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Fruits and Horticultural Technology(FHT)      (12 scientists)

Dr O.P. Awasthi

   

Field of Specialisation : Citrus improvement ,Stress management and cropping system of fruit crops

Dr O.P. Awasthi
Head, Principal Scientist

M.Sc. : Narendra Deva University of Agriculutre and Technology, Ayodhya, UP

Ph.D : Narendra Deva University of Agriculutre and Technology, Ayodhya, UP

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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Fruit Science

No. of Students Guided : -    M.Sc :   02

   Ph.D :   05 (Guiding)

Publications (Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only) :

  1. Awasthi, O.P*., Sharma, E. and Palni, L.M.S. 1995. Stem flow: A source of nutrient in some naturally growing epiphytic orchids of Sikkim Himalaya. Annals of Botany, 75: 5-11.
  1. Mallick, M., Awasthi, O. P*., Singh, S. K. and Dubey, A. K. 2016. Physiological and biochemical changes in pre-bearing mutants of Kinnow mandarin (C. nobilis Lour x C. deliciosa Tenora). Scientia Horticulturae, 199:178-185.
  1. Mallick, M., Bharadwaj, C., Srivastav, M., Sharma, N. and Awasthi, O. P*. 2017. Molecular characterization of Kinnow mandarin clones and mutants using cross genera SSR markers. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 16: 244-249.
  1. Sunil Kumar, Awasthi, O. P*., Dubey, A. K., Pandey Renu., Sharma, V. K., Mishra, A. K. and Sharma, R. M. 2018. Root morphology and the effect of rootstocks on leaf nutrient acquisition of Kinnow mandarin (Citrus nobilis Loureriro x Citrus reticulata Blanco). The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 93 (1): 100-106.
  1. Kumar, S., Awasthi, O. P*., Dubey, A. K., Dahuja, A. and Singh, A. 2019. Influence of rootstock on growth, yield, quality and physiological activity of Kinnow mandarin grown in semi arid region. Fruits, 74 (5):2015-2013.
  1. Sunil Kumar, Awasthi, O. P*., Bharadwaj, C., Dubey, A. K., Chavlesh Kumar and Kuldeep Singh (2021). Molecular characterization of Kinnow (Citrus nobilis Loureiro Citrus deliciosa Tenora) mutants. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91 (3): 364-368. (NAAS rating- 6.25).
  1. Sunil Kumar, O. P. Awasthi*, A. K. Dubey, Awtar Singh and Renu Pandey (2021). Impact of ionising irradiation on physio-biochemical traits of Kinnow mandarin (Citrus nobilis Loureiro Citrus deliciosa Tenora). Indian Journal of Horticulture, 78 (2):149-154. (NAAS rating- 6.11).
  1. Singh, K., Awasthi, O. P*., Singh, Awtar., Prusty, Reena and Yadav, Prachi. 2022. Irradiation effect on leaf sclerophylly, gas exchange and stomata in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 91 (2):37-41.
  1. Sunil Kumar, O. P. Awasthi*, R. M. Sharma and Satyabrata Pradhan (2021). Physiological and biochemical responses of Kinnow mandarin to EMS induced mutagenesis. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91 (7): 67-71 (NAAS rating- 6.25).
  1. Singh, K., Awasthi, O. P*., Dubey, A. K., Sharma, V. K., Kumar, S. and Theivanai, M. 2022. Effect of ionizing radaiation on morphological and leaf nutrient content of sweet orange cv. Mosambi. Indian Journal of Horticulture. 79 (1):25-29.

Patent / Technologies / Methodologies / System etc. (Upto Five) :

  1. Sweet orange variety, Pusa Round (MS-13) and acid lime variety, Pusa Abinav, Released by the State Seed Sub Committee for Agricultural and Horticultural crops, Govt. of NCT Delhi during the year 2015
  1. World�s first Ziziphus hybrid �Thar Sevika�, released by ICAR-CIAH, Biakner during the year 2007
  1. Sweet Potato variety,
  1. Development of economically viable and sustainable aonla based cropping models for arid region.

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

  1. Fellow, Indian Academy of Horticultural Science, New Delhi, Year 2012
  1. Outstanding Agriculture Research Award in the field of Horticulture, Society for Agriculture and Arid Ecology Research, ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur
  1. Fellow, International Society for Noni Science, Chennai, year 2018
  1. Fellow, Indian Society for Arid Horticulture, ICAR-CIAH, Bikaner, 2018
  1. Awarded with the Best and most impactful Research Paper, published in Journal of Horticultural Sciences and Biotechnology for the year 2019