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SHASHANK SHEKHAR SOLANKEY

Also known as: S. S. SOLANKEY

Bihar Agricultural University, Banaras Hindu University

ORCID iD 0000-0003-1398-1760
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Dr. Shashank Shekhar Solankey is presently working as Associate Professor–cum-Sr. Scientist (Horticulture – Vegetable Science) at Nalanda College of Horticulture, Noorsarai, Nalanda at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour (Bhagalpur), India. He obtained his master’s degree in vegetable science from Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, U.P., India, in 2006 and doctorate in horticulture from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India, in 2010. From 2010 to 2012, Dr. Solankey served as a Senior Research Fellow and Research Associate at ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He joined Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, as an Assistant Professor–cum–Junior Scientist (Vegetable Science) on 17th September, 2012. He has been actively involved in teaching, research, extension and training activities at the university. Thereafter, he was deputed at the newly established Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Kishanganj, under the umbrella of BAU, Sabour, on 7th September 2015 and acted as Nodal Officer of the newly established Horticulture Research Centre, Kishanganj, Bihar, from May 2021 to June 2022. He has handled four research projects on vegetable crops as PI/co-PI with the objective of biotic and abiotic stress management as well as quality improvement in solanaceous vegetables and okra at BAU, Sabour. He has contributed to the development of two eggplant varieties, ‘Sabour Sadabahar’ and ‘Sabour Krishnakali’, released through CVRC during 2024, and one technology on ‘Management of Sucking Pests in Okra’. At present, he is handling two seed-plan research projects entitled “Improvement of Okra Genotypes for YVMV Tolerance” and “Collection, Evaluation and Assessment of the Feasibility of Promising Vegetables (Garden Pea & Cowpea) for Bihar,” and he is serving as Co-P.I. in one CRA program on potato, as well as being involved in several other projects at NCOH, Noorsarai. Dr. Solankey has supervised five M.Sc. students and served as a member of advisory committee for eight M.Sc. and three Ph.D. students. He has developed two new course materials on “Production Technology for Cool Season Vegetable Crops (VSC-501: Unit-IV)” and “Production Technology for Warm Season Vegetable Crops (VSC-502: Unit-II)” as Content Creator at National level under ICAR-NAHEP Call-3 (Postgraduate). He has published 65 research papers, 10 review papers, 2 souvenir papers, 9 edited books, 1 authored book, 59 book chapters and 50 popular articles. Dr. Solankey is a life member of several organizations, including the Horticulture Society of India, New Delhi; the Indian Society of Vegetable Science, ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi; the International Society for Noni Science, Perungudi, Chennai; the Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture & Technology, Meerut; and the Bihar Horticulture Society, BAU, Sabour, Bihar. He also serves as a reviewer for The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Scientia Horticulturae, Vegetos and International Journal of Plant & Soil Science. In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Solankey was awarded the Best Teacher Award and the Best Researcher Award by Bihar Agricultural University in 2016. He received the Fellowship of the International Society for Noni Science, Perungudi, Chennai in 2022. Besides these, he has been the recipient of 18 other awards and recognitions.

Employment

  • Bihar Agricultural University Associate Professor-cum-Senior Scientist
    2024 - Present

Education

  • Banaras Hindu University Ph.D.
    2006 - 2010

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Publications (23)