Completed B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) in 2012, M.Sc. (Soil Science) in 2014 and Ph.D. (Soil Science) in 2019 from PAU. Joined PAU in 2020 as Soil Chemist in the AICRP on Micro- and Secondary Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and plants. Working  upon the soil testing scheme for farmers of the state to estimate the micronutrients in soils of Punjab. Additionally, she has also been working as Co-PI in project “Testing Bio-efficacy of NAYAZINCTM  (Zinc polyphosphate) as zinc fertiliser for soil application in low-land transplanted paddy) cultivation funded by Rallis India Private Limited” and Contractual Research Network Project entitled “Evaluation of Efficacy of Sulphur, Magnesium, and Micronutrients Containing Complex Fertilizers for Maximizing Yield through Balanced Nutrition of Important Crops grown in India”,  funded by M/s SML Limited. Since 2020, she has been working as a Soil Chemist in the Department of Soil Science, PAU, Ludhiana, and presently, acting as Co-PI in the areas of AICRP on Micro- and Secondary Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and plants. 

Professional Accomplishment: 

 Selected Research Publications:

1. Sharma Vivek, Janpriya Kaur, Dhaliwal SS, Manmeet Kaur, Behera SK, Vibha Verma · Prabhjot Singh (2024) Screening the Potential of Different Brassica Genotypes for Phytoremediation of Nickel (Ni) Spiked Soil. Water Air Soil and Pollution 235:432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-024-07256-5 (NAAS 8.90)
2. Janpriya Kaur, Vivek Sharma, Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Sanjib Kumar Behera, Vibha Verma and Prabhjot Singh (2024) Comparative assessment of Brassica cultivars for genotypic variability in phytoremediation of soil exposed to lead (Pb) contamination, International Journal of Phytoremediation 27(2):1-12. (NAAS-9.40)
3. Dhaliwal SS, Vivek Sharma, Janpriya Kaur, Shukla AK, Vibha Verma,  Jaswinder Singh, Manmeet Kaur, Prabhjot Singh 2024. Pollution fingerprintings in soils and plants of Buddha Nalah drain contaminated with industrial effluents. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-04645-y (NAAS 10.90)
4. Dhaliwal, S. S., Sharma, V., Shukla, A. K., Kaur, J., Verma, V., Kaur, M., Singh, P. (2023). Differential response of diverse wheat genotypes to Mn application for yield and quality parameters under Mn deficient soil of North-western India. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 46(15), 3697–3714 (NAAS 8.10)
5. Dhaliwal, S. S., Sharma, V., Shukla, A. K., Kaur, J., Kaur, M., Verma, V., & Singh, P. (2023). Boron application to pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan L.] improves crop productivity and boron nutrition in Typic ustochrept soils of North-Western India. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 46(11), 2676–2690. (NAAS 8.10)

Ongoing Projects:

1. ICAR, All India Coordinated Research Project of Micro and Secondary Nutrients & Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants (Co-PI, Ludhiana centre)
2. Testing Bio-efficacy of NAYAZINCTM  (Zinc polyphosphate) as zinc fertiliser for soil application in low-land transplanted paddy) cultivation funded by Rallis India Private Limited (Co-PI).
3. Contractual Research Network Project entitled “Evaluation of Efficacy of Sulphur, Magnesium, and Micronutrients Containing Complex Fertilizers for Maximizing Yield through Balanced Nutrition of Important Crops grown in India”,  funded by M/s SML Limited (Co-PI, Ludhiana centre).

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

1.Received best centre award in All India Coordinated Research Project on Micro and Secondary Nutrients & Pollutants Elements in Soils and Plants biennial workshop at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar in 2023