PROFILE



Department of Agronomy


Dr. Vipin Chandra Dhyani


DESIGNATION: Professor
QUALIFICATION:Ph.D.
SPECIALISATION:Agronomy
EMAIL:dhyanivipin[at]gmail[dot]com
CONTACT NO.: +91-8433163520 (M)

Research Areas/Areas of Interest

  • Crop Physiology, Conservation Agriculture vis a vis Weed Management and Nutrient management

  • Research Projects

    1. Direct seeding in India: Understanding constraints to adoption funded by IRRI, Manila (2008-10)
    2. Poverty Alleviation through Rice Innovation System, funded by DFiD, United Kingdom (2008-10)
    3. Morpho-physiological and Biochemical Characterization and Mitigation of Terminal Heat in Wheat, funded by Uttarakhand Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun (2012-14)
    4. Genetic Dissection of Heat Tolerance in Wheat Using Multiple Bi-parental RIL Mapping Populations, funded by DBT(2018-21)
    5. Designing control release fertilizer utilizing agri waste biochar, funded by NICRA, ICAR (2016-20)
    6. FIST Programme of Department of Science & Technology (DST) (2018-)

    Selected Research Publications

    1. Singh SV, Chaturvedi S, Dhyani VC, Kasivelu G 2020 Pyrolysis temperature influences the characteristics of rice straw and husk biochar and sorption/desorption behaviour of their biourea composite. Bioresource Technology, 123674 https://doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123674. (NAAS: 17.89)

    2. Mamrutha HM, Khobra R, Sendhil R, Munjal R, Prasad SVS, Biradar S, Mavi GS, Dhar T, Bahadur R, Bhagwan JH, Prakash S, Singh H, Shukla RS, Srivastava M, Singh C, Gosavi AB, Salunke VD, Dhyani VC and GP Singh 2020. Developing stress intensity index and prioritizing hotspot locations for screening wheat genotypes under climate change scenario. Ecological Indicators, 118: 106714. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106714 (NAAS: 12.26)

    3. Chaturvedi, S., Singh, S.V., Dhyani, V.C. Govindaraju K., Vinu R. & Mandal S. (2021) Characterization, bioenergy value, and thermal stability of biochars derived from diverse agriculture and forestry lignocellulosic wastes. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01239-2. (NAAS: 10.05)

    4. Roy, A.; Chaturvedi, S.; Singh, S.V.; Kasivelu, G.; Dhyani, V.C.; Pyne, S. 2022 Preparation and evaluation of two enriched biochar-based fertilizers for nutrient release kinetics and agronomic effectiveness in direct-seeded rice. Biomass Convers. Biorefinery 1–12. (NAAS: 10.05)

    5. Singh, Virender P; Dhyani, Vipin C; Singh, Shailendra P; Kumar, Abnish; Manalil, Sudheesh; Chauhan, Bhagirath S; 2016 Effect of herbicides on weed management in dry-seeded rice sown under different tillage systems Crop Protection 80: 118-126 (NAAS: 9.04)

    6. Rahul Anand, S Chaturvedi, Amit Kumar, Salil Tewari, VK Sah, VC Dhyani, R Kaushal 2022 Rainfall partitioning in important multipurpose tree species of Himalayan foothills Tropical Ecology, 1-5 (NAAS: 6.72)

    7. Vijay Sharma, VC Dhyani, Sumit Chaturvedi, Gurvinder Singh 2020 The Indian Society of Agronomy Growth, yield and economics in late-sown wheat (Triticum aestivum) as affected by irrigation levels and moisture-conservation practices Indian Journal of Agronomy 65 (3): 364-367 (NAAS: 5.55)

    8. Dhyani VC, Singh, VP Singh G 2005 Response of rice to crop establishment and weed management Indian Journal of Weed Science 37 (3and4), 260-262 (NAAS Rating: 5.84)

    9. Reena, V C Dhyani; Chaturvedi, Sumit 2016 Efficient nitrogen management in wheat (Triticum aestivum) using leaf-colour chart and chlorophyll meter for optimizing growth, yield and nitrogen-use efficiency Indian Journal of Agronomy 61 (3): 142- 145 (NAAS: 5.55)

    10. Dhyani, VC; Kumar, Rajeew; Pandey, DS; Singh, VP; Singh, IP; Sharma, Yogesh; Chaturvedi, Sumit; 2016 Improving Productivity of Wheat Through Mulching and Foliar Nutrition in Late Sown Wheat. International Journal of Bio-Resource & Stress Management 7 (5): 990-995 (NAAS: 5.11)

    Student Guided

  • M.Sc. – 09 students

  • Awards/Recognitions

    1. Best Teaching Practices Award 2013, 2018, Awarded by College of Agriculture
    2. Faculty Excellence Award 2020, 2021 and 2022
    3. Best Oral Presentation Award at 3rd International Conference on Bioresource and Stress Management Conference in-person 8th to 11th November 2017. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India