Profile of Dr. Siyaram Meena

• B.Sc. (Ag.): Agriculture University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 
• M.Sc. (Ag) (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry): ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
• Ph.D. (Soil Science): ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

Professional Area

• Research Area: Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics, Carbon sequestration, Climate Change
• Research Interests: Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics and Sequestration Strategies
• Memberships/Fellow of Societies: Indian Society of Soil Science.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Research articles / Review articles /Short Communication: 19
• Book: 1
• Book Chapter: 9
• Popular articles: 16

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Meena, S., Manjaiah, K.M., Sharma, V.K., Purakayastha, T.J., Das, S., Bana, R.S., GAWDIYA, S., Yadav, S., Saini, R., Kumar, A. and El-Hendawy, S., Exploring soil organic carbon fractions, stocks, and carbon management index across land uses in subtropical ecosystems of Tripura, India. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9, p.1604101. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1604101.
• Meena, S., Chobhe, K.A., Manjaiah, K.M., Datta, S.P., Golui, D., Raza, M.B., Rahman, M.M. and Naveenkumar, A., 2023. Synthesis, characterization and adsorptive performances of functionalized clay minerals and red mud for aqueous arsenic removal. Groundwater for Sustainable Development 23, p.101025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.101025.
• Meena, S., Chobhe, K. A., Manjaiah, K.M., Datta, S.P. and Golui, D., 2023. Immobilization of arsenic in soil using modified bentonite and red mud to reduce its bio-availability in Brassica juncea. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 93(9), 1049–1052. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v93i9.139141.
• Gawdiya, S., Kumar, D., Shivay, Y. S., Kour, B., Kumar, R., Meena, S., Saini, R., Choudhary, K., Al-Ansari, N., Alataway, A., Dewidar, A. Z. and Mattar, M. A., 2023. Field Screening of Wheat Cultivars for Enhanced Growth, Yield, Yield Attributes, and Nitrogen Use Efficiencies. Agronomy 13(8), 2011. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13082011.
• Saini, R., Manjaiah, K. M., Roy, D., Kumar, R., Gawdiya, S., Meena, S., Naveenkumar, A., Kumar, A., El-Hendawy, S. and Mattar, M. A., 2024. Synthesis and Evaluation of Starch-Grafted-Poly [(Acrylic Acid)-Co-Acrylamide] Based Nanoclay Polymer Composite Fertilizers for Slow Release of Nitrogen in Soil. Polymers, 16(21), 3013. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16213013.
• Kumar, A., Manjaiah, K.M., Sharma, V.K., Chobhe, K.A., Suman, A., Bhatia, A., Saini, R., Meena, S., Naveen Kumar, A. and Roy, D., 2024. Evaluation of urea-loaded nanoclay biopolymer composites with Zn and P solubilizing microbes for nitrogen uptake and use efficiency in maize (Zea mays)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 94(3): 308–312. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i3.142046. 
• Meena, A.R., Narolia, R.K., Kumar, L. and Meena, S., 2024. Influence of drip irrigation, crop geometry and mulching on morphological and nutritional traits of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 94(11). https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i11.151160. 
• Roy, A., Manjaiah, K.M., Datta, S.P., Rakshit, D., Barman, M., Ray, P., Golui, D., Raza, M.B., Tigga, P., Mondal, S. and Vishwanath, 2025. Effect of Low-Molecular-Weight Organic Acids and Silicon on Arsenic Adsorption and Desorption in a Paddy Soil of Bengal Delta Plain: Insights from Thermodynamics and Equilibrium Modeling. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 236(6), p.344. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-07963-7.
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A. Department of Soil Science, TCA, Dholi, 843121

M. siyarammeena259@rpcau.ac.in

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