Prosanta Dash

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT PROSANTA DASH

Dr. Dash\'s research focuses on stress physiology, specifically heat, drought, salinity, and water stresses in horticultural crops. He is currently working on developing water-conservation strategies for substrate-based hydroponic systems. He is also developing eco-friendly management approaches such as kaolin clay, sticky traps, and LED lights to control common pests of sweet pepper. He is passionate about collaboration and is always open to partnering on research projects, grant submissions, and article publications.*Well-experienced in Control Environment Agriculture (CEA), Organic hydroponic system, Stress physiology, Drip and Sprinkler irrigation, Sustainable agriculture, Tissue culture, RAPD analysis, Physico-chemical analysis, IPM, Postharvest biology and physiology through courses and research.*Good skill in experimental design and data analysis with R, SAS, SigmaPlot and SAS JMP programs, Origin, Minitab, SR Plot, MSTAT-C, and SPSS.*Expertise with LICOR photosynthesis analyzer LI 6400XT, LI 6800, Hobo data loggers, Ambient weather station, Chroma meter (CR-410), SPAD 502 chlorophyll meter, EZ Food Texture analyzer, Leaf area meter (LI-3100C), WinRHIZO™ root scanner.International Research Experiences-#Environmental and hydroponic strategies to enhance tomato stress tolerance, productivity and quality in Qatar (MME01••••••••60). Funding: Qatar National Research Fund-Food Security, Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate (March 2022 to July 2024).#Enhancing vegetable productivity through effective irrigation and transplanting techniques. Funding: Horticulture Innovation Laboratory, UC Davis, USA, Role: Research Associate (January 2018 to January 2019).# Eliminating sprinkler irrigation use in strawberry transplant establishment (Contact No. Funding: Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) USA, Role: Graduate Research Assistant (August 2015 to August 2019).