Name : Dr. Parminder Singh
Designation : Head, Department of Floriculture and Landscaping
Office : +91-0161-2401960 Ext. 8440, Ext-322
Phone : +91-7009544183, +91-9779581523
E-Mail : hodfl@pau.edu
Dr. Parminder Singh has been appointed as Head, Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, PAU, Ludhiana on February 22, 2023. He joined PAU service in December 1996 and his field of specialization is protected cultivation of flowers, production technology of marigold and cut greens. He is associated in writing of 3 books, 14 book chapters, 4 review chapters, 6 practical manuals, and prepared 5 compact diskettes on ornamental plants. He has guided 14 M.Sc., 5 Ph.D. students and five advisory groups of B.Sc. Agri. (Hons.)/B.Sc. Hort. (Hons.). He is associated in the development of a marigold variety (Punjab Gainda No.1) and 14 improved technologies of flower crops. He has published 53 research papers and participated in 35 conferences of National and International repute. He accomplished one ad-hoc scheme as Co-investigator and is handling a DST sponsored project under SERB Power grant as Co- investigator. He has acquired advance training on “Flower Bulb Production” in the Netherlands. He is a Life member of many professional societies dealing with plant sciences. He has also published 3 Extension Bulletin, 54 popular articles, delivered 15 TV/Radio talks, rendered landscape advice to several educational institutions, Public/Private organizations and Individuals and to flower growers for cultivation of flowers under open conditions and protected conditions.
Selected Research Publications:
Verma J and Singh P (2025) Air pollution induced biochemical changes in the selected roadside ornamental tree in Ludhiana City, India. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 24(2): 233-241(NAAS rating 6.90).
Jhanji S, Singh P, Acharya A and Dhiman A (2025) Physio-biochemical and anatomical basis of enhanced post-harvest quality of Lilium LA hybrid (Lilium longiflorum × Asiatic hybrid) cv. Parrano cut stems through pulsing with plant growth substances. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2025.2501282 (NAAS rating 6.73)
Singh R, Acharya A and Singh P (2025) Growth and flowering response of tulip varieties under sub tropical conditions of Punjab. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 27(2): 2025 (NAAS rating 5.43).
Kamath S R, Singh R and Singh P (2024) Effect of night-break on growth and flower production in Kalanchoe. Indian J. Hortic. 81(1): 77-81 (NAAS rating 5.58).
Verma J and Singh P (2024) A study on carbon sequestration potential of selected roadside tree species in Ludhiana, India. Vegetos https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-024-00895-3. (NAAS rating 5.68).
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