Indian Institute of Pulses Research

Profile of Dr. Lalit Kumar Rolaniya

Name	:	Dr. Lalit Kumar Rolaniya
Designation	:	Scientist (Sr. Scale)
Email	:	lalitrolaniya@gmail.com; lalit.rolaniya@icar.org.in
Telephone (Office)	:
Mobile No.	:	+91-9592768006
Date of joining ICAR	:	07th January 2020
Discipline and specialization	:	Agronomy - Conservation Agriculture, Weed and Nutrient Management
Training/advance exposure in the area of work	:	Advance course on ‘Conservation Agriculture: Gateway for Productive & Sustainable Cropping Systems’ during 8-21 October, 2014 at BISA/PAU, Ludhiana, India. International training workshop on ‘Precision Nitrogen Nutrition in Wheat: Integrating Genetics and Precision Agronomy for Improving Nitrogen use Efficiency’ during 1-5 March, 2018 at BISA/PAU, Ludhiana, India. One Week Online Training Programme on ‘Micro-Irrigation- Design, Estimation and Installation of Drip & Sprinkler Irrigation System’ from 8th to 15th July 2020, organized by the Environment, Agriculture and Education Society (EAES), Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. Training program on ‘Analysis of Experimental Data Using SAS’ at ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad from 09-Nov-2020 to 17-Nov-2020. 10-day Short Course on ‘Pulses as the Climate Smart Crops for Resource Conservation and Economic Intensification/Diversification of Cropping Systems’ from February 10-20, 2022, sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.

Evaluated the impact of tillage management practices with crop residue management option under hot arid conditions.
Identified prominent Pulse Inclusive cropping systems with suitable Tillage and Residue Management practices for Enhanced Productivity in Arid Zone.
Assessed the Performance of Legume-based Intercropping System under Different INM Modules in Arid Region.
Developed Integrated Nutrient Management Module for Enhanced Pulse Production in Arid Zone.
Current area of research: Conservation agriculture, weed and nutrient management in arid pulse-based cropping system.

Improving soil health and minimizing the yield gap in pulses through resource conservation technologies in arid ecosystem.
Development of integrated weed management strategies for pulse-based cropping systems in arid region.

Kumar, A., Saini, K. S., Rolaniya, L. K., Singh, L. K., & Kaushik, P. (2022). Root system architecture and symbiotic parameters of summer mung bean (Vigna radiata) under different conservation agriculture practices. Sustainability, 14(7), 3901.
Rolaniya, L. K., Jat, R. L., Kumar, N., Punia, M., & Choudhary, R. R. (2023). Effect of integrated nutrient management practices on growth and yield of chickpea under different chickpea-based cropping systems in Western Rajasthan, India. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13(12), 1253–1259.
Jat, R. L., Rolaniya, L. K., Kumar, N., Choudhary, R. R., Punia, M., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Jakhar, R. K., Bhatt, R., Alamri, S., & Siddiqui, M. H. (2024). Strategic scheduling of urea foliar application and irrigation for moth bean: A path to improve productivity, profitability and quality in Western dry region of India. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10(1), 2368269.
Jat, R. L., Rolaniya, L. K., Punia, M., & Choudhary, R. R. (2023). Irrigation scheduling and nitrogen management practices affected the nutrient concentration of moth bean under arid ecosystem. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13(12), 1135–1141.
Jat, R. L., Rolaniya, L. K., Punia, M., & Choudhary, R. R. (2023). Residual effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on growth indices of chickpea under soybean-chickpea system in Vertisol of Central India. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 35(24), 75–83.

Received Scholarship by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines for MS Research.
PAU, Merit Fellowship, for Ph.D.
Received Junior Research Fellowship (INSPIRE) by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Young Scientist Award by Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology.