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Chandra Pal Singh
Technical Officer
Horticulture Section
CSIR – Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine,Canal Road, Jammu – 180001
Email: chandrapal[at]iiim[dot]res[dot]in
Bio Sketch
He has significantly worked in the area of horticulture/ beautification/ landscaping. He has developed the process cultivation of different types of flowers (Marigold, Gladiolus Pansy, Petunia, Coleus, Caladium, Canna, Chrysanthemum, etc.). He has also contributed to the aroma mission program in the farm cultivation of Medicinal & aromatic plants (Lemmon grass, Rosa grass, Mint, Ocimum). He has published five publications.
Education
| Degree | Subjects | University | Qualifying Year |
| M.Sc. Agriculture | Agronomy | Bundelkhand University, Jhansi U.P. | 20007 |
| B.Sc. Agriculture | Agriculture | H.N.B Gharwal University Srinagar, Gharwal U.K. | 2005 |
Position Held
| Position Held | Period | Organization |
| Technical Assistant | 26 June 2014 to till date | CSIR-IIIM, Jammu |
| Supervisor | 01 September 2013 to 31 March 2014 | UPCSR, Shahajhanpur, U.P. |
| Agricultural Farm Manager | 25 August 2010 to 31 March 2013 | National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, (NABI) Mohali (Punjab) |
| Project Assistant-II | 15 December 2009 to 24 August 2010 | CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, U.P. |
| Project Assistant-I | 11 June 2008 to 14 December 2009 | CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, U.P. |
Area of Expertise
- work expertise of horticulture/ beautification/ landscaping
- Generation of quality planting material of medicinal and aromatic plants and floriculture etc.
- Crop improvement in Lemon grass, Rosa grass Lavender and Rose essential oil and Jammu Monarda at CSIR-IIIM
Projects
- STS0003 – Instrumentation Division (IIIM/STS/2012/00925)
- Horticultural Section
- Demonstration Cultivation, Processing and Value Addition of Selected Aromatic Crops in Bundelkand region
- CSIR-Aroma mission
- CSIR-Phytopharmaceuticals mission
- CIPA- Herbal Drug development product Project
- plants Rural prosperity through medicinal and aromatic
Publications
| Authors | Title | Journal |
| Sougata sarkar Pooja saraswat Amit kumar Palvi anand Indrapal verma1 Vishav P Rahu Amit kumar Chandrapal Singh | Allelopathy as a tool to influence essential oil quality profile of Mentha piperita L. | Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 42(1-2), 2020; 94-101 |
| Sabha Jeet, VP Rahul, Rajendra Bhanwaria, CP Singh Rajendra Gochar, Amit Kumar, Kaushal Kumar, Jagannath Pal and Bikarma Singh | Exploring Commercial Cultivation of Tissue Cultured Raised Banana in Himalayan Shivalik Range | Page No. 133, Plants of Commercial Values, pp 133-145 © 2019, Editor, Bikarma Singh New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India |
| Singh, C.P., Banerji, B.K., Verma, T.S. and Roy, R.K. (2009) | Colourful cannas for landscaping | In National Conference on Floriculture for Livelihood and Profitability, 16-19 March 2009, IARI, New Delhi. |
| Roy. R.K., Verma. T.S. and C.P. Singh 2009 | Landscape with cute cannas. | Indian Horticulture (accepted). 2009 |
| Roy, R.K., Singh, Chandrapal. Verma, T.S., and Banerji, B.K. | Effects of gamma irradiation on canna generalis cv. ‘Cleopatra’ | National symposium on Lifestyle Challenges and Opportunities March 19-21, 2010 |
| Chandra Pal Singh, V.P. Rahul, Sabhajeet and Rajneesh Anand
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Classification of Bougainvillea Varieties and their landscape use | An International Journal of Floriculture Science and Landscaping
The Journal of the Greens and Gardens |
Awards and Honours
Ultra International Team Award
Received at International Congress of Essential Oils held in Bengaluru from 3rd to 5th August 2018 for the innovative and meaningful efforts towards promotion of cultivation and processing of aromatic crops for improving the production of essential oils in India and for enhancing the income of large numbers of farmers under CSIR-Aroma Mission.
Scientist of the Year Award 2016
Presented by Essential Oil Association of India, during Asian Aroma Ingredient Congress at Delhi 22nd to 24th April 2016 for the diversification and extended cultivation of Lavender and RRL-CN-5. Received as a team member.
Festival of Forest- Van Mohatasav Award-2018
Organized by Department of Ecology and Environment and Remote Sensing in collaboration with Forest Department