Dr Vishal S Rana Principal Scientist

Department of Fruit Science

Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry,

Nauni, Solan, 173-230, Himachal Pradesh, India

Mobile:+91-94184-57401

Phone:+91-1792-252326(O),229945(R)

E-mail: drvishaluhf@gmail.com, visharanafrs@yspuniversity.ac.in

Job Responsibilities_____________________________________________________________

Work Experience: 23 Years

♠ Research Fellow, Department of Pomology, Dr YS Parmar UH&F-Nauni, Solan for 2 years

and 5 months in APEDA funded project on walnut propagation

♠ Assistant Scientist (Pomology) at Regional Horticultural Research and Training Station-

Jachh (HP) and Department of Fruit Science, Dr YS Parmar UH&F-Nauni, Solan for 10

years

♠ Senior Scientist (Equivalent Associate Professor), Department of Fruit Science Dr YS

Parmar UH&F-Nauni, Solan since July, 2009 till July, 2014

♠ Principal Scientist (Equivalent Professor), Department of Fruit Science Dr YS Parmar

UH&F-Nauni, Solan since July, 2014 till date

♠ Involved in Research, Teaching and Extension in Fruit cultivation with specialization in

Kiwifruit since last 23 years

Academic Qualification:________________________________________________________

Degree Nomenclature Year of Completion University/ Institute

Ph.D. Pomology 1997 Dr. Y. S. P. University of

Horticulture & Forestry,

Nauni, Solan (HP), India

M.Sc. Horticulture

(Post Harvest Technology)

1992 Dr. Y. S. P. University of

Horticulture & Forestry,

Nauni, Solan (HP), India

B.Sc. Agriculture 1989 CSK HPKV- Palampur

(HP)176062

Professional Qualifications___________________________________________________

♠ ICAR JRF(Horticulture) during M.Sc. Program

♠ Qualified ICAR NET Exam in Horticulture during 1994

♠ Second position in Ph.D. Program in College of Horticulture

♠ Attended 10 Advance courses/Refresher courses in different institutions

Achievements________________________________________________________

֍ Research

♠ Handled various state funded projects on the orchard management of Strawberry, mango,

Litchi, Nectarine and Kiwifruit

♠ Standardized the canopy management/rejuvenation of senile peach orchards, Pollination

method, use of Plant growth regulators and maturity standards in kiwifruit

♠ Handled four externally funded projects as Principal Investigator and five externally funded

projects as Co-Principal Investigator

♠ Presently handling one DST funded project on Lesser Exploited fruits of lower hills of

Himachal Pradesh

Externally Funded Project_________________________________________________________

֍ As PI

S. No. Name of the project Status Funding

agency

Amount (Rs

in Lacs)

1. Quality production of kiwifruit through

improved cultivation technology for the

farmers of mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh

Completed

HTM-for HP (ICAR) phase-

II 10.14

2. Rejuvenation of peach plantation in Rajgarh

area of Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh Completed Mini Mission-I 11.93

3. Promotion of kiwifruit cultivation through

improved production technologies for

diversification under mid –hill conditions of

Himachal Pradesh

Completed RKVY 54.12

4. Diversification of fruit farming through

cultivation of potential underutilized fruits in

low and foothills of Himachal Pradesh

Ongoing DST 38.45

֍ As CO-PI

S. No. Name of the project Status Funding

agency

Amount

(Rs in

Lacs)

1.

