General Informations

  • Join Date: 10/01/1990
  • College: Directorate of Research(Agri)
  • Department: AAU-Zonal Research Station, Shillongani
  • Office Email: hemen.kalita[at]aau.ac.in
  • Other Charges: Pulse Seed Hub

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1987
B.Sc. (Agri)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1989
M.Sc. (Agri)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
2000
Ph.D

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
10-01-1990 - 16-03-1999
Jr. Scientist (Agronomy)

Citrus Research Station, AAU, Tinsukia

 
 
 
 
 
17-03-1999 - 12-01-2000
Sr. Scientist (Agronomy) Citrus Research Station, AAU, Tinsukia

Citrus Research Station, AAU, Tinsukia

 
 
 
 
 
13-01-2000 - 31-03-2000
Sr. Scientist (Statistics)

RARS, Shillongani, Nagaon

 
 
 
 
 
01-04-2000 - 30-06-2008
Sr. Scientist (Agron) RARS, Shillongani

RARS, AAU, Shillongani

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2008 - Till date
Pr. Scientist (Agronomy), AICRP on MULLaRP RARS, Shillongani, Nagaon

RARS, Shillongani, Nagaon

Achievements
  • Courses Caught -10 nos.; 3 Number of Masters/Ph.D. students guided;
  • Involvement in AICRP/Network/State projects - NARP, AICRP on MULLaRP, AICRP on Wheat & Barley, State project on Pulses & Oilseed; Involvement in 4 externally funded self earned/competitive/ad-hoc research project; Involvement in 16 institutional/contract/consultancy projects
  • 30 numbers of Technologies developed; 39 nos. of Technology assessment & refinement
  • Conduct of/involvement in extension programme-119 nos.
  • Peer recognition -31; Research paper -60, Book Chapter -2, Research Bulletin -2, Extension Bulletin/Popular articles -50
  • Contribution to Institution building - 13; Professional excellence as evidenced by invitation by other Universities/Scientific body/State/Regional/National Planners or nominations -9 nos.
Membership
  • Indian Society of Agronomy
    Life Member
  • Indian Society of Weed Science
    Life Member
  • Association of Rice ResearchWorkers
    Life Member
  • Assam Horticultural society
    Life Member
  • Crop and weed science society
    Annual Member
    2018
Projects
  • DBT, NECAB, AAU Centre, Jorhat sponsored project on "Evaluation of promising PGPB for growth and yield in lentil", implemented in 2023.
  • AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon sponsored project on "MLT on Effect of tillage,bio-fertilizer and foliar nutrition on foxtail millet in rice fallow", project cost Rs.0.04690 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon sponsored project on "MLT on Nutrient management of foxtail millet in arhar-foxtail millet sequence", project cost Rs.0.04690 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • DBT, NECAB, AAU Centre, Jorhat sponsored project on "MLT on Microbial consortia for rice production", project cost Rs.0.06000 Lakh implemented in 2023.
  • DBT, NECAB, AAU Centre, Jorhat sponsored project on "MLT – DBT-NECAB programme III (Prospecting microbes from acid soil, study their biology and interaction with crop plants). Evaluation of promising PGPB for growth and yield in lentil", implemented in 2023.
  • AAU, Jorhat sponsored project on "Development of Package of Practices for Boro and Early Ahu DSR", implemented in 2020.
  • sponsored project on "“Rapeseed Mustard: Value Chain Development through promotion of scientific cultivation in Assam”", implemented in 2023.
  • NFSM sponsored project on "Creation of Seed Hubs for increasing indigenous production of Pulses", project cost Rs.1.5 Crore implemented in 2016.
  • sponsored project on "project “Characterization and mapping of Char areas of Assam using Geospatial techniques for planning Strategies of Crop management and improvement livelihood security", implemented in 2022.