Profile of Sri Kuldeep Rana

• B.Sc. in Forestry (Hons.): V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
• M.Sc. in Forestry (Agroforestry): V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
• Ph.D. (Pursuing) in Forestry (Forest Ecology and Environment): Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) Research Centre: Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS-ISRO), Dehradun(Uttarakhand)

Professional Area

• Research Area: Agroforestry, Forest Ecology & Environment
• Research Interest: Climate Change and Ecosystem Dynamics, Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation Planning, Ecosystem Functioning and Productivity Analysis, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Forestry and Agroforestry

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Kumar N, Kumar S, Rana K, Bhoria R, Kumari A, Rawat S (2025) Allelopathic influence of Urtica dioica weed on seed germination and seedling growth of Glycine max (L.) Merr. and Linum usitatissimum (L.). Allelopathy J 64(2):179–190.
• Rana K, Dhanai CS, Negi A (2024) Influence of Rhododendron arboreum leaf and bark aqueous extract on germination and growth of Eleusine coracana L., Echinochloa frumentacea Link, Glycine max L. and Vigna umbellata Thunb. Allelopathy J 63(2):197–210.
• Negi A, Rana K, Singh S, Shahi UP (2023) Effect of weather parameters on wheat productivity: A statistical analysis using SPSS. Int J Bio-resource Stress Manag 14(10):1378–1385.
• Negi A, Rana K, Ranjan R (2023) Utilizing the CROPGRO simulation model to optimize management practices for achieving high soybean yields. Int J Bio-resource Stress Manag 14(9):1214–1224.
• Padalia H, Rai ID, Pangtey D, Rana K, et al. (2023) Fine-scale classification and mapping of subalpine-alpine vegetation and their environmental correlates in the Himalayan global biodiversity hotspot. Biodivers Conserv 32(13):4387–4423.
• Kumar S, Bijalwan A, Singh B, Yewale AG, Rawat D, Rana K, Riyal MK (2020) Diversity parameters of Quercus leucotrichophora based agroforestry systems and pure forest in Garhwal Himalaya. Indian J Agrofor 22(2):62–70.

Books/ Book chapters:

• Kumar K, Singh R, Rana K, Chauhan NK (2025) Role of remote sensing and GIS in education and environmental awareness. In: Kumar S, Kumar N, Chauhan NK (eds) Education and Environment: An Ecological and Psychological Perspective. Indu Book Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, pp 55–63.

A. Department of Forestry, PGCA, RPCAU, Pusa, Samastipur-848 125 Bihar, India

M. kuldeeprana380@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-7827499433

ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-2469

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