Profile of Dr. S. N. Suman

• B.Sc. in Agriculture: Institute of Agricultural Sciences, B.H.U., Varanasi
• M.Sc. (Ag.) in Soil Science: Faculty of Agriculture, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar
• Ph.D. in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry: Post Graduate School, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi

Professional Area

• Research Area: Soil Fertility, Conservation Agriculture, Clay-Humus Stability, Management of Sodic Soil
• Research Interests: Conservation Agriculture, Soil Health and Human Health

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Suman SN, Pradhan B, Kumar V, Singh H, Nath D, Kamat DN (2025) Exploring the role of biostimulants in sustainable agriculture. Current Science 128(1):25–30.
• Hyndavi SDRV, Suman SN, Singh SK, Kumar S, Meena SK (2025) Sulphur distribution and fractionation in calcareous soils. Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture 20(1):23–27.
• Hyndavi SDRV, Suman SN, Kumar V, et al. (2025) Organic and inorganic nutrient uptake and targeted rice yield. Plant Archives 25(1):2460–2467.
• Kumar S, Upadhaya B, Suman SN, Tiwari RK (2023) Field pea response under FLD. J Community Mobil Sustain Dev 18(4):1265–1269.
• Suman SN, Thakur SK, Kumar V, et al. (2023) Thermodynamic parameters of Cd sorption in sludge-treated soils. Pharma Innovation J 12(4):2724.
• Borpatragohain B, Kumar V, Laik R, Suman SN, Kumar N (2021) Soil properties under residue retention. Pharma Innovation J 10(7):521–525.
• Suman SN, Ahmed N, Kumar V, et al. (2020) FTIR and OD characterization of humic substances. Curr J App Sci Technol 39(37):12–22.
• Alam MM, Suman SN, Kumar V, et al. (2020) Soil carbon under INM in calcareous soil. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci 9(11):3566–3572.
• Rakesh AP, Kumari V, Suman SN (2020) Organic manure and sulphur transformation. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 9(2):1443–1448.
• Kumar V, Prasad RK, Suman SN, Dash BP (2019) Cd uptake by rice in sewage irrigated soils. Oryza 56(3):325–332.

Books/ Book chapters :

• Nath D, Suman SN, Raigar BL, et al. (2023) Carbon dynamics and climate change. In: Climate Smart Approaches Towards Crop Production. Vital Biotech. pp. 89–118.
• Rakesh AP, Suman SN (2024) Phosphorus management in calcareous soil. In: Climate Smart Agriculture. Mahima Research Foundation. pp. 154–158.
• Nath D, Suman SN, Sow S, Ranjan S (2023) Polyhalites for nutrient use efficiency. In: Innovations in Nutrient Management. Elite Publishing. pp. 50–70.
• Rakesh AP, Suman SN, Kumari V, Anand A (2023) Organic farming and climate change. In: Impacts and Prospects of Food Science. Mahima Research Foundation. pp. 59–64.
• Kumar M, Jha S, Suman SN, et al. (2020) IPNS experiment in calcareous soil. AICRP-STCR, RPCAU. p.111.
• Kumar V, Suman SN, Kumar A (2022) Micronutrient transformation in soils. In: Soil Health Management. Parmar Publication. pp. 68–84. ISBN: 978-81-928932-4-5.
• Singh SP, Tiwari S, Suman SN, et al. (2022) Management of calcareous sodic soils. In: Halt Soil Salinization. FAO, Rome. ISBN: 978-92-5-136078-1.
• Tiwari S, Verma MK, Suman SN, et al. (2021) Site-Specific INM. Parmar Publishers. ISBN: 978-81-927825-3-9. pp.161.
• Kumar R, Jha CK, Suman SN, et al. (2021) Soil Health Management: Principles and Practices. Parmar Publishers. ISBN: 978-81-942537-8-5. pp.147.
• Kumar V, Borpatragohain Sinha SK, Suman SN, Jha CK (2020) Crop residue management. In: Current Research in Soil Science, Vol. 7. Akinik Publication. ISBN: 978-93-90070-90-9. pp. 33–63.

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

M. snsuman@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-7004345720

ORCID: 0000-0002-7048-8131

Scopus Author ID: 56295342800

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