General Informations

  • Join Date: 10/01/1990
  • College: Directorate of Research(Agri)
  • Department: AAU-Sugarcane, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Station, Buralikson
  • Office Email: tulshi.p.saikia[at]aau.ac.in
  • Other Charges:

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1987
B.Sc(Agri)

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
1989
M.Sc(Agri)

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
1997
Ph.D. in Agronomy

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
10-01-1990 - 10-06-1997
Junior Scientist(Agronomy), NARP II on Agroforestry

Biswanath College of Agriculture/Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
11-06-1997 - 12-12-1997
Junior Scientist(Agronomy), AICRP on Pulses

RARS Shillongani/Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
13-12-1997 - 16-03-1999
Junior Scientist(Agronomy), AICRP on Wheat

RARS Shillongani/Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
17-03-1997 - 30-06-2008
Senior Scientist(Agronomy), AICRP on Wheat

RARS Shillongani/Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2008 - 27-11-2008
Principal Scientist(Agronomy), AICRP on Wheat

RARS Shillongani/Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
28-11-2008 - 17-07-2009
Programme Coordinator

KVK Darrang/Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
18-07-2009 - 12-05-2010
Programme Coordinator

KVK Nagaon/ Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
13-05-2010 - 30-09-2021
Principal Scientist(Agronomy), AICRP on Wheat

RARS Shillongani/Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-10-2021 - Till date
Chief Scientist

Sugarcane Research Station/Assam Agricultural University

Achievements
  • Recipient of CSIR-SRF from 1994-1997 for Ph. D research in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
  • Achievements in Research:
    1. Served as Principal Investigator of AICRP on Wheat & Barley (1997 to 2008 and 2009-2021)
    2. Served as Principal Investigator of UK-DFID funded project on Participatory Research in Wheat to Increase
    the Productivity of Wheat Cropping Systems in the South Asia(2003-2006)
    3. Involved in 3 externally funded and Contract Research projects as well.
    4. Recommended 7 technologies in Package of Practices for Rabi Crops of Assam.
    5. Collaborated successfully with International organization, CGIAR-CIMMYT in their Participatory Research
    Programme, International Nurseries and Evaluation of Biofortified materials.
    6. Collaborative programmes with DRDO-Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) undertaken.
    7. Conducted Institutional Project on Participatory Floating Bed cultivation.
    8. Principal Investigator of ASTEC funded project "Strengthening the Onion Seed Chain in Assam through Standardization of Seed Production Technology Utilizing the Rain-shadow Belts of Karbi Anglong District of Assam"
  • Achievements in Teaching: 1. Guided 2 M.Sc(Agri) and Ph D(Agri) students of Deptt. of Agronomy, AAU, Jorhat 2. Served as Programme Supervisor of RAWE Programme of B.Sc(Agri) students of Faculty of Agri, AAU, Jorhat 3. Served as Programme Supervisor of FRWEP of College of Fisheries, Raha for 2 years 4. Course Instructor of two Ph D courses of College of Fisheries, Raha for 4 years 5. External Examiner, Ph D Thesis Evaluation of UBKV, Coochbehar 6. External Examiner, Ph D Thesis Viva-voce Examination of UBKV, Coochbehar 7. External Examiner, Ph D Thesis & Viva-voce Examination of RAJMATA VIJYARAJE SCINDIA KRISHI VISHWA VIDYALAYA, GWALIOR 474 002 (M.P.)
  • Achievements in Extension: 1. Conducted Frontline Demonstrations on wheat in different districts of Assam from 1997 to 2019 2. Served as Programme coordinator of Krishi Vigyan Kendra(Nagaon and Darrang) from 2008 to 2011
Membership
  • Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi
    Life Member
  • Society for Advancement of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal
    Life Member
  • Indian Society of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi
    Life Member
  • Soil Conservation Society of India
    Life Member
Projects
  • AAU sponsored project on "Aamar Gaon Aamar Gaurav", implemented in 2021.
  • DBT-NECAB sponsored project on "MLT on Evaluation of Bioefficacy of AAU-Biogaurd", project cost Rs.0.08216 Lakh implemented in 2023.
  • DCCD, MoAFW, GoI, Kochi, Kerala sponsored project on "Establishment of Scion bank of Cashew and Polyclonal seed garden of Cocao", project cost Rs.11.25 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • ICAR-DCR, Puttur sponsored project on "NEH scheme for conducting Cashewnut Awareness Campaigns and area expansion", project cost Rs.33.95 Lakh implemented in 2023.
  • NFSM through ICAR-IISR sponsored project on "NFSM(CC) funded scheme on sugarcane breeders seed production", project cost Rs.0.60 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • ICAR-IISR, Luknow sponsored project on "Schedule Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) scheme", project cost Rs.10.0 Lakh implemented in 2023.
  • Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Participatory sustainable regenerative agriculture and agroforestry system for voluntary carbon market", implemented in 2024.
  • TERI sponsored project on "Monetization of plantation for carbon development", project cost Rs.22.0 Crore implemented in 2024.
  • TERI sponsored project on "Developing a voluntary carbon market project for agroforestry system and regenerative agriculture in Assam", implemented in 2023.
  • State Govt sponsored project on "State Project on Sugarcane", implemented in 1970.
  • ICAR-IISR, Lucknow sponsored project on "Tribal Sub-Plan (DAPST) under ICAR-IISR", project cost Rs.10.0 Lakh implemented in 2010.
  • AAU sponsored project on "Development of sustainable unit of essential oil production", project cost Rs.10.0 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • AYUSH Mission sponsored project on "Setting up of germplasm centre under AYUSH Mission", project cost Rs.1.38 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Assam sponsored project on "Establishment of Natural Farming and Organic Agriculture under R&D", project cost Rs.100 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP on Sugarcane", project cost Rs.52619000 Lakh implemented in 1975.
  • DFID-CIMMYT sponsored project on "Participatory Research to Increase the Productivity and Sustainability of Wheat Cropping Systems in the Eastern Subcontinent of South Asia", project cost Rs.24.0 Lakh implemented in 2003.
  • Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) sponsored project on "Promotion of Agriculture Centric Sustainable Livelihood Security for Tribal Farmers of Assam in the district of Dima Hasao", implemented in 2015.
  • ICAR, GoI, sponsored project on "Promotion of Agriculture Centric Sustainable Livelihood Security for Tribal Farmers of Assam 2014-17", project cost Rs.186 Lakh implemented in 2014.
  • Assam Science Technology and Environment Council(ASTEC), Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Assam sponsored project on "Strengthening the Onion Seed Chain in Assam through Standardization of Seed Production Technology Utilizing the Rain-shadow Belts of Karbi Anglong District of Assam", project cost Rs.200000.00 Lakh implemented in 2020.