Mission:To pursue teaching and research in pomology with special emphasis on crop regulation

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1 Name Designation :Vishal S. Rana : SeniorScientist Qualification:B.Sc. (Agri.), M.Sc. (Hort.) Ph.D. (Pomology) Fellowship/Awards: Qualified ICAR NET Exam in Horticulture in 1994 Second position in PhD Program in College of Horticulture ICAR Junior Fellowship during MSc. Phone: Fax: drvishal_uhf@rediffmail.com Discipline: Horticulture Specialization:Fruit Science Mission:To pursue teaching and research in pomology with special emphasis on crop regulation Work Experience:More than 17 years ofteaching, research and extension Teaching Activities: Undergraduate and Postgraduate subjects Fundamentals of Horticulture Tropical and subtropical fruits Orchard management Experiential learning in nursery production of fruit crops Postharvest technologies for fruit crops Growth and development of horticultural crops Advances in Growth Regulation of Fruit Crops Climate Management in Horticultural Production Guided 9 MSc. Students and presently guiding 1 MSc and 1 PhD student in the discipline of Fruit Science as a Major Advisor Acted as member Advisory committee of several PG students Acted as External Examiner for several Universities Conducted Educational tours of students Established laboratory

2 Advance Trainings Acquired: Use of Plastics in horticulture with special emphasis on drip irrigation/ fertigation and mulching at Plastic Development Centre Division of Horticulture University of Agriculture Sciences, Bangalore ( Karnataka) (10days) Postharvest management of fruits, vegetables and flowers at Division of fruits and Horticulture technology IARI New Delhi (21 days) Enhancement of temperate fruit productivity at Dr YS Parmar university of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (21 days) Recent trends in organic production of horticulturecrops at Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) Lukhnow (UP) (10 Days) JavikKrishi in Fruit culture at KRC College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, UAS Dharwad (21 days) Sample survey technique in Agricultural researchat Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi (21 days) Wild and underutilized fruit at Dr YS Parmar university of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (21 days) International Exposure: Participated in 7 th International symposium on Kiwifruit in Faenza, Italy w.e.f. September 12-17, 2010 and presented two research papers Member, Professional Societies Life member of Horticultural society of India Life member of Horticultural society of Haryana Life member of Horticultural society of Karnataka Life member of Society for Promotion of Horticulture Research Achievements Handled various state funded projects on the orchard management of Strawberry, mango, Litchi, Nectarine and Kiwifruit

3 Standardized the canopy management, Pollination method, use of Plant growth regulators and maturity standards in kiwifruit Externally Funded Project 1. Quality production of kiwifruit through improved cultivation technology for the farmers of mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh Objectives To enhance the quality of kiwifruit to compete with international market through cultural practices To develop post effective technology for better size, quality and yield of kiwifruit To disseminate developed technology to the farmers 2. Rejuvenation of peach plantation in Rajgarh area of Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh Objectives Survey for status of peach in and around Rajgarh area with reference to senility To formulate the appropriate technology for effective rejuvenation of old and senile orchards through judicious pruning, nutrient management and plant protect6ion measures Demonstration of rejuvenation technology to the farmers through demonstration, training and development of literature 3. Nutrition based productivity of plum, apricot and peach fruits of mid hills of Himachal Pradesh (PI:Dr A S Rehalia,Professor and Head; CO- PI: DR Vishal S Rana) Objectives: Efficient and economic use of fertilizers Higher production of quality fruits Higher returns to the farmers 4. Seasonal carryover of peachleaf curl, DachycaudushelichrysiKalten Bach) and its management by

4 novel insecticides and other eco-friendly measures (PI: Dr Devender Gupta, Principal Scientist; CO- PI: DR Vishal S Rana) Objectives: To observe the incidence of the pest on peach trees and to search for the alternate hosts where the production perpetuates To record the natural enemies associated with aphids on the on both main and alternate hosts To test the efficiency of bio-pesticides and some novel insecticides against peach leaf curl 5. Refinement of fruit based farming systems to enhance productivity of cultivated area under rain fed ecosystem (PI: Dr Somdev Sharma, Principal Scientist; CO- PI: DR Vishal S Rana) Objectives: To develop location specific fruit based farming system models by integrating canopy orientation, root distribution and spacing components of various fruit crops for rainfed areas to get sequential income round the year and also to mitigate the impact of changing climate on single crop based farming system 6. Promotion of kiwifruit cultivation through improved production technologies for diversification under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh(PI: Dr. Vishal S. Rana,Senior Scientist); CO-PI:Dr Dinesh Thakur,Senior Scientist Objectives: Promotion of kiwifruit cultivation in mid-hills through popularization of improved production technologies Introduction of new varieties Demonstration of modern kiwifruit orcharding and propagation techniques

