BIO-DATA

A. Name : DR. JAGJEET CHAND SHARMA

B. Date of Birth : March 22, 1963

C. Designation : Professor

D. Discipline : Soil Science and Water Management

E: Specialization : Soil Physics & Water Management F. Mission: : Teaching, Research and Extension Education G. Address for : Department of Soil Science & Water Management Correspondence Dr.Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan Mobile: 98170-35769 Fax:01792-252242

Email:jcs1963@rediffmail.com,

H. Work Experience: Twenty five years of Research, Teaching and Extension Education in Soil Conservation and Water Management I. Academic & Professional Career

(i) Academic Career:

• Ph.D. in Soil Science and Water Management with specialization in Soil Physics • M.Tech. in Remote Sensing and GIS • M.Sc. in Soil Science and Water Management • B.Sc. in Agriculture

(ii) Student advisory work:

• M.Sc. students guided : 11 (4 under guidance) • Ph.D. student guided : 4 under guidance

M.Sc. i) Ms. Archana Sharma(F-2016-52-M) ii) Mr. Kishore Kumar Sahu(F-2016-56-M) iii) Ms. Rasham Sood (F-2016-59-M) iv) Ms. Manisha Negi (F-2017-44-M)

Ph.D. i) Ms. Ridham Kakar (F-2014-19-D) ii) Mr. Ankush Mogta (F-2015-21-D) iii) Ms. Jagriti Thakur (F-2016-22-D) iv) Ms. Shakshi Mankotia

(iii) Professional career:

• Worked as Assistant Scientist since 26th August, 1993 to 25th August, 2002 • Scientist w.e.f. 26th August 2002 to 25th August 2008 • Principal Scientist w.e.f. 26th August 2008 to 30th September 2016 • Professor & Head w.e.f. 1st October 2016 and continuing

(iv). Publications (Numbers only)

• Book chapters : 7 • Research Papers : 40 • Project reports : 5 • Edited book : 1 • Practical manual : 1

(v) Research and teaching experience: About 25 years of experience in Research,

Teaching (UG & PG) and Extension Education J. Number of completed and ongoing projects : 10 Sr.No

Title of Project Duration Total Cost (Rs.)

Funding Agency

From to

1. Prioritization and management needs of Kawal Khud watershed in southern Himachal Pradesh using remote sensing and GIS (PI)

Two years Infrastructural facilities + Rs.0.50 lakhs as contingencies

ICIMOD Kathmandu Nepal

1998-1999

2. Land use planning for the management of agricultural resources (Co-PI)

Three years

10.5 lakhs NATP-ICAR

2001-2004

3. Development of cost effective technology for the torrent control ( Co-PI)

Three years

33.00 lakhs NATP-ICAR

2001- 2004

4. Development of land use plan for Mandhala watershed in Solan District of HP (PI)

Four years 14.00 lakhs DST, New Delhi

2002-2006

5. Land evaluation for resource management and land use planning in Kothon-Sunhol micro-watershed (Co-PI)

Two years 8.40 lakhs H.P. SLUB Govt. of HP

2006-2008

6. Evaluation of water use efficiency for maximization of pea and tomato crop productivity in north-west Himalayan region (PI)

Three years

10.4 lakhs Min Sci. & Tech.GOI, New Delhi

2008-2011

7. Farmers participatory action research programme (FPARP) (PI)

Two years 100.0 lakhs CWC, Mo WR, GOI New Delhi

2009-2012

8. Improving nutrient and water productivity for sustainability and profitability in fruit production in Himachal Pradesh (PI)

Seven years

352.98 lakhs HP-HDP, World Bank

2016-2022

9. Evaluation of nitrogen fertilizer sources in apple and their effects on soil properties (Co-PI)

Two years 20.00 lakhs MIDH Dept. of Hort. Govt. of HP

2015-2017

10. Characterization, classification and productivity potential of apple

Two years 6.2 lakhs SCST&E HP

2016-19

growing soils of north-west Himalayas using GPS-GIS technique (Co-PI)

Some Publications: 1. Sharma, J.C., Jitendra Prasad, Saha, S.K. and Pande, L.M. (2002) Watershed prioritization

based on soil loss and conservation measures in eastern part of Doon valley using remotely sensed data and geographical information system. Agropedology, 12: 86-96.

2. Sharma, J.C., Jitendra Prasad, Bhandari, A.R. and Sharma, K.R. (2003) Prioritization and

management needs of Kawal Khad watershed based on erosional soil loss in southern Himachal Pradesh using remotely sensed data and GIS techniques. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 51: 291-297.

3. Sharma, J.C. and Sharma, K.R. (2002) Landuse planning for soil and water conservation

measures using remote sensing and GIS techniques-A case study in Kawal Khad watershed in Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Soil Cons. 31: 306-309.

4. Sharma, J.C. and Sharma Yogender (2004) Nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems–A review.

Agric. Rev. 25: 157-172. 5. Sharma, J.C. and Sharma Yogender (2004) Effect of forest ecosystems on soil properties –A

review”. Agric. Rev. 25:16-28. 6. Sharma Yogender and Sharma, J.C. (2004) Effect of irrigation and nutrient regimes on

moisture distribution pattern and available nutrients under young chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) plantation in mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Indian For. 130: 911-920.

7. Sharma Yogender and Sharma, J.C. (2004) Effect of irrigation and nutrient levels on

moisture distribution pattern and available nutrients under khair (Acacia catechu) plantation in mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. My Forest. 40: 19-28.

