Rajesh Kaushal

Sr Scientist / Associate Professor (Soil Microbiology)

Department of Basic Sciences, University

of Horticulture and Forestry,Nauni, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)- 173230-India.

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With basic degrees in Soil Science I have a rich background for Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition. Currently involved as a Soil Microbiologist and Environmental Scientist with proficiency in isolation, enumeration, characterization of beneficial microbes from the rhizosphere and composting area, preparation of enriched compost, vermi-compost and microbes mediated compost from agricultural wastes materials. Expertise in soil, plant, water, compost and bio-fertilizer analysis. Developed Integrated Nutrient Modules consisting of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients for different vegetable crops and have a good exposure in cultivation of vegetables and fruit crops. A goal oriented team player and leader with exceptional interpersonal and written communication skill.

Successful in obtaining approximately 10 million rupees as research grants from ICAR, DST, private organizations as PI and Co-PI of different research projects in the last five years.

I have worked for about five years in organization of repute dealing with various agri-iputs, responsible for liaison with Govt. departments, training to the filed staff, conducting field trials, Farmer’s Technical meetings, Publication of technical bulletins etc.

Academic Qualifications:

Ph. D ( Soil Science- Soil Microbiology) Dr. YSP, UHF, Solan (HP) 1996

M.Sc. ( Soil Science- Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition ) Dr. YSP, UHF, Solan (HP) 1992

Professional Experiences:

Post Institution/University/

Concern Period Major Responsibility

From To

Associate Professor

(Soil Microbiology) Dr.Y. S Parmar Univ. of Hort. & Forestry, Nauni, Solan Dec. 2006 Till date Research,Teaching & Extension Education

Assistant Scientist

(Soil Microbiology) Dr.Y. S Parmar Univ. of Hort. & Forestry, Nauni, Solan July 1999 Dec. 2006 Research,Teaching & Extension Education

Zonal MKTG. Coordinator

(North Zone) VIPL-(A Division of Nagarjuna Group)-Hyderabad (AP) March 1998 July

1999 Liaison with Govt. Department, Agricultural universities, Recruitment and training of field staff, policy and planning of sales, Research Trials on various crops with new technologies/products developed by the company, Farmer’s Technical meetings, Publication of technical bulletins and general literature on different company’s activities.

Research Officer Godrej Agrovet Ltd., Mumbai-79

( Attached to GAVL,

Khanna unit) Oct. 1994 March,1998 Conduct Research trials, on new products on Apple, Stone fruits, Potato /grapes/ vegetables / cotton/ paddy etc, farmers meetings, Training of field staff, production of potato seeds and its distributions.

Research Fellow /Sr. Research Fellow Deptt. of soil Sciences,UHF,Nauni,Solan March,1993 Sep. 1994 Research and data compilation.

Thesis Submitted:

M.Sc. Project:

"Fertility status and moisture retention characteristics of forest soils of dry zone Deodar(Cedrus deodara) ecosystems."

Ph.D. Project:

"Studies on natural nodulation in various leguminous trees and influence of dual (Rhizobium and VAM-fungi) inoculation on growth of Albizia lebbek (Linn.) Benth."

Present Job Responsibilities:

A) Teaching : Teaching UG and PG courses on Soil Science, Soil Microbiology and Agricultural /Environmental Microbiology .

B) Research: I am successful in obtaining about ten million rupees from different agencies as PI and Co-PI of the research projects. The details of the research pojects are as below:

Research projects completed/on going projects :

S. No. Research Projects Funding Agency PI/ Co-PI Amount Status of the project

1. Use of Vriksha Mitra

bio-fertilizer in Apple M/s Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. PI 1.09 lakh

Completed

2. Use of Organic manures in Apple and vegetable Crops M/s Sidhartha Gelatins,New Delhi Co-PI 1.10 lakh

Completed

3. Net work on Bio-fertilizers-Xth Plan ICAR Co-PI 40.0 lakhs On going

4. Integrated Nutrient Management in Vegetable crops of Mid Hill zone of Himachal Padesh –India. Tennessee State University

USA. PI $ 800.0 Completed

5. Microbial diversity in different geo-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. PI 10.82 lakhs Completed

6. Conjoint use of crop residues, fertilizers and bio-fertilizers vegetable crops NATP PI

& Co-PI 22.31 lakhs Completed

7. Coordinated project on Acacia catechu ICFRE Dehradun Co-PI 23.05 lakhs Completed

M.Sc. Student Guided : 7

M.Sc. Student ongoing : 5

Ph.D Student Guided /on going : 2

C) Extension Education:

• Responsible for dissemination of technology from laboratory to farmer’s field through lectures, radio talk,news paper and field demonstrations on organic farming /use of bio-fertilizers/Composting and other work related to my filed of specialization .

