Dr. Neha Gupta has joined PAU as Assistant Professor (Cytogenetics) on 14.02.2015 after completing B.Sc. (Medical) from Punjab University, Chandigarh in 2006. She did her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany  during 2008 and 2013 from PAU. Her research focuses on morphoanatomical and physiobiochemical basis of tolerance in wild germplasm of field crops against various biotic and abiotic stresses. She is currently working as Co-PI in two national projects on “Consortia Research Project on Hybrid Technology’ by ICAR and ‘Molecular mapping and introgression of lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica) resistance from wild wheat Ae. tauschii derived synthetic wheat” funded by DST-SERB in 2023 as CoPI. She has guided 6 M.Sc. students as major advisor and presently supervising 4 Ph.D. students. She has published 26 research papers in national and international journals, 4 book chapters 10 practical and training manuals. She is the member of the Placement Cell committee, COBS&H. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Project  completed: Nil

Research Publications:

1. Jatana BS, Ram H, Gupta N & Kaur H (2022) Wheat response to foliar application of salicylic acid at different sowing dates. Journal of Crop Improvement 36 (3):369-388. 
2. Suthar T, Gupta N, Pathak D, Sharma S and Rathore P (2022) Morpho-anatomical characterization of interspecific derivatives of Gossypium hirsutum L. x G. armourianum Keraney cross for whitefly tolerance. Phytoparasitica 50: 423-441
3. Ram H, Singh B, Kaur M, Gupta N, Kaur J and Singh A (2022) Combined use of foliar zinc fertilisation, thiamethoxam and propiconazole does not reduce their effectiveness for enriching zinc in wheat grains and controlling insects and disease. Crop and Pasture Science 73 (5): 427-436.
4. Kaur A, Gupta N, Sharma S, Singh P and Singh S (2022) Physiological and biochemical characterization of chickpea genotypes for cold tolerance at reproductive stage. South African Journal of Botany 150:488-499.
5. Thakur S, Singla A, Chhabra R, Kaur M, Gupta N, Bhardwaj U and Sharma J P (2023) GC-MS analysis of phytochemical profiling of different Salix clones. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 70:122

Awards and Recognitions:

• Awarded Shri Puran Anand Adlakha Medal for securing first position in Masters of Science (Botany) for academic session 2008-09
• Received ‘Award of Honour’ by SAASCA for securing highest OCPA in M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Botany)
• Received ‘Award of Honour’ by SAASCA for qualifying CSIR-UGC and ASRB-ICAR NET
• Awarded Gold Medal for Excellence in Academic Activity by SAASCA
• Awarded Junior and Senior Research Fellowship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi during Ph.D. programme