Morphology & Physiology and IPM
4	Dr. S.K. Khinchi		Assistant Professor		Economic Entomology
AGRONOMY
1	Dr. S.S. Yadav		Professor & Head		Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems, Weed management in different crops/cropping systems, Organic farming, Research in Oilseeds and pulses
2	Dr. L.R. Yadav		Professor		Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems, Organic farming, Dryland agriculture
3	Dr. A.K. Gupta		Prof. & Dean		Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems, Integrated farming systems and cropping systems, Weed management in different crops/cropping systems
4	Dr. A.C. Shivran		Professor		Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems, Integrated farming systems and cropping systems, Conservation agriculture for yield sustainability
5	Dr. O.P. Sharma		Emeritus Professor		Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems, Weed management in different crops/cropping systems, Water Management
6	Dr. D.K. Jajoria		Associate Professor		Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems
7	Dr. B.L. Dudhwal		Assistant Professor		Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems, Organic farming, Conservation agriculture for yield sustainability
8	Dr(Mrs)Priyanka Kumawat		Assistant Professor		Nutrient management in different crops/cropping systems, Weed management in different crops/cropping systems

3. The details of filled seats/allotted students with each supervisors

S.No.	Name of Eligible supervisors/guides	Number of students allotted
		Ph.D.

HORTICULTURE
1	Dr. A.K. Soni	02
2	Dr. M.R. Choudhary	02
3	Dr. L.N. Bairwa	02
4	Dr. M.K. Sharma	01
5	Dr. S.P. Singh	02
6	Dr. O.P. Garhwal	02
PLANT PATHOLOGY
1	Dr. Shailesh Godika	02
2	Dr. Mahaveer Singh	02
3	Dr. R.R. Ahir	03
4	Dr. G.S. Rathore	02
5	Dr. R.P. Ghasolia	01
EXTENSION EDUCATION
1	Dr. I.M. Khan (Agricultural Extn.)	02
2	Dr. K.C. Sharma (Agricultural Extn.)	01

3	Dr. Rajendra Rathore (Home Science Extn.)	01
PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS
1	Dr. Dhirendra Singh	01
2	Dr. M.L. Jakhar	01
3	Dr. D.K. Gothwal	01
4	Dr. L.D. Sharma	01
5	Dr. Ved Prakash	01
ENTOMOLOGY
1	Dr. K.C. Kumawat	03
2	Dr. B.L. Jat	02
3	Dr. Akhter Hussain	02
4	Dr. S.K. Khinchi	01
AGRONOMY
1	Dr. S.S. Yadav	02
2	Dr. L.R. Yadav	03
3	Dr. A.C. Shivran	02
4	Dr. O.P. Sharma	02
SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
1	Dr. S.R. Naga	02
2	Dr. B.L. Yadav	01

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