Dr. Jasvir Singh Gill joined PAU as District Extension Specialist (equivalent to Assistant Professor) on 23.04.2010. He completed B Sc Agri (Hons) from Khalsa College Amritsar in 2004 and M Sc Agronomy in 2006 from PAU, Ludhiana. He persuaded Ph D in Agronomy as in-service candidate from January, 2019- April 2023. He was promoted to Senior Agronomist (equivalent to Associate Professor) from May, 2023. His field of specialization is Weed Management, Crop Residue Management, Aerobic Rice, designing of machinery for regenerative agriculture. He has completed one project as PI funded by Punjab Pollution Control Board and worked as Co PI in 5 projects funded by various agencies like ICAR, NABARD, GIZ Germany, Syngenta India, Ltd, Bayer Crop Sciences, etc.  He has one patent (granted) to his credit, published 20 research papers in national and international journals and presented 05 papers in national and international conferences. He has delivered 300 lectures to guide farmers and farm women. Presently he is working as Senior Agronomist in weed management section of the Department of Agronomy, PAU, Ludhiana. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Popularization of Direct Seeded Rice through Mechanization and Improved Agronomic Practices in Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems in Punjab funded by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of Punjab in April, 2019.
2. Farmers’ Network on Climate Resilient Agriculture in Punjab –A Pilot Study funded by GIZ (Germany Society for International Cooperation Ltd.), New Delhi
3. Promotion of Direct Seeded Rice-Tarr Wattar Technology in 12 districts of Punjab funded by NABARD

Research Publications:

1. Gill J S, Singh S, Bhullar M S, Kaur G and Kaur T (2025) Productivity-profitability-energy-carbon footprint nexus of wheat in relation to its establishment vis-à-vis in-situ rice residue management with a novel Surface Seeding-cum-Mulching technique. Energy 332:137177. (NAAS Rating: 15)
2. Kaur R, Bana R S, Singh T, Meena S L, Raj R, Dass A, Govindasamy P, Gill J S, Kumar S, Sen S and Kumar S (2024) Sequential herbicide application coupled with mulch enhances the productivity and quality of winter onion (Allium cepa L.) while effectively controlling the mixed weed flora. Front Sustain Food Syst 7:1271340. (NAAS Rating: 9.7)
3. Bhullar M S, Kumar S, Kaur S, Kaur T, Singh J, Yadav R, Chauhan B S and Gill G (2016) Management of complex weed flora in dry-seeded rice. Crop Prot 83:20-26. (NAAS Rating: 8.5)
4. Kaur T, Kaur S, Singh G, Singh M, Singh J, Kaur P, Kaur P and Bhullar M S (2025) Weed control in direct-seeded rice with ready mix of penoxsulam+ pendimethalin. Indian J Weed Sci 57(2):155-59. (NAAS Rating: 5.42)
5. Gill J S and Kaur G (2015) Infusion of single bud chip planting technique for sugarcane propagation. Indian J Econ Devel 11(1):227-32. (NAAS Rating: 6.3)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by ICAR from 2004 -2006
2. Recipient of High Impact Innovation Award (Citation + Rs 50000.00) in 2014 by Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Government of Punjab
3. Recipient of Appreciation Award by PAU in March 2015
4. Best Paper Award by Indian Society of Agronomy (2016)
5. Young Scientist Award by Punjab Academy of Sciences (Citation + Certificate + Rs 7500.00) for the development of Lucky Seed Drill (2017)
6. Best Paper Award (Citation + certificate) by Society of Economics and Development held at PAU, Ludhiana on April 5th 2018.
7. Punjab Sarkar Parmaan Patra – 2024, by Government of Punjab.
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