Dr Navneet Kaur completed B.Sc. Agriculture (1998), M.Sc. Agronomy (2000), and Ph.D. Agronomy in 2013 from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana. She started her career as Assistant Agronomist at PAU in 2004 and then worked as Senior Agronomist from 2017 to 2020. Currently She is working as Principal Agronomist since 2020. Over the years, she has been actively involved in research, teaching and extension. Her main research interests are in the field of agroforestry to study tree-crop interactions, and management of agroforestry systems for higher yields and sustainability. Her current research work focuses on developing region-specific agroforestry models for sustainable farming; and integrating high-value tree species like sandalwood with suitable crops to enhance farmer income and ecological benefits.

Research Interests: 

1. Tree-crop interaction studies
2. Management of agroforestry systems

Projects accomplished: 

1. Development of suitable agroforestry models of different tree species in Punjab – Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab.
2. Development of package of cultural practices for Jatropha- NOVOD Board, MoA, GOI.

Ongoing Projects:

1. All India Coordinated Research Project on Agroforestry (AICRP) – ICAR.
2. Development of Sandalwood based Agroforestry models- ICFRE, Dehradun.

Selected Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. Kaur P, Kaur Navneet, Gill RIS, Sardana V and Kaur H (2025) Indian mustard genotypes show varied response to sowing times under poplar (Populus deltoides Bartr.) in the irrigated agroecosystem of North-Western India Agroforestry Systems 99(5) DOI:10.1007/s10457-025-01218-4 (NAAS rating: 8.0)
2. Parija B, Kaur Navneet, Dhaliwal TK and Gill RIS (2023) Optimization of planting geometry and weed control improves the productivity of potato under poplar-based agroforestry system. Agroforestry Systems 97: 1055-1069 (NAAS rating: 8.42)
3. Bhardwaj A, Kaur Nanveet, Dhatt AS and Gill RIS (2021) Optimization of onion planting time and variety under Populus deltoides-based agroforestry system in North-Western India. Agroforestry Systems 95: 533-46. (NAAS rating 7.97)
4. Singh P, Sharma SP, Kaur Navneet and Gill RIS (2019) Potato cultivars differ in response to date of planting in intercrop with poplar (Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.) in irrigated agro-ecosystem of north-west India. Agroforestry Systems 93: 2345-55 (NAAS rating: 7.20)
5. Kaur H, Kaur Navneet, Gill RIS, Bhullar MS and Singh A (2018) Weed management in common cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartr.) nursery plantation. Weed Technology 32: 284-89. (NAAS rating: 7.49)
6. Kaur B, Singh B, Kaur Navneet and Singh D (2017) Phytoremediation of Cadmium contaminated soils through multi-purpose tree species. Agroforestry Systems 92: 473-83. (NAAS rating: 7.17)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions: 

• 1st position in Ph.D. (Agronomy).
• Best presentation award AICRP on Agroforestry meeting at CSKHPAU, Palampur 2013; UAS Bengaluru 2017 and CAFRI Jhansi 2022.
• Commendation certificate for innovative integration in agroforestry in the Photography Competition 2021 organized by ICAR-CAFRI, Jhansi.
• Fellowship by Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) to attend training on Agricultural Food Security, 21-27 Jan 2018, Bangkok, Thailand.
• ‘Travel grant’ by Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi to attend 26thAsian-Pacific Weed Science Conference, 19 – 22 Sept 2017 Kyoto, Japan.
• ‘First prize in poster presentation’ at National Symposium on ‘Agroforestry for environmental challenges, sustainable land use, biodiversity conservation and rural livelihood options’ from 3-5 Dec 2016 at CAFRI Jhansi.
• ‘Travel grant’ by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, GOI to attend 7th International Weed Science Congress, 19-25 June 2016, Prague, Czech Republic.