ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana 2015·16 Dr G.S. Kalkat, Chairman, Punjab State Farmers' Commission, Inaugurating Dr Gurcharan Singh Kalkat laboratories at PAU . ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 Punjab Agricultural University LUDHIANA This Annual Report covers the period from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Editor Photographs Sheetal Chawla Manjit Singh Printed and Published by Additional Director of Communication, for Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in December 2016. E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.pau.edu We are also available at: lj Facebook: htlps://www.facebook.com/pauldhpunjab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PAU _ LDH II Youtube: htlps://www.youtube .com/channei/UCa3bxtjJAu3jUnUvV1 BxhXQ CRITICAL SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL REPORT ..... 5-9 RESEARCH ............................ ........................................ 10-21 Crop Improvement .. .. ....... 10 Biotechnology . .. .. 13 Seed Technology ....... .. ..................... 15 Crop Production Technologies .. .... 16 Crop Protection Technologies .... 17 Food Sc1ence and Technology ......... 18 Post-Harvest Technologies .................. 19 Subsidiary Occupations ................ ........................................................ 19 Farm Mechanization ................... .. ........................................................ 20 Agricultural Marketing ................ .. ........... ................................................... 20 Home Sc1ence ... ...............................................................................................