General Informations

  • Join Date: 03/04/1986
  • College: Directorate of Research(Agri)
  • Department: AAU-Zonal Research Station, Gossaigaon
  • Office Email: sunil.k.paul[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1983
B.Sc. (Agri.)

College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1986
M.Sc. (Agri.)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1994
Ph.D (Agri.)

CSSHAU, Hisar, Haryana

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
03-04-1986 - 31-03-1987
Jr. Research Assistant

Regional Agricultural Research Station

 
 
 
 
 
01-04-1987 - 12-11-1995
Jr. Scientist (Plant Breeding)

Regional Agricultural Research Station

 
 
 
 
 
13-11-1995 - 31-08-2001
Sr. Scientist (Plant Breeding)

Regional Agricultural Research Station

 
 
 
 
 
01-09-2001 - 21-09-2004
Sr. Scientist (Plant Breeding)

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kokrajhar

 
 
 
 
 
22-09-2004 - 16-08-2011
Training Organizer

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chirang

 
 
 
 
 
17-08-2011 - Till date
Chief Scientist

Regional Agricultural Research Station

Achievements
  • Finger Millet variety AAU-GSG-Maruadhan 1 notified by Central Variety Release committee. Foxtail millet variety AAU-GSG-Cawn 1 released by State Variety Release Committee for Assam.
  • Package of practices for tobacco recommended for Assam
  • Package of practices for buckwheat recommended for Assam
  • Package of practices for French bean recommended for Assam
  • Rapeseed variety TS36 and TS 38 recommended for Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam
  • Soybean variety JS 2 was recommended for Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam
  • Three varieties of Maize, viz., Vivek QPM 47, Vivek QPM 53 and Bioseed 9544 recommended for the zone, through AICRP system
  • One agronomic recommendation on intercropping of maize with black gram and soybean in paired row system with residue retention of 5 t/ha increase the yield by 15%.
  • Massive demonstration and popularization of Maize hybrid DKC 9081. Awareness and popularization of Finger millet and foxtail millet cultivation in the zone.
  • Popularization of Stress Tolerant Rice Variety like Bina 11, Ranjit Sub I, Bahadur Sub I and Swarna Sub I.
  • Popularization of Maize (DKC 9081), Buckwheat (Local) and Rapeseed (TS36 & TS 38) through Tribal Sub Plan (TSP).
Projects
  • ICAR sponsored project on "Scheduled Tribe Component (STC, Erstwhile TSP)", project cost Rs.15.25 Lakh implemented in 2020.
  • World Bank sponsored project on "APART", project cost Rs.30 Lakh implemented in 2017.
  • ICAR sponsored project on "All India Network Research Project on Arid Legumes", project cost Rs.13 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • IMD sponsored project on "Gramin Krishi Mousam Sewa (GKMS)", project cost Rs.17 Lakh implemented in 2014.
  • NABARD sponsored project on "Doubling Farmers Income through Cultivation of a High Vlaue Fruit Crop –Dragon Fruit in Kokrajhar District.", project cost Rs.7.477 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • ICAR-GoI sponsored project on "AICRP on Small Millet", implemented in 2017.