Profile of Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh

• B.Sc : Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar
• M.Sc(Soil Science) : G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar
• Ph.D(Soil Science) : G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar

Professional Area

• Research Area: Soil chemistry & Fertility, Soil Physics
• Research Interests: Soil health, micronutrients, heavy metal pollution and basic research in soil science

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Verma, K.K., Song, X.P., Kumari, A., Jagadesh, M., Singh, S.K., Bhatt, R., Singh, M., Seth, C.S. and Li, Y.R., 2025. Climate change adaptation: Challenges for agricultural sustainability. Plant, Cell & Environment, 48(4), pp.2522-2533.

• Laik, R., Eltahira, E.B.A., Pramanick, B., Nidhi, Singh, S.K. and Es, H.V., 2025. Enhancing Soil Health in Rice Cultivation: Optimized Zn Application and Crop Residue Management in Calcareous Soils. Sustainability, 17(2), p.489.
• Shidayaichenbi, D., Dubey, V.K., Singh, S., Pal, A., Priyadarshini, C., Thokchom, S., Shai, S., Majeed, W., Singh, S.K. and Akhtar, M., 2025. New Insight into Sustainable Crop Production and Soil Contamination: Impact on the Environment and Remediation Strategies. In Recent Advances in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation (pp. 149-188). Springer, Cham.
• Charater Association Dolichos Bean (Lablab purpurens L & sweet) in Agro climatic zone of North Bihar    VKP Pramila, Udit Kumar, R.K. Tiwari, K. Prasad, S. Ghosh, B.M. Sinha, L.M …Legume Research – An international Journal 46 (3), 301- 30
• Arumugam, T., Jagadesh, M., Hegde, V., Rane, J., Srinivasarao, C., Krishnaveni, A., Singh, S.K., Kumari, A., Dash, M. and Garg, V.K., 2025. Improvement of Sugarcane Crop Quality by Using Some PGPRs Under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses. In Sugarcane Cultivation and Management (pp. 179-200). Apple Academic Press.
• Dash, M., Tripathy, S., Jagadesh, M., Boopathi, N., Kumari, A., Singh, S.K. and Jaiswal, A., 2025. Role of rhizomicrobiome in in-situ and ex-situ conservation of plant community. In Rhizomicrobiome in Sustainable Agriculture and Environment (pp. 229-244). Academic Press.
• Jagadesh, M., Dash, M., Singh, S.K., Kumari, A. and Verma, K.K., 2024. Carbon Footprints in Agriculture: Challenges, Mitigation Strategies, and Future Prospects. In Carbon Footprint Assessments: Case Studies & Best Practices (pp. 17-43). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Nath, D., Laik, R., Das, A., Pramanick, B., Peramaiyan, P., Singh, S.K., Kumari, V., Jatav, S.S. and Sattar, A., 2024. Index for refining soil health assessment through multivariate approach under diverse agro-climatic zones in the Indo-Gangetic basin of Bihar. Science of The Total Environment, 943, p.173774
• Sarkar, S., Das, D.K., Singh, A., Laik, R., Singh, S.K., van Es, H.M., Krishnan, K., Singh, A.K., Das, A., Singh, U. and Elansary, H.O., 2024. Seasonal variations in soil characteristics control microbial respiration and carbon use under tree plantations in the middle gangetic region. Heliyon, 10(16).
• Jagadesh, M., Dash, M., Kumari, A., Singh, S.K., Verma, K.K., Kumar, P., Bhatt, R. and Sharma, S.K., 2024. Revealing the hidden world of soil microbes: metagenomic insights into plant, bacteria, and fungi interactions for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem restoration. Microbiological Research, 285, p.127764.

A. (Associate Professor) Soil Science

M. santosh.soils@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-9431807104

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0653-0294

Scopus I’D: 57723956200

Google Scholar ID: CazAfdMAAAAJ