Dr. Gagandeep Kaur Chahal joined PAU as Assistant Professor on 19.03.2018 after completing B.Sc. (Botany Hons.) from Punjab University, Chandigarh in 2009. She did her M.Sc. (Botany) in 2011 and PhD (Botany) from PAU, Ludhiana in 2015. Her field of specialization is Morpho-physiological and Anatomical basis of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in vegetable crops and mitigation strategies. She is working in project “Mitigating abiotic stresses in potato and onion through crop improvement approaches” as Co-PI funded by State Govt under Revenue Rehabilitation and Disaster Management. She has guided 3 M.Sc. students and 1 PhD students as major advisor, published 21 research papers in national and international journals and presented 5 papers in national and international conferences. Presently, she is the Convener of the Fine arts and Heritage committee of CoBS&H and Member, External Examinations, CoBS&H. 

Professional Accomplishments

Publications:

1. 1. Kaur A, Chahal G K and Dhatt A S (2022) Understanding of histological and physiological alterations in hull-less seeded pumpkin. Sci Hortic 304 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111321 (NASS Rating: 9.46)
   2. Kaur J, Mankoo R K and Chahal G K (2023) Synthesis of rice straw biopolymers based hydrogels and their use as media for growth of monocot (wheat) and dicot (moong bean) plants. Chemical papers 77: 2539-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-022-02644-9  (NASS  Rating 8.15)
   3. Mankoo R K, Kaur J and Chahal G K (2023) Characterization of rice straw lignin phenolics and evaluation of their role in pollen tube growth in Cucurbita pepo L. Natural Prod Res 16:1-.  https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2023.2225126. (NASS:8.49)
   4.  Kaur J, Mankoo R K and Chahal G K (2023) Pytotoxicity evaluation of rice straw biopolymer-based hydrogels. Cellulose Chem Technol 57 (3-4): 295-304. https://doi.org/10.35812/CelluloseChemTechnol.2023.57.27 (NASS Rating: 7.39)
   5. Ishita Kapoor, Chahal G K, Madhu Sharma, Navita Ghai and Ajmer Singh Dhatt (2024) Barriers to interspecific hybridization between Cucurbita pepo L. and Cucurbita moschata Duch. J Plant Growth Regul. 10.1007/s00344-024-11289-9 (NASS Rating: 10.80)

Awards and Recognitions:

• Awarded INSPIRE Fellowship by DST, New Delhi during Ph.D
• Awarded University Merit Scholarship in M.Sc. Programme
• Merit Certificate from University for obtaining highest OCPA in M.Sc
• Award of Honour by Society for Advancement of Academics, Social and Cultural Activities (SAASCA) for highest OCPA in M.Sc
• Awarded “Dr Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award- 2017 for best research paper by Indian Institute of Vegetable Research