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Dr. Rajeew Kumar
Department of Agronomy

Dr. Rajeew Kumar

Professor
  • DesignationProfessor
  • QualificationPh.D.
  • SpecialisationAgronomy
  • Emailrajeewkumarapagbpuatacin, kumarrajeew2gmailcom
  • Contact No.+91-9411320357 (M)

Research Areas/Areas of Interest

  • Nanotechnology, Fertilizers, Precision Agriculture, Wheat Agronomy,

Research Projects

  1. Evaluation of Nano-Urea on Crop productivity and Nitrogen Use efficiency in diverse agro-ecological zones of India (2025-2030). ICAR and the Ministry of Fertilizer). (99.7 Lacs)
  2. Development of steel slag-based cost-effective eco-friendly fertilizers for sustainable agriculture and Inclusive Growth (Ministry of Steel) 2022-24, (61.3 lacs)
  3. Studies the impact of Nano Urea, Super Nano Urea and Nano DAP on Rice-Wheat cropping systems of Tarai region of Uttarakhand. Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Limited (IFFCO).2023-2026 (Rs 54.6 Lacs)
  4. Network Project: Insight and field Validation of Nano fertilizers in major crops under different agroecosystems.
  5. Redesigning the farmers-extension agricultural research/education continuum in India with ICT mediated knowledge management”) (NAIP-ICAR) (IFFCO).2023-2026 (Rs 54.6 Lacs)
  6. Studies on Benefit of Mineral Gypsum on Various crops of Uttarakhand and western UP (FAGMIL-Ministry of Fertilizers)
  7. Promotion of rock-phosphate as an alternative to phosphatic chemical fertilizers (FAGMIL-Ministry of Fertilizers)

Selected Research Publications

  1. Khan Amir, Singh Ajay Veer, Kukreti Bharti, Pandey Deepali Tiwari, Upadhayay Viabhav Kumar, Kumar Rajeew, Goel Reeta.2024.Deciphering the impact of cold-adapted bioinoculants on rhizosphere dynamics, biofortification, and yield of kidney bean across varied altitudinal zones. Science of the Total Environment 927, 172204 (NAAS Rating -14.0)
  2. Shubham A. Durgude, Shri Ram, Rajeew Kumar, Shiv Vendra Singh, Virendra Singh, Anil G. Durgude, Biswajit Pramanick, Sagar Maitra, Ahmed Gaber,8 and Akbar Hossain .2022. Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica and Graphene-Based FeO and ZnO Nanocomposites for Nutritional Biofortification and Sustained Productivity of Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Nanomaterials. Article ID 5120307 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5120307(NAAS Rating- 9.79)
  3. Parul Chaudhary, Anuj Chaudhary, Heena Parveen, Alka Rani, Govind Kumar, Rajeew Kumar, Anita Sharma. 2021. Impact of nanophos in agriculture to improve functional bacterial community and crop productivity. BMC Plant Biology. 21 (1):1-12. (NAAS Rating-11.26 )
  4. Parul Chaudhary, Priyanka Khati, Saurabh Gangola, Ashish Kumar, Rajeew Kumar, Anita Sharma. 2021.Impact of nanochitosan and Bacillus spp. on health, productivity and defence response in Zea mays under field conditions.3 Biotech. 11 (5):1-11 (NAAS Rating-8.89 )
  5. Parul Chaudhary, Priyanka Khati, Anuj Chaudhary, Saurabh Gangola, Rajeew Kumar, Anita Sharma. 2021. Bioinoculation using indigenous Bacillus spp. improves growth and yield of Zea mays under the influence of nanozeolite. 3 Biotech 11 (1), 1-12 (NAAS Rating-8.89 )
  6. R Kumar, M Krishna, A Bhatnagar, DS Pandey, VP Singh, P Pandey. 2019 Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 89 (10), 1585-1588(NAAS Rating-6.37 )
  7. P Khati, A Sharma, P Chaudhary, AK Singh, S Gangola, R Kumar. 2019. High-throughput sequencing approach to assess the impact of nanozeolite treatment on species richness and evenness of soil metagenome. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 20, 101249 (NAAS Rating-9.28 )
  8. P Khati, P Bhatt, R Kumar, A Sharma. 2018. Effect of nanozeolite and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on maize.3 Biotech 8 (3), 141 (NAAS Rating-8.89 )
  9. Satpal, Kumar Rajeew, Chaudhary Sumit, Shukla Anil .2018. Effect of NPK levels and foliar application of nano TiO2 concentrations on growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum).Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 88 (1), 159-162 (NAAS Rating- 6.37)
  10. P Khati, A Sharma, S Gangola, R Kumar, P Bhatt, G Kumar. 2017. Impact of Agri‐Usable Nanocompounds on Soil Microbial Activity: An Indicator of Soil Health.CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 45 (5), 1600458(NAAS Rating- 8.40)
  11. Aniket Kalhapure, Rajeew Kumar, V. P. Singh and D. S. Pandey. 2016. Hydrogels: a boon for increasing agricultural productivity in a water-stressed environment. Current Science. 111(10) 1173- 1179. (NAAS Rating-7.17 )

Students Guided

  • M.Sc. – 06 students
  • Ph.D. – 02 students

Awards/Recognitions

  • Young Scientist Award
  • Outstanding Scientist in Agronomy Award
  • Best in Quiz (Merit Certificate)
  • Best oral presentation Award
  • Best oral presentation Award
  • Faculty Excellence Award 2020, 2021, 2022
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