Dr. Kuldeep Singh Bhullar joined Punjab Agricultural University on 15th January 2010 as Assistant Professor (Horticulture). He holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture (2001), M.Sc. in Pomology (2007) with specialization in post-harvest management, and Ph.D. in Fruit Science (2019) with specialization in fruit breeding. He served for over five years in the All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits at Abohar and has conducted numerous farmers’ trainings on citrus production technologies. Presently, he is working in the School of Organic Farming on various aspects of organic and natural farming systems, focusing on developing package of practices for crops like guava, strawberry, cape gooseberry, and dragon fruit. He has completed advanced training in salt-affected soil management (CSSRI, Karnal), statistical tools for data analysis (IASRI, New Delhi), GIS and remote sensing in agriculture (GBPUAT, Pantnagar), and natural farming (CSKHPKV, Palampur). Dr. Bhullar has published 15 research papers, over 40 extension articles and bulletins, authored two books and one book chapter, delivered 135 invited lectures, 15 TV/radio talks, conducted 140 FLDs, 14 OFTs, 13 surveys, 16 field days, 95 short-term and 16 long-term training programmes, making significant contributions in research and extension under sustainable horticulture.

Awards and Recognitions:

Received best Poster Presentation Temperature and relative humidity affecting the population dynamics of citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama on kinnow mandarin in Southwestern region of Punjab. In: Abstracts, National Symposium on Sustainable Citrus Production: Way Forward held at ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur, November 27-29, 2015, Nagpur, India