5 7. Diversification of Fruit Farming through introduction and development of Blueberries as new commercial fruit in Himachal Pradesh (Code IDH ). Dr Dinesh Thakur(PI- Senior Scientist)Dr Vishal S. Rana(CO-PI Senior Scientist) Objectives: To introduce evaluate and promote blueberry cultivation through varietal diversification in temperate to subtropical areas of Himachal Pradesh Publications Research papers: 32 Book chapters : 08 Popular articles : 20 Practical Manual : 01 Technical Bulletin : 01 Participation and Research Paper Presentation in National /International Congress/Symposia/conferences 1. Participated and presented one paper entitled Time course changes in the pattern of fruit growth and organic metabolites in developing kiwifruit (Actinidiadeliciosa) in Second International Congress of Plant Physiology w.e.f January 8-12, 2003 at IARI New Delhi. 2. Participated and presented one paper entitled Status of mango cultivation in Himachal Pradesh in National seminar on mango: Challenge in management of production, post harvest, processing and marketing held w.e.f June 14-15, 2003 at College of Agriculture, Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh,Gujarat(India). 3. Participated and presented one paper entitled Pecan nut A suitable agroforestry nut tree for mid hill areas of Western Himalaya in International Conferemce:world perspective on short rotation forestry for industrial arid rural development w.e.f September7-13,2003 at Dr Y.S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni,Solan (India).

6 4. Participated and presented one oral paper entitled Optimization of harvest maturity in relation to storage performance in kiwifruit cv Allision ininternational symposium on temerate zone fruit in the tropics and subtropics w.e.f. October 14-18,2003 at Dr Y.S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry-Nauni, Solan(India). 5. Participated and presented one oral paper entitled Seasonal changes in the mineral contents of developing kiwifruit cv.allison in Indian Horticulture Congress w.e. F. November6-9, 2004at IARI New Delhi, India. 6. Participated and presented one oral paper entitled Changes in biochemical constituents of developing kiwifruit grown under mid-hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh innational seminar on plant Physiology held w.e.f. December 27-29,2004at Department of Botany,University of Pune(Maharashtra),India. 7. Participated and presented one oral paper entitled Seasonal variations in leaf nutrient composition ofapricot cv New Castle in National Symposium on current scenario in temperate horticulture held w.e.f. July6-7,2005 at IARI Regional Station Amartara Cottage Shimla (HP),India. 8. Participated and presented one oral paper entitled Effect of triacontanol on the physico chemical characteristics of Litchi cv Dehradun in International seminar on Hi-Tech Horticulture and Postharvest technology w.e.f. February4-6, 2006 at CSUAT Kanpur (UP) India. 9. Participated and presented one oral paper in International Symposium on Minor fruits and medicinal plants for health and ecological security w. e. f. November19-22, 2011 at BC KV Kalyani, Distt. Nadia, Mohanpur, West Bengal (India). 10. Participated and presented two research papers in National Symposium on Emerging issues in plant health management held w. e. f. September 28-29, 2012 at Dr. YSPUHF-Nauni, Solan (India). 11. Participated and presented two research papers in 5 th Indian Horticultural Congress held at PAU-Ludhiana w.e.f. Nov 6-9, Participated and presented one paper in National Seminar on Today s Innovations, Tomorrow Sustainability in Applied Sciences,

7 Technology, Management and Education held w.e.f. May 25-26, 2013 at Doon Group of Colleges, Dehradun sponsored by Uttrakhand State Council of Science and Technology. 13. Participated in National Conference on Temperate Fruits and Nuts-A way Forward for Enhancing productivity and Quality w. e. f. November 6-9, 2015at ICAR- Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, J&K (India). Twentyfivebest Research Publications 1. Babita and V. S. Rana 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): Babita and Vishal S Rana 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 Management6 (6): Chauhan, Neena, S. A. Ananda and Vishal S Rana Studies on propagation of persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.). Haryana Journal of Horticultural Science 36(3&4): Jhalegar, Md. J., R. S. Sharma, R. K. Pal and Vishal Rana Effect of postharvest treatments with polyamines on physiological and biochemical attributes of kiwifruit (Actinidiadeliciosa) cv. Allison. Fruits 67: NaikSharmistha, Poonam and Vishal Rana Pollen storage and use for enhancing fruit production in kiwifruit (Actinidiadeliciosa A. Chev.). Journal of applied Horticulture 15(2): Naik, Sharmistha and Vishal Rana Spray pollination: an efficient and labour saving method for kiwifruit (Actinidiadeliciosa A. Chev.). Journal of applied Horticulture 15(3): Pratima, P. and Vishal S. Rana Studies on the effect of some pre-conditioning treatments, IBA and collection time on the success of semi-hardwood cuttings of kiwifruit. Indian Journal of Horticulture71 (2): Rana N, P Kumar, V S Rana and NC Sharma.2015.Variation in physic-chemical characteristics of different walnut cultivars grown in Himachal Pradesh (India).International Journal of Food and Fermentation Technology 5(1):33-37.

