Education: B.Sc. (Agriculture), PAU, Ludhiana; M.Sc. Entomology, PAU, Ludhiana; Ph.D YSPUHF, Nauni, Solan.

Positions held: Entomologist, Plant Clinic, o/o DEE; AICRP Fodder (2024 till date)

Field of Specialization: Fodder Entomology

Present Research Interests/Projects:

Research Interests:

• Screening of germplasm for insect pest resistance in various fodder crops, specifically host resistance

Ongoing Projects:

1. All India Coordinated Research Project on Forage Crops and Utilization
2. All India Coordinated Sorghum Improvement Project 
3. All India Coordinated Pearl Millet Improvement Project

Selected Research Publications:

Inderpreet Kaur Boparai, KrishanChander Sharma and Harwinder Singh Buttar (2024) Impact of Temperature on Age-Specific Survival and Fecundity of Spodopteralitura on Capsicum Indian Journal of Ecology51 (6): 1263-67.

Inderpreet Kaur Boparai, Krishan Chander Sharma and Harwinder Singh Buttar (2024) Bioecology of Spodoptera litura on various host plants and temperature regimes. Journal of Entomological Research48 (4): 514-19.

Inderpreet Kaur Boparai, Krishan Chander Sharma and Harwinder Singh Buttar (2024) Determination of minimum threshold temperature and degree day requirements for the development of Spodoptera litura on different host plants. International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research24 SP-8(6): 125-129.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

• Awarded University Merit Fellowship in B.Sc. (Agriculture), MSc and PhD
• Awarded Maulana Azad National Fellowship during PhD