Dr Barinder Kaur joined Punjab Agricultural University on February, 2021 as an Assistant Professor. Her research interest primarily focuses on production technologies of major vegetable crops grown under Punjab conditions. Also, she is conducting trails related to production technologies of different vegetable crops under All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops, as well as the All India Network Research Project on Onion and Garlic. At present, she is guiding two M.Sc. students, and a committee member of one Ph.D. student. She has been engaged in teaching of various courses of Vegetable Science to B.Sc. and M.Sc. students, and actively involved in various extension activities like delivering lectures to farmers in various training programmes, kisan mela stall duties, field visits etc. 

Research interests: 

1. Water management in vegetable crops
2. Weed management in vegetable crops

Projects accomplished: Nil 

Ongoing Projects: Nil

Selected Research Publications:

• Barinder Kaur, Karmvir Singh Garcha, Jagdeep Singh Sandhu, Madhu Sharma and Ajmer Singh Dhatt (2023) Interspecific hybridization for transfer of hull-less seed trait from Cucurbita pepo to C. moschata. Scientific Reports 13: 4627. (NAAS rating: 10.60/ IF 3.9) 

1. Barinder Kaur, Karmvir Singh Garcha, Dharminder Bhatia, Jiffinvir Singh Khosa, Madhu Sharma, Amandeep Mittal, Neha Verma and Ajmer Singh Dhatt (2022) Identification of single major QTL and candidate gene (s) governing hull-less seed trait in pumpkin. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 948106. (NAAS rating: 11.60/ IF 6.63)
2. Verma N , Garcha KS, Sharma A, Sharma M, Bhatia D, Khosa JS, Kaur B, Chuuneja P and Dhatt AS (2023) Identification of a major-effect QTL associated with begomoviruses resistance in Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Phytopathology https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-22-0240-FI (NAAS rating 10.01 IF 4.01)
3. Barinder Kaur, Karmvir Singh Garcha, Gagandeep Kaur Chahal and Ajmer Singh Dhatt (2021) Study on pre-fertilization barriers in the interspecific hybridization between Cucurbita pepo L. and C. moschata Duchesne. Agricultural Research Journal 58: 594-602. (NAAS rating: 5.16) 
4. Barinder Kaur, Rajinder Singh and Dilbag Singh (2018) Screening of tetraploidy induction methods using anti-microtubule agent colchicine in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai). Vegetable Science 45: 166-172. (NAAS rating: 5.54)

Awards/Honors/Distinctions: 

1. Recipient of Dr B R Sharma Gold Medal for securing Ist position in M.Sc. Horticulture (Vegetable Science)

Recipient of Prime Minister Fellowship for Doctoral Research during 2017-2020