Profile of Dr. R. K. Meena

• B.Sc. (Forestry) – Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan
• M.Sc. (Forestry), Wood Science and Technology – Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra
• M.Sc. (Forestry), Wood Science and Technology – Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Professional Area

• Research Area: Agroforestry, Carbon sequestration, Wood preservation, Climate change mitigation, Soil health improvement through agroforestry
• Research Interests:  Role of agroforestry in sustainable agriculture and climate change adaptation, Bio-preservation of wood using plant extracts, Impact of agroforestry on carbon dynamics and soil ecosystem, Physico-chemical modification and durability enhancement of wood

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Meena RK, Dutt B (2024) Antifungal activities of plant extracts from Acorus calamus and Parthenium hysterophorus against decay fungi of wood. Indian Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-024-00744-y
• Meena RK, Dutt B, Kumar R, Rai D (2025) Acorus calamus and Parthenium hysterophorus L. plant extracts potential as wood preservative against Gloeophyllum striatum decay fungus. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 63(5):413–424
• Devi S, Poonia PK, Kumar V, Tiwari A, Meena RK, Kumar U, Gulnaz A, Al-Sadoon MK (2022) Characterization of natural fiber extracted from corn (Zea mays) stalk waste for sustainable development. Sustainability 14:16605. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416605
• Meena RK, Dutt B, Kumar R, Kumar A, Singh SL, Sihag K, Sumthane YY, Singh I, Rawat P (2023) Effect of natural plant extracts on wood degradation and chemical constitute after decay test of Pinus roxburghii wood. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia 54(1):11421–11434
• Nampelly S, Sihag K, Bodiga S, Ranjan M, Reddy C, Mhaiskar P, Sundaram R, Meena RK (2022) Physical properties of toy making species Givotia rottleriformis Agricultural Mechanization in Asia 53(9):9645–9654
• Meena RK, Dutt B (2023) Effects of phyto-chemicals on wood modification and dimensional stability of Pinus roxburghii Indian Journal of Ecology 50(3):745–749
• Meena RK, Dutt B (2022) Effect of plant extracts on specific gravity of Pinus roxburghii Sargent wood. Environment and Ecology 40(3):1150–1153
• Meena RK, Nimkar AU (2016) Variation in soluble extractives, lignin and holocellulose content of wood of different provenances of Tectona grandis Journal of Applied and Natural Science 8(1):80–83
• Meena RK, Nimkar AU, Kumar R (2016) Correlation coefficient between physico-chemical properties of wood of different provenances of teak (Tectona grandis). Indian Journal of Ecology (Special Issue 2):880–881
• Kumar V, Babu S, Revale AK, Meena RK, Ranjan MK, Desai BS (2014) Cultivation of medicinal plants in natural ecosystem in Gujarat (India): Constraints and conservation need. Journal of Plant Development Sciences 6(3):425–435

Books/ Book chapters:

• Meena RK, Kumari T, Solanki VK, Partel V, Singh SL, Sinha R (2024) Soil, water, and biodiversity conservation through agroforestry for crop production. In: Jatav HS, Rajput VD, Minkina T, Van Hullebusch ED, Dutta A (eds) Agroforestry to Combat Global Challenges, Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 36. Springer, Singapore, pp 345–366.
• Partel V, Meena RK, Solanki VK, Kumari T (2024) Restoration of degraded soils for food production through agroforestry. In: Jatav HS, Rajput VD, Minkina T, Van Hullebusch ED, Dutta A (eds) Agroforestry to Combat Global Challenges, Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 36. Springer, Singapore, pp 275–291.
• Solanki VK, Meena RK, Partel V, Kumari T (2024) Nutrient acquisition in agroforestry ecosystem services and soil health. In: Jatav HS, Rajput VD, Minkina T, Van Hullebusch ED, Dutta A (eds) Agroforestry to Combat Global Challenges, Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 36. Springer, Singapore, pp 165–184.
• Meena RK, Singh SL, Kumari T, Sinha R (2022) Effect of climate change on Indian agriculture and its mitigation and adaptation through agroforestry practices. In: Patidar D (ed) Indian Agriculture: Issues and Challenges. Shriyanshi Prakashan, Agra (U.P.), pp 101–120
• Hasnda S, Kumari T, Meena RK (2025) Bamboo plantation: A progressive pathway for carbon sequestration. In: Shravanti AR, Pradhan J, Kumari T, Meena RK (eds) Agricultural Sustainability: Strategies for Organic, Climate-Smart, and Resource-Conserving Farming. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, pp 45–52
• Meena RK (2025) Agroforestry. In: Jha S, Prasad SS, Prasad, Singh SP, Pandey PS, Rai M, Goswami AK (eds) Textbook of Natural Farming. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, pp 297–331
• Meena RK, Nimkar AU (2016) Evaluation of Physico–Chemical Properties of Teak (Tectona grandis L.). Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, pp 1–87. ISBN: 978-3-659-97893-7
• Shravanti AR, Pradhan J, Kumari T, Meena RK (2025) Agricultural Sustainability: Strategies for Organic, Climate-Smart, and Resource-Conserving Farming. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi

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

M. rkmeena@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-9929736634

ORCID: 0000-0001-6026-2174

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