Dr. Pramod Bhimrao Jagtap
Soil Scientist, & Technical Advisor
M.Sc. (Agri), Ph.D. in Soil Science
35+ Years of Work Experience
Specialization: Soil fertility & soil health fertilizer management and crop nutrition management & reclamation of problematic soils.
Experience: Worked at Central Sugarcane Research Centre, Padegaon
Publication: More than 50 scientific publications and 2 book chapters, contributing significantly to the field.
Worked: 1. National Agri. Research project Ganeshkhind, Pune.
2. Dry Land Research Station, Solapur.
Expertise Areas
- Fertilizer management of fruit / vegetable/ flower and other field crops
- Sugarcane agronomy
- Nutrient management in problematic soils
- Soil health and productivity improvement
- Research & field-based trials.
- Improvement of problematic soils.
Contribution to Apex:
- Guidance for the preparation and formulation of different agrochemicals and crop solutions.
- Advice on the use of crop solution for qualitative and quantitative crop production.
- Advice on soil & water testing and recommendation based on these report.
- Field visit / lectures on these aspects to farmers and Agro center.