Introduction

Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (RARI) is a constituent research and teaching institute of Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner. This institute is located 15 km from the Jaipur railway station and central bus stand on the Jaipur-Tonk Highway. It is adjacent to Jaipur international airport and is surrounded by serene location. The longitude and latitude of the institute are 26.50°N and 75.47°E, respectively at an altitude of 390 m above MSL. This institute has been in the forefront of agriculture since its inception and is the main research institute of the University.

The Beginning

The institute came into existence in the year 1943 as a testing and verification centre of Department of Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan. Over the time, its functions have been broadened to include research to address the problems of agriculture of the state. The centre was named as Agricultural Research Station, which continued till Feb., 2013. The year 1977 was the landmark year, as the station and its staff were transferred to University of Udaipur. After the trifurcation of the parent university (SKRAU) in the year 2013, the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute is now the constituent research and teaching campus of Shri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner. All along since its inception, the institute carved for itself an important place in the state’s agricultural development.

Director's Profile

Dr. Harphool Singh

Director RARI Durgapura

Email: director.rari@sknau.ac.in

Contact: 9414773798

Dr. Harphool Singh did his B.Sc.(Hons.) Ag. & M.Sc. Ag. (Agronomy) from Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from CCSHAU, Hisar. He has been involved in organizing trainings, demonstrations, and extension activities for the dissemination of agronomical technology. He has published more than 20 research papers in reputed journals, 1 book, 15 research publications in conferences, 2 research bulletins, and 6 booklets.

Former Directors

Vision & Mission

Vision

• To be a research institute of national and international importance in enhancing the productivity, profitability and sustainability of agricultural production systems.
• To improve the quality of rural livelihood in the state of Rajasthan.
• To be an institute for higher learning and conduct research in frontier area of agriculture.

Mission

To conduct research and extension activities for enhancing productivity, profitability and sustainability of agricultural production systems and to improve the quality of rural livelihood in the state of Rajasthan.

