1.

Mr. Rajinder Kumar (Currently posted in Department of Agriculture Engineering)

Designation – Assistant Professor

Email id –rajinder.kumar226@gmail.com

Area of expertise–Microbiology of Renewable Energy in Agriculture

Research interests –Biogas production from biomass, cellulose degradation through psychrophiles; survival fate of pathogens under anaerobic conditions. 

Contact No: (+91)9816275798; (+91)8219518313

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2.

Dr. Abhishek Walia 

Designation – Assistant Professor

Email id – abhishek@hillagric.ac.in; sunny_0999walia@yahoo.co.in; abhishekcskhpkv@gmail.com

Area of expertise – Agriculture and Environmental Microbiology

Research interests –

· Bioprospecting PGPR as Biofertilizers and Biocontrol agents, Mining halophilic PGPR for their role in growth and salt stress tolerance mechanism for sustainable plant health.

· Deciphering the role of cow dung microbes in Organic and Natural Farming system for better plant health and disease management.

· Use of Waste biomass for production of Green Energy and enzymes of industrial importance.

Contact No:  Mobile:     (+91)9815358847, (+91)7018410272

Landline: (+91) 1894 230311 Ext. 672

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3.

Dr Rishi Mahajan

Designation – Assistant Professor

Email id – rishimahajan@hillagric.ac.in; rishimahajan@hpkvplp.com

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Microbial Ecology & Applied Microbial Sciences Research Group

Area of expertise –

         Microbial Ecology (Himalayan agro-ecosystem)

Research interests –

·               Interactions of microorganisms with

o  Their environment; each other; plant and animal species.

o  Anthropogenic effects viz. pollution and climate change.

·               Microbial functional diversity of natural habitats.

·               Integrated -omics; post-genomics approaches

o  Microbial ecology and microbial evolutionary genetics.

·               Waste to Wealth: Harnessing microbes for lignocellulosic biomass utilization.

Contact No:

·         Landline: (+91) 1894 230311 Ext. 669

·         Mobile: (+91) 7807224569

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