Dr. Amit Kesarwani

Research Projects

Projects handled (competitive only): 08

1. Co PI of U.P. Council of Agricultural Research (UPCAR) project “Intervention of improved agricultural technologies for transforming agriculture for enhancing farmer’s income in Uttar Pradesh” (Project code 8067) worth Rs.23.91 lakhs for 2025-26
2. Co PI of DST project “Collection, screening and cataloguing of buckwheat Fagospyrum sp.p. cultivars from Himalayan regions and development of package and practices followed by value addition for livelihood enhancement of SC communities” (Project Code 8056) worth Rs. 46.236 lakhs for 2025-26 (18 months).
3. Co-Operating Scientist of Directorate of Agriculture, Govt. of Uttarakhand funded project entitled “Strengethening of YL Nene center for Vrikshayurveda Research and Training to be funded under RKVY (Project Code 4011) 1 year from May’24-May’25 worth Rs. 106.64 lakhs.
4. PI of Elemental Enzymes India Pvt. Ltd., Delhi funded project on “Bio-efficacy of Sosdia stress in Cotton” (Project Code 2446) worth Rs. 4.21 lakhs for 2024.
5. Co PI of Inera Crop Science Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram funded project on “To evaluate the bio-efficacy of biofertilizers products on plant growth and yield parameters of wheat” (Project code 2460) worth Rs. 4.21 lakhs for 2023.
6. Co PI of IFFCO, New Delhi funded project on “Studies the impact of Nano Urea, Super Nano Urea and Nano DAP on rice-wheat cropping system of tarai region of Uttarakhand” (Project code 8044) worth Rs. 58.41 lakhs from 2023-2026.
7. Co coordinator of IDP-NAHEP, Pantnagar sponsored project “Application of novel technology for quality seed production in field crops” of worth Rs. 3 lakhs since July, 2020.
8. Project Scientist of Academic Team, Institutional Development Program, National Agricultural Higher Education Project (IDP-NAHEP), a World Bank funded project at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar (September 2019-onwards) worth Rs. 25 crores.

Selected Research Publications

1. Rajeew Kumar, Pratham Belwal, Alok Singh Jayara, Priyanka Pandey, Amit Kesarwani, Ram Pravesh Rajbhar & Sharad Pandey (26 Dec 2024): Evaluation of nano urea for the production, economics and greenhouse gases emission reduction in wheat crop, Journal of Plant Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2024.2443116 (SCI: 1.7)
2. Biswajit Pramanick, Rajiv Dubey, Amit Kesarwani, Anurag Bera, K.L. Bhutia, Mukesh Kumar and Sagar Maitra, 2022. Advancement in mitigating the effects of waterlogging stress in wheat. In: book: Abiotic Stresses in Wheat. Publisher: Elsevier. Doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-95368-9.00013-8 (Book Chapter)
3. C.M. Mehta, Byiringiro Emmanuel, Amit Kesarwani, Kanak Sirari, and Anil K. Sharma, 2016. Nutrient management strategies based on microbial inoculants. In: Microbial inoculants in sustainable agricultural productivity. Vol 2: Functional applications. Eds: D.P. Singh, H.B. Singh, R. Prabha. pp. 143-164. http://www.springer.com/978-81-322-2642-0 (Springer publication) (Book Chapter)
4. Amit Kesarwani, P. Y. Chiang and S. S. Chen. 2014. Distribution of phenolic compounds and antioxidative activities of rice kernel and their relationships with agronomic practice. The Scientific World Journal. 2014 (Article ID 620171), 6 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/620171 (SCI: 1.22; NAAS: 7.22).
5. Amit Kesarwani, P. Y. Chiang, S. S. Chen and P. C. Su. 2013. Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of organically and conventionally grown rice cultivars under varying seasons. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 37(6): 661-668 (SCI: 3.654; NAAS: 8.72)
6. Amit Kesarwani Po Yuan Chiang, Shih Shiung Chen, 2016. Rapid visco analyzer measurements of japonica rice cultivars to study interrelationship between pasting properties and farming system. International Journal of Agronomy, Vol. 2016, Article ID 3595326, 6 pages (http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3595326) (Scopus indexed)