RARI at a Glance

Staff Details

Photo	Name	Designation	Specialization	Contact & Profiles
	Dr K C Gupta	Professor & Associate Dean (Academics)	Cropping System Management, Weed Management	kcgupta.agro.rari@sknau.ac.in 9414287447 Profile
	Dr. B.L. Jakhar	Professor and Officer Incharge	Entomology	Profile
	Dr. K. K. Meena	Professor (Horticulture)	Pomology	kkmeena.horti.rari@sknau.ac.in 9414063649 Profile
	Dr. Sunita Gupta	Professor (Plant Physiology)	Abiotic stress tolerance, PGR	sunita.pphy.rari@sknau.ac.in 9414639561 Profile
	Dr. P. S. Shekhawat	Professor & Head	Wheat & Barley Pathology, Mushroom Production	psshekhawat.ppath.rari@sknau.ac.in 9414783632 Profile
	Dr. S.K. Dadhich	Professor & Head	Soil Chemistry/ Fertility/Microbiology/Organic farming	skdadhich.soils@sknau.ac.in 9414385915 Profile
	Dr. Uadal Singh	Professor & Head, Horticulture	Post-Harvest Technology	usingh.horti@sknau.ac.in 9680355511 Profile
	Dr. R. K. Bagri	Professor & Head	Vegetable Pathology	rkbagri.ppath.rari@sknau.ac.in 9414228249 Profile
	Dr. S. S. Punia	Professor & ADR (Seeds)	MULLaRP and Wheat Breeding	sspunia.pbg@sknau.ac.in 9414168316 Profile
	Dr. B. L. Jakhar	Professor	Soil Arthropod Pests (White grub, Termite)	bljakhar.ento@sknau.ac.in 9998912282 Profile
	Dr. Seema Sharma	Professor	Pearl millet Agronomy, Irrigation management	seemasharma.agro.rari@sknau.ac.in 9408708418 Profile
	Dr. S. K. Jain	Professor & Head (GPB)	Chickpea, Pearlmillet and Sorghum Breeding	skjain.pbg.coalalsot@sknau.ac.in 7573017654 Profile
	Dr Ram Niwas Choudhary	Associate Professor (Agronomy)	Arid Legumes, Nutrient management Climate Change weed management	rnchoudhary.agro@sknau.ac.in 9427007778 Profile
	Dr. R.C. Meena	Associate Professor (Plant Physiology)	Abiotic stress	rcmeena.pphy@sknau.ac.in 8947992761 Profile
	Dr. Subodh Kumar Bishnoi	Associate Professor (Plant Physiology)	Abiotic stress tolerance, Plant tissue culture, PGRs	skbishnoi.pphy@sknau.ac.in 8058626129 Profile
	Dr. R. S. Sharma	Assistant Professor	Chickpea Pathology	rssharma.rari@sknau.ac.in 6350158779 Profile
	Dr. Nitin Chawla	Assistant Professor	Cowpea & Cluster bean Pathology	nitinchawla.rari@sknau.ac.in 9414959417 Profile
	Dr. Shashi Kumar Bairwa	Assistant Professor (Horticulture)	Vegetable Breeding	skbairwa.kvkdausa@sknau.ac.in 9529487495 Profile
	Dr. Yogesh Kumar sharma	Assistant Professor (Horticulture)	Vegetable Science	yogeshsharma.rari@sknau.ac.in 9314240829 Profile
	Dr. Mudasser Ahmed Khan	Assistant Professor	Biocontrol, Mushroom Production	makhan.ppath@sknau.ac.in 9460223573 Profile
	Dr. Arvind M	Assistant Professor	Arid legumes, Mustard Pathology, Biocontrol	arvindm.ppath@sknau.ac.in 8847086393 Profile
	Dr. Anita Jat	Assistant Professor	White Grub Pathologist	anitajat.ppath@sknau.ac.in 7611003075 Profile
	Dr. Bhavya Mishra	Assistant Professor	STR Pathology, Pearl Millet & Groundnut Pathology	bhavya.ppath@sknau.ac.in 8630493611 Profile
	Dr. Ajeet Singh	Assistant Professor	Soil Fertility/ mineralogy/ Analytic/Pesticide Residue	ajeetsingh.soils@sknau.ac.in 7987776047 Profile
	Dr. Mukesh Nitharwal	Assistant Professor	Agricultural Entomology (Soil Arthropod Pests and IPM)	mukeshnitharwal.ento@sknau.ac.in 7597434146 Profile
	Dr. Manisha Sharma	Assistant Professor	Storage Entomology & IPM.	manisha.ento@sknau.ac.in 7568697732 Profile
	Dr. Birbal Bairwa	Asstt. Professor	Agricultural Entomology	birbal.ento@sknau.ac.in 8960361811 Profile
	Dr. Hansa K. Jat	Assistant Professor	Agriculture Entomology, Pesticide Residue	Hansajat.ento@sknau.ac.in 9982123500 Profile
	Dr. S. S. Rajput	Asstt. Prof. (GPB)	Barley Breeding	ssrajput.skncoa@sknau.ac.in 8302035321 Profile
	Dr. B. L. Kumhar	Asstt. Prof. (GPB)	Arid Legume and Groundnut Breeding	blkumhar.pbg@sknau.ac.in 9460858793 Profile
	Dr. N. K. Garg	Asstt. Prof. (Biochem)	Wheat and Barley Quality, Biotic and Abiotic sress	nkgarg.biochem.rari@sknau.ac.in 9136488810 Profile
	Dr. A. K. Meena	Asstt. Prof. (GPB)	Groundnut Breeding	akmeena.pbg@sknau.ac.in 8432719252 Profile
	Dr. Omprakash	Asstt. Prof. (GPB)	Chickpea Breeding	omprakash.pbg@sknau.ac.in 8953876748 Profile
	Dr. Manish Kumar	Asstt. Prof. (GPB)	MULLaRP and Mustard Breeding	manishkumar.pbg@sknau.ac.in 9455943719 Profile
	Dr. S. K. Sharma	Asstt. Prof. (GPB)	Pearlmillet Breeding	sksharma.pbg@sknau.ac.in 9660040812 Profile
	Dr. Raju Ram Choudhary	Asstt. Prof. (GPB)	Molecular Breeding, Wheat Breeding	rrchoudhary.pbg@sknau.ac.in 9772248081 Profile
	Dr. Pratibha Singh	Assistant Professor	Soil Chemistry/ Fertility/Microbiology/Nanotechnology	pratibha.soils@sknau.ac.in 7042988107 Profile
	Dr. Lokesh Kumar Jat	Assistant Professor	Soil Chemistry/ Fertility/Microbiology/INM	ljatlkjat.soils@sknau.ac.in 7665076772 Profile
	Dr. Shweta Gupta	Assistant Professor	Weed Management	shweta.agro@sknau.ac.in 9983606777 Profile
	Dr. Rani Saxena	Assistant Professor	Climate Change, Remote sensing and GIS	ranisaxena.agro.rari@sknau.ac.in 7976984584 Profile
	Dr. Bheem Pareek	Assistant Professor	Groundnut Agronomy, crop modelling	bpareek.agro@sknau.ac.in 9694556325 Profile
	Dr. Anju Kanwar Khangarot	Assistant Professor (Agronomy)	Weed Management, Nutrient Management	anju.agro@sknau.ac.in 9772297309 Profile
	Dr. Kavita Bhadu	Assistant Professor Agronomy	Nutrient Management, Organic Farming	kavitabhadu.agro@sknau.ac.in 7976275378 Profile
	Dr. Malu Ram Yadav	Assistant professor (Agronomy)	Integrated Farming System, Forage Science	mryadav.agro.rari@sknau.ac.in 7027930165 Profile