8 9. Rana V.S., J Basar and A.S. Rehalia Effect of severity of summer pruning on the vine characteristics, fruit yield and quality of kiwifruit. ActaHorticulturae 913: Rana V.S., V Bhardwaj and N. Rana Influence of CPPU alone and in combination with other plant bio-regulators on fruit yield, quality and harvest maturity of Allison kiwifruit. ActaHorticulturae 913: Rana Vishal S and Babita Effect of rooting media and IBA on the rooting behaviour and vegetative growth of Kiwifruit (ActinidiadeliciosaChev.). Indian Journal of Ecology43: Rana, H.S., Vishal S Rana and D. R. Bhardwaj Vegetative multiplication of Kiwifruit (Actinidiadeliciosa) through dormant cuttings. Annals of Forestry7(1): Rana, Neerja, AbhishekWalia and Vishal Rana Isolation of an antifungal protein from kiwifruit. Journal of Food Science and Technology 1: Rana, Vishal S. and Neerja S. Rana.2003.Studies on growth and organic metabolites in developing kiwifruit. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 8 (2): Rana, Vishal S., S. K. Chopra and Neerja S. Rana Standardization of optimum harvest maturity in relation to storage performances in Allison kiwifruit (Actinidiachinensis). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 73(5): Rana, Vishal, S. K. Sharma and G. Sud Genetic divergence for physico-chemical characterization of lemon fruits grown in Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 16 (1): Sharma Neha, Babita and V S Rana Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and IBA on the rooting of cuttings in kiwifruit (ActinidiadeliciosaChev.).Journal of Horticultural Sciences 10(2): Sharma, R. R., J. J. Md., S. K. Jha and V Rana. Genotypic variation in total phenolics, antioxidant activity, enzymatic activity and quality attributes among kiwifruit cultivars. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology24(1): Sharma, R. R.; R. K. Pal and Vishal Rana Effect of heat shrinkable films on storability of kiwifruit under ambient conditions. IndianJournal of Horticulture 69(3):

9 20. Sharma, Sanjeev, Vishal Rana and A. S. Rehalia Seasonal variations in leaf nutrient composition of apricot cv. New Castle. The Asian Journal of Horticulture 2(1) Sharma, Shashi K. and VishalRana Studies on harvest maturity of Dashehari and Langra cultivars of mango grown under the sub mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh. The Asian Journal of Horticulture 2(2) Singh D, JC Rana and V S Rana.2016.Exploring seasonal barrier breaking novel genes: ever bearing hill lemon, Citrus pseudolimon Tanaka. International Journal of Farm Science6 (2): Thakur Nidhika, VS Rana and Yamini Sharma Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on soil nutrient and biological status of Plum cv. Santa Rosa. International Journal of Bio-resource and stress management 6 (6): Thakur, Nidhika and Vishal S. Rana Effect of different pruning intensities on the growth flowering yield and quality of nectarine. Indian Journal ofhorticulture69 (1): Tomer C. S.; V. S. Rana and A. S. Rehalia Emerging trend in temperate fruit research. Haryana Journal of Horticultural Science 39(1&2): List of M Sc. Students guided S. No Name of the student Title of Thesis Year of completio n Present occupation 1. JummarBas ar Effect of time and level of summer pruning on the vine characteristics, fruit yield and quality of Kiwifruit cv Allision Effect of CPPU alone and in combination with other plant bio-regulators on the fruit yield, quality and harvest maturity of Kiwifruit 2007 DSP, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh 2. Vijay Kumar 2008 Research Scientist in Uttrakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, PauriGharwal

