Dr. Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj

Measures of Research Quality and Esteem

• CHIEF EDITOR, Journal of Natural Resources Conservation and Management (ANRCM; http://anrcm.org), Lucknow 226010, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• EDITOR of ‘Ecological Processes’ (Springer-Nature) journal. (https://ecologicalprocesses.springeropen.com/about/editorial-board/ajay-bhardwaj)
• CONSULTING EDITOR, Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality (ISSSWQ; http://issswq.in/editorial-board/).
• SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENTS/ PROJECT GRANTS REVIEWER for National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), US Department of Energy (DOE), Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA), Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.
• ADJUNCT PROFESSOR/PG TEACHER at the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka India (since 2013).
• ADJUNCT PROFESSOR/PG TEACHER at the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India (since 2018)
• ADJUNCT PROFESSOR at the Department of Agriculture, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab (since 2019).
• Member Secretary, RAC (Research Advisory Committee) of ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal.

Academic Awards/Honours

• LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI OUTSTANDING YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD, 2015, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Government of India, New Delhi, India
• UNESCO-TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) ASSOCIATESHIP awarded in ‘Chemistry’ for collaborative research at the Research Institute of Theoretical & Applied Physical Chemistry (INIFTA), La Plata, Argentina, 2015-17.
• Indian National Science Academy (INSA) VISITING SCIENTIST FELLOWSHIP awarded for collaborative research at Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-K), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2014-15.
• MASHAV FELLOWSHIP awarded by Agricultural Research Organization of Israel in 2004 for research at Institute of Soil Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Israel.
• INDO-ISRAEL SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC EXCHANGE POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP awarded by Ministry of External Affairs, Israel, jointly with Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, for post-doctoral research at Institute of Soil Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel. October, 2003.
• HONORABLE PAPER AWARD for paper, “Simple polyacrylamide dosing systems for turbidity reduction in stilling basins” in 2009 by American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for engineering merit amongst 367 manuscripts published in year 2008.
• DISTINGUISHED TALK AWARD for paper entitled “Resource conservation strategies for rice-wheat cropping systems in partially reclaimed salt affected soils and their effects on carbon sequestration and nitrogen availability” under the session theme, “Saline and Sodic Ecosystems in the Changing World” in the 20th World Congress of Soil Science (20WCSS), Jeju, Korea from June 8-13, 2014.
• BEST PAPER AWARD for the paper, “Sustainable intensification strategies for rice-wheat systems for climate change mitigation and adaptation” (oral) in Joint International Conference by SCSI-ISCO-WASWAC, held during 5-9 November, 2019 at New Delhi, India.
• BEST PRESENTATION AWARD for paper entitled “Water quality improvement, an important consideration to delineate sustainable fertilization and harvesting strategies for cellulosic bioenergy crops” (poster) by Bhardwaj, A.K., L. Ruan ,S. Hamilton, and G.P. Robertson, in the 20th World Congress of Soil Science (20WCSS), Jeju, Korea from June 8-13, 2014.
• BEST PRESENTATION AWARD for the paper, “CO2 sink source potentials of man-made land use systems (LUS) of Western Ghats with land use changes (LUC)” in National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Plant Sciences and Agricultural Research” (Oral), held during 11-12 January, 2018 at Solapur, Maharashtra, India
• BEST PRESENTATION AWARD in the 26th National Conference on “Natural Resource Management for Climate Smart Sustainable Agriculture (NRMCSSA-2017)”, held during 11-13 September at Barapani, Meghalaya, India, for presentation entitled, “Guiding principles for potassium nutrition in vineyards: Simple estimates for soil, plant, and fertilizer levels” (poster).
• BEST PRESENTATION AWARD in XIII Agricultural Science Congress on ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ from 21-24 February, 2017, UAS, Bengaluru for presentation entitled, “Organic management strategies in rice-wheat systems can lead to climate resilience: Evidences from long term experiments” (poster). Organized by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi, India.