Photo	Name	Designation	Contact
	Sh. O. P. Bareth	Lab Assistant / Technician	opbareth.rari@sknau.ac.in Ph: 9828285822
	Ms. Suman Dhaka	Technical Assistant	sumandhaka258@gmail.com Ph: 8619535854
	Ms. Meenu Choudhary	Technical Assistant	choudharymeenu274@gmail.com Ph: 8107574284
	Mr. Bhagawat Singh Shekhawat	Lab Assistant	shekhawatbhagwatsingh@gmail.com Ph: 9460185040
	Dr. Sita Ram Pancholi	STA	srpancholi.rari@sknau.ac.in Ph: 9829655422
	Sh. Laxman Prasad Yadav	TA	lpyadav.rari@sknau.ac.in Ph: 9929235985
	Sh. Rajendra Kumawat	TA	rk4894447@gmail.com Ph: 7877165796
	Sh. Ranjeet Singh	Ag. Supervisor	ranjeetsinghdhayal1234@gmail.com Ph: 9928068216
	Sh. Madan Lal Kumawat	Ag. Supervisor	mlkumawat.rari@sknau.ac.in Ph: 9829766650
	Sh. Madan Lal Kumawat	Ag. Supervisor	mlkumawat.agro.rari@sknau.ac.in Ph: 9829190949
	Sh. Lal Singh	Ag. Supervisor	- Ph: 7568131672
	Sh. Tara Chand Yadav	Ag. Supervisor	tarachandyadav77@gmail.com Ph: 9636674043
	Sh. Manoj Kumar Yadav	Lab Assistant	mkyadav.rari@sknau.ac.in Ph: 9460067909
	Sh. Mukan Singh	Lab Assistant	mukun2015aipmt@gmail.com Ph: 9983853479
	Sh. A.N. Mathur	Lab. Assistant	anmathur.rari@sknau.ac.in Ph: 9829135458
	Smt. Resham Devi	Class IV	- Ph: 9983789005
	Sh. Hanuman Choudhary	Lab. Attendant	choudharyhanuman1804@gmail.com Ph: 6377699703
	Mrs. Sharda Devi	Peon	- Ph: 7792046201