Biography:
Dr. Sunita Chandel studied her BSc Agriculture from College of Agriculture, Solan under Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvidhalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India and obtained her post graduate degrees in MSc and Ph.D in Mycology & Plant Pathology in years 1987 & 1991, respectively from Dr.Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P).She joined at Assistant Professor in 1992 in the Department of Plant Pathology of the same University, elevated to Associated Professor in year 2001 and to Professor in year 2009.She was awarded University Merit Fellowship in B.Sc Agriculture, ICAR Junior Fellowship for Master’s Research, worked as Research fellow in Ph.D programme and as Research Associate before joining the University. Did her post doctorate on the topic “Biological control in horticultural crops”, under Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship (2005-06) programme from University of Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K. under the supervision of Steve Woodward and received SERC Fast track research proposal for Young Scientist (2001-2002)-Life Sciences of DST. She has published 125 research articles in SCI journals of National and International repute.
Title : Hot water and plant extract application in eradicating seed borne and field infection of Septoria leaf spot (Septoria lycopersici Speg ) infecting tomato and improving seed
Title : Bioresources, fungicides and SAR chemicals in integrated management of Alternaria branch rot of carnation