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Rajesh Kaushal Principal Scientist (Soil Microbiology) Department of Soil Science & WM,
University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)- 173230-India.
Phone: 91-1792-252238(O), 229009 ®
Mobile 09418197516/09816013894
Fax: 91-1792-252242/252354
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
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
Principal Scientist ( Soil Microbiology)
Dr.Y. S Parmar Univ. of
Hort. & Forestry, Nauni,
Solan
July,
2014
Till
date
Research ,Teaching &
Extension Education
Associate
Professor (Soil Microbiology)
Dr.Y. S Parmar Univ. of
Hort. & Forestry, Nauni,
Solan
Dec.
2006
July,
2014
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,1
998
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 Science
&WM, 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. Promotion of
Biofertilizers/ PGPR’s
Technology for
Enhanced Productivity
of Horticultural Crops
World Bank PI 156.32 lakhs Ongoing
1. All India Net work on
Soil biodiversity &Bio-
fertilizers
ICAR PI 40.0 lakhs
( Annual
Grant)
Ongoing
2. Microbial diversity in
different geo-climatic
zones of Himachal
Pradesh
Dept. of
Science and
Technology,
Govt. of
India.
PI 10.82 lakhs Completed
3. Use of Vriksha Mitra
bio-fertilizer in Apple
M/s Chambal
Fertilizers
and
Chemicals
Ltd.
PI 1.09 lakh
Completed
4. Use of Organic manures
in Apple and vegetable
Crops
M/s
Sidhartha
Gelatins
,New Delhi
Co-PI 1.10 lakh
Completed
5. Integrated Nutrient
Management in
Vegetable crops of
Mid Hill zone of
Himachal Padesh –
India.
Tennessee
State
University
USA.
PI $ 800.0 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 : 18
M.Sc. Student ongoing : 3
Ph.D Student Guided : 5
Ph.D Students on going : 5
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) Assessment of Quality and Resilience of Soils ii) Three weeks training programme on ADVANCES IN VEGETABLE
PRODUCTION. iii) Three weeks training programme on Natural Resource Management for
National food Security. iv) Three weeks training programme on Instrumentational methods in
agricultural research. v) Two weeks training programme on Windows and MS- Word. vi) Integrated pest Management in rice. vii) Training on TQM (Total Quality Management). viii) 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
➢ Life membership of Society for Advancement of Human and Nature( SADHNA)
Significant Contribution in the field of specialization:
1. 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.
2. Developed the bio-fertilizers technology along with chemical fertilizers for Pea ( Pisum
sativum) , Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)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.
3. 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.
4. 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) : 36
Popular articles /Extension bulletins : 8
B) Book Chapter : 7
C)Paper Presented in National /International Conferences:
a)International : oral :1 ; Poster : 15 ( 4 best poster award) b) National : Poster: 10
List of Publications:
Published:
1. Gupta S and R Kaushal. (2017) Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Bioresouce for
Enhanced Productivity of Solanaceous Vegetable Crops”.International Journal of
Agricultural Research and Crop Sciences 1.3: 10-15.
2. Sonal Bhardwaj, Rajesh Kaushal, Manoj Kaushal & Kamlesh Kumar Bhardwaj (2017):
Integrated nutrient management for improved cauliflower yield and soil health,
International Journal of Vegetable Science, DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2017.1370762
3. Shruti Kirti, Bhawna Dipta, Sonal Bhardwaj, Rohit Pawar and Rajesh Kaushal. 2017.
Screening and characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria associated with
cherry (Prunus avium L.). The Bioscan. 12(1): 15-19.
4. Sonal Bhardwaj, Bhawna Dipta, Shruti Kirti and Rajesh Kaushal. 2017. Screening of
efficient rhizobacteria associated with cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) for
plant growth promoting traits. Journal of Applied and Natural Science.9 (1):167-172
5. Ruchi Sharma, Shruti Kirti, Bhawna Dipta, Rajesh Kaushal and Narender K. Bharat.
2016. Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) of
Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. The Bioscan. 11(3): 1555-1558.
