Dr. Anupam Sekhon joined PAU as Nematologist on 30.09.2024 after completing B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) in 2014 and M.Sc. Nematology in 201, both from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. She did her PhD (Plant Pathology) also from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 2021. Her field of specialization is Nematology. She has worked as Research Fellow from October 2021 to September 2022 in Department of Plant Pathology, PAU, Ludhiana. She has also worked as Teaching Assistant from September 2022 to September 2024 in Department of Plant Pathology, PAU, Ludhiana. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research/Review Publications:

1. Sekhon A, Dhillon NK, Bhatia D, Lore JS and Buttar HS (2023) Novel sources of combined resistance against rice root-knot nematode and brown spot disease in Oryza rufipogon Griff. Rice Science 30(6): 504-508 (NAAS Rating- 10.41)
2. Buttar HS, Singh A, Sirari A, Anupam, Kaur K, Kumar A, Lal MK, Tiwari RK and Kumar R (2023) Investigating the impact of fungicides and mungbean genotypes on the management of pod rot disease caused by Fusarium equiseti and Fusarium chlamydosporum. Frontier in Plant Science 14:1164245. (NAAS Rating- 12.63)
3. Dhillon NK, Kaur S, Anupam, Buttar HS, Singh K, Khapte PS and Kumar P (2023) Management of Root-Knot Nematode with Non-Chemical Methods for Sustainable Production of Cucumber under Protected Cultivation. Agronomy basel 13,124. (NAAS Rating- 9.95)
4. Sekhon A, Dhillon NK and Buttar HS (2023) Alleviating stress of Meloidogyne graminicola and Drechslera oryzae pathogens with nitrogen application in direct seeded and transplanted rice. Allelopathy Journal 60(2): 171-182 (NAAS Rating- 6.00)
5. Kaur K, Utreja D, Dhillon NK, Anupam and Buttar HS (2022) Heterocyclic Moieties as Prospective Nematicides: An Overview. Current Organic Chemistry 1-22. DOI: 10.2174/1385272827666221209094444. (Impact Factor: 2.18)
6. Buttar HS, Dhillon NK, Kaur S, Anupam (2022) Integrated Application of Amendments and Chemicals for the Management of Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) on Cucumber. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 92(11): 1331-1335. (NAAS Rating- 6.32)
7. Sekhon A, Dhillon NK, Kaur S and Buttar HS (2022) Integrated management of Meloiodogyne graminicola in nursery beds of rice. Indian Phytopathology (NAAS Rating- 5.95)
8. Buttar HS, Dhillon NK, Kaur S and Anupam (2022) Effect of root-knot nematode (Meloiodogyne incognita) population densities on growth of cucumber. Indian Phytopathology (NAAS Rating- 5.95)
9. Dhillon NK, Dhillon BS and Anupam (2021) Harnessing the allelopathic potential of mustard (Brassica sp.) and conventional puddling for management of rice root knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola -an emerging pathogen of rice. Allelopathy Journal 54(1): 73-80. (NAAS Rating- 7.28) 
10. Dhillon NK, Kaur S, Anupam and Buttar HS (2020) Allelopathic potential of Streptomyces lydicus strain WYEC 108 and Verticillium chlamydosporium strain IIHR VC-3 to control root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in tomato. Allelopathy Journal 50 (1): 107-118. (NAAS Rating- 6.73)
11. Kumar R, Dhillon NK, Kaur S, Anupam and Sirari A (2020) Resistance in Mungbean against Meloidogyne incognita and its impact on nodulation. Legume Research 1-9. (NAAS Rating- 6.34) 
12. Anupam, Dhillon NK, Kaur S, Jindal SK and Buttar HS (2020) Phenotypic and Genotypic characterization of tomato genotypes for resistance to root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Phytoprotection 100:28-33. (NAAS Rating- 6.29)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Awarded Merit Certificate for B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) and M.Sc (Nematology) by PAU
2. Awarded Punjab Mandi Board Scholarship during B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.), Merit Fellowship during M.Sc (Nematology), Merit Fellowship during PhD. (Plant Pathology)
3. Awarded Travel Grant by Khush Foundation (2017)
4. Third Best Poster Award for the paper: Dhillon NK, Kaur S and Anupam (2018) Management of root knot nematode in organic cultivation of cucumber under protected cultivation presented in “National Symposium on Role of Plant Pathology in Empowering and Doubling Farmer’s income” from 25-27 Oct, 2018 at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
5. Third Best Poster Award for the paper: Anupam and Dhillon NK (2021) Multiple disease resistance of Oryza rufipogon-wild group of rice against rice root knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola) and brown leaf spot of rice (Drechslera oryzae) presented in “National Symposium on Strategic Plant Disease management for food security” from 6-7th December 2021 at ICAR-CPRI, Shimla, India.
6. Second Best Poster Award for the paper: Sekhon A, Dhillon NK, Kaur S, Buttar HS and Dhami DS (2023) Occurrence of rice root knot nematode in rice nurseries and fields of Punjab presented in “National Symposium on Plant Pathology: Sustainable approaches for food security and human health” from 8-9th December 2023 at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India