• BEST PRESENTATION AWARD in the XII Agricultural Science Congress at Karnal (Feb., 3-6, 2015) under the theme “Nutrient and Water Management”, for presentation entitled, “On farm integrated nutrient management and resource conservation strategies for small scale farmers in salt affected areas” (poster). Organized by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi, India.
• BEST PRESENTATION AWARD in 25th National Conference on “Natural Resource Management in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Rural Development”, 17-19 Feb, 2016, SKRAU, Bikaner. Title of presentation: Trends in nitrogen availability to wheat crop in soils amended with crop residues and organic manures with reduced levels of fertilizers (poster). Organized by Soil Conservation Society of India (SCSI), New Delhi, India.
• BEST PRESENTATION AWARD in the International Conference on “Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods” at New Delhi (Feb., 10-13, 2015) under the theme “Management of saline alkali and contaminated soils and water management of mined and waste lands”, for presentation entitled, “Sustainable management models for stimulating nutrient dynamics in rice-wheat systems in salt affected areas”. Organized by Soil Conservation Society of India (SCSI), New Delhi, India.
• TRAVEL GRANT AWARD received from 20th World Congress of Soil Science (20WCSS) for attending the congress at Jeju, Korea from June 8-13, 2014.
• Listed in WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA encyclopedia in year 2010 (65th Edition).
• UNIVERSITY MERIT SCHOLARSHIP in Ph.D. (Soil Science) at CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (http://hillagric.ernet.in/) (College of Agriculture), Palampur-176062, HP, India.
• UNIVERSITY MERIT SCHOLARSHIP in Sc. (Agriculture) based on All India Entrance Examination at Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur-176062, HP, India.

Publications (Peer Reviewed)

• Bhardwaj, A.K., T. Zenone and J. Chen. 2015. Sustainable Biofuels- An Ecological Assessment of the Future Energy. De-Gruyter, Germany and Higher Education Press (HEP) of China. (ISBN: 978-7-04-041121-8) http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/184110.
• Prity Kushwaha, Prem Lal Kashyap, K. Pandiyan, and Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj. 2020. Zinc-Solubilizing Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production: Current Understanding, Opportunities, and Challenges. In: Phytobiomes: Current Insights and Future Vistas (Eds: Manoj Kumar Solanki, Prem Lal Kashyap, Baby Kumari). Springer
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Hamed, L.M.M., Sharma, N., Rajwar, D., Meti, S., Nagaraja, M.S. 2019. Engineered polymeric and nano-materials for taming salty soils and waters used for crop production. In: Research Developments in Saline Agriculture (eds S.K. Dagar, R.K. Yadav, P.C. Sharma ISBN: 978-981-13-5831-9), Springer. (DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-5832-6_13)
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Rajwar, D., Nagaraja, M.S. 2019. Soil Fertility Problems and Their Management in Salt-affected Soils. In: Resilient agriculture in salinity afflicted soils (eds. P.S. Minhas, R.K. Yadav, P.C. Sharma), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Srivastava, S., Dagar, J.C., Yadav, R.K., Sharma D.K. 2016. Removing Bottlenecks in Fertilizing Salt-affected Soils for Agricultural Production. In: Innovative Saline Agriculture (eds. S.K. Dagar, P.C. Sharma, D.K. Sharma, AK Singh). (DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2770-0_7)
• Patra, A.K., Adhikari, T., Bhardwaj A.K. 2016 Enhancing crop productivity in salt affected environments by stimulating soil biological processes and remediation using nanotechnology. In: Innovative Saline Agriculture (eds. J.C. Dagar, P.C. Sharma, D.K. Sharma, A.K. Singh). (ISBN: 978-81-322-2768-7)
