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Department of Horticulture


Dr. Bhagwan Das Bhuj


DESIGNATION:Professor
QUALIFICATION:Ph.D. (Horticulture)
SPECIALISATION:Floriculture & Landscaping
EMAIL:bdbhujvcsg[at]gmail[dot]com
CONTACT NO.:+91-6395219036

Research Areas/Areas of interest

  • Floriculture & Landscaping
    • Research Projects

  • Working as Co-PI on intervention of improved agricultural technologies for transforming agriculture for enhancing farmer’s income in Uttar Pradesh, Funded by UPCAR, Lucknow.
  • Working as Co-PI on AICRP in Floriculture, ICAR, New Delhi.
  • Worked as Co-PI of the project entitled “Standardization of Agro-techniques and Post-harvest Management of Orchid (cymbidium)” at Bharsar funded by UCOST, Dehradun.
  • Worked as Co-PI of the project entitled “Collection, evaluation and standardization of agro-techniques of gladiolus” from January, 1999 to June, 2002 at Pantnagar.
    • Award/Honour

  • Faculty Excellence Award, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar – during the year 2022 ,2024 and 2025.

  • Best Scientist Award in “International Conference on Agricultural Sciences & Technology for Food Security & Sustainability” in May 2023, IIMT, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

  • Award of ISHRD Fellowship 2018 at Progressive Horticulture Conclave held at Lucknow during December 2019.

  • Certificate of appreciation award as a co-coordinator (ICAR-SCSP) for conducting 2 weeks online entrepreneurship development programme on “Commercial Floriculture & Landscaping” sponsored by ICAR under SCSP Scheduled during 20th October to 07th November 2020 at college of agriculture GBPUAT Pantnagar.

  • Certificate of appreciation award for delivering lectures on the topic related to floriculture & landscaping in two weeks online entrepreneurship development programme on “Commercial Floriculture & Landscaping” sponsored by ICAR under SCSP Scheduled during 20th October to 07th November 2020 at college of agriculture GBPUAT Pantnagar.

  • Certificate of appreciation award for co-coordinating technical session during PHC Conclave 2023 held at GBPUA&T Pantnagar.

  • Poster presentation award in Progressive Horticulture Conclave 2019 at ICAR-CISH Lucknow held during December 2019.

  • Certificate of appreciation for Chairperson in Technical Session I in International Conference on Agricultural Sciences & Technology for Food Security and Sustainability-2023 (IFCAFS-2K23) held at School of Agricultural Sciences, IIMT University.

  • Certificate for invited lecture entitled “Present & Future Prospects of Floriculture in India in International Conference on Agricultural Sciences & Technology for Food Security and Sustainability-2023 (IFCAFS-2K23) held at School of Agricultural Sciences, IIMT University.

  • Best poster presentation award in “National Conference on “Progressive Horticulture Conclave” at GBPUAT Pantnagar held during Feb 2023. The title of the paper was “Effect of different levels of N, P and K Fertigation on corm and cormel attributes of gladiolus cv. White Prosperity”.

  • Best poster presentation award in “International Conference on “Innovative Horticulture and value Chain Management” at GBPUAT Pantnagar in May 2019. The title of the paper was “Effect of floral preservatives on vase-life enhancement of Gladiolus grandiflorus var. Nova Lux”.

  • Junior Research Fellowship award in Horticulture of Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) during M.Sc. (Ag.) programme (April 1990 to March 1993).

  • Recipient of First Prize of Horticultural Quiz organized by Horticultural Society, Pantnagar.
    • Selected Research Publications

    Total no of Research Papers: 21

    Popular articles: 15

    Book Chapters: 06

    1. Thakur, N.; Bhuj, B. D.; Sangma, D.; Srivastava, R. and Chand , S. 2017. Performance of gladiolus germplasm under Tarai region of Uttarakhand. Research in Environment and Life Sciences.10 (7): 652-654

    2. Thakur, N; Bhuj, B. D.; Srivastava R and Chand S.2016. Assessment of genetic variability and correlation in gladiolus germplasm. Progressive Hort. 48(1): 490-496.

    3. Thakur, N; Bhuj, B. D.; Srivastava R and Chand S.2016. Genetic divergence studies in gladiolus. Int. J. Basic and Applied Agrl.Res. 14 (3): 285-287

    4. Singh, D; Bhuj, B. D.; Srivastava R and Chand S.2015. Effect of Bioregulators on growth and flowering of gladiolus cv. Red Beauty under different growth conditions: Int. J. Basic and Applied Agrl.Res. 14 (2): 174-178.

    5. Tiwari, A.K.; Bhuj, B.D. and Mishra, S.K. 2010. Impact of certain chemicals on vaselife of different cultivars of aster and gladioli. Ind. J. Hort. 67(2) : 255-259.

    6. Bhuj, B.D. ; Srivastava, Ranjan and Singh, Ranvir. 2003. Effect of holding solution on post harvest life of gladiolus cv.Rose Supreme Pantnagar J. Res. 1(2): 43-45.
    Other Information

  • Significantly contributed in the development of “Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali College of Horticulture”, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) from 2003 to 2012.
  • Developed different course programmes like B. Sc. Horticulture (Hons.), Diploma in Horticulture and Certificate Course in Horticulture.
  • Created new germplasm centre of Floriculture and introduced a new gladiolus variety “Shubhangini.”