Corn Agronomic Science

Ramandeep Sharma

(Ph.D. candidate)

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About me

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in Corn Agronomics Lab at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, United States. My department is Plant and Soil Sciences. I am using advanced auto-regressive distributed lag econometric models to examine the crop-climate relationship in Mississippi corn, the interactions between nitrogen and sulfur in Mississippi corn, and the suitability of optical sensors for predicting sulfur deficiency in Mississippi corn as part of my Ph.D. research. Under the direction of Dr. Jagmandeep Dhillon, I'm also working on quantifying the effects of climate change on the soybean, cotton, wheat, rice, oats, and sorghum crops throughout the southeastern United States, including Mississippi.

Education

Ph.D. – Agronomy Jan 2021 - Present

Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA

MBA in Agribusiness with a minor in Agricultural Economics July 2011 - July 2013

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

B. Tech in Agricultural Engineering July 2007 - Dec 2011

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.) Jan 2021 - Present

Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University,

Starkville, MS, USA

Agriculture Extension Officer Scale-1 Aug 2014 - Dec 2020

Canara Bank (Agriculture Division), INDIA

Relationship Manager (Agriculture Retail Banking) July 2013 - June 2014

Ing Vysya Bank Limited, INDIA

Graduate Research Assistant June 2011 - Aug 2012

College of Basic Sciences & Humanities,

Punjab Agricultural, Punjab, INDIA

Graduate Research Assistant July 2009 - June 2010

Department of Soil and Water Engineering,

Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab, INDIA

Future Goals

My career objective is to lead a research program focused on developing advanced multivariate algorithms incorporating climatic concerns in agronomic research to guide improved and sustainable agriculture.

My vision is to improve our existing production capabilities, alleviating the suffering of the undernourished, and making farming more profitable.