6. Shruti Kirti, Ruchi Sharma, Bhawna Dipta, Rohit Pawar, Rajesh Kaushal and Narender
K. Bharat. 2016. Status of arbuscular mycorrhizae associated with rhizosphere of sweet
cherry (Prunus avium) in high hills temperate zone of Himachal Pradesh. Indian
Phytopathology. 69 (3) : 286-289
7. Kaushal M and Kaushal Rajesh. (2015). Acetylene reductase activity and molecular
characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to know efficacy in integrated
nutrient management system. Indian Journal of Biotechnology .14: 221-227.
8. S. Gupta, R. Kaushal, R.S. Spehia, S.S. Pathania & V. Sharma 2015 Productivity of
Capsicum as influenced by conjoint application of isolated indigenous PGPR and
chemical fertilisers. Journal of Plant Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2015.1093139.
9. Gupta S, Kaushal R, Kaundal K, Chauhan A and Spehia RS 2015. Efficacy of indigenous
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on capsicum yield and soil health. Research on
crops 16(1): 123-132.
10. Bhutia PL, Thakur CL, Sarvade S, Bhardwaj DR, Kaushal R and BhutiaKG .2015.
Varietal performance of per (Pisum sativum L.) under peach based agroforestry system in
mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Agroforestry 17(2): 14-17.
11. Gupta S, Kaushal R, Sood G, Sharma R and Shruti Kirti. 2016. Screening of Indigenous
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Associated with Capsicum annuum L. in high
hills temperate wet conditions of Himachal Pradesh (India). Molecular Soil Biology 7(3):
1-7 (DOI: 10.5376/msb.2016.07.0003).
12. Deepshikha Thakur, Rajesh Kaushal and Vineet Shyam.2014.Phosphate Solubilising
Microorganisms: Role in phosphorus Nutrition of crop plants-A Review. Agricultural
Review. 35(3):159-171.
13. Shweta Gupta, Rajesh Kaushal, Ranjit Singh Spehia,Kirti Kaundal and Anjali Chauhan.
2014. Indigenous plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: potential green alternative for
capsicum Productivity under mid-hill conditions of north-western Himalayan region.
International Journal of Farm Sciences. 4(3): 58-66.
14. Deepshikha Thakur,Rajesh Kaushal and Vineet Shyam.2014.Preparation of
phosphocompost from the hydrothermal pre treated pine needles using the indigenous
microbial consortium. Green Farming. 5(4): 587-591.
15. Kaushal M . and Kaushal R. (2013). Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria- Impacts
on Cauliflower Yield and Soil Health. The Bioscan ,8(1): 01-10.
16. Kaushal M. and Kaushal R. (2013). Screening and characterization of rhizobacterial
strains of Bacillus spp. isolated from rhizosphere of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var.
botrytis L.). African Journal of Microbiology Research 7(17): 1657-1663.
17. Manoj Kaushal, Rajesh Kaushal and Priyanka Mandyal .2013. Impact of integrated
a. nutrient management systems on cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) yield and soil nutrient status. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 83 (10):
1013-1016.
18. Bhardwaj S.K., Yoginder Sharma ; R. Kaushal and S.D.Sharma .2013. Effect of
integrated nutrient management on soil fertility and productivity ofpea-tomato cropping
system in mid Himalayas. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research .39 (1): 20-27.
19. Vineet Shyam ,Rajesh Kaushal and Deepshikha Thakur .2012.Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Reduction of in the use of chemical pesticides and
fungicides. Indian Res. J. Genet.& Biotech.4(2): 104-112.
20. Vineet Shyam ,Rajesh Kaushal and Deepshikha Thakur .2012.Isolation enumeration and identification of endophytic Bacillus spp. Associated with Prunus avium L ( Sweet
cherry).Indian Res. J. Genet.& Biotech.4(3): 190-193.
21. Mandyal P , Rajesh Kaushal , Khushboo Sharma and Kaushal M . 2012.Evaluation of
native PGPR isolates in bell pepper for enhanced growth, yield and fruit quality.
International Journal of Farm Sciences, 2(2): 28-35.
22. Kaushal M, Rajesh Kaushal, B S Thakur, R S Spehia 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. International Journal of Farm
Sciences, 1(1): 19-26
23. 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.