• Bhardwaj, A.K., J. Chen, T. Zenone, J. Fike and D. Parrish. 2015. Sustainable biofuels paradigm. In: Sustainable Biofuels – An Ecological Assessment of the Future Energy. A.K. Bhardwaj, T. Zenone and J. Chen (Eds.). De-Gruyter, Germany and Higher Education Press (HEP) of China.(ISBN: 978-7-04-041121-8)
• Bhardwaj, A.K. 2015. Nanotechnology for Salt Affected Land and Water Remediation. In: Advanced Techniques for Bioremediation and Management of Salt Affected Soils (eds. S. Arora, Y.P. Singh, A.K. Singh). (http://cbp.icar.gov.in/ebook.aspx)
• Bhardwaj, A.K. 2014. Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Productivity with salt affected land and water resources. In: Advanced technologies for land and water remediation and management (eds. A.K. Bhardwaj, R.L. Meena, Gajender, N. Basak.). Pp. 150 (http://cbp.icar.gov.in/ebook.aspx)
• Bhardwaj, A.K. 2014. Sustainable management models for enhancing soil carbon sequestration salt affected soils. In: Advanced technologies for land and water remediation and management (eds. A.K. Bhardwaj, R.L. Meena, Gajender, N. Basak.). Pp. 150 (http://cbp.icar.gov.in/ebook.aspx)
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and S. Srivastava. 2014. Managing Soil Health and Fertility in Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems Using Participatory Approaches. In: Participatory Approaches to Enhance Farm productivity of Salt Affected Soils. Singh, Y.P., Mishra, V.K., Sharma, D.K. & Singh, A.K. (Eds.). Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Lucknow, UP India. 42-63p.
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and S. Srivastava. 2013. Climate Change effects on salt affected soils: Conceptual framework for meeting the challenge of mitigation and adaptation. In: Climate Change Impacts on Salt-affected Soils and Their Crop Productivity (Eds: SK Chaudhari, Anil R Chinchmalatpure and DK Sharma) CSSRI-Karnal/ Technical Manual/2013/4. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Kamal 132001, Haryana, India. 41-50p. http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2046487/1/CSSRI197.pdf
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Rajwar, D., Basak, N., Bhardwaj, N., Chaudhari, S.K., Bhaskar, S., Sharma, P.C. 2020. Plant available nitrogen at critical stages of rice (Oryza sativa) crop and its relation to soil biological activity and crop productivity under major nutrient management systems. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00208-y
• Kumar, R., Bhardwaj, A.K., Rao, B.K., Vishavkarma, A.K., Bhatnagar, P.R., Patra, S., Kumar, G., Kakade, V., Dinesh, D., Pande, V.C., Singh, G., Dobhal, S., Sharma, S.K. 2020. Development of degraded ravine lands of Western India via Sapota (Achras zapota) plantation with terracing vs. trenching-on-slope based conservation measures. Land Degradation and Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3691
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Rajwar, D., Mandal, U.K., Ahamad, S., Kaphaliya, B., Minhas, P.S., Prabhakar, M., Banyal, R., Singh, R., Chaudhari, S.K., Sharma, P.C. 2019. Impact of carbon inputs on soil carbon fractionation, sequestration and biological responses under major nutrient management practices for rice-wheat cropping systems. Scientific Reports (Nature). 9:9114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45534-z
• Kushwaha, P., Kashyap, P.L.*, Bhardwaj, A.K.*, Kuppusamy, P., Srivastava, A.K., Tiwari, R.K. 2020. Bacterial endophyte mediated plant tolerance to salinity: growth responses and mechanisms of action. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-020-2804-9
• Hussain, M.Z., A.K. Bhardwaj, B. Basso, G.P. Robertson, and S.K. Hamilton. 2019. Nitrate leaching from continuous corn, perennial grasses, and poplar in the US Midwest. Journal of Environmental Quality. 48: 1849-1855. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2019.04.0156
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Mishra, V.K., Singh, A.K., Arora, S., Srivastava, S., Singh, Y.P., Sharma, D.K. 2019. Soil salinity and land use-land cover interactions with soil carbon in a salt affected irrigation canal command of Indo-Gangetic plain. CATENA. 180: 392-400.
