Dilip Nandwani

Dilip Nandwani
Professor
Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering
College of Agriculture

Contact Information
106B Lawson Hall, 3202 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 963-1897
dnandwan@tnstate.edu

Fellow - The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS)

More information about our organic agriculture program here.

Research Interests and Specialization
Vegetable Production (Organic & Conventional)
Sustainable Horticulture, Tropical Fruits, Roots & Tubers
Organic Certification, Plant Tissue Culture, International Agriculture

Teaching
AGSC 4555/5015 (3 credit, Undergraduate/Graduate): Principles of Organic Agriculture
AGSC 3260: Sustainable Crop Production (Undergraduate)
AGSC 3210: Principles of Crop Science (Undergraduate)

Non-Traditional Teaching (non-credit): Organic Certification, Organic Vegetable Gardening, Grafting fruits and vegetables, Pruning

Research Publications (Peer-reviewed, TSU)

List of publications:

1.听听听听听听 Sochinwechi Nwosisi, Dilip Nandwani听 and Elbert Lewis Myles . 2025. Antiproliferative potential of sweetpotato on breast (BT549) and lung (A549) cancer cell lines .听BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 25:79听

2.听听听听听听Pinkky Kanabar, Ying Wu, and Dilip Nandwani. 2024. Effect of fulvic acid (FA) on phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity of organic bell pepper grown under open-field conditions. Sustainability 2024, 16, 6745.听

3. 听听听Pinkky Kanabar and Dilip Nandwani. 2023. Effect of Fulvic Acid on Yield Performance of Organic Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum听L.) Under Open-Field Conditions in Tennessee. Organic Agriculture, Springer Nature听 DOI听 10.1007/s13165-023-00437-2 .

4. 听听听听听ZaDarreyal Wiggins, Dilip Nandwani, Onyekachukwu Akaeze and Dafeng Hui. 2023. Yield Efficacy Based on the Use of Humic Substances on Cantaloupe in Organic Management System. Technology in Horticulture2023, 3:7听

5.听听听听听听Onyekachukwu Akaeze, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Dilip Nandwani, Abdullah Ibn Mafiz, Maureen Nzomo and Tobenna Aniume. 2022.听 Incidence of Drug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Strains in Organic and Conventional Watermelons Grown in Tennessee.听听Foods, 11, 3316. DOI:听

6. 听听听Kripa Dhakal and Dilip Nandwani. 2022. Growth and Yield Responses of Leafy Vegetables Grown in Organic and Conventional Agriculture Systems. Organic Farming (Liberello Publishing). Vol: 8, 1 Pp 3鈥�9听 DOI: 10.12924/of2022.08010003

7. 听听听听听Kripa Dhakal, Madhav Parajuli, Siyang Jian, Jianwei Li, Dilip Nandwani.听 2022. Responses of Soil Heterotrophic Respiration and Microbial Biomass to Organic and Conventional Production Systems. Frontiers in Soil Science. DOI 10.3389/fsoil.2022.999139

8.听听听听听听Kripa Dhakal, Ramasamy Ravi and Dilip Nandwani. 2021. Comparative Study of Sensory Attributes of Leafy Green Vegetables Grown Under Organic and Conventional Management. Int. J Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vol 2 (3) 29-45 DOI: 10.46676/IJ-FANRES.V2I3.52

9. 听听听听听听 Ramasamy Ravi, Dilip Nandwani* and Sochinwechi Nwosisi. 2021. Volatile Profiles of Cooked Organic Sweetpotato by Electronic Nose. Organic Agriculture. 听 DOI听

10. 听听Sochinwechi Nwosisi, Prabodh Illukpitiya, Dilip Nandwani, Tubosun Arebi and听Obinna Nwosisi. 2021. Organic and Conventional Sweetpotato Production in the Southeastern of United States: A Comparative Analysis. Agricultural and Food Security.10:27听

11.听KC Diwakar, Dinesh Jamarkattel, Tek Maraseni, Dilip Nandwani* and Pratibha Karki. The Effects of Tunnel Technology on Crop Productivity and Livelihood of Smallholder Farmers in Nepal. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7935. https:// doi.org/10.3390/su13147935

12.听听Dilip Nandwani, Dinesh Jamarkattel, Khemraj Dahal, Ritikshya Poudel, Suman Giri and Toyanath Joshi. 2021. Attitudes of Fruit and Vegetable Farmers towards Organic Farming听in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability, 13, 3888.听 听su13073888

13.听Onyekachukwu Akaeze and Dilip Nandwani. 2020. Urban agriculture in Asia to meet the food production challenges of urbanization: A review. Urban Agric Region Food Syst.听 2020; 2020;5:e20002.听

