Department of Agronomy
Dr. Rajeew Kumar
DESIGNATION: | Professor |
QUALIFICATION: | Ph.D. |
SPECIALISATION: | Agronomy |
EMAIL: | kumarrajeew2[at]gmail[dot]com |
CONTACT NO.: | +91-9411320357 (M) |
Research Areas/Areas of Interest
Research Projects
- Development of steelslag-based costeffective eco-friendly fertilizers forsustainableagriculture andInclusive Growth(Ministry of Steel)
- Redesigning thefarmers-extensionagriculturalresearch/educationcontinuum in Indiawith ICT mediatedknowledgemanagement”) (NAIP-ICAR)
- Studies on Benefit ofMineral Gypsum onVarious crops ofUttrakhand andwestern UP(FAGMIL-Ministry of Fertilizers)
- Promotion ofrock-phosphate as analternative tophosphatic chemicalfertilizers(FAGMIL-Ministry of Fertilizers)
Selected Research Publications
- 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 the Productivity of Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Nanomaterials. Article ID 5120307 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5120307(NAAS Rating- 9.79)
- 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 )
- 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 condition.3 Biotech. 11 (5):1-11 (NAAS Rating-8.89 )
- 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 )
- 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 )
- P Khati, A Sharma, P Chaudhary, AK Singh, S Gangola, R Kumar. 2019. High-throughput sequencing approach to access the impact of nanozeolite treatment on species richness and evenness of soil metagenome. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 20, 101249 (NAAS Rating-9.28 )
- 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 )
- 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)
- 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)
- Aniket Kalhapure, Rajeew Kumar, V. P. Singh and D. S. Pandey. 2016. Hydrogels: a boon for increasing agricultural productivity in water-stressed environment. Current Science. 111(10) 1173- 1179. (NAAS Rating-7.17 )
Student Guided
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