Naveen Kumar Contact Information: Present Address: Vegetable Consultant, CEV Kartarpur Pin- Pin-144801 Permanent Address: S/o Sh. Gian Chand;V.P.O. Aghar. Teh. & Distt. Hamirpur (H.P.) Mobile : +917508110885 E-Mail: [email protected]; Personal Data: Date of Birth: 15 March 1981. Father’s Name: Shri. Gian Chand Sex : Male Nationality : Indian Marital Status : Married Languages Known : English, Hindi, Punjabi Special Awards and Position President, Post Graduate Students’ Association, 2007 C.S.K. H. P. K. V. Palampur. General Secretary, Post Graduate Students’ Association, 2006 C.S.K. H. P. K. V. Palampur. NCC- A,B and C certificate Crops handled: R & D: Capsicum, Okra, Fresh Producton: Garlic, Snowpea, Sugarsnap Objective To make a challenging career in vegetable breeding sector; and to learn and utilize my skills in the same domain. Academic Qualifications 1. M.Sc. (Vegetable Science) April 2009 C.S.K.H.P.K.V. Palampur. O.G.P.A.: 6.50/10.00 Field of specialization Vegetable Breeding Minor Field Plant Breeding and Genetics. 2. B.Sc.(Agriculture) January 2006 C.S.K.H.P.K.V. Palampur. O.G.P.A.: 5.84/10.00 3. Senior Secondary (2000) Passed 10+2 (H.P. Board of School Education, Dharamshala) Percentage: 57.5% 4. Higher Secondary (1996) Passed 10th (H.P. Board of School Education, Dharamshala) Percentage: 56.7% Research Work & Work Experience M.Sc Research Title Genetic analysis of fruit yield and its component traits in Sweet Pepper ( Capsicum annuum L. var grossum sendt. ) Research highlights • Made crosses in the different capsicum lines to obtain disease resistant, high yielding F1 hybrids during 2007 at the Vegetable Experimental Farm of CSKHPKV, Palampur. Conducted field evaluation trial of F1 capsicum hybrids during 2008. Publications A) Research paper published • Identification of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. Var. Capitata) hybrids for summer cultivation under highland conditions of North-Western Himalayas. Vol. 29, Cruciferae Newsletter. March, 2010. • Heterosis for Fruit Yield and its Related Horticultural Traits in Bell Pepper. International Journal of Vegetable Science. 16: 4, 361 — 373 • Combining ability and gene action for phenological, structural and fruit yield traits in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var grossum Sendt.) under sub temperate zone of North Western Himalayas. Advances in Horticulture vol. 24 (2). 2010. • Morphological Studies of Bell Pepper Germplasm. International Journal of Vegetable Science. Volume 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144 – 156. • Heterotic expression for fruit yield and yield components in intervarietal hybrids of sweet pepper. SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics. 42(2) 105–115, 2010 • Genetic estimates of fruit yield and its component traits in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var grossum Sendt.) SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics. 42(2) 122–129, 2011 • Determination of genetic variation for morphological and yield traits in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var grossum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Science. 81(7) 590-94. 2011 • Heterosis of bacterial wilt (Pseudomonas solanacearum) resistance, yield and related traits in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Science. 81(11) 1128-35. Nov. 2013 B) Book Published Sweet Pepper (Capsicum)- Genetic analysis through Line x Tester method. ISBN: 978-3-659-14376-2 Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG. Heinrich Bocking Str. 6-8, 66121 Saarbrucken, Deutschland, Germany. Production Production Manager in Namdhari Farm Fresh Pvt Ltd, a unit of Namdhari Seeds Pvt ltd w.e.f. 16-08-2010 to 8-08-2011. Extension • Six months Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) during B.Sc. (Ag) Degree. • Worked as Agriculture Extension Officer (AEO) in the O/o Assistant Project Officer (Agr) Spiti at Kaza (Lahul & Spiti) under Department of Agriculture (H.P.) from. 13-08-2009 to 12-08-2010 (one year). • Smoothly executed the Pt. Deen Dayal Kisan Bagwan Samridhi Yojna-I and II schemes, and Soil conservation works in the Spiti valley. Smoothly organized the Kisan Melas and Farmers-Scientist interactions and other related activities under the ATMA project run by the Department of Agriculture (H.P.). • Presently working as Block technology Manager in O/o SMS Dev. Block Bijhari, Distt. Hamirpur w.e.f. 10-08-2011 and executing ATMA Activities in Dev. Block Bijhari IT Skills • Good working knowledge in computer education (MS word, Excel, Power Point, C-language and Internet), softwares like CPCS, MVM. Co-curricular activities - • Participation in 4th All India Inter-State Agricultural Universities Youth Festival held at C.C.S.University Hissar in the year 2002. • Certificate of participation in Training Workshop on Personality Development and Public Relation held at CSK HPKV, Palampur in the year 2003. • Participation in 5th All India Inter-State Agricultural Universities Youth Festival held at Maharana Partap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur in the year 2004. • Participation in North Zone Inter Varsity Youth festival organized by University of Jammu in the year 2004-2005. • Participation in Inter College Badminton (men) Tournament held at CSK HPKV, Palampur in the year 2004-2005. • Successfully completed two months training prograame on “Agribusinesss and Agriclinic Centre” scheme at Mashobra in 2006. References • Dr Sonia Sood, Associate Professor, Department of Vegetable Science & Floriculture, CSK HPKV Palampur. Email: [email protected]. Phone No. 9418032747 • Dr Vidyasagar, Professor, Department of Vegetable Science & Floriculture, CSK HPKV Palampur • Sh. Vijendar Malik, Assistant Project Officer (Agr.), Spiti at Kaza, H.P. • Dr Ajit Sharma, Deputy Project Director, ATMA Distt. Hamirpur Declaration: I confirm that the information provided by me is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Place: Hamirpur _____________________ Date: 15-08-2017 Signature