Education: B.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1989); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1992); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2002)

Positions held: Assistant Professor, PAU Ludhiana (December 1992- March 2003), Associate Professor (March 2003- March 2009), Professor (March 2009- to date)

Field of Specialization: Weed Science; Crop Production

Research Interests: (Maximum upto three areas of interest)

Development of integrated weed management approaches for field and horticultural crops and cropping systems in conventional and conservation agriculture

Development of improved production technologies for direct seeded rice-based systems

Research Projects:

1. All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Weed Management funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
2. Biology of Phalaris minor and the effect of agronomic practices in rice-wheat production system in Punjab for the development of an integrated management strategy funded by Syngenta
3. Monitoring efficacy and evolution of herbicide resistance in Phalaris minor to new herbicides funded by FMC
4. Promotion of direct seeded rice-Tar wattar technology in 12 districts of Punjab funded by NABARD, Chandigarh
5. Producing export compliant basmati rice through integrated crop solutions under public-private partnership mode funded by Bayer Crop Science

Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):

1. Dhanda S, Kaur S, Chaudhary A, Jugulam M, Hunjan MS, Sangha MK and Bhullar MS (2022) Characterization and management of metsulfuron-resistant Rumex dentatus biotypes in Northwest India. Agronomy Journal 114: 366-378.
2. Liu C, Bhullar MS, Kaur T, Kumar J, Reddy SRS, Singh M and Kaundun SS (2021) Modelling the effect and variability of integrated weed management of Phalaris minor in rice-wheat cropping systems in northern India. Agronomy 11, 2331. https://doi.org/10.3390/ agronomy11112331 (NAAS=8.60)
3. Dhaliwal SS, Sharma S, Shukla AK, Sharma V, Bhullar MS, Dhaliwal TK, Alorabi M, Alotaibi SS, Gaber A and Hossain A (2021) Removal of biomass and nutrients by weeds and direct-seeded rice under conservation agriculture in light-textured soils of North-Western India. Plants 10 (11), 2431 https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112431
4. Kaur P, Gupta S, Kaur K, Kaur Navjyot, Kumar R and Bhullar MS (2021) Nanoemulsion of Foeniculum vulgare essential oil: A propitious striver against weeds of Triticum aestivum. Industrial Crops and Products 168. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113601.
5. Kaur P, Kaur P, Kaur N, Jain D, Singh K and Bhullar MS (2020) Dissipation and phytotoxicity of imazethapyr and imazamox in soils amended with β-cyclodextrin-chitosan bio-composite. Science of the Total Environment 735:139566.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

• ‘Best Centre Award’ of AICRP-Weed Management for the year 2015-16
• ‘Appreciation Certificate’ by PAU
• ‘Fellow’ Indian Society of Weed Science