• Mandal, U.K., Burman, D., Bhardwaj, A.K., Nayak, D.B., Samui, A., Mullick, S., Mahanta, K.K., Lama, T.D., Maji, B., Mandal, S., Raut, S., Sarangi, S.K. 2019. Waterlogging and coastal salinity management through land shaping and cropping intensification in climatically vulnerable Indian Sundarbans. Agricultural Water Management. 216: 12-26.
• Hussain, M.Z., Hamilton, S.K., Bhardwaj, A.K., Basso, B., Thelen, K., Robertson, G.P. 2019. Evapotranspiration and Water Use Efficiency of Continuous Maize and Maize and Soybean in Rotation in the Upper Midwest U.S. Agricultural Water Management. 221: 92-98.
• Naraboli, V.C., Srikanth, S., Bhardwaj, A.K., Meti, S., Alur, A.S., Nagraja, M.S. 2019. Simple estimates for optimization of potassium nutrition in vineyards. Current Science. 116 (1): 30-32.
• Singh, A.K., S. Arora, YP Singh, CL Verma, AK Bhardwaj, N Sharma 2018. Water use in rice crop through different methods of irrigation in a sodic soil. Paddy and Water environment. 16: 587–593.
• Singh, R.K., Hussain, S.M., Riba,T., Singh, A., Padung, E., Rallen, O., Lego, Y.J., Bhardwaj, A.K. 2018. Classification and management of community forests in Indian Eastern Himalayas: implications on ecosystem services, conservation and livelihoods. Ecological Processes. 7: 27.
• Nagaraja, M.S., A.K. Bhardwaj. 2018. Biomass turnover interactions with soil C sequestration among the land uses in the Western Ghats. Current Science. 115 (2): 213-216.
• Leilei R., A.K. Bhardwaj, S.K. Hamilton, and G.P. Robertson. 2016. Nitrogen fertilization challenges the climate benefits of cellulosic biofuels. Environmental Research Letters. 11, 064007. *Featured in NATURE Highlights: Excess nitrogen spoils biofuels. 2016. NATURE. 534: 298. *Featured on environmental research web, Nitrogen fertilizer risks cellulosic biofuel advantage (environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/65759). *Selected for publication in the ERL highlights of 2016 (30 most innovative ground breaking articles).
• Nagaraja, M.S., A.K. Bhardwaj, G.V. Prabhakara Reddy, C.A. Srinivasamurthy, and S. Kumar. 2016. Estimations of soil fertility in physically degraded agricultural soils through selective accounting of fine earth and gravel fractions. Solid Earth. 7, 1-7.
• Mishra, V.K., Srivastava, S., Bhardwaj, A.K., Sharma, D.K., Singh Y.P., Nayak A.K. 2015. Resource conservation strategies for rice-wheat cropping systems on partially reclaimed sodic soils of Indo-Gangetic region and their effects on soil carbon. Natural Resources Forum. 39: 110-122.
• Hamilton, S.K., Hussain, M.Z., Bhardwaj, A.K., Basso B., and Robertson G.P. 2015. Comparative water use by maize, perennial crops, restored prairie, and poplar trees in the U.S. Midwest. Environmental Research Letters.10 (6), 064015.
• Singh A.K., C.L. Verma, Y.P. Singh, A.K. Bhardwaj and D. Singh. 2014. Water and Energy use pattern by different irrigation systems in wheat under partially reclaimed sodic soils. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 13(3): 245-250.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., T. Zenone, P. Jasrotia, G.P. Robertson, J. Chen and S.K. Hamilton. 2011. Water and energy footprints of bioenergy production on marginal lands. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 3(3): 208-222.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., P. Jasrotia, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2011. Ecological management of intensively cropped agricultural systems improves soil quality with sustained productivity. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.140, 419-429.