14. 听听ZaDarreyal Wiggins, Onyekachukwu Akaeze, Dilip Nandwani* and Anthony Witcher. 2020. Substrate Properties and Fertilizer Rates on Yield Responses of Lettuce in a Vertical Growth System. Sustainability, 12, 6465;听doi:10.3390/su12166465

15. 听听ZaDarreyal Wiggins and Dilip Nandwani. 2020. Innovations of Organic Agriculture, Challenges and Organic Certification in the United States. Sustainable Agriculture Research, 9(3); 50-57听(doi:10.5539/sar.v9n3p50)

16. 听听 Kripa Dhakal and Dilip Nandwani. 2020. Evaluation of Row Covers in Yield Performance 听 of Leafy Green Vegetables in Organic Management System.听 Org. Agr.听

17.听Dilip Nandwani, Tariq Muhammad, Sochinwechi Nwosisi and Shahidullah Chowdhury. 2019. Evaluation of Nutrient Solution on the Growth and Yield Performance of Organic Lettuce Grown in Vertical Towers. J Agron Agri Sci 2019, 2: 014 DOI: 10.24966/AAS-8292/100014

18. 听听Roland Ebel, Esmaeil Fallahi, John L. Griffis, Jr, Dilip Nandwani, Donielle Nolan, Ross H. Penhallegon and Mary Rogers. 2019. Workshop: Urban Horticulture, from Local听Initiatives to Global Success Stories. HortScience. Vol. 30 (1): 4-5.听 听HORTTECH04525-19

19. 听听Sochinwechi Nwosisi, Dilip Nandwani and Ramasamy Ravi. 2019. Texture profile analysis of organic sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) cultivars as affected by different thermal processing methods. Int. J. Agric. Envron. Food Sc., 3(2), 93-100. DOI:听 听jaefs.2019.2.7

20. 听听Akther, M.M., Islam, M.A., Rahman, M.S., Rahman, M.H. and Nandwani, D. 2019. Effects of organic and inorganic fertilizer combination with insect netting on the production of Indian spinach (Basella alba听 L.). Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 4(3): 268-272,听

21. 听听Sochinwechi Nwosisi and Dilip Nandwani. 2019. Mulch treatment for weed management in organic sweetpotato production. Agronomy 9, 190;听doi:10.3390/agronomy9040190

22. 听听Sochinwechi Nwosisi, Dilip Nandwani and Ramasamy Ravi. 2019. Texture profile analysis (TPA) of organic sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) cultivars as affected by different processing methods. J. Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences. Vol 8 (6): 1254-1259 DOI: 10.15414/jmbfs.2019.8.6.1254-1259

23. 听听Dilip Nandwani and Sochinwechi Nwosisi. 2018. Assessing seaweed extract as a biostimulant on the yield of organic leafy greens in Tennessee. J. Agric. Univ. P.R. Vol. 102 (1-2). 53-听64.

24.听听Ding X, Jiang Y, Zhao H, Guo D, He L, Liu F, Qiang Zhou , Dilip Nandwani, Dafeng听Hui, and Jizhu Yu. 2018. Electrical conductivity of nutrient solution influenced photosynthesis, quality, and antioxidant enzyme activity of pakchoi (Brassica campestris听 L. ssp.听 Chinensis) in a hydroponic system. PLoS ONE 13(8): e0202090.听 . pone. 0202090

25. 听听Varinder Sidhu, Dilip Nandwani, Li Wang, and Ying Wu. 2017. A Study on Organic Tomatoes: Effect of a Biostimulator on Phytochemical and Antioxidant Activities. Journal of Food Quality Vol. 2017, Article ID 5020742, 8 pages听

Books (Editor)

1. Dilip Nandwani. 2019. Genetic Diversity in Horticultural Plants. Springer Cham, pp 326 (ISBN 978-3-319-96453-9)

2. Dilip Nandwani. 2018. Urban Horticulture. Sustainability for the Future. Springer Cham, pp 260 (ISBN 978-3-319-67017-1)

3. Dilip Nandwani. 2016. Organic Farming for Sustainable Development. Springer Cham, pp 360 (ISBN 978-3-319-26803-3)

4. Dilip Nandwani. 2014. Sustainable Horticultural Systems: Issues, Technology and Innovation.听 Springer Cham, pp 385 (ISBN 978-3-319-06904-3)

路Proceedings papers and conference presentations-74

路础产蝉迟谤补肠迟蝉-58

路Book chapters- 8

路Extension Booklets & factsheets- 21

路Popular articles-22

路Training workshops, In-service trainings, Field days: 84

路Honors and Awards- 15

路Editor/Panel Reviewer/Board member: 11

路Scientific/professional membership: 13


Education
1991: Ph. D. (Botany), University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India
1987: M. Sc. (Botany), University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India
1985: B. Sc. (Biology), University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India

Date Joined TSU: January 2014





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