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1 Name : Dr. Deepa Sharma Designation : Assistant Scientist Qualification : Ph. D. Fellowship/Awards : Highest OGPA during M.Sc. Gold Medal recipient in Ph. D. Merit scholarship during B.Sc. programme Discipline : Vegetable Science Specialization : Phone: (o) Vegetable Breeding deepabanyal@gmail.com Mission : To uplift the socio-economic status of farmers through innovative interventions in vegetable production. Work Experience : Assistant Scientist (Vegetable Science) at KVK Chamba w.e.f.4 th April 2014 to till date Assistant Scientist (Vegetable Science) at College of Horticulture and Forestry Neri, Hamirpur w.e.f. 8 th April 2010 to 3 rd April 2014 Senior Research Fellow w.e.f. 14 Feb 2006 to 12 March 2007 at HRS Kandaghat under the project Development of F1 hybrid seed in bell pepper, cucumber, brinjal and tomato etc. under protected conditions. Teaching Activities : Under graduate and post graduate classes : UG courses VSC-121 (Tropical and Subtropical Vegetables) VSC-211 (Temperate Vegetables) VSC-221 (Spices and Condiments) GP-111 (Elements of Genetics)

2 NSS Number of students guided Advance trainings acquired : M Sc.. Ph D. : 21 days summer school on Protected cultivation for enhanced profitability at CSK HPKV Palampur w.e.f to days national level advance training course on Off-Season Vegetable Production Technologies at Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan w.e.f to days National Symposium on Strategic issues in Plant Pathological Research at CSK HPKV Palampur w.e.f. 25 to One day training programme on Protection of plant varieties on at UHF, Solan. Awareness programme on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer s Rights on March, 2014 at KVK Chamba Awareness programme on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer s Rights on 18 April, 2015 at KVK Chamba Orientation programme for KVK scientists at Directorate of Extension Education, UHF Solan, organized by ZPD, Zone I on dated th Indian Horticultural Congress at Coimbatore w.e.f. 6 th to 9 th November, 2014 and presented a poster Effect of hormonal treatments and mulching on fruit drop and quality of mango. International : -

3 exposure Research Activities : Title of Research Theme Objectives Projects in hand (as PI in externally funded projects & PG students) : i. All India Co-ordinated Trial (AVT)on wheat Evaluation of wheat varieties under rain-fed, timely sown conditions of Chamba district As Co-PI i. National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) To enhance the resilience of Indian agriculture covering crops, livestock and fisheries to climatic variability and climate change through development and application of improved production and risk management technologies. ii. Promotion of stone fruit crops in marginal areas of mid hill zone of district Chamba Introduction of improved varieties of stone fruits and raising demonstrations on farmer s field Completed projects (as PI) : i. Collection, evaluation and maintenance of local germplasm of brinjal ii. Popularization of ginger, turmeric and colocasia cultivation in

4 areas affected by monkey menace in district Hamirpur iii. Screening of Existing Hybrids and Open Pollinated Varieties of Vegetable Crops for Different Agro-Ecological Situations of District Hamirpur iv. Development of technology for organic cultivation of tomato under low hill conditions v. Integrated nutrient management based on soil test values in vegetable crops vi. Evaluation/ performance of disease resistant cultivars of capsicum, tomato and brinjal in chamba district As Co-PI i. Studies on management of bacterial spot of bottle gourd ii. Studies on management of purple blotch of onion Publications : i. Banyal, Sanjeev Kumar and Sharma, Deepa Effect of NPK fertigation and rootstocks on soil nutrient status and fertilizer use efficiency in high density apple. The Hort. J. 26(1&2):21-30 ii. Sharma, Deepa; Banyal, Sanjeev Kumar and Jarial, Kumud Studies on the performance of some garlic genotypes under low subtropical conditions of Himachal Pradesh. J. Spices Aromatic Crops. 24(2) : iii. Sanjeev Kumar Banyal, Deepa Sharma and Kumud Jarial Effect of nitrogen fertigation on yield and fruit quality of peach (Prunus persica L) under low hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences. 6(2): iv. Deepa Sharma, S K Gupta and Kumud Jarial Studies on

5 the inheritance pattern of bacterial spot (Xanthomonas vesicatoria) in tomato. Ind. Phytopath. 64 (2): v. Y R Shukla, Deepa Sharma and Upasana Tegta Studies on training systems and NAA application on bell pepper production in polyhouse. J.Hort. Sci. 6(1):59-61 vi. Jarial, K., Dogra, B., Mandraria, R.K., Kumar, S. And Sharma, D Preliminary studies on a bacterial disease of bottlegourd in subtropical zone of Himachal Pradesh. Pl. Dis. Res. vii. Deepa Sharma and H R Sharma Combining ability analysis for yield and other horticultural traits in tomato. Indian J. Hort. 67(3): viii. Deepa Sharma and H.R. Sharma Combining ability analysis for yield and other horticultural traits in tomato. Indian J. Hort. 67(3): ix. Deepa Sharma and M.C.Thakur Evaluation of diallel progenies for yield and its contributing traits in tomato. Indian J. Hort. 65(3): x. H.R.Sharma and Deepa Sharma Performance of indeterminate tomato hybrids under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal J. Agri. Research. 34(1): xi. Deepa Sharma and M.C.Thakur Heterosis and combining ability studies for shelf life and related traits in tomato. Himachal J. Agri. Research. 33(2) :

6 xii. Deepa Sharma and M.C.Thakur Studies on heterosis for yield and its contributing traits in tomato. Haryana J. Hort. Sci.36 (3&4): xiii. H.R. Sharma, Deepa Sharma and A.K. Thakur Analysis of genetic divergence in tomato. J. Hort. Sci.1 (1):52-54 xiv. H.R. Sharma and Deepa Sharma Genetic divergence for yield and yield-contributing traits in cucumber. J. Hort. Sci.1 (2): xv. Deepa Sharma, U.K. Kohli and H.S. Kanwar Character association and path coefficient studies in cabbage. Haryana J. Hort. Sci.34(1&2): xvi. Deepa Sharma, U.K. Kohli and H.S. Kanwar Variability studies in cabbage. Haryana J. Hort. Sci.32 (1&2): Books/Manual : - Technical Bulletin : -