Indian Institute of Pulses Research

Profile of Dr. Narendra Kumar

Name	:	Dr. Narendra Kumar
Designation	:	Head & Principal Scientist
Email	:	nkumar.icar@gmail.com; Narendra.Kumar1@icar.gov.in
Telephone (Office)	:	+91-0512 2580994/5, Ext. 3006
Mobile No.	:	+91-9695241110, 9473929876
Date of joining ICAR	:	16th April 2003
Discipline and specialization	:	Agronomy; Climate-resilient farming practices, Conservation Agriculture, Weed Management, Resource-efficient farming systems, Rice fallow–pulse systems
Training/advance exposure in the area of work	:	National Training on “Advances in Weed Management” organized by DWR, Jabalpur during 31/10/2012 to 09/11/2012. Winter school on “Causes and Influences of Climate Change and Weather Management for Sustainable Agriculture” by GBPUA&T, Pantnagar during 15/11/2006 to 05/12/2006.

Developed packages and practices for protected cultivation, pulse production, diversified cropping systems, rainfed agriculture, and climate change mitigation.
Formulated conservation agriculture (CA) practices to address soil health degradation and enhance agricultural sustainability in cereal–cereal systems.
Quantified the impact of pulses integration in cereal-based systems on soil health, carbon sequestration, and long-term sustainability.
Pioneered national-level resource conservation technologies (RCTs) for rice fallow–pulse systems
Developed efficient weed management strategies using low-volume and safe post-emergence herbicides for pulse crops.

Regenerative agriculture, C-footprint, Weed management, Conservation agriculture

Narendra Kumar, Gopinath K.A., Srivastva A.K. and Mahajan V.(2008). Performance of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) at different sowing dates in mid-hills of Indian Himalaya. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 54(5): 507-514.
Narendra Kumar, Mina B.L., Chandra S. and Srivastva A.K..(2011). In-situ green manuring for enhancing productivity, profitability and sustainability of upland rice. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 90: 369-377.
Narendra Kumar, Hazra K.K. and Nadarajan N.(2016). Efficacy of post-emergence herbicide Imazethapyr in summer mungbean. Legume Research-An International Journal 39(1): 96-100.
Narendra Kumar, K.K. Hazra and N. Nadarajan.(2017). Efficacy of pre- and post-emergence herbicides in rainy season mungbean (Vigna radiata L.). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 87(9): 1219–24.
Narendra Kumar, Nath C.P., Hazra K.K., Das K., Venkatesh M.S., Singh M.K., Singh S.S., Praharaj C.S. and Singh N.P. (2019). Impact of zero-till residue management and crop diversification with legumes on soil aggregation and carbon sequestration. Soil & Tillage Research 189: 158–167.

Dr. P.S. Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award by ISA in 2009.
Best Scientist Award 2013, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur.
Fellowship, Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development, 2014.
ISA Associateship Award 2013, Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi.
Best Team of the Institute Award 2018, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur.