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Preeti Aggarwal


CAREER OBJECTIVE
To get a "research position" in challenging environment of Plant Pathology where I can be committed to the work assigned, integrated with team spirit and learn new skills

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Examination Passed Month/ Year of Passing Marks obtained Board/ University Field of Specialization/ Subjects
Ph.D.
Pl. Pathology 2004 73.20% CSK HPKV, Palampur Major field: Plant Pathology
Minor field: i. Entomology
ii. Vegetable Sciences
M.Sc.
Pl. Pathology Dec. 1999 74.20% CSK HPKV, Palampur Major field: Plant Pathology
Minor field: Entomology
B.Sc.
(Agriculture) June, 1997 72.50% CSK HPKV, Palampur Agriculture
Elective: Plant Protection

COMPUTER LITERACY
Microsoft word, excel and power-point
EXPERIENCE
• Presently working as Area Manager with reputed company in Punjab, managing vegetable farms of 1500 acres along with an organic farm of 72 acres. Job responsibilities are to ensure every management practice for the crop starting from sowing to harvest. Main crops are peas, cauliflower, snowpeas, sugarsnaps, okra, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, sponge gourd, brinjal, baby corn, cotton, French beans, cowpea etc.
• Experience of screening disease resistant varieties, determining variability in pathogens, management techniques for fungal, bacterial and viral diseases,data recording and analyses as evident from M. Sc. And Ph. D. research work.
• Two years and seven months experience as SRF in the project entitled " Integrated Management of Bacterial wilt of Tomato in Himachal Pradesh " w.e.f. 21st April, 2001 to 30th Nov., 2003.
• Two years four months experience as Research Associate in the All India Coordinated Project for Wheat And Barley Improvement” w.e.f 18th Dec., 2003 to 12th May, 2006.
I have practical (hands on) experience in the following areas of plant pathology :
• Screening of varieties for resistance against various diseases.
• Evaluation of chemicals against pests and diseases.
• Plant disease diagnoses.
• All plant pathological techniques.
• Data collection, analysis, interpretation and report writing
RESEARCH PROBLEMS

M.Sc. Thesis Title
"Studies on common bunt of wheat caused by Tilletia tritici and T. laevis".
Ph.D. Thesis Title
"Integrated Management of bacterial wilt of tomato".

Publications
Research articles: 10 (Published), 7(Communicated)
Symposium presentation: 8

SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS
- Qualified National Eligibility Test during 2001 conducted by ASRB New Delhi
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Worked as NSS volunteer for two years

REFERENCES
Dr A.K. Sood
Senior Scientist
Department of Plant Pathology
CSK, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University,


Dr S.K. Sugha
Professor and Head
Department of Plant Pathology
CSK, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University,
Palampur-176062 HP (India)