M.Sc. : Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur
Ph.D : Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Postdoc - University of Western Australia
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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Agronomy
No. of Students Guided : - M.Sc : 06
Ph.D : 04
Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only
- Pooniya, V., Shivay, Y.S., Rana, A., Nain, L., Prasanna, R. (2012) Enhancing soil nutrient dynamics and productivity of Basmati rice through residue incorporation and zinc fertilization. European Journal of Agronomy 41:28-37. (NAAS rating 11.72)
- Pooniya, V*., Biswakarma, N., Parihar, C.M., Swarnalakshmi, K., Lama, A., Zhiipao, R.R., Nath, A., Pal, M., Jat, S.L., Satyanarayana, T., Majumdar, K., Jat, R.D., Shivay, Y.S., Kumar, D., Ghasal, P.C., Singh, K. 2020. Six years of conservation agriculture and nutrient management in maize-mustard rotation: impact on soil properties, system productivity and profitability. Field Crops Research 260: 108002. (NAAS rating 12.15)
- Pooniya, V*., Zhiipao, R.R., Biswakarma, N., Jat, S.L., Kumar, D., Parihar, C.M., Swarnalakshmi, K., Lama, A., Verma, A.K., Roy, D., Das, K., Majumdar, K., Satyanarayana, T., Jat, R.D., Ghasal, P.C., Ram, H., Jat, R.K., Nath, A. (2021). Long-term conservation agriculture and best nutrient management improve productivity and profitability coupled with soil properties of a maize–chickpea rotation. Scientific Reports 11, 10386. (NAAS rating 11.00)
- Biswakarma, N., Pooniya, V*., Zhiipao, R.R., Kumar, D., Shivay, Y.S., Das, T.K., et al. 2023. Identification of a resource-efficient integrated crop management practice for the rice-wheat rotations in South Asian Indo-Gangetic Plains. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (Netherlands) – accepted (NAAS rating 12.58).
- Pooniya, V., Palta, J.A., Chen, Y., Delhaize, E. and Siddique, K.H.M. (2019) Impact of the TaMATE1B gene on above and below-ground growth of durum wheat grown on an acid and Al3+-toxic soil. Plant and Soil 1-12. (NAAS rating 10.99)
- Biswakarma, N., Pooniya, V*., Zhiipao, R.R., Kumar, D., Verma, A.K., Shivay, Y.S., Lama, A., Choudhary, A.K., Meena, M.C., Bana, R.S., Pal, M., Das, K., Sudhishri, S., Jat, R.D., Swarnalakshmi, K. (2021). Five years integrated crop management in direct seeded rice–zero till wheat rotation of north-western India: Effects on soil carbon dynamics, crop yields, water productivity and economic profitability. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 318: 107492. (NAAS rating 12.58)
- Pooniya, V*., Zhiipao, R.R., Biswakarma, N. et al. 2022. Conservation agriculture-based integrated crop management sustains productivity and economic profitability along with soil properties of the maize-wheat rotation. Scientific Reports 10.1038/s41598-022-05962-w. (NAAS rating 11.00)
- Zhiipao, R.R., Pooniya, V*., Biswakarma, N., Kumar, D., Shivay, Y.S., Dass, A. et al. 2023. Timely sown maize hybrids improve post-anthesis dry matter accumulation, nutrient acquisition, and crop productivity. Scientific Reports 13, 1688. (NAAS rating 11.00)
- Zhiipao, R.R., Pooniya, V*., Kumar, D., Biswakarma, N., Shivay, Y.S., Dass, A. et al. 2023. Above and below-ground growth, accumulated dry matter and nitrogen remobilization of wheat (Triticum aestivum) genotypes grown in PVC tubes under well- and deficit-watered conditions. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1087343. (NAAS rating 12.63)
- Pooniya, V*. and Shivay, Y.S. (2012) Summer green-manuring crops and zinc fertilization on productivity and economics of basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.). Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 58:6, 593-616. (NAAS rating 9.09)
Patent / Technologies / Methodologies / System etc. (Upto Five) :
- Integrated crop management (ICM) / conservation agriculture (CA) / precision nutrient management / direct seeded rice (DSR) - CA-based ICM practices in DSR improved the soil carbon dynamics, crop yields, farm profits, besides water savings.
- Ferti-fortification enhances the nutrient use efficiency (NUE) in cereals - evaluated the effects of coated urea materials on NUE of rice, wheat and corn, and input-cost relationships.
- Microbial inoculants/consortium for improving yields and rhizospheric communities; The hidden half (root system) - studied root-shoot behavior of different genotypes in cereals.
- Contributed significantly in the AICRP maize program at IARI centre; evaluated pre-released materials (~200 entries) of different maturity groups (full, medium, early and extra-early maize) against varying planting density and nutrients levels.
- Dissemination of climate-resilient technologies toenhance, adaptive capacity, productivity and profitability - Developed and validated drought contingency plan, and large scale OFT’s were conducted {~360 fieldtrials} to enhance RUE and farm–profits.
Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :
- Australian Govt. Endeavour Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship 2018; availed post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
- National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), Young Scientists-Award (Soil, Water & Environmental Sciences) 2017-18 for the significant contributions in the field of soil, water & Environ. Sciences for the biennium 2017-18.
- International Zinc Association (IZA) - Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) award Rs. 200,000/- for promoting the use of zinc in Indian Agriculture
- Best PhD Thesis Award Indian from Indian Society of Agronomy for the year 2010 in 3rd International Agronomy Congress being held in November, 2012.
- ISA P.S. Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award for the year 2019, Fifth International Agronomy Congress on “Agri-Innovations to Combat Food and Nutrition Challenges”, from 23–27 November, 2021 at PJTSAU, Hyderabad, Telangana.