Name: Babita

Designation : Assistant Professor

Email ID: babitasoniuhf@gmail.com

Contact No. +91 8894276665, +91 7018259238

Academic Qualification: B.Sc. Horticulture,

M.Sc. (Horticulture) Fruit Science, Ph.D Fruit Science

Qualified ICAR NET, 2014 (II) and 2015

Fellowship/Awards

1. University Merit Scholarship during Masters’

2. Cert. of Merit in Academics in M. Sc. 3. Awarded INSPIRE Fellowship (DST) for Ph. D programme

4. Awarded for paper presentation in the International Symposium on Horticulture-2014 “Innovations in Horticulture for Nutritional Security, Conserving Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation” held at Baba Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow w.e.f. October 16th – 18th, 2014.

5. Selected under bilateral exchange programme of Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan with Punjab agricultural University, Ludhiana for PhD programme.

Objective

To pursue teaching and research in fruit science with special emphasis on crop regulation

Work Experience

Worked as WDT (Hort.) in IWMP-VIII Balh, Mandi from 21-09-2013 to 07-01-2014.

JRF-P under INSPIRE Programme (DST), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India w.e.f March, 2013 to May, 2017

Working as Assistant Professor (Horticulture) at RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India w.e.f. 08/08/2017 till present (1 Year)

Working as Assistant Professor (Horticulture) at Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India w.e.f. 23/08/2018 till present

Teaching Activities:

Undergraduate and Postgraduate subjects

i) Tropical and Dry land Horticulture

ii) Sub-Tropical and Temperate Fruit Production iii) Principles of Plant Physiology iv)Postharvest Technology for Fruit Crops v) Intellectual Property Rights and its Management vi)Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops vii) Production Technology of Cool Season Vegetable Crops viii) Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetable ix)Nursery Management of Horticultural Crop x) Post Harvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables xi)Commercial Fruit Production xii) Processing and Value Addition of Horticultural Crops xiii) Fundamentals of Horticulture

Currently guiding one M.Sc. Horticulture Acted as External Examiner for several Universities Established fruit orchards

Membership

1. Life membership of Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA)

2. Life Membership of Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture (USA EIN Book Chapters

1. Rana, V S, Thakur Manish and Babita. 2017. Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis Parkinson, Fosberg). In: Underutilized Fruit Crops: Importance and Cultivation. PART-I (Editors: S N Ghosh, Akath Singh and Anirudh Thakur). Jaya Publishing House, Delhi -110095 (India) pp: 235-251.

Research Papers

1. Babita and Rana V S. 2012. Effect of Dormex on bud break, flowering and yield in Kiwifruit cv. Hayward in mid-hill zone of Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Horticultural Sciences 8(1): 47-50 (ISSN No.: 0973-354X) (NAAS rating 3.6)

2. Kumar Dipak, Thakur Manish and Babita. 2015. Effects of different organic substrates on quality of vermicompost. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management. 6(4):528-533 (NAAS rating 4.46)

3. Negi Ajender, Sharma D D, Thakur Manish and Babita. 2015. Studies on the multiplication of apple clonal rootstock, Merton 793 through cuttings. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management. 6(4):539-543 (NAAS rating 4.46)

4. Sharma Neha, Babita and Rana V S. 2015. Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and IBA on the rooting of cuttings in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa Chev.). Journal of Horticultural Sciences 10(2): 159-164. (ISSN No.: 0973-354X) (NAAS rating 3.07)

5. Babita and Rana Vishal S. 2015. Effect of manual fruit thinning and CPPU on the fruit yield and changes in physico-chemical composition at harvest and after storage of Allison kiwifruit. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management. 6(6): 780-785 (NAAS rating 4.46)

6. Kumari Rashmi, Thakur B S, Babita and Rimpika. 2016. Performance of different guava cultivars under the subtropical condition of Himachal Pradesh. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management. 7(2):326-329 (NAAS rating 4.46)

7. Kumar Jayant, Thakur Disha, Thakur Manish and Babita. 2016. Performance of strawberry cultivars in mid hill region of north India. Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 8 (2): 967 - 970 (NAAS rating 5.08)

8. Vishal S Rana and Babita. 2016. Effect of rooting media and IBA on the rooting behaviour and vegetative growth of Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa Chev.). Indian Journal of Ecology. 43: 343-345 (NAAS rating 4.47)

9. Thakur Manish, Sharma D D, Babita and Verma Pramod. 2016. Effect of preconditioning treatments and auxins on the rooting of semi-hardwood cuttings of olive planted during winter under mist condition. Current World environment. 11(2): 560-566 (NAAS rating 4.25)

10. Ahmed Naseer, Singh Jagmohan, Babita, Malik Anisa, Chauhan Harmeet, Kour Harleen and Gupta Prerna. 2016. Effect of osmo air drying method on nutritional quality of peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.) cultivars during storage. Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 8(3): 1214- 1218 (NAAS rating 5.08)