10 3. PreetPratim a 4. Nidhika Thakur Effect of pre-conditioning treatments, IBA and collectors time on the rooting of semi hard wood cuttings of kiwifruit. Effect of different pruing intensities on the growth,flowering and yield characteristics of nectarine cvs. Silver King and Snow Queen Research Associate in DST project in YSPUHF Assistant Professor(Hort), Uttrakhand University of Hort. and Forestry, PauriGharwal 5. Sharmistha Naik Effect of pollination methods on the fruit set,yield and quality of kiwifruit(actinidiadeliciosalia ng&ferguson) 6. Babita Effect of Dormex,CPPU and mannual fruit thinning on the fruit yield and quality of kiwifruit(actinidiadeliciosach ev.) 7. Neha Sharma 8. SayeedEhsa nzarea 9. Sheetal Thakur 10 Sunny Sharma Effect of PGPR and IBA on rooting and growth parameters of kiwifruit cuttings Effect of leaf fruit ratio and girdling on the fruit yield and quality of nectarine (Prunuspersica var. Nucipersica) cv. Silver King Influence of pruning and nitrogen application for rejuvenation of senile peach (Prunuspersica (L.) Batsch] cv. Early White Giant Topic to be decided Pursuing ARS(ICAR) Horticulture 2013 Pursuing Ph.D at Dr. Y S Parmar Univerisity of Hort. and For., Nauni, Solan Assistant Block Technical Manager at Nahan, Sirmour In-service candidate from Afganistan HEO, Dept. of Horticulture, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh Joined MSc. in July, 2016

11 List of Ph.D Students guided 1. Babita Studies on the effect of Dormex and CPPU on biochemical changes and production of kiwifruit (ActinidiadeliciosaChev.) Pursuing Awarded INSPIRE Fellowship for Ph.D.programme from DST Extension Activities Lectures delivered in specialized farmer s/officer s trainings Radio/TV Talks On campus and Off-campus diagnostic farm visits Exhibitions/KisanMelas/Field days Demonstration trials Farmer s Scientists interactions Coordinated farmer s/officer s training on kiwifruit cultivation Resource person for Kiwifruit cultivation in Sikkim Administrative Responsibilities Acted as elected member of university Senate representing Assistant Professor category Representative member of Board of Studies from the Dept of Fruit Science Incharge of Peach and Kiwi block of the Dept of Fruit Science Since April 2004 till Date Incharge of Growth Regulationlaboratory of the Department of fruit Science

12 Lab Members (PG Student/SRF) Name: Babita Designation: PhD student Fellowship/Merit/Award: University Merit Scholarship during M.Sc. INSPIRE fellowship for Ph.D programme ICAR NET (2014 &2015 qualified Phone: Academic qualifications: Examination Passed BSc MSc PhD University Dr.YSPUHF, Nauni Dr.YSPUHF, Nauni Dr.YSPUHF, Nauni Year of Passing Division/%of Marks Subject st/70.50 Horticulture st/82.30 Fruit Science Pursuing 1st/80.20 Fruit Science Title of MSc thesis: Effect of Dormex, CPPU and manual fruit thinning on fruit yield and quality of kiwifruit (ActinidiadeliciosaChev.). Title of PhD thesis: Studies on the effect of Dormex and CPPU on biochemical changes and production of kiwifruit (ActinidiadeliciosaChev.). Area of interest: Horticulture Work experience: RHWE Research publications: 1. Babita and Rana Vishal S Effect of Dormex on bud break, flowering and yield of kiwifruit cv. Hayward in mid-hill zone of Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Horticultural Sciences8:47-51.

13 2. Babita and Rana Vishal S 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 Management6(6): Sharma Neha, Babitaand Rana V S Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and IBA on the rooting of cuttings in kiwifruit (ActinidiadeliciosaChev.). Journal of Horticultural Sciences 10(2): Vishal S Rana and Babita Effect of rooting media and IBA on the rooting behaviour and vegetative growth of Kiwifruit (ActinidiadeliciosaChev.). Indian Journal of Ecology43: Symposium attended: 1. Attended and participated in Orientation Programme on Participatory Watershed Development under Common Guidelines held at Centre for Natural Resource Management, Peoples Science Institute, Dehradun w.e.f. November 19 th 23 rd, Participated in the National Education Summit 2014 held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat w.e.f. Jan 10 th -11 th, 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 BhimraoAmbedkar University, Lucknow w.e.f. October 16 th 18 th, 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, Participated and paper presentedin 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 April, Participated in National Conference on Temperate Fruits and Nuts-A way Forward for Enhancing productivity and Qualityat ICAR- Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, J&K, India w.e.f. November 6-9, 2015.

14 Peer-review 1. Babita, Rattanpal H S and Thakur K K Recent advances in banana Improvement through biotechnological approaches.journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences 3: Examination Passed University Year of Passing Division/%of Marks Subject Name: Sunny Sharma Designation: M.Sc. student Fellowship/Merit/Award: University Stipend Sunnsharma141@gmail.com Phone: Academic qualifications: Title of MSc thesis: to be decided Area of interest: Agriculture

15 BSc (HONS.) MSc Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, PB Dr.YSPUHF, Nauni st/81.90 Agriculture Pursuing - Fruit Science Work experience: RAWE