Major Extension Activities
Extension programme/Trainings organized: 200+, TV talks: 32, Documentaries: 3
Technical Folders on Agrotechnologie released:
Tea Farm Mechanization (6-page)
Him Sphurti (CSIR-IHBT-T-01) – A Cultivar of China Hybrid Tea (4-page)
Fertilizer Management in Tea (4-page)
Production of Quality Tea Crop (6-page)
Tea Plucking (6-page)
Control of Diseases and Insect-pests in tea and Irrigation needs of Kangra Tea (4-page)
Weed Control in Tea (4-page)
Young Tea planting in Kangra Valley (4-page)
Selected Publications
Rishu Thakur, K. C. Sharma, Ashu Gulati, R.K. Sud and Arvind Gulati 2017. Stress-tolerant Viridibacillus arenosi strain IHB B 7171 from tea rhizosphere as a potential broad-spectrum microbial inoculant. Indian Journal of Microbiology 57(2). DOI: 10.1007/s12088-017-0642-8
R.K. Sud. 2014. Tea in the Western Himalayas. Planters’ Chronicle India July: 5-28
A. Kumar, K.R. Manjunath, Meenakshi, Renu Bala, R.K. Sud, R.D. Singh, S. Panigrahy. 2013. Field hyperspectral data analysis for discriminating spectral behavior of tea plantations under various management practices. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 23: 352-359.
R. Joshi, Poonam, V. Sharma, R. Prasad, R.K. Sud, A. Gulati. 2012.Analysis of the essential oil of large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) growing in different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5886
S. Singh, R.K. Sud, A. Gulati, R. Joshi, A.K. Yadav and R.K. Sharma. 2012. Germplasm appraisal of western Himalayan tea: a breeding strategy for yield and quality improvement. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. DOI:10.1007/s10722-012-9938-z
P. Chand, R. Sharma, R. Prasad, R.K. Sud, Y.B. Pakade. 2011. Determination of Essential & Toxic Metals and Its Transversal Pattern from Soil to Tea Brew. Food and Nutrition Sciences 2:1160-1165.
S. Rajkumar, S. Karthigeyan, R.K. Sud, et al. 2010. Genetic diversity of Indian tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) germplasm detected using morphological characteristics. J Cell & Plant Sci 1 (1): 13-22.
A. Gulati, S. Rajkumar, S. Karthegeyan, R.K. Sud, et al. 2009. Catechin and Catechin Fractions as Biochemical Markers to Study the Diversity of Indian Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) Germplasm. Chemistry & Biodiversity 6(7): 1042–1052 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200800122
Book
P.S. Ahuja, A. Gulati, R.D. Singh, R.K. Sud and R.C. Boruah (Eds). 2013. Science of Tea Technology. Scientific Publishers, India. 476 p.
Book Chapters
P.K. Pal, S. Singh and R.K. Sud. 2019. Advances in Weed Management in Tea. In: Weed Control: Sustainability, Hazards, and Risks in Cropping Systems Worldwide (Eds. Nicholas E Korres, Nilda R Burgos, Stephen O Duke). Taylor & Francis Group, CPC Press. pp 442-454.
R.D. Singh, R.K. Sud and P.K. Pal. 2014. Integrated Weed Management in Plantation Crops. In Recent Advances in Weed Management (Eds: Chauhan BS and Mahajan G), Springer Science-Business Media, New York. pp 255-280.
Brajinder Singh and R.K. Sud. 2013. History of Tea in India. In: Science of Tea Technology (Eds: P.S. Ahuja, Arvind Gulati, R.D. Singh; R.K. Sud and R.C. Boruah). Scientific Publishers, India. pp 1-11.
R.K. Sud. Tea Propagation. 2013. In: Science of Tea Technology (Eds: P.S. Ahuja, Arvind Gulati, R.D. Singh; R.K. Sud and R.C. Boruah). Scientific Publishers, India. pp 88-120.
R.K. Sud. Tea Pruning. 2013. In: Science of Tea Technology (Eds: P.S. Ahuja, Arvind Gulati, R.D. Singh; R.K. Sud and R.C. Boruah). Scientific Publishers, India. pp 144-180.
R.K. Sud. Tea Plucking. 2013. In: Science of Tea Technology (Eds: P.S. Ahuja, Arvind Gulati, R.D. Singh; R.K. Sud and R.C. Boruah). Scientific Publishers, India. pp 181-219.
A. Gulati and R.K. Sud. Disease Management in Tea. 2013. Science of Tea Technology. In: Science of Tea Technology (Eds: P.S. Ahuja, Arvind Gulati, R.D. Singh; R.K. Sud and R.C. Boruah). Scientific Publishers, India. pp 279-300.
A. Gulati, A.L. Veni, R.K. Sud, A. Shanker, D.K. Tewary, M. Thakur, G. Nadda, A. Kumar and R.D. Singh. 2006. Status and Prospects of Integrated Pest Management Strategies in Selected Crops: Tea. In: Integrated Pest Management Principles and Application, Volume 2 - Application (Eds: Amerika Singh, O.P. Sharma and D.K. Garg). CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India. pp 580-614.