D) Extra co-curricular activities:

• Acted / Acting as a Farm In charge to supervises Assistant Scientist(s)/Farm Assistant /Technical Assistant(s)/ DPL’s engaged in production trials at departmental farm.

• Acted as Academic Incharge

• Acting as Incharge Soil Microbiology Laboratory.

Human Resource Development

Attended advanced training on:

i) Three weeks training programme on Advances in vegetable production .

ii) Three weeks training programme on Natural Resource Management for National food Security.

iii) Three weeks training programme on Instrumentational methods in agricultural research.

iv) Two weeks training programme on Windows and MS- Word.

v) Integrated pest Management in rice.

vi) Training on TQM (Total Quality Management).

vii) Training on bio-fertilizers.

Computer Knowledge:

Microsoft office, Graphics, Power Point, Excel, Statistical devices

Membership of Professional Societies

Indian Society of Soil Science

Plant and Soil Research

Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research

Progressive Horticulture

Significant Contribution in the field of specialization :

1. Given recommendations in Package of Practices on Vegetable Crops i.e. “ Treatment of pea seed with R .leguminosarum CK 1 charcoal based inoculum ( 5 packets of 200 g each) before sowing and application of 15 kg N ha -1 in place of 25 kg N ha -1 . Apply whole amount of nitrogen (15 kg N ha -1) along with other fertilizers (as recommended in package of practices) at the time of final field preparation.

2. Developed location/plant specific bio-fertilizers/biocontrol agents by isolation, purification, authentication and identification ( Rhizobium, Azotobacter,Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Aspergillus, Penicillum etc) for different geo-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh.

3. Developed the bio-fertilizers technology along with chemical fertilizers for Pea ( Pisum sativum),Albizia lebbek and Acacia catechu, which can save 20-40 kg N/ha and 10-20 kg P/ha in the form of chemical fertilizers.

4. Developed technology for the preparation of NP enriched compost from cow dung, leaves of non-fodder trees, crop residues, local efficient microbial inoculants, urea and rock phosphate in Kachha pits.

5. Developed the INM-module consisting of chemical fertilizers, bio-fertilizers, crop residues/farm yard manures for higher production of vegetable crops( Pea-tomato, Bean, Cauliflower) under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh.

Publications

A) Research paper in journals

(Peer reviewed) : 15

Popular articles /Extension bulletins : 6

B) Book Chapter : 3

C)Paper Presented in National /International Conferences:

a) International : oral : 2 ; Poster : 3

b) National : Oral : 1 ; Poster: 6

List of Publications:

Kaushal, M; Kaushal, R; Thakur B S and Spehia RS. 2011. Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria at varying levels of N and P fertilizers on growth and yield of cauliflower in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Farm Sciences 1(1):19-26.

Bhardwaj S.K., R. Kaushal and Yoginder Sharma .2010. Effect of conjoint use of enriched compost and chemical fertilizers on the yield and nutrient uptake in pea (Pisum sativum L.) under mid-hill conditions. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research .36 (1): 101-104.

Sharma, I.D. ; Chandel,R.S. Kaushal,R ; Patiyal,S.K . and Sharma,P.L.2010. Effect of Pesticides on biochemical properties of tomato ( Solanum lycopersicon) cropped soil. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 80(7):640- 44.

Bhardwaj, S.K. ;Rajesh Kaushal ; Yoginder Sharma and Vinod Chaudhary 2010. Effect of conjoint use of inorganic fertilizers and organics on soil fertility and growth parameters of tomato and French bean crops in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh.Progressive Horticulture 42(1):58-64..

Varsha Gangta and Rajesh Kaushal . 2009. Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria ( Bacillus spp.) on growth and nutrient uptake in cauliflower. Ann. Pl. Soil Res.11 (2):158-160.

