Educational Qualification-M.Sc. (Ag) and Ph. D in Agronomy

Specialization- Crop Production, Nutrient  and Weed Management

Academic Degrees

B.Sc.(Ag) from OUAT , Bhubaneswar in 1979

M.Sc. (Ag) in Agronomy from Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan in 1984

Ph.D. in Agronomy from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, West Bengal in 2000

Thesis Work

Carried out PG thesis on Intercropping of pigeonpea with legumes and nonlegumes and Ph. D (Agronomy) thesis on 'Response of berseem to   graded levels of NPK and Sulphur and their residual effect on herbage production of maize'.

Service Particulars

Worked as Agricultural  Extension Officer for the period of 4 years six months   from   Nov,1980  to April, 1985  in  State Agriculture Department , Odisha,

Rendered service  as  Adaptive Research Officer and Assitant Agronomist   for the period  of  seven months and 10 years, respectively in research under   OUAT, Bhubaneswar. Served as Associate Professor  from April, 1998 to July,2008 for 10 years and Professor from  July 2008 to Feb,2017 for 8 years 6 months under OUAT, Bhubaneswar. Presently serving as Emeritus Professor in Agronomy Department  w.e.f 5th July at MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture under CUTM, Paralakhemundi.

Student Guidance in PG and Ph.D Level:

Guided  8 M. Sc. (Ag) students in weed management of various crops along with  one Ph.D scholars in Agronomy on weed management in inter-cropping of cotton with legumes. Another one scholar has completed the research work on integrated nutrient management in baby corn and  its residual effect on green gram under my supervision .

Life Member of Professional Bodies

1. Indian Society of Agronomy.

2. Association of Rice Research Workers.

3. Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research.

4. Association of Agricultural Scientists, OUAT, Bhubaneswar .

5. Indian Society of Weed Science.

6. Crop and Weed Science Society, BCKVV, West Bengal