Research Focus

Our group is working on development of improved agro technologies for medicinal and aromatic plants viz., Salvia sclarea, Curcuma caesia, Cinnamomum verum, Saussurea costus, Inula racemosa, etc.

Achievements / Awards

Best Poster Award 2023, International Conference on Climate Resilient Agriculture for Food Security and Sustainability, Hisar, Haryana

Best Poster Award 2014, National Symposium on Agricultural Diversification for Sustainable Livelihood and Environmental Security, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.

Best M.Sc. Thesis Award 2011, Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi

Qualified ASRB-NET (Agronomy)

Awarded Merit Scholarship in MSc and PhD

National Cadet Corps ‘C’ certificate

Major Publications

Vishvamitera S, Dhiman D, Baghla S, Singh S, Kumar M, Kumar A, Kumar D, Singh S, Chauhan R. 2023. Sustainable production of Saussurea costus under different levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers in cold desert region of Western Himalaya. Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1179183

Chauhan R, Singh S, Pandey SS, Kumar A, Kumari M, Kumar A, Thakur A, Singh S. 2023. Alleviation of seed dormancy in kala zeera (Bunium persicum) through chilling and phytohormones. Seed Science and Technology 51, 2, 181-187

Kumar A, Gautam RD, Singh S, Chauhan R, Kumar M, Kumar D, Kumar A, Singh S. 2023. Phenotyping floral traits and essential oil profiling revealed considerable variations in clonal selections of damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.). Scientific Reports 13: 8101

Kumar A, Gautam RD, Singh S, Chauhan R, Kumar A, Singh S. 2022. Comparative study of the effects of different soluble salts on seed germination of wild marigold (Tagetes minuta L.). Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 31: 100421

Chauhan R, Singh S, Kumar V, Kumar A, Kumari A, Rathore S, Kumar R, Singh S. 2022. A Comprehensive Review on Biology, Genetic Improvement, Agro and Process Technology of German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.). Plants: 11, 29

Kumar S, Rana SS, Chauhan R. 2022. Weed management strategies in Soybean (Glycine max)-A review. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 92 (4): 438–44

Singh S, Kumar V, Chauhan R. 2021. Biology, genetic improvement and agronomy of Bunium persicum (Boiss.) Fedtsch.: A comprehensive review. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 22: 100304

Rana RS, Kalia V, Singh S, Randhawa SS, Chauhan R, Katoch A, Sandal A, Thakur RK and Upadhyay SK. 2021. Climate vulnerability assessment of farming systems in Himachal Pradesh, Indian Himalayas. Mountain Research and Development 41(4): 50-60

Gautam RD, Kumar A, Kumar R, Chauhan R, Singh S, Kumar M, Kumar D, Kumar A, Singh S. 2021.  Clonal propagation of Valeriana jatamansi retains the essential oil profile of mother plants: an approach toward generating homogenous grade of essential oil for industrial use. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12: 738247

Kumar A, Gautam RD, Kumar R, Chauhan R, Kumar M, Singh S, Kumar D, Singh S, Kumar A. 2021. Floral studies of palmarosa [Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) W. Watson] and chemical insights during inflorescence development. Industrial Crops & Products. 171: 113960

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