11. Singh J, Ahmed N, Sharma V and Babita. 2016. Evaluation of minor fruits from jammu region for possible antioxidant role and vitamin C. Indian Journal of Ecology, 43 (2): 888-890. (NAAS rating 4.96)

12. Babita and Rana Vishal S. 2017. Influence of dormex on the biochemical dynamics and bud break of dormant kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa Chev.) vines. Chemical Science Review and Letters 6(21): 98-105 (NAAS rating 5.21)

13. Ajender Negi, Manish Thakur and Babita. 2017. Studies on the multiplication of apple clonal rootstocks through cuttings. Indian Journal of Ecology 44(2): 379-384 (NAAS rating 4.96)

14. Babita and Rana Vishal S. 2018. Influence of Dormex on the phenology of flowering and fruit production of Hayward kiwifruit. International Journal of Chemical Studies 6(2): 2941-2945. (NAAS rating 5.31)

15. Ahmed N, Siddiqui S, Gehlot R, Babita and Arora S. 2018. Development of phyto-protein enriched mango ready to serve beverage. International Journal of Chemical Studies 5 (2): 1144-1148. (NAAS rating 5.38)

Review Papers

1. Babita, Rattanpal, H S and Thakur, K K. 2013. Recent advances in banana improvement through biotechnological approaches. Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Science 3(3): 1853-1862 (An International Peer Review) (ISSN No.: 2249 –1929)(Impact Factor 1.457)

2. Babita, Ahmed Naseer and Thakur Manish. 2015. Organic farming: a holistic approach towards sustainable fruit production. European Journal of

Pharmaceutical and Medical Research 2(6): 108-115 (ISSN No.: 3294-3211 and Impact Factor 4.897)

3. Malik Anisa Anjum, Ahmed Naseer and Babita. 2016. Plant extracts in post harvest management (disease and spoilage) of fruits - a review. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 2(1): 13-20 ISSN: 2220-8488 (Print), 2221-0989 (Online) (NAAS rating 3.19)

Articles in magazines

1. Babita and Naseer Ahmed. 2018. Role of Dormex on bud break of Temperate Fruits. Indian Farmer. 5 (5): 479- 482.

2. Naseer Ahmed and Babita. 2018. Importance of post harvest technology of horticultural crops. Indian Farmer. 5 (6): 652-655.

Trainings, Workshops and Summits Participated

1. Attended South, North India tour and Rural Awareness Work Experience (RAWE) at various KVKs and RHRSs of Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan HP, India w.e.f. Jan 5th – May 22nd, 2010.

2. Attended and participated in “Orientation Programme on Participatory Watershed Development under Common Guidelines” held at Centre for Natural Resource Management, Peoples’ Science Institute, Dehra Doon w.e.f. November 19th – 23rd, 2012.

3. Participated in the “National Education Summit 2014” held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat w.e.f. Jan 10th-11th, 2014.

4. Attended National Start Up Summit held at Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana w.e.f. June 01- 02, 2018.

5. One month MOOC on Dynamics of Teaching-Learning held during 1-30, November, 2018 by ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Rajedranagar, Hyderabad -500030, Telangana, India

Symposium/ Conferences/ Seminars attended/participated

1. Participated and paper presentation in the International Symposium on

Horticulture-2014 “Innovations in Horticulture for Nutritional Security, Conserving Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation” held at Baba Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow w.e.f. October 16th – 18th, 2014.

2. Participated and paper presented in “International Conference on Bio-resource and Stress Management” held at Hyderabad, Telangana State, India w.e.f. January 07-10, 2015.

3. Participated and paper presented in “National Symposium on Modern Agro-Technologies for Nutritional Security and Health” held at Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan HP, India w.e.f. 21-23 April, 2015

4. Participated in 4th Jammu and Kashmir Agricultural Science Congress on “Technological Innovations Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture for Food and Livelihood Security” organized by Sher-E-

Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Jammu, India from 28-30 October, 2015.

5. Participated in National Conference on Temperate Fruits and Nuts-A way Forward for Enhancing productivity and Quality at ICAR- Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, J&K, India w.e.f. November 6-9, 2015.

6. Participated and paper presented in 7th Indian Horticulture Congress - Doubling Farmers Income through Horticulture held at IARI, New Delhi w.e.f. November 15-18th, 2016. pp. 271-272.

Extra curriculum activities

Certificate of merit for render service under National Service Scheme during 2006-08 and also attended the Special NSS Camp w.e.f. 01-07 June, 2010 at Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP, India

Computer Literacy

Advanced Diploma in Software and Information Technology-ADSIT (1year)

Declaration

The above information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am liable to

be disqualified if any information given above is found to be incorrect/incomplete/false

Thank You

Yours Truly,

Place: Baru Sahib [BABITA] Date: 06/02/2019