Dr. Nikita Nehal is currently working as Assistant Professor in School of Agriculture. She has total 4 years of teaching and 1 year of research experience. Prior to joining Galgotias University, she served as Assistant professor at ITM University, Gwalior and Senior Research Fellow at ICAR- Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow. She has completed numerous courses/ FDP/ training/ workshops conducted by highly reputed organizations. She has presented her research work at several national and international conferences and seminars in India. 

Experience

• 4 years of teaching and 1 year of research experience

Qualification

• Ph.D. (Crop Physiology)

Award & Recognition

• Received Young Scientist Award In: National Conference on Doubling Farmers Income for Sustainable and Harmonious Agriculture (DISHA), held on 9-10 September, 2017 from Science & Tech. Society for Integrated Rural Improvement (S&T SIRI).

• Received Young Scientist Award In: National Conference on Promoting Reinvigorating Agri-Horti, Technological Innovations (PRAGATI-2017), held on 11-12 November, 2017 from Science & Tech. Society for Integrated Rural Improvement (S&T SIRI).

• Received Best Oral Presentation Award In: International Conference on Food & Agriculture, held on 29-31, March, 2018, ICFA.

• Received Best PhD Thesis Award In: International conference on Advances in Agriculture & Allied Science Research, held on 23-24, February, 2019 from Samagra Vikas Welfare Society.

• Received Young Achiever Award In: International Conference on Global Initiatives in Agricultural and Applied Sciences for Eco Friendly Environment held on 16-18 June, 2019 from Agricultural Technology Development Society (ATDS), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

• Received Best Teacher Award on 5th September, 2020 from ITM University, Gwalior (M.P.).

• Received Excellence in Teaching Award In: National Conference on Increasing Farmers Income, Prosperity and Food Security in India held on 29-30th October from The Indian Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Sciences (TISPAS), Nagaland.

Research

• She has presented Research papers in various National and International conferences & published more than 30 Papers in various National and international Journals         

Certifications

• Certificate Course on Mushroom Production Technology

Area of Interest

• Role of Plant growth regulators in changing environment in increasing crop growth and productivity.

• Antioxidant enzymes and its role in mitigating various biotic and abiotic stresses.

• Nutrient management in upland and lowland areas in changing environment.

• Growth and development of horticultural crops.

Books Chapter:

• Bandana Jaiswal, Reena Rani, Shalini Shrivastava, Divya Shrivastava, Shambhoo Prasad and Nikita Nehal (2020). Physiological and Molecular Mechanism for Heat Stress Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Crop. Shree Publishers & Distributors. ISBN-978-81-8329-997-8.

• Priyal Pandey, Girish Pandey, Luxmi Kant Tripathi and Nikita Nehal (2020). Conservation Agriculture. S. R. Scientific Publication. ISBN-978-8188805-327.

• Nikita Nehal, Nitish Sharma, Praval Singh Chauhan and Satya Prakash (2020). Influence of Drought Stress on Growth and Other Nutritional Attributes of Crops. S. R. Scientific Publication. ISBN-978-8188805-327.

• Nikita Nehal, Utkarsh Singh Rathore and Nitish Sharma (2021). Microbes and Soil Health for Sustainable Crop Production. Springer. 978-981-15-9758-9.

Book Published

• Nitish Sharma, Nikita Nehal and A.H. Khan (2017). Effect of PGR’s on growth, biochemical changes and yield of mustard. Lambert Academic Publication (LAP) Germany. ISBN-978-3-330-06540-6.

• Nikita Nehal, Nitish Sharma and and A. H. Khan (2018). Effect of PGR’s on growth and yield of mustard under drought stress. Lambert Academic Publication (LAP) Germany. ISBN-978-3-330-35062-5.