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Independent experts nominated by country party
Bherulal Devrajani
Title
Mr.
First name
Bherulal
Last name
Devrajani
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Other Disciplines
Natural Resource Management
Soil Science
Soil Science
UN languages spoken
English
Job function
Professor/ Chairman
Division
Department of Land & Water Management
Telephone number
92 2233 5282/(5460 Res)
Work experience
Working on a USDA/PARC project sponsored through Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad (1974-1985) as senior Agricultural Research Engineer and full time Principal investigator. The project area was spread over all Sindh Province and studied Agricultural Machines Efficiency in terms of working, Economic and irrigation water use on Wheat, Cotton, and Sugarcane production. Also worked on Sindh Government Concultancy service as Principal Investigator for socio-economic impact of mechanization and tractors selection. At lower state university worked on project on water quality monitoring, water table management, water quality, sub-irrigation, and solute transport studies for saline and waterlogged soils.
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
M.Sc. Agricultural Engineering (Pakistan)._x000D_
M.Sc. Agricultural Economics (Pakistan)._x000D_
M.E. Agricultural Engineering USA)._x000D_
Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering (USA).
M.Sc. Agricultural Economics (Pakistan)._x000D_
M.E. Agricultural Engineering USA)._x000D_
Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering (USA).
Number of Publications
50
Publication titles
1. Devrajani, B.T. 1987. Mechanized tillage - better use of irrigation water. Jr. AMA, IX (1)._x000D_
2. Devrajani, B.T. 1987. Mechanized versus bullock cultivation - consumptive water use. Jr. AMA, IX (2)._x000D_
3. Devrajani, B.T., R.S. Kanwar, and T.B. Bailey, 1995. Effect of soil salt concentration on the transort of salts to groundwater in a layered soil-A laboratory study. Agric. Engr. Jr. 4(1&2), 1-16._x000D_
4. Devrajani, B.T., R.S. Kanwar, and T.B. Bailey, 1984. Construction, preparation and use of large soil columns for hydraulic conductivity and solute transport studies. Jr. Drainage and Reclamation, DRIP, Vol. 7, N°1&2, pp. 42-54._x000D_
5. Devrajani, B.T., J.L. Butler, and A.Q. Ansari, 1987. Appraisal of mechanization in Sindh Province of Pakistan, Jr., AMA., IX (4).
2. Devrajani, B.T. 1987. Mechanized versus bullock cultivation - consumptive water use. Jr. AMA, IX (2)._x000D_
3. Devrajani, B.T., R.S. Kanwar, and T.B. Bailey, 1995. Effect of soil salt concentration on the transort of salts to groundwater in a layered soil-A laboratory study. Agric. Engr. Jr. 4(1&2), 1-16._x000D_
4. Devrajani, B.T., R.S. Kanwar, and T.B. Bailey, 1984. Construction, preparation and use of large soil columns for hydraulic conductivity and solute transport studies. Jr. Drainage and Reclamation, DRIP, Vol. 7, N°1&2, pp. 42-54._x000D_
5. Devrajani, B.T., J.L. Butler, and A.Q. Ansari, 1987. Appraisal of mechanization in Sindh Province of Pakistan, Jr., AMA., IX (4).
Other activities
1. Member Pakistan Society of Agriculture Engimneers._x000D_
2. Member American Society of Agriculture Engineers._x000D_
3. Member Asian Association of Agriculture Engineers._x000D_
4. Member Irrigation Association, USA._x000D_
5. Life Member Pakistan Engineering Council.
2. Member American Society of Agriculture Engineers._x000D_
3. Member Asian Association of Agriculture Engineers._x000D_
4. Member Irrigation Association, USA._x000D_
5. Life Member Pakistan Engineering Council.
Awards
* Area Representative Pakistan Society of Agricultural Engineers.
Organisation name
Sindh Agriculture University
Organisation street address
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering_x000D_
Sindh Agricultural University
Sindh Agricultural University
Organisation city
Tandoja Jam
Organisation country
Pakistan