Dr. Ram Kishor Fagodiya

Dr Ram Kishor Fagodiya, Ph.D.

Scientist (Environmental Sciences)

Division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute

Karnal – 132001 (Haryana)

Mobile No. 9311127020

E-mail:ram.iari4874@gmail.com; Ram.Fagodiya@icar.gov.in

Qualifications

Current Research area

Poor Quality Waters use in Agriculture, Climate Change, Green House Gases (GHGs), Mapping of salt affected soils

 Fellowships/Awards/Recognitions

• DST Inspire Fellowship for Ph.D. (2012) by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
• Junior Research Fellowship (UGC) for Ph.D. (2012) byUniversity Grant Commission, MoHRD, Govt of India, New Delhi.
• Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR) for Ph.D. (2011) by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), MoS&T, Govt of India, New Delhi.
• Junior Research Fellowships (ICAR) for M.Sc. (2009) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, MoA&FW, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
• National Talent Scholarship (NTS) for B.Sc. (2005) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, MoA&FW, Govt. of India.

 Publications

1. Gupta,K., Bhatia, A., Kumar, A., Das, T.K., Jain, N., Tomer, R., Malyan, S.K., Fagodiya, R.K., Dubey, R., and Pathak, H. (2016): Mitigation of greenhouse gas emission from rice–wheat system of the Indo-Gangetic plains: Through tillage, irrigation and fertilizer management. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 230: 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.05.023
2. Fagodiya, R.K., Pathak, H., Bhatia, A., Jain, N. and Gupta, D.K. (2019) Global warming potential and its mitigation cost from maize (Zea mays)–wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 90 (1): 69–74.
3. Fagodiya, K., Pathak, H., Bhatia, A., Kumar, A., Singh, S.D., Jain, N. and Harith, R. (2017). Simulation of maize (Zea mays L.) yield under alternative nitrogen fertilization using infocrop-maize model. Biochemical and cellular Archives, 17(1): 65–71.
4. Fagodiya, K., Pathak, H., Kumar, A., Bhatia A. and Jain N. (2017). Global temperature change potential of nitrogen use in agriculture: A 50-year assessment. Scientific Reports, 7, 44928; https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44928
5. Fagodiya, R.K., Naresh Kumar, S. and Harit, R. (2017). Impacts of Short-term Sequential Stresses on Maize (Zea mays) and its Simulation using Info Crop-Maize Model. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(12): 911–921.
6. Fagodiya, R.K., Pathak, H., Bhatia, A., Jain, N., Gupta, D.K., Kumar, A., Malyan, S.K., Dubey, R., Radhakrishanan, S., and Tomer, R. (2019). Nitrous oxide emission and mitigation from maize-wheat rotation of upper Indo-Gangetic Plains. Carbon Management, 10 (5): 489– https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2019.1650579
7. Fagodiya, R.K., Pathak, H., Bhatia, A., Jain, N., Kumar, A. and Malyan, S.K. (2020): Global warming impacts of nitrogen use in agriculture: an assessment for India since 1960, Carbon Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2020.1752061
8. Kumar, A., Bhatia, A., Fagodiya, R.K., Malyan, S.K. and Meena, B.L. (2017). Eddy Covariance Flux Tower: A Promising Technique for Greenhouse Gases Measurement. Eddy Covariance Flux Tower: A Promising Technique for Greenhouse Gases Measurement. Advances in Plants & Agriculture Research, 7(4): 00263. DOI: 10.15406/apar.2017.07.00263
9. Kumari, S., Fagodiya, R.K., Hiloidhari, M., Dahiya, R.P. and Kumar, A. (2019). Methane production and estimation from livestock husbandry: A mechanistic understanding and emerging mitigation options. Science of The Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136135
10. Malyan, S.K., Bhatia, A., Kumar S.S., Fagodiya, R.K., Pugazhendhi, A. and AnhDuc, P. (2019). Mitigating greenhouses gas intensity through Azolla with moderate dose of nitrogen fertilizer in rice. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101266

 Books/Book chapters/Reports

1. L. Meena, R. K. Fagodiya, K. Prajapat, M. L. Dotaniya, M. J. Kaledhonkar, P. C. Sharma, Ram Swaroop Meena, Tarik Mitran and Sandeep Kumar (2018) Legume Green Manuring: An Option for Soil Sustainability. In: Meena R., Das A., Yadav G., Lal R. (eds) Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management. pp. 387–408. Springer, Singapore.
2. Fagodiya R.K., Kumar A., Kumari S., Medhi K., Shabnam A.A. (2020). Role of Nitrogen and Its Agricultural Management in Changing Environment. In: Naeem M., Ansari A., Gill S. (eds) Contaminants in Agriculture. pp 247-270. Springer, Cham.
3. Gupta, D.K., Gupta, C.K., Dubey, R., Fagodiya, R.K., Sharma, G.K., Keerthika, A., Noor Mohamed, M.B., Dev, R. and Shukla, A.K. (2020) Role of Biochar in Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation. In: Singh J., Singh C. (eds) Biochar Applications in Agriculture and Environment Management. pp 141-165. Springer, Cham.
4. Sharma, G.K., Jena, R.K., Hota, S., Kumar, A., Ray, P., Fagodiya, R.K., Malav, L.C., Yadav, K.K., Gupta, D.K., Khan, S.A. and Ray, S.K. (2020). Recent Development in Bioremediation of Soil Pollutants Through Biochar for Environmental Sustainability. In: Singh J., Singh C. (eds) Biochar Applications in Agriculture and Environment Management. pp 123-140. Springer, Cham.
5. AICRP on SAS & USW (2017). Biennial Report 2014-16. ICAR-AICRP on Management of Salt Affected Soils and Use of Saline Water in Agriculture, (Eds. M. J. Kaledhonkar, R. L. Meena, B. L. Meena and R. K. Fagodiya), ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal-132001 (Haryana), 230p.
6. AICRP on SAS & USW (2018). Annual Report (2016-17). ICAR-AICRP on Management of Salt Affected Soils and Use of Saline Water in Agriculture, (Eds. M. J. Kaledhonkar, R. L. Meena, B. L. Meena and R. K. Fagodiya), ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal. 214p.

Other publications

 Professional Membership

• Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, ICAR – Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal – 132001, Haryana (India).
• Society for Conservation of Nature F4, A Block, NASC Complex Dev Prasad Shastry Marg, Pusa New Delhi-110012 (India).