24. 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- 4.
25. 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..
26. 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.
27. 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.of Plant and
Soil Res.10 (2):126-129.
28. 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.
29. Rajesh Kaushal ; Abhishek Kumar ;J. N. Raina and D.R. Gautam . 2006 Effect of Vri
khsa Mitra bio-fertilizer on fruit quality ,yield and soil nutrient status of apple (Malus
domestica Borkh) . Progressive Horticulture 38(2):137-143.
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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
35. 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 Journal Forestry.19 (3):258-263.
36. 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 Journal Forestry. 20 (2):105-111.
Book Chapter :
1. Chauhan A, Shirkot CK, Kaushal R and Rao D L N. 2015. Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria of
Medicinal Plants in NW Himalayas: Current Status and Future Prospects. In: Plant-Growth-Promoting
Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Medicinal Plants. (D Egamberdieva, S Shrivastava, Ajit Varma eds). Springer
International Publishing.
2. Kaushal M and Kaushal R .2015.PGPR bio-inoculant for sustainable crop production. In: Environment
and Microbiology (ed. Prasad R), IK International, New Delhi, India.
3. Manoj Kaushal and Rajesh Kaushal.2014. Microbes in Soil fertility of Forest Floor. In “Bioresources for
sustainable plant nutrient management(Eds. Ramesh Chandera and K P Raverkar).Satish Serial Publishing
House,Delhi-110033.
4. Kaushal, Rajesh and Sanjeev Kumar .Use of Biofertilizer for enhanced yield and sustainable soil health
under protected cultivation. In Protected cultivation for sustainable Horticulture (Eds.R S Spehia and I P
Sharma) Publishing Academy, Udaipur-313002.
5. 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..
6. 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.
7. 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:
i. Khushboo Sharma, Rajesh kaushal and SR Dhiman .2013.Effect of selected PGPR ‘s
on growth and flowering of Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora
Tzvelev).Presented in 10Th national Symposium on Soil Biology and
Ecology, Soil biota and social insects for sustainable agriculture at GKVK
Bangalore w. e .f. 19Th -21St December,2013.
ii. Kaushal R. ; Bhandari,A.R and Raverkar, K. P.2003. Natural nodulation nitrogen
fixation and growth performances of seven nitrogen fixing trees (NFT’s of
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:
1. Gupta S, Kaushal R, Sood G and Dhiman M 2015. Studies on indigenous plant growth promoting
rhizobacteria on suppressing Ralstonia solanacearum and promoting capsicum plant growth. The 2nd
International conference on “Bio-resource and stress management” at PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad,
India w.e.f. 7-10th Jan 2015. (Best Poster Award)
2. Gupta S, Kaushal R, Spehia RS and Sood G 2015. Effect of conjoint use of indigenous PGPR and chemical
fertilizers on yield, quality of capsicum and soil health. In“National symposium on modern agro-
technologies for nutritional security and health” hels at Dr YSP UHF Nauni Solan(HP) w.e.f. 21-23rd, April
2015. (Best Poster Award)
3. Dipta B, Kaushal R, and Kirti S. Effect of inoculation of phosphate solubilizing microorganism and
inorganic phosphate sources on growth and yield of cauliflower. Presented in First National Conference on
Emerging challenges in biotechnology, organized by CGC Landran, Mohali and AMI, Chandigarh Unit
w.e.f. Aug. 21-22. 2015. 27p.
4. Kirti S, Kaushal R, Sharma R and Dipta B. Guiena grass: host for the mass multiplication of arbuscular
mycorrhiza fungi inoculum. Presented in First National Conference on Emerging challenges in
biotechnology, organized by CGC Landran, Mohali and AMI, Chandigarh Unit w.e.f. Aug. 21-22. 2015.
50p.
5. Kirti Shruti, Kaushal R, Sharma R, Dipta B and Pawar R. Antagonism of PGPR’s against soil borne
pathogens of sweet cherry. National Symposium on Holistic approaches for plant health management,
organized by Indian Phytopathological Society (NZ), Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology and
Dept. Of Plant Pathology at Dr YSPUHF, Solan w.e.f. Sep. 28- 29. 2015. 96p.
