Dr. Suresh Kumar Upadhyay Professor and Head Department of Horticulture & Agroforestry College of Agriculture, CSK HP Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh-176 062, India Phone: +91-1894-230350 (O); 01894-233842 (R); +91-9418015729 (Cell) Email: [email protected] Awards/ Medals/ Distinctions · College Merit Scholarship in B.Sc. (Agri.) · United Nation Development Programme Fellowship in M.Sc. (Hort.) · College Merit Scholarship in Ph.D. (Hort.) · University Gold Medal for highest OGPA and Certificate of Honour in Ph.D. programme. TEACHING Involved in teaching horticultural courses to UG students of the College of Agriculture and College of Home Science as well as teaching post graduate courses as minor courses for the students of other disciplines/colleges. TEACHING OUTCOME Designed the skill-oriented course of Horticulture under RAWE programme for B.Sc. (Agri.) final year students as per 3rd Dean’s Committee during 2001. Assisted the Dean, COA in the preparation of plan of action with respect to E-Learning in the College of Agriculture. Assisted the Dean, COA in the execution of new courses for B.Sc.(Agri.) Hons. programme as per the recommendations of 4th Dean’s Committee report during 2008. Instructional material of course No. Hort-351 has been uploaded on the university web page Programme Coordinator (RAWE): Designed the guidelines and execution of RAWE programme, in which the students were exposed to various industries such as seed/planting material, fruit processing, mushroom growing, polyhouse technology, organic agriculture and experiential learning in order to develop practical knowledge and skill among the students with respect to the diversification of hill agriculture including supplementary, complimentary and competitive enterprises in the agricultural scenario. Prepared E-Manual for the Horticulture component of plant clinic courses (PC-301 and PC-302), which has been found very useful for the students and field functionaries of department of Agriculture/Horticulture, Govt. of H.P. Prepared a practical manual on “Horticulture Nursery Management” which is presently being used by the students of B.Sc. (Agri.) programme. Under Experiential Learning, the students of B.Sc.(Agri.) were imparted hands on training for carrying various plant propagation practices like raising of seedlings, asexual propagation through grafting, layering, budding, cutting etc.; managerial skills in nursery management and plant disposal etc. Conducted educational tour of B.Sc. (Agri.) students. Acted as paper setter and evaluator for Horticultural courses of various universities. Examiner for thesis evaluation. RESEARCH Project proposal processed (i) Research Projects Completed: Name of the Project Funding source Year of start Control of irregular bearing in pecan. ICAR November, 2004 to (As Principal Investigator) (Rs. 12.35 lakh) October, 2007 Production of quality planting Horticulture March, 2008 to material of identified sub-tropical Technology Mission September, 2011 fruit crops & strawberry under (ICAR) protective cultivation. (As PI) (Rs. 34.995 lakh) Network project on planting material HTM, ICAR February, 2009 to of fruit crops (As PI) (Rs. 75.0 lakh) March, 2013 Network project on Creation of HTM, ICAR June, 2008 to March, Budwood and rootstock bank of (Rs. 75.0 lakh) 2013 temperate fruits (As PI) Adoption of farm mechanization in HTM –ICAR January, 2012 to Temperate fruit nurseries (As (Rs.10, 02,200/-) September, 2014 Principal Investigator) Network project on production of HTM, ICAR (Rs. 27 February, 2014 to planting material of fruit crops (As laakhs) September, 2014 Principal Investigator) Establishment of Budwood orchards HP-HDP (Rs. 6.90 April, 2016 to March, and nursery of apple lakhs) 2017) Supply of nucleus/basic seed planting HTM, ICAR December, 2004 to material of horticultural crops (As (Rs. 29.95 lakh) December, 2007 Co-PI) Molecular characterization, HTM, ICAR May, 2005 to April, evaluation & selection of desirable (Rs. 12. 36 lakh) 2008 pecan strains for quality, fruitfulness and Yield (As Co-PI) Trainers Training on improved HTM, ICAR August, 2006 to March, production technology of (Rs. 25.0 lakh) 2010 horticultural crops. (As Co-PI) Planned honeybee pollination for HTM, ICAR August, 2006 to March, improvement in horticulture crops. (Rs.20.39 lakh) 2010 (As Co-PI) Experiential Learning on HTM, ICAR December, 2007 to Horticultural Nursery Management. (Rs. 50.0 lakh) March, 2008 (As Co-PI) Establishment of Bio-control ICAR December, 2006 Laboratory, Leaf /Tissue analysis (Rs. 120 lakhs) Laboratory and Plant health/Clinic. (As Team Member) Impact Vulnerability and adaptation Govt. of India (11th March, 2008 of mountain agriculture to climate Five Year Plan) change. (National Network climate (Rs. 43.95 lakhs) change