Upadhayay G.P. and R. Kaushal . 2008. Effect of FYM and bio-fertilizers in integration with inorganic fertilizers on soil fertility,yield and quality of pea . Ann. Pl. Soil Res.10 (2):126-129.

Upadhayay G. P. and Rajesh Kaushal. 2008. Effect of phosphate solubilizing micaro-organisms and Azotobacter inoculations on yield and quality of pea (Pisum sativum L.) .Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research. 34(1): 30-33.

Rajesh Kaushal ; Abhishek Kumar ;J. N. Raina and D.R. Gautam . 2006 Effect of Vrikhsa Mitra bio-fertilizer on fruit quality,yield and soil nutrient status of apple (Malus domestica Borkh) .Progressive Horticulture 38(2):137-143.

Vasishth,A.; Kaushal, R and Kaushal,A.N. 2003 Screening of efficient Rhizobium and VAM fungal isolates at varying levels of N and P fertilizers. Indian J. Agro-forestry Vol.5 (1&2):80-87.

Vasishth,A.; Kaushal, R and Kaushal, A.N. 2003 Growth and nutrient uptake in Acacia catechu seedlings after inoculation with Rhizobium &VAM fungi. J. Tree Sci. Vol.22 (172):40-46.

Bhardwaj, S.K. and Kaushal, Rajesh 2004. Influence of integrated nutrient management on yield and quality of tomato and French bean in mid hills. Annals of Plant and Soil Research 6(2):226-228.

Sharma Satish K.; Rajesh Kumar; Dohroo N.P. and Kaushal, Rajesh 2004 Effect of Soil Solarization on Ralstonia solanacearum population and bacterial wilt of tomato in Himachal Pradesh. Indian Phytopath .

57 (2):200-204.

Kaushal, R .; Bhandari, A.R.; Tripathi, D and Sharma, J.C.1996 Soil water retention characteristics of some soils under forest in temperate zone of the Himalayas. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci . 44(1):9-12

Kaushal, R .; Bhandari, A.R.; Sharma, J.C. and Tripathi, D 1996 Tree productivity in North-West Himalayas: Deodar tree productivity in dry temperate zone of North- West Himalayas. Indian J.For.19 (3):258-263.

Kaushal, R .; Bhandari, A.R.; Sharma, J.C. and Tripathi, D 1997 Soil fertility status under natural deodar ( Cedrus deodara )forest ecosystem of North-west Himalayas. Indian J.For.20 (2):105-111.

Book Chapter (Edited Book):

Kaushal R. Mycorrhizae: A Boon for Wasteland Rejuvination. In: Wasteland Development in Himalayas: The Shiwaliks (eds. D Tripathi, I P Sharma, R Bawa and J N Raina). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh 23-A, Connaught Place, Dehradun. pp. 209-220.

Raina J N. and Kaushal R Nutrient management for wastelands. In: Wasteland Development in Himalayas: The Shiwaliks (eds. D Tripathi, I P Sharma, R Bawa and J N Raina). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh 23-A, Connaught Place, Dehradun. pp. 185-200.

Kaushal R. ; Bhandari,A.R and Raverkar, K. P. Natural nodulation nitrogen fixation and growth performances of seven nitrogen fixing trees (NFT’s )of N-W Himalayas.( eds. KS Verma,DK Khurana and Lars Christerson ) .Short rotation forestry for industrial and rural development,,ISTS Nauni, Solan, India :251-254..

Chauhan,Sanjeev K. and Kaushal, Rajesh . Rooting behavior of seedlings of nitrogen fixing tree species. In Agroforestry in 21st Centuary(Eds.Sanjeev K. Chauhan ; S.S.Gill ; S.C.Sharma and RajaniChauhan) Agrotech Publishing Academy,Udaipur-313002.

Bhardwaj, S. .K. ; Kaushal,R. and Sharma Yoginder .Conjoint application of organics and inorganic fertilizers on dry matter and leaf nutrient contents in French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). In Temperate Horticulture: Current Scenario (Eds. D .K. Kishore, Satish K Sharma and K.K. Pramanaick) New India Publishing Agency,New Delhi(India).

