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Profile of Dr. Adarsh Kumar

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Name : Dr. Adarsh Kumar
Designation : Scientist (Senior Scale)
Email : adarsh20149@gmail.com, adarsh.kumar2@icar.gov.in
Telephone (Office) : +91-512-2580994 Ext. 3016
Mobile No. : +91-9452640028
Date of joining ICAR : 02 July 2018
Discipline and specialization : Agronomy (Microbe-Mediated Integrated Nutrient Management, Conservation Agriculture, Precision Irrigation, Carbon Sequestration, Cropping System Research and Climate Resilient Agronomy)
Training/advance exposure in the area of work :
  • Advances in Production and Post-Production Technologies
    in Pulses for Achieving Self-Sufficiency, Food and Nutritional Security (from January 29 to
    February 18, 2025.)
  • Training courses on ISO/IES 17025:2017 Requirements and Internal Audit (24-25 and 29-30 September 2025)

Professional Information

Contribution to the scientific advancement

  • Developed methodology of zero tillage along with microbial consortium for improving productivity and soil health of wheat under limited irrigation.
  • Development of Fullers earth (Multani Mitti) based cyanobacterial bioinoculant for Rice.
  • Identified microbial genetic stock/accessions and their 16S rRNA gene sequences of Fungi were submitted to NCBI GeneBank.
  • Developed methodology of Double-crop basis residue mulching + hydrogel along with 5 kg Zn ha−1 + Zn solubilizer for improving productivity, soil health and root development in pigeonpea-wheat cropping System.
  • Standardized Double zero tillage and foliar phosphorus fertilization coupled with microbial inoculants practices for enhance maize productivity and quality in a maize–wheat rotation.

Current area of research

  • Enhancing Sustainability of Maize-Chickpea Cropping System through Precision Irrigation Strategies.
  • Sustainable nutrient management in pulse-based cropping system through microbial interventions under diverse tillage regimes

Publications

  • Kumar, A., Rana, K.S., Choudhary, A.K. et al. (2021). Energy budgeting and carbon footprints of zero-tilled pigeonpea–wheat cropping system under sole or dual crop basis residue mulching and Zn-fertilization in a semi-arid agro-ecology. Energy, 231, 120862.
  • Kumar, A., Rana, K.S., Choudhary, A.K. et al. (2022). Sole- or dual-crop basis residue mulching and Zn fertilization lead to improved productivity, rhizo-modulation and soil health in zero-tilled pigeonpea–wheat cropping system. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 22(2), 1193–1214.
  • Pradhan, A., Rana, K.S., Choudhary, A.K., Bana, R.S., Thapa, S., Dash, A.K., Singh, J.P., Kumar, A., Harish, M.N., Hasanain, M. and Kumar, A*. (2025). Dual-crop basis residue-retained bed-planting and zinc fertilization lead to improved food-energy-water-carbon nexus in pearl millet-wheat cropping system in semi-arid agro-ecologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 215, 115579. (Corresponding Authors) (Impact Factor: 16.3).
  • Verma, G., Dhaka, A.K., Singh, B., Kumar, A*., Choudhary, A.K., Kumar, A., Kamboj, N.K., Hasanain, M., Singh, S., Bhupenchandra, I., Sanwal, P. and Kumar, S. (2024). Productivity, soil health, and carbon management index of soybean-wheat cropping system under double zero-tillage and natural-farming based organic nutrient management in north-Indian plains. Science of The Total Environment, 917, 170418. (Corresponding Authors).
  • Hasanain, M., Singh, V.K., Rathore, S.S., Meena, V.S., Meena, S.K., Shekhawat, K., Singh, R.K., Dwivedi, B.S., Bhatia, A., Upadhyay, P.K., Singh, R., Babu, S., Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Fatima, A., Verma, G., Kumar, S., Sharma, K. and Singh, N. (2025). Sustainable strategies in maize-wheat systems: Integrating tillage, residue, and nutrient management for food-energy-carbon footprint optimization. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 211, 115316.

Award and fellowship

  • Young Scientist Award by Agriculture Entrepreneur Environmental & Technology Developmental Society.
  • Institute Best Scientist Award by ICAR-NBAIM, Mau.
  • Review Editor of Pantnagar Journal of Research.
  • Best Ph.D. Thesis Award by GKV Society.
  • ICAR – Junior Research Fellowship.
  • ICAR – Senior Research Fellowship.

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