project) (As Co-PI) Application of extended range Ministry of February, 2009 weather forecast in crop planning and Agriculture, GOI operations under sub humid and through CAS, IIT, temperate wet conditions of New Delhi. Himachal Pradesh. (As Co-PI) (Rs.14.45 lakhs) (ii) Research Project in hand: Establishment of mother plant National April, 2011 nurseries for high pedigree planting Horticulture Board, material of fruit crops GOI VOCATIONAL COURSES ATTENDED: Sr. Title of course Duration Place Name of organizing No. (days) institute 1. Faculty Development February 21- Rajendranagar, National Academy of Programme on March 13, Hyderabad Agricultural Advances in 2007. Research Educational Technology (21 days) Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. 2. Personality November 6-8, CSKHPKV, CSK HPKV, development and 2007. Palampur Palampur- H.P. students’ counseling. 3. Training Programme on July 1-7, 2008. CSKHPKV, CSK HPKV, “Students counseling: Palampur Palampur H.P. Theory and practice.” 4. National Training September 16- Rahuri Mahatma Phule programme on “Hi- October 6, (Maharashtra) Krishi Vidyapeeth, Tech Horticulture in 2008 Rahuri relation to Fruit (21 days) (Maharashtra) Production” SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN RESEARCH Standardization of propagation methods in Kiwi, Pecan, aonla and clonal rootstocks of apple. Standardization of nursery raising techniques of temperate and subtropical fruit plants. Standardization of pruning techniques in pecan nut Foliar application of zinc in increasing the yield and quality of pecan. Dichogamy studies in pecan. Pollination and fruit set studies in pecan. Use of Paclobutrazol on growth and nut yield of pecan. Use of CPPU in improving the fruit size, quality and yield in kiwi. Selection and evaluation of desirable pecan strains for quality, fruitfulness and yield. TECHNOLOGICAL OUTCOME Standardized the methods and time of grafting and budding in kiwi- Tongue grafting during from 5th to 20th February was recommended as optimum time for grafting kiwi and being employed presently for commercial propagation of kiwi. Propagation of pomegranate through cuttings using growth regulators- Cuttings should be treated with 2000 ppm IBA to get highest percentage survival of cuttings and being employed presently for commercial propagation of pomegranate. Foliar zinc application to increase the productivity of pecan- Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.50% was recommended to get better growth, nut quality, yield and leaf nutrient status of pecan nut. Standardized pruning techniques in pecan nut- Recommended light pruning (1:1.50 height to spread ratio) to improve the growth and nut quality of pecan. Regulated the productivity of pecan by the use of paclobutrazol- Application of paclobutrazol @ 2.5/tree is recommended to regulate the bearing in pecan. Dichogamy studies in pecan-Combination of 3-4 cultivars may be planted for maximum cross-pollination and to get good yields in pecan. Stratification for 6 weeks followed by soaking in 2000ppm GA is optimum for securing improved germination and seedling growth in pecan nut. Standardized pre-sowing seed treatments with GA3 and thioureato enhance the germination and seedling growth of aonla. Pollination studies in kiwi- Eleven insect species were recorded to visit kiwi fruit during flowering and Xylocopa fenestrate was more frequent closely followed by Vespa species and Apisdorsata. • Establishment of Genebank/mother orchards:Procured and established genetic stock/germplasm of various fruit crops • Strengthening of nursery production programme and resource generation: Strengthened the facilities for teaching and research in the Department in respect of creation of basic infrastructure facilities especially high tech polyhouse, mist chamber, naturally ventilated polyhouses, net houses, seminar hall, bore well, sprinkler irrigation system in nursery, drip irrigation system in orchards etc. through adhoc projects. Achieved distinction in supplying the quality planting material of fruit crops not only to farmers/institutes of Himachal Pradesh but also to J & K, Uttrakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and North-Eastern States like Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. Re-accreditation and rating of Nursery of the department of Horticulture was got done from National Horticulture Board and was again rated as Four Star Nursery for the best infrastructure, efficient and model nursery. The other significant contribution is the resource generation by the production of quality planting material of temperate and sub-tropical fruit crops. The reputation of nursery can be judged from the fact that advance orders for quality planting material of different temperate fruit crops are received