Education: BSc, CSKHPKV, Palampur (2005); MSc CSKHPKV, Palampur (2007); PhD, PAU, Ludhiana (2012)

Positions held: Microbiologist (Soil Science), PAU Ludhiana (9^th July 2014- 31^st October 2023),

   Microbiologist (Pulses) (1^st November, 2023 – till date)

Field of Specialization: Soil Microbiology

Present Research Interests:

1. Understanding Legume- Rhizobia Symbiosis in different Pulses

2. Development of Microbial biofertilizers for pulse crop

Research Projects:

1. All India coordinated Research Project on Chickpea (Rabi)
2. All India coordinated Research Project on MuLLaRP (Kharif)
3. All India coordinated Research Project on soybean
4. CSIR ASPIRE “Metagenomic profiling of bioenzymes and their potential for composting to fulfil interlinked nutrient dependency in vegetable crops (37WS(0080)/2023-24/EMR-II/ASPIRE) (As PI)

Selected Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. Sharma S, Singh P, Choudhary OP and Neemisha(2021) Nitrogen and rice straw incorporation impact nitrogen use efficiency, soil nitrogen pools and enzyme activity in rice-wheat system in north-western India. Field Crops Research 266:108131 (NAAS rating: 11.8)
2. Neemisha, Kumar A, Sharma P, Kaur A, Sharma S, Jain R. (2022) Harnessing rhizobacteria to fulfil inter? linked nutrient dependency on soil and alleviate stresses in plants. Journal of Applied Microbiology 133(5):2694-716 (NAAS rating: 0)
3. Mavi MS, Singh G, Choudhary OP, Singh A, Vashisht BB, Sekhon KS, NeemishaP, Singh B (2023) Successive addition of rice straw biochar enhances carbon accumulation in soil irrigated with saline or non-saline water. Environmental Research 217:114733 (NAAS rating: 14.3)
4. Gupta RK, Sraw PK, Kang JS, Kaur J, Sharma V, Neemisha P, KaliaA, Al-Ansari N, Alataway, Dewidar AZ and Mattar MA (2024) Interactive effects of long-term management of crop residue and phosphorus fertilization on wheat productivity and soil health in the rice–wheat. Scientific Reports 14: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51399-8 (NAAS rating: 10.60)
5. Tayade A, Nagpal S, Neemisha and Sharma P (2024) Untapping the synergy of biofertilizers-organic amendments: an opportunity beyond chemical fertilizers for agricultural sustainability. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 55(22):3582-3608(NAAS rating: 7.8)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

1. Certificate of Honour in B.Sc. by CSKHPKV, Palampur.
2. Qualified ICAR’s All India Examination, ICAR – SRF (PGS) 2008-09 for admission in Ph.D. programmes for pursuing Ph.D.
3. Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lecturership/Assistant Professorship conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ICAR) New Delhi.
4. PAU merit fellowship holder during PhD.
5. Award of Honor by Society for Advancement of Academics, Sports and Cultural Activities (SAASCA), PAU Ludhiana.
6. Sc. Publication got Best Publication of the Year Award (Common wealth of distance education, code summit 2010, WMC 2010) on 30-31 December 2010, at India International Centre, 40 Lodi Estate, New Delhi.
7. Award of Honor (2013) for proficiency in Academics by Advancement of Academics, Sports and Cultural Activities (SAASCA), PAU Ludhiana