Dr. Gagandeep Kaur joined the Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana as Assistant Professor (Horticulture) in 2008. She was promoted to Senior Fruit Scientist in 2020 (till date). She completed her B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in 2001, M.Sc. Pomology from College of Agriculture, PAU in 2003, and Ph.D. Pomology from PAU in 2007.

Her field of specialization includes crop improvement and varietal evaluation of grapes, guava and bael, quality improvement, and production technology of Cape gooseberry. She has led and contributed to multiple externally funded research projects and demonstrations on eco-friendly technologies and weed management in grapes and guava. She has published extensively in national and international journals on fruit science, agronomy and horticulture, with research interests spanning crop phenology, storage, quality enhancement, and technology transfer.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects (completed/ongoing)

– Fund for Improvement Of S&T Infrastructure In Universities And Higher Educational Institutions (DST-FIST) – Co-PI

– Frontline demonstrations on eco-friendly technologies and mulching in guava (NHM) – PI

– Trial on bio-efficacy evaluation of Glufosinate ammonium 13.5% SL against weed flora in grapes (UPL Limited) – PI

– Skill development training course on job role of gardener (Under aegis of ASCI, India) (Hindustan Insecticides Limited/ICAR) – Co-PI

– Evaluation of the Bioefficacy and Phytotoxicity of fungicide “GPF 1617” against downy mildew and anthracnose in grapes (UPL Pvt Ltd) – Co-PI

– Bio-efficacy evaluation of GPH 0319 against weed flora in grapes (UPL Limited) – PI

– Bio-efficacy evaluation of fungicides “UPF 108” and “GPF 1819” against anthracnose and powdery mildew in grapes (UPL Limited) – Co-PI

Research Publications (selected)

– Kaur A, Gupta M, Kaur Gagandeep, et al. (2024) Evaluation of Cape gooseberry varieties for growth and bioactive compounds under subtropical conditions. Applied Fruit Science. (NAAS 7.3)

– Kaur K, Singh R, Kaur Gagandeep (2024) A Comparative Study of Ethylene Detection Methods in Food Supply Chains: A Review. Food Analytical Methods 17:14–32. (NAAS 8.9)

– Paras KK, Kaur Gagandeep et al. (2024) Heritability and Principal Component Analysis of Phytochemical Traits in Guava. Applied Fruit Science 66(1):193–20. (NAAS 7.3)

– Arora NK, Arora R, Kaur Gagandeep, Gill MIS (2022) Effect of time of pruning and hydrogen cyanamide application on harvesting time and fruit quality in grapes. Agricultural Research Journal (PAU) 59(5):896-902.

– Brar JS, Arora NK, Kumar K, Boora RS, Kaur Gagandeep (2021) Effect of temperature variations on phenology and horticultural traits of guava. Journal of Agrometeorology 23:360-63.

– Singh N, Kaur Gagandeep (2018) Study on time and method of grafting on the graft success in grape. J Krishi Vigyan 6(2):264-271.