Ludhiana, October 27, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Amandeep Kour, a PhD scholar in the Department of Microbiology at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), has brought laurels to the university by winning two prestigious awards at the 8th Global Agriculture Conference, titled “Nurturing Agricultural Advancement through Research and Innovation (NAARI-2026)”, held from October 15 to 17, 2026.
Kour received the prestigious Young Microbiologist Award and secured third place in the Best Oral Presentation category under the subtheme “Crop Protection in Open Field and Protected Conditions”. Her research explores the potential of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) to mitigate plant stress, an area of research relevant to sustainable agriculture and crop health.
The conference was organised by the Agri Meet Foundation (Bharat) and the Agriculture Wali Research Foundation (AWRF), New Delhi. It was held in collaboration with several knowledge partners, including UGC-MMTTC Jodhpur, ICAR-CIWA Bhubaneswar, ICAR-DCR Puttur, ICAR-NIBSM Raipur, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT), Udaipur, SKUAST-K, GNFSU Gujarat and the Royal Society of Agriculture.
Kour is pursuing her doctoral research under the guidance of Dr Suman Kumari, Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology at PAU.
Congratulating Kour and her research adviser on the achievement, PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Harvinder Singh Dhaliwal and Head of the Department of Microbiology Dr Urmila Gupta appreciated their contribution to agricultural research and wished them continued success in their academic and research endeavours.
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