Dr Gulshan Mahajan

Research Fellow - Weed Science

Centre for Crop Science
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Adjunct Associate Professor

Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
g.mahajan@uq.edu.au
0427923272

Overview

Dr. Gulshan Mahajan started his career in agronomy and has worked at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, India, for more than 23 years in different capacities and engaged in research, teaching and outreach activities. He also worked in matrix management at UQ, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as well and PAU and have interacted across programs, institutes, and regions and developed and implemented programs successfully. He has guided one PhD student, four MSc students as a Principal Advisor and more than 20 students as an Associate Advisor. His interests fall within a broader area of agronomy, regenerative agriculture with particular emphasis on weed science, enhancing input-use efficiency, and developing ecologically based integrated crop management strategies for sustained production. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India and an Associate Editor of the Weed Science Society of America.

Research Interests

  • Agriculture, Crop Production
    Agronomy, Weed Science

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Punjab Agricultural University

Publications

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Publications

Book

  • Chauhan, Bhagirath S., Jabran, Khawar and Mahajan, Gulshan eds. (2017). Rice production worldwide. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-47516-5

Book Chapter

  • Kumar, Vivek, Mahajan, Gulshan, Sheng, Qiang and Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh (2023). Weed management in wet direct-seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.): issues and opportunities. Advances in Agronomy. (pp. 91-133) San Diego, USA: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/bs.agron.2023.01.002

  • Kumar, Vivek, Mahajan, Gulshan, Dahiya, Sahil and Chauhan, Bhagirath S. (2020). Challenges and opportunities for weed management in no-till farming systems. No-till farming systems for sustainable agriculture: challenges and opportunities. (pp. 107-125) edited by Yash P. Dang, Ram C. Dalal and Neal W. Menzies. Cham, Switzerland: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-46409-7_7

  • Kaur, Parminder, Bhagria, Tejinder, Mutti, Navneet Kaur, Rinwa, Abhimanyu, Mahajan, Gulshan and Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh (2020). Cotton production in Australia. Cotton production. (pp. 341-357) edited by Khawar Jabran and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan. Chichester, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119385523.ch16

  • Chauhan, Bhagirath S., Jabran, Khawar and Mahajan, Gulshan (2017). Preface. Rice production worldwide. (pp. v-vi) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

  • Singh, Kamal Gurmit, Mahajan, Gulshan and Siag, Mukesh (2015). Economics of drip irrigated cauliflower - chili sequence. Best management practices for drip irrigated crops. (pp. 365-371) Oakville, ON Canada: Apple Academic Press. doi: 10.1201/b18709

  • Singh, Kamal Gurmit, Siag, Mukesh and Mahajan, Gulshan (2015). Irrigation water requirements of green pea. Best management practices for drip irrigated crops. (pp. 261-267) edited by Kamal Gurmeet Singh, Megh R. Goyal and Ramesh P. Rudra. Boca Raton, FL, United States: Apple Academic Press. doi: 10.1201/b18709

  • Singh, Kamal Gurmit, Singh, Angrej and Mahajan, Gulshan (2015). Performance of greenhouse sweet pepper. Best management practices for drip irrigated crops. (pp. 43-50) edited by Kamal Gurmeet Singh, Megh R. Goyal and Ramesh P. Rudra. New York, NY United States: Apple Academic Press. doi: 10.1201/b18709

  • Mahajan, Gulshan, Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Kumar, Vivek (2014). Integrated weed management in rice. Recent Advances in Weed Management. (pp. 125-153) edited by Bhagirath S. Chuahan and Gulshan Mahajan. New York, NY United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1019-9_6

  • Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Mahajan, Gulshan (2014). Preface. Recent Advances in Weed Management. (pp. v-vi) edited by Bhagirath S. Chauhan and Gulshan Mahajan. New York, NY, United States: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1019-9

  • Chauhan, Bhagirath S., Mahajan, Gulshan, Sardana, Virender, Timsina, Jagadish and Jat, Mangi L. (2012). Productivity and sustainability of the rice-wheat cropping system in the Indo-Gangetic plains of the Indian subcontinent: Problems, opportunities, and strategies. Advances in Agronomy. (pp. 315-369) edited by Donald L. Sparks. San Diego United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394278-4.00006-4

  • Mahajan, G., Chauhan, B. S. and Johnson, D. E. (2010). Weed management in aerobic rice in northwestern Indo-Gangetic plains. Water and Agricultural Sustainability Strategies. (pp. 297-312) CRC Press. doi: 10.1080/15427520902970458

Journal Article

Conference Publication