Dr.L.K. Dhaliwal joined in the Department of Agricultural Meteorology, PAU as Assistant Professor on 22.11.1993. Her field of specialization is crop-weather-pest relationships and microclimate modification. She has published 100+ research papers in national and international journals and  50+ popular articles in different newspapers/magazines. She has published two books – Encyclopedia of Agricultural Meteorology and Coffee Table Book on Climate Change and Agriculture (PAU Publication) and four practical manuals for Agromet. PG courses. She has completed several research projects funded by DST , UGC, MOEFCC and Punjab Government. She has two recommendations in PAU Package of Practices on Mulching in Net House. From research studies, she has developed models on mustard aphid, brown plant hopper of rice crop, brown spot disease of rice, Alternaria blight, white rust, Karnal bunt of wheat etc. and also developed Agromet Wheat App under Punjab conditions. She has worked on climate change effects on livestock and also involved in Livestock Insurance Scheme developed by GADVASU, Ludhiana. She has published 10 booklets on climate change effects on livestock for farmers. She has attended several trainings in Agricultural Meteorology. She has attended International Training Programme on Agricultural Meteorology sponsored by WMO, MASHAV and IMS held in Israel during 2003. Attended International Workshop on Fostering a Cooperative Approach to Water, held at Jordan from June 9-12, 2015. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Prediction of mustard aphid based on crop- weather-aphid relationships under Punjab conditions funded by DST from 2003-2007 (Principal Investigator).
2. Evaluation of predictive models & thumb rules to forecast Karnal Bunt disease of wheat funded by DST from 2005-2009 (Co-Principal Investigator).
3. Microclimate-disease interactions under different water saving methods in rice crop funded by SERB from 2012-2014 (Principal Investigator).
4. Microclimatic manipulations to manage weather variability effects in wheat under Punjab conditions funded by DST from 2014-2018. (Principal Investigator).
5. Towards climate resilient livestock production system in Punjab funded by  Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India (Under NAFCC) (Principal Investigator- PAU Component) from 2016-2022.

Research Publications:

1. Karuna and Dhaliwal  L K (2020) Variability in meteorological parameters during kharif season and its impact on rice crop at Ludhiana, Punjab, India Journal of Agrometeorology 22 (1) : 92-96. (NAAS Rating: 6.46).
2. Dhaliwal L K, Buttar G S, Kingra P K and Kaur Sukhjeet (2020).Yield response, water and radiation use efficiencies of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influenced by sowing time, planting methods and irrigation scheduling in Punjab, India. Indian Journal of Agronomy. 65(1):53-60. (NAAS Rating: 5.46).
3. Dhaliwal Ramandeep Kaur, Malhotra Puneet, Kashyap Neeraj, Dash Shakti Kant, Kaur Simarjeet and Dhaliwal Lakhvir Kaur (2021). Determination of heat stress zone for daily milk yield using carryover heat effect model in Murrah buffaloes. Tropical Animal Health and Production53:488 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02927-5). (NAAS Rating: 7.56).
4. Mehta Purnima and Dhaliwal L K (2023) Agromet wheat app for estimation of phenology and yield of wheat under Punjab conditions. International Journal of Biometeorology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-022-02423-x (NAAS Rating: 9.74). 
5. Aatralarasi S, Dhaliwal L K, Kingra P K, Malhotra P and Jain G (2024) Computation of comfort indices for livestock in central Punjab. Journal of Dairy, Veterinary and Animal Research 13(1): 20-25. DOI: 10.15406/jdvar.2024.13.00342

Awards and Recognitions: NIL