• Zenone, T., J. Chen, M. Deal, B. Wilske, P. Jasrotia, J. Xu, A.K. Bhardwaj, S.K. Hamilton, G.P. Robertson. 2011. CO2 fluxes of transitional bioenergy crops: effect of land conversion during the first year of cultivation. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 3(5): 401-412.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., R.A. McLaughlin and G.J. Levy. 2010. Depositional seals in polyacrylamide-amended soils of varying clay mineralogy and texture. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 10: 494-504.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., R.A. McLaughlin, I. Shainberg, and G.J. Levy. 2009. Hydraulic characteristics of depositional seals as affected by exchangeable cations, clay mineralogy, and polyacrylamide. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 73 (3): 910-918.
• Warrington, D.N., A.I. Mamedov, A.K. Bhardwaj, and G.J. Levy. 2009. Particle size distribution of eroded material affected by degree of aggregate slaking and seal development. European Journal of Soil Science. 60(1): 84-93.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., R.A. McLaughlin and D. Babcock. 2008. Energy dissipation and chemical treatment improve stilling basin performance. Trans ASABE. 51: 1645-1652. (Received ‘Honourable Paper Award’ for 2009 by American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for engineering merit amongst 367 manuscripts published in year 2008)
• Bhardwaj, A.K., U.K. Mandal, A. Bar-Tal, A. Gilboa, and G.J. Levy. 2008. Replacing saline-sodic irrigation water with treated wastewater: effects on saturated hydraulic conductivity, slaking, and swelling. Irrigation Science. 26: 139-146.
• Mandal, U.K., D.N. Warrington, Bhardwaj, A.K., A. Bar-Tal, L. Kautzky, D. Minz, and G. J. Levy. 2008. Evaluating impact of irrigation water quality on a calcareous clay soil using principal component analysis. Geoderma 144: 189-197.
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and R.A. McLaughlin. 2008. Simple Polyacrylamide Dosing Systems for Turbidity Reduction in Stilling Basins. Transactions of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 51:1653-1662.
• Mandal, U.K., A.K. Bhardwaj, D.N. Warrington, D. Goldstein, A. Bar-Tal and G.J. Levy. 2008. Changes in soil hydraulic conductivity, runoff, and soil loss due to irrigation with different types of saline-sodic water. Geoderma. 144: 509-516.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., I. Shainberg, D. Goldstein, D.N. Warrington, and G.J. Levy. 2007. Water retention and hydraulic conductivity of cross linked polyacrylamides in sandy soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 71: 406-412.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., D. Goldstein, A. Eizenkot, and G.J. Levy. 2007. Irrigation with treated waste water under two different irrigation methods: effects on hydraulic conductivity of a clay soil. Geoderma. 140: 199-206.
• Levy, G.J., A.K. Bhardwaj, U.K. Mandal, A. Bar-Tal, A. Gilboa and N. Ben-HaGuy. 2007. Replacing saline-sodic irrigation water with treated wastewater: Effects on the structural stability of a soil from the Bet She’an Valley. Water and Irrigation. 486: 14-19.
• Levy, G.J., A.K. Bhardwaj, D. Goldstein, and A. Eizenkot. 2006. Effects of irrigation with treated waste water on the saturated hydraulic conductivity of undisturbed samples in a clay soil. Water and Irrigation. 478: 28-35.
• Singh, Y.P., Mishra, V.K., Bhardwaj, A.K., Arora, S., Singh, A.K., Singh, S., Singh, U.S., Ismail, A.M., Haefele, M. 2019. Synergy of reduced gypsum and pressmud – a cost effective approach for sustainable reclamation of degraded sodic lands. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 89 (6): 1027-32.
• Jasrotia, P., P.L. Kashyap, A.K. Bhardwaj, S. Kumar, G.P. Singh 2018. Nanotechnology scope and applications for wheat production: A review of recent advances. Wheat and Barley Research. 10(1): 137-150.