6. Bhardwaj S and Kaushal R. Biocontrol of soil borne diseases of cauliflower by plant growth promoting
rhizobacteria. National Symposium on Holistic approaches for plant health management, organized by
Indian Phytopathological Society (NZ), Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology and Dept. of Plant
Pathology at Dr YSPUHF, Solan w.e.f. Sep. 28- 29. 2015. 97p.
7. Sharma S, Kaushal R and Dipta B. Biocontrol of soil borne pathogens by PGPR in Chrysanthemum.
National Symposium on Holistic approaches for plant health management, organized by Indian
Phytopathological Society (NZ), Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology and Dept. of Plant
Pathology at Dr YSPUHF, Solan w.e.f. Sep. 28- 29. 2015. 98p.
8. Dipta B, Kaushal R, Kirti S and Sharma S. Management of phosphorus nutrition by the use of PGPR in
cauliflower. National Symposium on Holistic approaches for plant health management, organized by Indian
Phytopathological Society (NZ), Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology and Dept. of Plant
Pathology at Dr YSPUHF, Solan w.e.f. Sep. 28- 29. 2015. 98p.
9. Kirti S, Kaushal R, Sharma R, Dipta B, Gupta S, Bhardwaj S and Pawar R. Occurrence and
morphological characterization of arbuscular mycorrhizae in rhizospheric soil of sweet cherry. 56th Annual
Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2015) & International Symposium on
“Emerging Discoveries in Microbiology” at Convention Center, JNU, New Delhi, w.e.f. Dec. 7-10. 2015.
225p.
10. Gupta S, Kaushal R, Sood G, Kirti S, Bhardwaj S, Dipta B and Sharma R. 2015. Studies on Efficacy of
Indigenous Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Enhanced Capsicum Productivity. 56th Annual
Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2015) & International Symposium on
“Emerging Discoveries in Microbiology” at Convention Center, JNU, New Delhi, w.e.f. Dec. 7-10. 2015.
216p.
11. Bhardwaj S, Kaushal R, Bhardwaj KK, Dipta B, Gupta S and Kirti S. 2015. Efficacy of Integrated Nutrient
Module on Yield of Cauliflower and Soil Health. 56th Annual Conference of Association of
Microbiologists of India (AMI-2015) & International Symposium on “Emerging Discoveries in
Microbiology” at Convention Center, JNU, New Delhi, w.e.f. 7 w.e.f. Dec. 7-10. 2015. 570p.
12. Dipta B, Kirti Shruti and Kaushal R. Eradication of phosphorus deficiency by the use of PSM in
cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) National conference on “Issues and challenges in
contemporary world” at IEC university, Baddi, H.P., w.e.f. Dec. 26-27. 2015. 28p.
13. Gupta S, Shruti Kirti, Sood G, Sharma R, Bhardwaj S and Kaushal R. Characterization of plant growth
promoting rhizobacteria associated with capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.). National conference on “Issues
and challenges in contemporary world” at IEC university, Baddi, H.P., w.e.f. Dec. 26-27. 2015. 26p.
14. Kirti Shruti, Dipta B, Pawar R and Kaushal R. Evaluation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
associated with rhizosphere of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) National conference on “Issues and
challenges in contemporary world” at IEC university, Baddi, H.P., w.e.f. Dec. 26-27. 2015. 26p.
15. Sharma S and Kaushal R. Phosphorus solubilization potential of bacterial strain isolated from rhizosphere
of Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev). National conference on “Issues and challenges in
contemporary world” at IEC university, Baddi, H.P., w.e.f. Dec. 26-27. 2015. 25p.
16. Bhardwaj S, Kaushal R and Bhardwaj KK. Effect of Integrated Nutrient Module on Growth and Yield of
Cauliflower under Low Hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. International Conference on Natural Resource
Management Ecological Perspectives at SKUAST, Jammu, w.e.f. 7 w.e.f. Feb. 18-20. 2016. 644p.
17. 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.
18. 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..( Best Poster
Award).
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. Bhardwaj,S.K. ;Kaushal, R. and Bhandari, A. R. Effect of rock phosphate ,urea and microbial inoculants
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