Thesis Title:
Fate of herbicides and estrogens in two landscapes in relation to pesticide fate modeling at large scale
Project Description:
It is a NSERC-SPG project, a collaborative work with a team of research scientists to develop and test an integrated pesticide/estrogen fate model to estimate the types and amounts of pesticides/estrogens (2,4-D, Glyphosate, Atrazine, estrogens like 17β-estradiol, estrone or estriol) entering groundwater and prairie wetlands. I am also working on Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy and degradation of pesticides in soil landscapes.
The main objectives of my study are to:
- Quantify the spatial variability of sorption parameters of selected herbicides and estrogens in hummocky terrains as a function of digital terrain parameters and soil properties
- Determine the application of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy as a tool to define the spatial variabity of herbicide and estrogen sorption in hummocky terrains
- Compare the degradation potential of herbicides in upland soil versus wetland sediments in hummocky terrains
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Expected Date of Completion:
December 2011
Previous Degrees and Work:
Research Fellow, All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues ICAR-61, India (2006-2008)
M.Sc. Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India (2006)
B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India (2004)
Recent Publications:
Arora PK, Jyot G, Singh Baljeet, Battu RS, Singh B, Aulakh PS (2009) Persistence of imidacloprid on grape leaves, grape berries and soil. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 82 (2):239-42. Full Paper.
Baljeet Singh , Annemieke Farenhorst, Dan Pennock, Dani Xu and Allan Moulin (2009) S oil properties and herbicide sorption in soil profiles of the Manitoba Zero Tillage Research Association (MZTRA) Research Farm, oral presentation at MSSS 5 th-6 th Feb. 2009, Winnipeg. Abstract.
Raminderjit Singh Battu, Baljeet Singh, Rubaljot Kooner, B. Singh (2008) Simple and efficient method for the estimation of residues of flubendiamide and its metabolite desiodo flubendiamide. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 56:2299-2302. Full paper.
Puneet Randhawa, G. Gyot, S.K. Sahoo, R.S. Battu, Baljeet Singh, R.K. Sharma and Balwinder Singh (2008) Persistence of cypermethrin and acephate in sandy loam, clay and black soils, 2 nd Congress on Insect Science, Feb 21 st-22 nd 2008, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. Pp 295. Abstract.
G. Gyot, S.K. Sahoo, Baljeet Singh, R.S. Battu, Suneet Pandher, Urvashi, Rubaljot Kooner and Balwinder Singh (2008) Degradation of cypermethrin and acphate in acedic, neutral and alkaline water, 2 nd Congress on Insect Science, Feb 21 st-22 nd 2008, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. Pp 286. Abstract. (This poster won 1 st position in the Congress)
P. K. Arora, G Jyot, Puneet Randhawa, Baljeet Singh, R.S. Battu and B. Singh (2008) Dissipation of imidacloprid on kinnow manadarin fruits under subtropical conditions of Punjab, India. Indian Journal of Horticulture. 65(3): Full Paper.
R. S. Battu, Balwinder Singh, Baljeet Singh and Gagan Jyot (2008) Risk assessment through consumption of cucumber [cucumis sativus (linn.)] contaminated with pesticide residues in Punjab. 28th Annual Conference of Society of Toxicology (STOX), India at GADVASU, Punjab, India, Oct. 16 to 18, 2008. Pp 45. Abstract.
Raminderjit Singh Battu, Baljeet Singh, Rubaljot Kooner, B. Singh (2007) Simple and efficient method for the estimation of residues of flubendiamide and its metabolite desiodo flubendiamide. Poster presentation at AOAC 121 st meeting at California, Sept 16 th-20 th, 2007, USA. Abstract.
Gurmit Singh, B.S. Joia, Baljeet Singh, Gagan Jyot, R.S. Battu and B. Singh (2007) Persistence of ethion residues on cucumber [Cucumis sativus (Linn.)]. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 79: 437-39. Full Paper.
Amarjit Kaur, Baljeet Singh and AK Dhawan (2007) Strategies used by insecticide resistance management (IRM) programme to promote the production of cotton in Punjab.Cotton Bulletin. 2(2): 26-29. (An article in local language). Full Paper.
Baljeet Singh , B. Singh, R.S. Battu and G. Jyot (2007) Persistence of dicofol residues on cucumber [Cucumis sativus (Linn.)]. Pesticide Research Journal. 19(2):244-245. Short note.
R.S. Battu, G Jyot, P. K. Arora, Baljeet Singh and B. Singh (2007) Dissipation of triazophos on kinnow manadarin fruits under subtropical conditions of Punjab, India. Journal of Environment and Ecology. 26(2): 571-574. Full paper.
Baljeet Singh , Gurmit Singh, B Singh, BS Joia, RS Battu (2007) Effect of processing on the reduction of dicofol and ethion residue on cucumber [Cucumis sativus (Linn.)]. Journal of Insect Science. (In Press) Full Paper.
Extracurriculars:
- Represented India in Folk Dance at ASIA-2000 festival at New Zealand,Australia and Fiji (2005)
- University Merit Certificate, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in Folk Dance and Cricket
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