Dr. Yogesh Khokhar holds a B.Sc. (Agri.) Hons from Punjabi University, Patiala (2004), followed by an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (2006 and 2010 respectively). Since 2013, he has served as a Fruit Scientist, specializing in crops such as pear, litchi, strawberry, and avocado. His research work focuses on enhancing crop and fruit quality through improved nutrition, canopy architecture, and post-harvest management practices. He is associated in the “ICAR-funded initiative on sustainable livestock-based farming systems aimed at improving livelihood security in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district. His work reflects a commitment to integrated horticultural development and sustainable agricultural practices.

Education: B.Sc. (Agri.) Hons, Punjabi University, Patiala (2004); M..Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (2006); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2010)

Positions held: Fruit Scientist,(2013- till date)

Field of Specialization: Pear, Litchi, Strawberry, Avocado

Research Interests:

• Crop and fruit quality improvement; Nutrition, canopy and post-harvest management

Research Projects:

• Sustainable livestock based farming system for livelihood security in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab by ICAR, New Delhi

Selected Research Publications:

Scopus ID: 55437986235

Web of Science ID: AFM- JVY 9544214

Orcid ID:  (https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1488-0624)

Research gate ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yogesh-Khokhar

Important Publications

Y Khokhar (2024) Exploring Ecological Safety and a Potential Approach for Regulating the Preharvest ‘Kinnow’Fruit Drop Under Lower Himalayas. Applied Fruit Science, 1-8.

R Sharma and Y Khokhar (2022) Effect of weather parameters on the seasonal abundance of peach leaf curl aphid, Brachycaudus helichrysi (Kaltenbach) on peach in lower Shiwaliks of Punjab. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 7 (5), 1730-1733.

RK Sharma, Y Khokhar and S Singh (2022) Management of fruit flies (Bactrocera spp.) in guava (Psidium guajava) by pheromone traps Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 92 (1), 14-17.

Y Khokhar (2019) Relationship of severity pruning and weather variables on quality fruit production of ber (Ziziphus mauritiana L. cv. Sanaur-2) Bangladesh Journal of Botany 49 (1), 65-70.

RK Sharma, Y Khokhar (2019)Studies on seasonal population dynamics of the citrus leaf miner, Phyllocnistis citrella stainton (lepidoptera: gracillariidae) on kinnow in submontaneous region of Punjab. Journal of Agrometeorology 21 (3), 385-387.

rds/Honours/Distinctions: (Exclude best poster/paper presentations, Appreciation letters etc.)

• Merit scholarship for  Ph.D. programmes