Perminder Singh Brar
Assistant Professor
Alumnus Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Editorial member Agriculture & Food e-Newsletter
Perminder Singh Brar is an Assistant Professor at the MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture, where he is teaching and conducting research in Soil Science. He completed his MSc in Soil Science from Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, in 2017 and also his Doctorate from Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, in 2023.
He has over one year of teaching and research experience and guided 2 MSc students of Soil Science. Presently 4 students are pursuing master's under his guidance.
He has attended national and international seminars, conferences, symposiums and training sessions and conducted 2 guest lectures. He is also editorial member of “Agriculture & Food e-Newsletter”. His present area of research includes soil fertility and soil nutrient management for sustainable crop production.
Publications
Brar, P. S., Bhardwaj, G., & Kaushal, R. (2024). Influence of organic amendments, PGPR and fermented folk liquid formulations on bell pepper in mid-hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh state of India. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 47(1), 97-109.
Brar, P. S., Bhardwaj, G., & Chauhan, A. (2023). A review on understanding the efficient source of balanced crop nutrition through nanotechnology in agriculture. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 1-11.
Thakur, K., Kumar, R., Kayastha, R., Brar, P.S., Mehta, M., & Prashar, D. (2024) Productivity, nutrients uptake and profitability of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) as influenced by application of nitrogen and Sulphur in Mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh. Int J Res Agron, 7(1):263-269.
Verma, M. L., Sharma, J. C., & Brar, P. S. (2020). Nutrient management in vegetable crops in Himachal Pradesh. International Journal of Farm Sciences, 10(2), 96-107.
Brar, P. S., Kaushal, R., & Bhardwaj, G. (2019). A review on beneficial effects of PGPR and noble liquid manures in enhancing soil fertility and sustainability. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. Appl. Sci, 8, 409-415.
Book:
“Advances in Soil Science” (2023) Authors: Alpana Kusum, Perminder Singh Brar, Dibyajyoti Nath, Rohith A K & Sreelakshmi P (ISBN: 978-93-58990-41-6) by Elite Publishing House, Volume 1, pp365.
Book chapters:
“Broad Bean” (Chapter 4) Authors: Perminder Singh Brar, Gitika Bhardwaj and Mohit Bhardwaj; In book: Underutilized Vegetable Crops: Importance and Cultivation (ISBN: 978-93-56512-08-5; Year: 2023) Publisher: Jaya Publishing House.
“Microbial Enzymes for Soil Health” (Chapter 6) Authors: Gitika Bhardwaj, Anjali Chauhan, Abhishek Walia and Perminder Singh Brar; In book: Advancements in Microbial Biotechnology for Soil Health (ISBN: 978-981-999481-6; Year: 2024) Publisher: Springer
Insect Morphology and Physiology: Insights into Form and Function. (Chapter 3) Authors: Deepali Bakshi, Babita Kaushal and Perminder Singh Brar; In book: Entomology (ISBN: 978-93-58992-80-9; Year: 2023); Publisher: Elite Publishing House.
Popular articles:
“TiO2 Nano-particles application in agriculture” (Article id:40451), Agriculture & Food e-Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 03, March-2023, pp138.
“Role of mycorrhizae in sustainable agriculture” (Article id:40452), Agriculture & Food e-Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 03, March-2023, pp139.
“Natural farming practices in sustainable agriculture” (Article id:40453), Agriculture & Food e-Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 03, March-2023, pp140.
“ZnO nanoparticles efficacy in agriculture” (Article id:40454), Agriculture & Food e-Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 03, March-2023, pp141.
“Use of fermented soil recipes in enhancing farmer’s income and soil fertility” (Article id:30097), Agriculture & Food e-Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 06, June-2020, pp252.
Folk liquid Manures: A tonic to soil for soil fertility and sustainability, Agrobios Newsletters, Volume 18, Issue 11, 1st April 2020, pp35.
Training and Workshops:
Certificate of Participation for Training of Trainers (ToT) Session January 2024 organized by Imperial School of Agribusiness (ISAB).
Certificate of Participation for Training of Trainers (ToT) Sessions 2023 organized by Imperial School of Agribusiness (ISAB).
Certificate of Participation “Seven days online training programme of NAHEP-CAAST on “Protected Agriculture and Natural Farming” held during 21-27 March 2023 organized by Centre for Protected Cultivation Technology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi and sponsored by CSK HPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
Certificate of Training cum Workshop on “Airborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Agriculture” held during 16-25 January 2023 organised by Division of Agricultural Physics, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
Certificate of “Workshop on Leadership and Personality Development” organized by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, regional Centre, Chandigarh, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India at DrYSPUHF, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh on 28-30 March, 2017.
Conferences:
Abstract entitled “Interaction of ZnO nanoparticles with different nutrient sources on qualitative parameters of tomato” published in International conference on climate resilient agriculture for food security and sustainability held at Ch. Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana on 17-19 February 2023.
Abstract entitled “Effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on plant growth and quality parameters of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)” published in International conference on climate resilient agriculture for food security and sustainability held at Ch. Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana on 17-19 February 2023.
Paper presented in National conference on “Agro-ecology based agri-food transformation systems” organized by FSRDA and ICAR-IIFSR in collaboration with CIMMYT and ICRISAT at ICAR-IIFSR, Modipuram, Meerut, held during 27-28 January 2023
Paper presented in National Conference on Natural and Agricultural Sciences )3rd Plant Science Research Meet) organized by Association of Plant Science Researchers, Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 26-27 September 2020.
Awards:
Young Scientist Award-2020 held on 14 June 2020 in field of Soil Science by Association of Plant Science researchers, Plantica Foundation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India (ISO 9001:2015 Certified organization).
Innovative research award-2020 held on 14 August 2020 in field of Soil Science by Association of Plant Science researchers, Plantica Foundation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India (ISO 9001:2015 Certified organization).
Best Article Award for “Use of fermented soil recipes in enhancing farmer’s income and soil fertility” (Article id:30097), Agriculture & Food e-Newsletter on 18-06-2020.