International Conferences/National Conferences /Symposium

1.Oral presentation:

Kaushal, M and Kaushal, R. 2011. Conjoint use of PGPR and chemical fertilizers on cauliflower under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. “National Symposium on Integrated Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture- Challenges and Opportunities”, Organized by Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bundelkhand University,Jhansi-284128(India) w.e.f. 19-21 Feb,2011.

Kaushal, M; Kaushal, R. and Thakur B S . 2010. Effect of PGPR isolates on growth and yield of cauliflower under mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. “Indo-Italian Wokshop on Bacteria and Fungi for Environmental Sustainability”, Nov. 29-30 & December 1,2010,Amity Institute of Microbial Technology Amity university,New Delhi.

Kaushal R. ; Bhandari,A.R and Raverkar, K. P. Natural nodulation nitrogen fixation and growth performances of seven nitrogen fixing trees (NFT’sof N_W Himalayas. Presented in International Conference on World perspective on short rotation forestry for industrial and rural development, Organised by IUFRO,ISTS & UHF at Solan w.e.f .Sep.7-13,2003.17p.

2. Poster presentation:

Kaushal, M; Kaushal, R. and Thakur B S . 2010. Effect of PGPR isolates on growth and yield of cauliflower under mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. “Indo-Italian Wokshop on Bacteria and Fungi for Environmental Sustainability”, Nov. 29-30 & December 1,2010,Amity Institute of Microbial Technology Amity university,New Delhi.

Priyanka Mandyal, Rajesh Kaushal and Khushboo Sharma 2010.Selection and characterization of PGPR from rhizosphere of capsicum( Capsicum annuum L .)Symposium on “Microbial diversity and Metabolites”, 26-27 March,2010.Department of Microbiology,Punjab University Chandigarh.

Khushboo Sharma, Rajesh Kaushal and S.R.Dhiman 2010.Efficacy of selected PGPRs on growth and flowering of Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev) .Presented in National Symposium on “Lifestyle Floriculture: Challenges and Opportunities” .Organized by Indian Society of Ornamental Horticulture and Deptt of Floriculture & Landscaping, UHF, Nauni, Solan w. e. f. 19-21 March, 2010 at UHF, Nauni, Solan-HP India.

(Got Best Poster Award).

Khushboo Sharma, Rajesh Kaushal,S.R.Dhiman and Priyanka Mandyal 2010.Studies on effect of selected PGPR on growth and flowering of Chrysanthemum ( Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev).Presented in Symposium on “Microbial diversity and Metabolites”, Organized by Department of Microbiology and UGC –SAP & DST-PURSE, w.e.f. 26-27 March,2010 at Punjab University Chandigarh.(Got Best Poster Award).

Kaushal Rajesh ;Krishan Gopal and Bhandari,A.R. Physico-chemical characteristics and microbial diversity in cold deserts of Himachal Pradesh. Presented in International Conference on World perspective on short rotation forestry for industrial and rural development, Organised by IUFRO,ISTS & UHF at Solan w.e.f .Sep.7-13,2003.163p.

Kaushal R. ; Bhardwaj, S. K.; Verma J.R and Kashyap Bharti .Effect of enriched compost on yield and quality parameters of tomato and pea. Presented in First Indian Horticulture Congress-2004, organized by The Horticulture Society of India, New Delhi from 6-9 Nov. 2004.

Bhardwaj,S.K. ;Kaushal, R. and Bhandari, A. R. Effect of rock phosphate,urea and microbial inoculants on compostingof crop residues,weeds and leavesof non-fodder trees. Presented in International Conference on World perspective on short rotation forestry for industrial and rural development Organized by IUFRO, ISTS & UHF at Solan w.e.f .Sep.7-13,2003.171p.

Verma,K.S.; Mishra, V.K.; Kaushal, R. and Sharma, J. K. Temporal changes in the soil properties under high density energy plantation of Acacia mollisima and Eucalyptus hybrid. Presented in International Conference on World perspective on short rotation forestry for industrial and rural development Organized by IUFRO,ISTS & UHF at Solan w.e.f .Sep.7-13,2003.122p.

Bhardwaj,S.K.; Bhandari,A.R. ;Kaushal, R. and Upender Singh .Response of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of pea and cauliflower in mid hills. Presented in annual convention of Indian society of Soil Science, held at JNKV, Jabalpur w.e.f .Sep.11-15, Nov.2003.

Date of availability: Three months notice

Present CTC: 12.5 lakhs.

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