Profile of Dr. Dharminder

• B.Sc. in Agriculture: CCS HAU, Hisar (Haryana)
• M.Sc. in Agronomy: CCS HAU, Hisar (Haryana)
• Ph.D. in Agronomy: Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi (UP)

Professional Area

• Research Area: Water Management, Weed Management, Conservation Agriculture, Direct-Seeded Rice Systems
• Research Interests: Sustainable water uses and irrigation scheduling, Integrated weed and nutrient management, Conservation agriculture practices, Soil and environmental health

Publications (Number)

Key Publications

• Dharminder, Singh RK, Kumar V, Pramanick B, Alsanie WF, Gaber A, Hossain A (2021) Use of MSW compost and irrigation scheduling in direct-seeded rice. Agriculture 11:941.
• Kumar R, Ranjan R, Adilakshmi G, Kumari A, Dharminder, Kumar V, Nilanjaya (2022) Water use efficiency in DSR under different moisture regimes. Pharma Innov J 11(3):2130–2133
• Chaudhary SK, Dharminder, Singh SP, Jha RK, Kishor K, Kumar R (2022) Brown manuring and micronutrient foliar spray in DSR. Indian J Agron 67(1):99–102
• Dharminder, Roy DK, Choudhary SK, Kumar R, Kishor K, Kumar U (2022) Impact of surface seeding and seed priming on wheat productivity. Scientist 1(3):4744–4750
• Kumar U, Behera N, Prasad K, Pramila, Dharminder, Kishor K, Tiwari RK, Upadhaya B, Kumar S, Kumar V (2024) Sowing date effect on vegetable pea yield. Legume Res 47(9):1578–1582.
• Chaudhary SK, Jha RK, Sattar A, Dharminder, Kishor K (2024) Agronomic practices optimization for aerobic rice. Qeios.
• Sahoo R, Sow S, Ranjan S, Dharminder, Kumar R, Roy DK, Kumar S, Kumar A, Srivastava RK, Prasad R, Padhan SR, Nath D (2024) Role of PGPR in phytoremediation: opportunities and challenges. Discov Appl Sci 6:324.
• Sahoo R, Samanta D, Sow S, Ranjan S, Nath D, Sadhu S, Kumar N, Rana L, Kumar A, Roy DK, Dharminder, Kumar R, Raigar BL, Das S, Panday R (2025) Photosynthesis and radiation use efficiency under changing climate: insights and advances. Discov Environ 3:67.

BOOKS/ BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Mishra H, Mishra D, Dharminder, Ghosh M, Sow S, Ranjan S (2025) Economic and environmental implications of SSNM adoption. In: Kumar S, Ranjan S, Sow S, Padhan SR, Roy DK (eds) Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Crop Production: New Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies. CRC Press, Apple Academic Press.
• Bharti V, Dharminder, Kishor K, Kumar U, Srivastava RK, Alam MP (2021) Ready Reckoner of Agronomy. Parmar Publication, Dhanbad, India. ISBN: 978-81-925878-7-6.
• Coumar MV, Pandey AK, Babu MR, Saha R, Harit A, Gautam A, Hussain MS, Dharminder, Kishor K (2022) Agricultural / Soil Waste and Possible Remedies. Parmar Publication, Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
• Kumar R, Dharminder, Sow S, Dayal P, Ranjan S (2024) Food Security & Sustainability. International Books and Periodicals Supply Service, Delhi, India.
• Prajapati SK, Das AK, Raiger BL, Dharminder, Kumar R (2024) Crop Production and Management. International Books and Periodicals Supply Service, Delhi, India.
• Dharminder, Kumar V, Devedee AK, Singh RK, Patel A, Shori A, Verma S (2018) Integrated weed management in rice. In: New Initiative in Agriculture and Rural Development. Weser Books, Zittau, Germany, pp 236–243.
• Devedee AK, Dharminder, Singh RK, Kumar V, Mehjabeen, Singh MK (2018) Salt affected soils in India and their management strategies. In: Innovative Approach in Agriculture Farming. Weser Books, Zittau, Germany, pp 6–19.
• Kumar V, Dharminder, Kumar M, Devedee AK, Mued M, Singh RK (2018) Soil and water conservation measures and its role in environment health. In: Innovative Approach in Agriculture Farming. Weser Books, Zittau, Germany, pp 99–107.
• Kumar V, Pal V, Dharminder, Singh RK, Kumar M, Verma S, Shori A, Patel A (2019) Crop rotation: a need of present time for soil health and sustainability. In: Modern Approaches in Crop Improvement. Weser Books, Zittau, Germany, pp 8–15.

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

M. dharminder@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91- 8092308584

ORCID: 0000-0002-6953-0283

Scopus Author ID: 57226230472

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