Profile of Dr. Sunil Kumar

• B.Sc. in Agriculture: SASRD, NU, Nagaland
• M.Sc.(Ag) in Agronomy: Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar
• Ph.D. in Agronomy: Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar

Professional Area

• Research Area: Chickpea Agronomy
• Research Interests: Conservation Agriculture, Weed management, Precision Agriculture
• Memberships/Fellow of Societies: Life member of Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi, Indian Society of Weed Science, Jabalpur, Farming Systems Research and Development Association, Modipuram, Society for Science and Nature, Lucknow (UP), Green Agri Professional Society, Dhanbad, Jharkhand.

PUBLICATIONS

• Research articles/Review articles/Short Communication: 35
• Books: 04
• Book Chapter: 04
• Popular articles: 30

KEYPUBLICATIONS:

• Kumar, S., Sinha, K. K and Singh, D.2015. Crop establishment, fertility levels and weed management practices in scented hybrid rice. Indian Journal of Weed Science. 47(2):113-116.
• Kumar, S and Kumar, A. 2018. System of Rice Intensification: A New Pathway of Rice Crop Establishment Method. J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 7(09): 3076-3086.
• Singh, D., Pazhanisamy, S., Kumar, S., Kumar, A and Reddy, S. L. 2020. Bio- efficacy of Different Herbicides in Broad Spectrum Weed Management for Chickpea. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci. 9(03): 2313-2317.
• Sattar, A., Singh G, Khan, S A, Jha, R K and Kumar, S. 2022. Estimation of evaporation and Soil Moisture Index Based Length of Growing Period for enhanced agricultural Production in Bihar. Mausam, 73, 2, 389-404.
• Kumar S, Gajanand, Birla D, Singh M, Kumar P, Kumar A and Singh D. 2023. Effect of different Doses and Time of Applications of Topramezone on Weed Dynamics, Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) in Bihar (India). International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 35 (14) 371-376.
• Pazhanisamy, S., Singh, D., Singh, A., Kumar, S., Devi, R. C., Singh, U., & Singh, A. K. 2024. Impact of Weather Parameters and Application Methods of Micronutrients on Dry Matter Production and Yield of Chickpea Under the Riverine Area of Bihar Region of India. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 1–14.
• Sahoo, R., Sow, S., Ranjan, S., Dharminder., Kumar, R., Roy, D. K., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Srivastava, R.K., Prasad, R., Pradhan, S. R., Nath, D. 2024. Unveiling the potential of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in phytoremediation of heavy metal. Discover Applied Sciences. 6:24
• Kumar, S., Gajanand., Kumar, A., Singh R, S and Birla, D. 2025. Effect of New Generation Herbicides on Weed Dynamics and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L). Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology. 28 (2):691-94.

A. Department of Agronomy,  TCA, Dholi-843121

M. sunil.kumar@rpcau.ac.in

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