Nutrition based productivity of plum,

apricot and peach fruits of mid hills of

Himachal Pradesh

Completed HTM-For HP

(ICAR) 10.00

2. Seasonal carryover of peach Leaf curl,

Dachycaudus helichrysi Kalten Bach.) and

its management by novel insecticides and

other eco-friendly measures

Completed UGC 8.64

3. Refinement of fruit based farming systems

to enhance productivity of cultivated area

under rain fed ecosystem

Completed HTM-For HP

(ICAR) 12.49

4. Diversification of Fruit Farming through

introduction and development of

Blueberries as new commercial fruit in

Himachal Pradesh

Completed MIDH 16.98

5. Creating Genomics Platform for apple

research in India-Phase –II (Code HGI-195-

02)

Completed DBT 19.00

֍ Teaching

♠ Guided 15 M.Sc. Students and 2 Ph.D. students in the discipline of Fruit Science. Presently

guiding 4 M.Sc. students and 3 Ph.D. students as a Major Advisor

♠ Acted as member Advisory committee of several PG students

♠ Acted as External Examiner for several Universities namely; HAU-Hisar, PAU-Ludhiana,

TNAU-Coimbatore, SKAUST-Jammu, HNB-CU-Garhwal, VCSG UUHF-Uttrakhand,

Eternal university, HP, GNDU-Amritsar etc.

♠ Conducted Educational tours of students

♠ Established laboratories

♠ Performed different academic activities like conduct of entrance examination, exposure visit,

admission counselings for UG and PG programs, development of course curricula etc.

֍ Extension

♠ Lectures delivered in specialized farmer’s/officer’s trainings

♠ Radio/TV Talks

♠ On campus and Off-campus diagnostic farm visits

♠ Exhibitions/Kisan Melas/Field days

♠ Demonstration trials

♠ Farmer Scientists interactions

♠ Resource person for Kiwifruit cultivation in Sikkim

֍ Video Lectures uploaded for dissemination of kiwifruit cultivation technology____

♠ कैसे लगाए Kiwi बागीचा https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLYfCF4w4Ns,

♠ Kiwi training & pruning :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W0qnmRtM28&t=2s

♠ Management of Kiwifruit orchards:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wmjOaez9hA&t=2s

♠ Right time to harvest kiwi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl5ZlF12QjA&t=182s

֍ Administrative Responsibilities

♠ Acted as elected member of university Senate representing Assistant Professor category

♠ Acted as President, Alumni Association of Dr YS Parmar university of Horticulture and

Forestry,Nauni ,Solan(HP)

♠ 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 instrumentation laboratory, molecular and Growth regulation laboratories of the

Department of fruit Science

♠ Member, Board of studies for College of Horticulture

♠ Executive member of Horticulture Science Club of the university

֍ Publications_________________________________________________________________

_

Research : 60

Book chapters : 15

Popular articles : 22

Practical Manual : 02

Technical Bulletin : 03

Books : 01

֍ Participation in National/International Seminars / Symposia /Workshops/Congress/

Conferences: 28

Member, Professional,Societies_______________________________________________

♠ Life member of Horticultural society of India

♠ Life member of Society for promotion of Horticulture

♠ Life member of Horticultural society of Haryana

♠ Life member of Horticultural society of Karnataka

♠ Life member of Indian Ecological Society

♠ Member of association of Agro-metrology

International visit__________________________________________________________________

♠ Participated in 7th International Symposium on Kiwifruit in Faenza, Italy during

September, 2010 which was organized by University of Bologna and presented two research

papers on kiwifruit

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 horticulture crops at Central Institute for

Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) Lukhnow (UP) (10 Days)

♠ Javik Krishi in Fruit culture at KRC College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, UAS

Dharwad (21 days)

♠ Sample survey technique in Agricultural research at 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)

Best Research Publications (20 best)_________________________________________________

Jhalegar, Md. J., Sharma RR, Pal RK and Rana V. 2011. Effect of postharvest treatments with

polyamines on physiological and biochemical attributes of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) cv.

