Publications (Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only) :

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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).

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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) :

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Microbial inoculants/consortium for improving yields and rhizospheric communities; The hidden half (root system) - studied root-shoot behavior of different genotypes in cereals.

4. 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.

5. 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) :

1. Australian Govt. Endeavour Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship 2018; availed post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

2. 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.

3. International Zinc Association (IZA) - Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) award Rs. 200,000/- for promoting the use of zinc in Indian Agriculture

4. Best PhD Thesis Award Indian from Indian Society of Agronomy for the year 2010 in 3rd International Agronomy Congress being held in November, 2012.

5. 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.