Dilip Nandwani, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Organic Agriculture at Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of Tennessee State University in Nashville. He has been working with Land Grant institutions for over two decades in agricultural research, extension and teaching. He has published 132 articles (peer-review, extension booklets, and proceeding papers) in the area of organic agriculture, sustainable horticulture, crop production and improvement, micropropagation, cultivar evaluations of fruits, vegetables and root crops. He is Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) from the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) and editor of three books (Sustainable Horticultural Systems, Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture and Urban Horticulture-Sustainability for the Future). He teaches Principles of Organic Agriculture (AGSC 5015/4055) and Principles of Crop Science (AGSC 3210) courses at the College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences Tennessee State University. Currently, Dr. Nandwani is board member of Tennessee Organic Growers Association (TOGA). He has received several awards, including “Award of Excellence” from the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and most recent one is “Faculty Engaged Scholar” from the Center for Service Learning & Civic Engagement. Dr. Nandwani have obtained over $2.9M grants from regional, national and international organizations, consulted and travelled over 45 countries for international agriculture development program”.

Sustainable agriculture, Vegetable Production Specialist (organic & conventional), Grafting fruit trees, Micropropagation

 

 

 

Email :  dnandwan@tnstate.edu