Allison. Fruits 67:13-22. (NAAS Rating 6.58)

Pratima, P. and. Rana VS. 2014. 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

Horticulture 71 (2):273-276. (NAAS Rating 6.16)

Rana, Neerja, Abhishek Walia and Vishal Rana. 2011. Isolation of an antifungal protein from

kiwifruit. Journal of Food Science and Technology 1: 115-120. (NAAS Rating 7.95)

Rana Vishal S, Chopra SK and Neerja S. Standardization of optimum harvest maturity in relation

to storage performances in Allison kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis). Indian Journal of

Agricultural Sciences 73(5): 256-260. (NAAS Rating 6.21)

Sharma RR, Jhalegar NJ, SK Jha and Rana V. 2015. Genotypic variation in total phenolics,

antioxidant activity, enzymatic activity and quality attributes among kiwifruit cultivars. J. Plant

Biochem. Biotechnol. 24(1):114-119. (NAAS Rating 6.77)

Sharma RR, Pal RK and Vishal Rana. 2012. Effect of heat shrinkable films on storability of

kiwifruit under ambient conditions. Indian Journal of Horticulture 69(3): 404-408. (NAAS

Rating 6.16)

Thakur N and Rana VS. 2012. Effect of different pruning intensities on the growth flowering yield

and quality of nectarine. Indian Journal of Horticulture 69 (1): 117-120. (NAAS Rating 6.16)

Nayak RK, Rana K, Sharma HK, Rana VS and Thakur M. 2019. Influence of bumble bee

pollination in quantitative and qualitative parameters of kiwifruit. Indian Journal of Horticulture

76: 294-299 (Naas:6.16).

Sharma S, Rana VS, Pawar R, Lakra J and Racchapannavar V. 2020. Nanofertilizers for

sustainable fruit production: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 1-22. (NAAS Rating

11.92)

Rana VS, J Basar J and Rehalia AS. 2011. Effect of severity of summer pruning on the vine

characteristics, fruit yield and quality of kiwifruit. Acta Horticulturae 913: 393-399.(IF: 0.223

NAAS Rating 6.22)

Rana VS, V Bhardwaj and Rana N. 2011. Influence of CPPU alone and in combination with other

plant bio-regulators on fruit yield, quality and harvest maturity of ‘Allison’ kiwifruit. Acta

Horticulturae 913:401-410.(IF: 0.225= NAAS Rating 6.22 )

Rana VS and Babita. 2016. Effect of rooting media and IBA on the rooting behaviour and vegetative

growth of Kiwifruit (ActinidiadeliciosaChev.). Indian Journal of Ecology 43: 343- 345. (NAAS

Rating 5.79 )

Rana VS and Rana NS. 2003.Studies on growth and organic metabolites in developing

kiwifruit. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 8:38-140.’ (NAAS Rating 5.50 )

Thakur Nidhika, Rana VS and Yamini Sharma.2015. 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):749-753. (NAAS Rating 5.11 )

Sharma Neha, Babita and Rana VS. 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. (NAAS Rating 5.08)

Garg AK, Kaushal R, Rana VS. Impact of Vermicompost, Poultry Manure and Jeevaamrit on

Growth Parameters of Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) cv. Allison. International Journal of Plant

& Soil Science. 2020 31:31-40. (NAAS Rating 5.07)

Pawar R and Rana VS. 2019. Manipulation of source sink relationship in pertinence to better fruit

quality and yield in fruit crops: A review. Agricultural Reviews 40(3):200-207. (NAAS

Rating:4.63).

Babita and Rana VS. 2013. Effect of Dormex on bud break, flowering and yield of kiwifruit

cv. Hayward in mid-hill zone of Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Horticultural Sciences 8:47-

51. (NAAS Rating 5.08)

Sharma SK. and Rana VS. 2007. 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) 37-42.

Tomer CS, Rana VS and Rehalia AS. 2010. Emerging trend in temperate fruit research.

Haryana Journal of Horticultural Science 39(1&2): 13-17.

Glimpses of Professional Activities

Exposure visit and student interaction

On-campus farm visits

Field trainings

Rejuvenation of senile peach orchard

Senile peach plant requiring rejuvenation Measuring initial height for dehorning

Dehorning of senile plant Antifungal paste application on cut ends____

Manure and fertilizer application Hay mulching & white washing ______

Emergence of new shoots after rejuvenation Fruits on the new shoot _ _________