Research Area

● Vegetables, medicinal plants and fruit crops.

● Smart farming/ Vertical farming.

● Automation.

● Hydroponic and aeroponic system in controlled environment.

● Gene expression.

● Phytonutrient.

● Aquaponic system.

● Photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence.

● Artificial LED lighting for crop production.

● Environmental factors and cultural practices influence horticultural crops’ growth, physiology, and biochemical characteristics.

Technical knowledge and Research skills

● HPLC method

● Spectrophotometry technique for chemical analysis.

● Rotary evaporator.

● Automatic irrigation.

● Hydroponic nutrient solution.

● Transcriptome analysis.

● Tissue culture.

● Greenhouse management.

● SPSS, SAS and MSTAT-C software for data analysis.

● Project writing.

Research on different horticultural crops

1. Pennywort (Centealla asiatica): To identifying optimal growing conditions (LED light, EC, pH, etc.) in hydroponic and changes their bioactive compounds in controlled environment conditions.

2. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum): Plants were grown in 100% perlite medium in a greenhouse under a controlled environment. The irrigation method and the amount of irrigation water were the main focus of this research.

3. Paprika (Capsicum annuum): Grown in a greenhouse under a controlled environment to identify shade impact during summer season on yield and quality of paprika

4. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus): Grown in a greenhouse and identify the suitable amount of irrigation water through an automatic irrigation system based on plant physiological response, bioactive compounds and yield.

5. Apple (Malus spp.) Tissue culture propagated seedlings and their growth potentiality in different growing mediums under controlled environmental conditions.

6. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis): Grown in a greenhouse condition to identify the impact of light intensity on their growth and bioactive compounds.

8. Pepper (Capsicum annum): Plants were grown in growth chambers under a controlled environment to identify their response in different low temperatures and changes in their antioxidant enzyme activity.

9. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus): To identify the morphological response and yield of different cultivars grown in acidic soil conditions.

10. Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa): Plants are growing in different types of substrates using hydroponic system.

11. Geranium (Carassius auratus auratus): Plants were grown for interior purposes using aquaponics system.

12. Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana): Plants were grown for interior purposes using aquaponics system.

13. Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa): Grown in a greenhouse under different water conditions to identify their growth and bioactive compounds responses under drought condition.

Present Project Involvements

Topic Funded By Responsibility
1 Research on cucumber cultivation in indoor using different nutrient solutions and lights. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). Researcher
2 Research on chinese cabbage in different substrates medium using different strengths of nutrient solutions. Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, Korea (IPET). Researcher
3 Research on paprika for the advancement of summer cultivation technology for stable supply. Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, Korea (IPET). Researcher
4 Research on strawberry plants to find out suitable substrates and nutrient use efficiency through automatic irrigation in greenhouse. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). Researcher
5 Research on planterior to find out suitable growing conditions in indoor. Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, Korea (IPET). Researcher

Student supervision in my present lab

Grade Person
1 Ph.D. 3
2 Masters 3
3 Undergraduate 2