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.       Sochinwechi Nwosisi, Dilip Nandwani  and Elbert Lewis Myles . 2025. Antiproliferative potential of sweetpotato on breast (BT549) and lung (A549) cancer cell lines . BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 25:79  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04770-9

2.      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.  https://doi.org/10.3390/su16166745

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

4.      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  https://doi.org/10.48130/TIH-2023-0007

5.      Onyekachukwu Akaeze, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Dilip Nandwani, Abdullah Ibn Mafiz, Maureen Nzomo and Tobenna Aniume. 2022.  Incidence of Drug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Strains in Organic and Conventional Watermelons Grown in Tennessee.  Foods, 11, 3316. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213316

6.    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 3–9  DOI: 10.12924/of2022.08010003

7.      Kripa Dhakal, Madhav Parajuli, Siyang Jian, Jianwei Li, Dilip Nandwani.  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.      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.        Ramasamy Ravi, Dilip Nandwani* and Sochinwechi Nwosisi. 2021. Volatile Profiles of Cooked Organic Sweetpotato by Electronic Nose. Organic Agriculture.   DOI  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13165-021-00376-w

10.   Sochinwechi Nwosisi, Prabodh Illukpitiya, Dilip Nandwani, Tubosun Arebi and Obinna Nwosisi. 2021. Organic and Conventional Sweetpotato Production in the Southeastern of United States: A Comparative Analysis. Agricultural and Food Security.10:27  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-021-00298-6

11. 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.  Dilip Nandwani, Dinesh Jamarkattel, Khemraj Dahal, Ritikshya Poudel, Suman Giri and Toyanath Joshi. 2021. Attitudes of Fruit and Vegetable Farmers towards Organic Farming in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability, 13, 3888.  https://doi.org/10.3390/  su13073888

13. 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.  2020; 2020;5:e20002.  https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20002

14.   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; doi:10.3390/su12166465

15.   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 (doi:10.5539/sar.v9n3p50)

16.    Kripa Dhakal and Dilip Nandwani. 2020. Evaluation of Row Covers in Yield Performance   of Leafy Green Vegetables in Organic Management System.  Org. Agr.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13165-020-00298-z

17. 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.   Roland Ebel, Esmaeil Fallahi, John L. Griffis, Jr, Dilip Nandwani, Donielle Nolan, Ross H. Penhallegon and Mary Rogers. 2019. Workshop: Urban Horticulture, from Local Initiatives to Global Success Stories. HortScience. Vol. 30 (1): 4-5.  https://doi.org/10.21273/  HORTTECH04525-19

19.   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:  https://dx.doi.org/10.31015/  jaefs.2019.2.7

20.   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  L.). Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 4(3): 268-272,  https://dx.doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2019.040302

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

22.   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.   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- 64.

24.  Ding X, Jiang Y, Zhao H, Guo D, He L, Liu F, Qiang Zhou , Dilip Nandwani, Dafeng Hui, and Jizhu Yu. 2018. Electrical conductivity of nutrient solution influenced photosynthesis, quality, and antioxidant enzyme activity of pakchoi (Brassica campestris  L. ssp.  Chinensis) in a hydroponic system. PLoS ONE 13(8): e0202090.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal . pone. 0202090

25.   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  https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5020742

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.  Springer Cham, pp 385 (ISBN 978-3-319-06904-3)

·Proceedings papers and conference presentations-74

·Abstracts-58

·Book chapters- 8

·Extension Booklets & factsheets- 21

·Popular articles-22

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

·Honors and Awards- 15

·Editor/Panel Reviewer/Board member: 11

·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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