Dr. A. K. Sharma

• Utilization of winery by-products in foods.
• Standardization of crop load in Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
• Exploitation of locally identified yeast strains for making of dry wines and produced of wines without sugar.
• Minimization of browning in raisins by modifications in pretreatments of grape bunches.
• Achieved > 90 per cent success in walnut grafting through zero energy polyhouse.
• Protocol for micropropagation of apple rootstocks was standardized and more than 500 tissue cultured plantlets of apple rootstocks were successfully maintained in the nursery.
• Identified better genotypes of walnut.

• M. Sc.- 5 Students for their entire degree program

  Ph.D.- 8 Students for project/thesis work

Honours:

• Indian Society of Horticultural Research and Development recognized and included in Editorial Board of research Journal i. e. Progressive Horticulture as Associate Editor.
• Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Solan Included in Honorary Board Member of Society.
• Shivaji University, Kolhapur recognized as permanent Ph D guide in the subject of Food Science and Technology.
• Recognized as a Ph.D. guide by, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot.
• Research paper entitled “ Comparison of commercial and locally identified yeast strains in relation to young wine quality of Cabernet Sauvignon” has been awarded as Best Publication Award 2012 by Society for Advancement of Human and Nature, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan.
• Poster entitled “Rootstock Regulates Fruit and Wine Quality Parameters in Cabernet Sauvignon Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.)” authored by Jogaiah, S.; Kitture, A R; Sharma, A K; Sharma, J; Upadhyay, A K and Somkuwar, R G was awarded as Best Poster in Session IV in the 6th Indian Horticulture Congress on Horticulture 2014 for Inclusive Growth, organized by Horticulture Society of India and TNAU, Coimbatore, 6-9 Nov 2014.
• Poster entitled “Evaluation of grape rootstocks for yield and quality parameters of Sauvignon Blanc wine grapes” authored by Somkuwar, R G; Sharma, A K and Bhange Mahadev was awarded as Best Poster in Session V in the 7th Indian Horticulture Congress 2016 on Doubling Farmers Income through Horticulture, organized by Horticulture Society of India, IARI, New Delhi, 15-18 Nov 2016.