Dr Hirdesh Kumar Sachan
Assistant Professor Crop Science College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Fiji National University, Fiji
Dr Hirdesh Kumar Sachan is an Assistant Professor of Agronomy (Crop Science) and Head of the Department Crop Science, College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at Fiji National University (FNU), Suva, Fiji. He has been involved in research and tertiary teaching since 2006. He is on the editorial board of 4 scientific journals and regularly review for other journals. Dr Sachan has published more than 32 journal papers, two books and four book chapters and presented over 9 conference papers. His career goals are to contribute to the development of the agricultural industries through research and student training. His interest areas are Soil fertility; Abiotic stress management-salinity; Cropping and Farming systems; Climate change in relation to crop production, Organic agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, Agrometeorology, and Weed management.
Topics of interest:
• Using taro macro and micronutrient contents to determine soil and management constraints
• Soil carbon dynamics under different land-use systems
• Soil plant available water and implications of a changing climate on production systems
• Using taro macro and micronutrient contents to determine soil and management constraints
Assistant Professor Agronomy (October 2012 to date) 10 years
College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Koronivia Campus,
Fiji National University
Courses taught:
Bachelor: Agronomy and Agrometeorology, Agronomy of field crops, Agriculture water management
Masters: Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture; Advance Concepts in Crop Production; Cropping and Farming Systems; Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture, Advances in Weed Management, Rainfed Farming, Crop Management in Problem Soils
