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Profile of Dr. K.K. Hazra

Personal Information

Name : Dr. Kali Krishna Hazra
Designation : Senior Scientist
Email : Kalikrishna123@gmail.com
Telephone (Office) : +91 0512-2580994, Ext. 3007
Mobile No. : +91-8953455970
Date of joining ICAR : 20th April 2010
Discipline and specialization : Agronomy
Training/advance exposure in the area of work :

Training on carbon modeling at NBSS&LUP, Nagpur (2011)
Training course on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (2025)

Professional Information

Contribution to the scientific advancement

  • Developed sustainable phosphorus management option(s) for aerobic rice-lentil production system in alkaline IGP soil.
  • Developed protocol for nodule characterization in chickpea
  • Developed sustainable legume inclusive strategies for soil carbon sequestration
  • Developed integrated crop management modules for rice-fallow agro-ecologies

Current area of research

  • Improving productivity of pulses inclusive cropping systems through efficient resource recycling and smart agriculture technologies
  • Developing advanced yield predictive models of pulse crop for future climate scenarios with decision support framework
  • Image analysis for plant trait characterization in pulse crops

Publications

  • Hazra K.K. et al. (2014). Long-term effect of pulse crops inclusion on soil–plant nutrient dynamics in puddled rice (Oryza sativa L.)-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system on an Inceptisol of Indo-Gangetic plain zone of India. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 100(1), 95-110
  • Hazra K.K. et al. (2018). Improving soil organic carbon pools through inclusion of summer mungbean in cereal-cereal cropping systems in Indo-Gangetic plain. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 64(12),1690-1704.
  • Hazra K.K. et al. (2019). Diversification of maize-wheat cropping system with legumes and integrated nutrient management increases soil aggregation and carbon sequestration. Geoderma 353, 308-319
  • Venkatesh M.S., Hazra K.K. et al. (2019). Integrated phosphorus management in maize-chickpea rotation in moderately-alkaline Inceptisol in Kanpur, India: An agronomic and economic evaluation. Field Crops Research 233, 21-32
  • Hazra K.K. et al. (2020). Categorization of Chickpea Nodules and Their Relation with Plant Growth. National Academy Science Letters 1-5

Awards and Fellowships

  • International Plant Nutrition Institute Scholar Award 2015 (USA)
  • INSA Young Associate 2024
  • Best Young Scientist Award (ICAR-IIPR) 2024
  • Team Award ICAR-IIPR 2025
  • ISA Best PhD thesis Award 2022
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