Patents / Technology Developed

Patents / technology developed: 03

1. Dr. Amit Kesarwani awarded with design patent (Registration no. 394825-001) dated 11/09/2023 entitled BIOSENSOR EQUIPPED TOXIN DETECTION DEVICE from the Patent Office, Government of India.
2. A prototype of innovative equipment in bagging- “BAG PACKER- DEVELOPMENT OF GRAIN COLLECTOR AND BAGGING MACHINE” under Innovation cum Incubation Centre of a World Bank funded project Institutional Development Program, National Agricultural Higher Education Project (IDP-NAHEP) at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, February 2021. [Patent (published) No. 202111005952 Application dated 30.09.2022]
3. An innovative machine for digital measurement of field known as “WHEEL-O-METER- A DIGITAL MEASUREMENT OF FARM” under Innovation cum Incubation Centre of a World Bank funded project Institutional Development Program, National Agricultural Higher Education Project (IDP-NAHEP) at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, March 2021 [Patent (published) No. 202111013078 Application dated 17.02.2023]

Students Guided

Students guided: 03

• Ms. Manisha Kapri, Id. No. 45951 (MSc. Agronomy) thesis entitled “Precision nitrogen management and impact of plant growth regulators on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop”.
• Mr. Suraj Kumar ID 49879 (MSc. Agronomy) thesis entitled “Impact of foliar nutrition on wheat quality and agronomic traits in Tarai region of Uttarakhand”.
• Mr. Pratham Belwal ID 51489 (MSc. Agronomy) thesis entitled “Optimization of wheat productivity and nitrogen use efficiency using nano urea in irrigated condition” 2023.

Awards/Recognitions

• 2025 Excellence in Citation Achievement Award under category of Young Scientist in Agriculture Award, March 2025 by International Research Excellence and Citation Awards (Entry ID: 9147).
• https://citationawards.com/tag/young-scientist-in-agriculture-award/ .
• 2025 Faculty Excellence Award 2024 from College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar dated 01.01.2025 in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
• 2024 Faculty Excellence Award 2023 from College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar dated 01.01.2024 in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
• 2020 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Scientist Award in ‘11th International Conference On Agrıculture, Hortıculture And Plant Scıences, in association with The Society of Tropical Agriculture, on 19-20 December 2020, New Delhi.
• 2020 Teacher of the Year Award-2020 at 3rd Felicitation Ceremony on Teacher’s Day jointly supported by CSTT (MHRD, Govt. Of India), UCoST, Uttarakhand Technical University, Sridev Suman University, Samagra Shiksha (Dept. of Education), and Uttarakhand Board of Technical Education and organized by Divya Himgiri Society, on 5th Sept’2020.
• 2020 Bioved Young Scientist Award-2020 by Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture & Technology (Bioved Research Society, an International Research Organisation, registered by Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and under Society Registration Act, 1860.) Allahabad, (U.P.), in association with Rama University in National Conference held at Rama University, Kanpur on 02-04 March 2020.
• 2011 Youngest Investigator Award in 5th International Conference on Food Factors, Taipei, Taiwan.
• 2007 International Fellowship for doctoral research (Taiwan Scholarship Award), Ministry of Education, Taiwan
• 2005 Junior Research Fellowship (JRF, GEN Rank 17), ICAR, Government of India.

Countries Visited

Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, North Cyprus, Turkey, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, China

Other Academic Duties & Responsibilities

1. Coordinator, College Documentation & Showcase Committee, CoA
2. Student Facilitator, International School of Agriculture
3. Start-up Activity Coordinator, Institution Innovation Council, GBPUAT, Pantnagar
4. ) Lab Incharge, UG Lab, Dept of Agronomy
5. Incharge, Dr. K.C. Sharma Conference Hall, Dept of Agronomy
6. Associated Scientist in YL Nene Centre for Vrikshayurveda Research and Training
7. DEFIAA France Student Exchange Program, Coordinator, College of Agriculture
8. Staff Counselor, University literary team, DSW office