8. Sushil Kumar, Sharma, J.C. and Sharma, I.P. (2002) Water retention characteristics and

erodibility indices of some soils under different land uses in north-west Himalayas. Indian J. Soil Cons. 30: 29-35.

9. Sharma, J.C. and Sanjeev K. Chaudhary (2007) Vertical distribution of micronutrient

cations in relation to soil characteristics in lower Shiwaliks of Solan district in North-west Himalayas. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 55: 40-44.

10. Sharma, J.C. and Sanjeev K. Chaudhary (2007) Bulk density and textural relationships in

soil. Ann. Pl. Soil Res. 9: 1-4. 11. Sharma, J.C. and Sanjeev K. Chaudhary (2007) Characterisation and classification of soils

of Mandhala watershed in Shiwalik foot hills of Himachal Pradesh. Ann. Pl. Soil Res. 9: 103-108

12. Sharma, J.C. and Sanjeev K. Chaudhary (2007) Status of available sulphur and soil

suitability in Shiwalik foot hills of Himachal Pradesh. Ann. Pl. Soil Res. 9: 162-164.

13. Sharma, J.C. and Sanjeev K. Chaudhary (2007) Land use, nutrient indexing and soil fertility mapping of Mandhala watershed in Shiwalik foot hills of Himachal Pradesh- A GIS approach. Agropedology 17: 41-49.

14. Sharma, J.C. and Sanjeev K. Chaudhary (2008) Land productivity and site suitability

assessment for crop diversification using remotely sensed data and GIS techniques. Agropedology 18: 1-11.

15. Sharma Yogender, Sharma, J.C. and Upadhyay, G.P. (2009) Influence of irrigation and

nutrient levels on growth performance and nutrient concentration in Khair (Acacia catechu Wild.) plantation under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Agroforestry 11: 16-20.

16. Sharma, J.C. and Kathiravan, G. (2009) Effect of mulches on soil hydrothermal regimes and

growth of plum in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Hort. 66: 465-471. 17. Sharma, J.C. and Vipin Kumar (2010) Erodibility status of soils under different land uses in

Shiwalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh. Indian J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 58 (4): 467-469 18. Sharma, J.C. and Vipin Kumar (2011) Hydrophysical and chemical characteristics of soils

under different land uses in shiwalik hills of Himachal Pradesh. Indian For. 58 (4): 463-471

19. Sharma JC, Shembhalang Khongjee and Verma ML (2016) Soil properties and erodibility status in relation to land uses in a Giri river micro-watershed in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation 44(3) 290-296

20. Sharma, J.C. and Vijay Kumar (2014) Effect of mulches and nutrient levels on soil

hydrothermal regimes, soil fertility and productivity of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. Botrytis L.) in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 62 (1): 9-17.

21. Sharma J. C. and Vijay Kumar (2015) Effect of mulches and nutrient levels on growth,

nutrient uptake and productivity of cauliflower in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Horticulture 72 (2) 244-249.

Book Chapters: 1. Sharma, J.C. (2010) Concepts and Strategies in Watersheds. In: Sustainable Management of

Micro-Watershed Resources of North-Eastern Himalayan Region. Satish Bhardwaj, IP Sharma and Sudhir Verma (Eds) pp. 14-17.

2. Sharma, J.C., I.P. Sharma and J.N. Raina (2008) Catchments treatment in river valley and

flood prone areas in Himachal Pradesh: The dialogue deliberations. In: Land Resource Management in River Valley and Flood Prone Areas of Himalayan Region J.C. Sharma, I.P. Sharma and J.N. Raina (Eds), Shiva Offset Press 14 Old Connaught Place, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, pp. 1-14.

3. Sharma, J.C. (2008) Soil and water conservation measures in river catchments in Himalayan

region. In: Land Resource Management in River valley and Flood Prone areas of Himalayan Region J.C. Sharma, I.P. Sharma and J.N. Raina (Eds), Shiva Offset Press 14 Old Connaught Place, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, pp. 113-126.

4. Sharma, J.C. (2008) Approaches for soil and water conservation in Himachal Pradesh. In: Wasteland Development in Himalayas: The Shiwaliks. D. Tripathi, I.P. Sharma, R. Bawa and J.N. Raina (Eds), Shiva Offset Press 14 Old Connaught Place, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, pp. 81-96

5. Sanjeev K. Chaudhary and J.C. Sharma (2008) Traditional and non-conventional methods of

water/moisture conservation. In: Water Resource Management and Development KK Singh, V. Phogat, Alka Tomar and Vinod Singh (Eds), Kalyani Publishers, Rajinder Nagar, Ludhiana, pp. 238-259.

6. Sharma, J.C. and Sanjeev K. Chaudhary (2007) Water management in rainfed areas of

Himalayas. . In: Water Resource Management and Development. KK Singh, V. Phogat, Alka Tomar and Vinod Singh (Eds), Kalyani Publishers, Rajinder Nagar, Ludhiana, pp. 260-271.

7. Sharma, J.C. and Sanjeev K. Chaudhary (2007) Land degradation problems in

HimalayasMeasures/suggestions for management. In: Environmental Degradation and Protection. Vol. I. KK Singh, A. K. Singh, Alka Tomar and Vinod Singh (Eds). MD Publications Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.

Edited book: “Land Resource Management in River valley and Flood Prone areas of Himalayan Region” by

J.C. Sharma, I.P. Sharma and J.N. Raina (Eds). ), Published by Shiva Offset Press 14 Old Connaught Place, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Manual:

“Manual on Methods for Physical and Chemical Analysis of Soil” by J.N. Raina, J.C. Sharma and I.P. Sharma, Published by Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan (HP).