• Banyal, R., Yadav, R.K., Sheoran, P., Bhardwaj, A.K., Kumar, P., Rajkumar, Tolia, R. 2018. Managing Saline Soils of Indo-Gangetic Plains with Eucalyptus and Melia based Agroforestry Systems. Indian Journal of Ecology. 45 (4): 841-849.
• Mandal, U.K., Nayak, D.B., Samui, A., Jana, A.K., Mullick, S., Lama, T.D., Bhardwaj, A.K., Mahanta, K.K., Mandal, S., Raut, S., Sarangi, S.K., Burman, D. 2018. Trend of Sea-level-rise in West Bengal Coast. Journal of Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research. 36(2): 64-73.
• Nagaraja, M.S., B.V. Champa, S. Meti, A.K. Bhardwaj 2018. CO2 sink source potentials of manmade land-use systems (LUS) of Western Ghats with land use changes (LUC). Contemporary Research in India. 1: 226-230.
• Krishan, G., Chandniha, S.K., lohani, A.K., Yadav, B.K., Arora, N.K., Singh, S., Kumar, C.P., Sharma, L.M., Bhardwaj, A.K. 2018. Assessment of Heavy Metals in Relation to Soil Pollution at Mewat, Haryana, India. Current World Environment. 13 (3): 299-306.
• Singh, A.K., S. Arora, Y.P. Singh, C.L. Verma, A.K. Bhardwaj, N. Sharma 2016. Irrigation water management strategies for wheat under sodic environment. Journal of Soil & Water Conservation 15(3): 211-216.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., M.S. Nagaraja, S. Srivastava, A.K. Singh, S. Arora. 2016. A framework for adaptation to climate change effects in salt affected agricultural areas of Indo-Gangetic region. Journal of Soil & Water Conservation. 15(1): 22-30.
• Singh, A.K., C.L. Verma, Y.P. Singh, A.K. Bhardwaj, S. Arora, D. Singh. 2016. Irrigation water and pumping energy use trends in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under varying irrigation regimes in partially reclaimed sodic soils. Journal of Soil & Water Conservation. 15(1): 52-57.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., K.K. Katoch and M.S. Nagaraja. 2015. Enhancing harvested rain water productivity by irrigation scheduling and organic manuring in North-western Himalayas. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Journal of Soil & Water Conservation. 14(4): 359-366.
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and R.M. Bhagat. 2005. Effect of long-term Lantana (Lantana camara L.) amendment on water-use and hydraulic properties of acid Alfisol. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. 33(3): 225-229.
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and R.M. Bhagat. 2004. Soil water retention by an acid Alfisol amended with Lantana camara on long- term basis. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. 32(1): 72-73.
• Bhagat, R.M., A.K. Bhardwaj, and P.K. Sharma. 2003. Long term effect of residue management on soil physical properties, water use and yield of rice in north-western India. Journal of Indian Society of Soil Science. 51: 111-117.

Conference Papers/ Presentations:

• Bhardwaj, A.K., Rajwar, D., Narjary, B., Chandra, P., Chaudhari, S.K., Yadav, R.K., Sharma, P.C. 2019. Nitrogen use efficiency in rice-wheat systems and its relations to fertilizer sources, C and N mineralization rates, and water regime. In: XIV Agricultural Science Congress, 20-23 February, New Delhi.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Rajwar, D., Thakur, R., Basak, N., Narjary, B., Chandra, P., Chaudhari, S.K., Sharma, D.K., Sharma, P.C. 2019. A critical assessment of nutrient management strategies for rice-wheat cropping systems in partially reclaimed sodic soils. In: Golden Jublee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Rajwar, D., Ahamad, S., Kaphaliya, B., Banyal, R., Singh, R., Chaudhari, S.K. 2019. Carbon accrual trend and its relation to crop productivity in major integrated management systems for rice-wheat cropping in marginally reclaimed sodic soils. In: Golden Jublee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Sharma, N., Bhardwaj, A.K. 2019. Nano-Zinc fertilizers for efficient crop Zn uptake under salt affected conditions: Interactions with rhizospheric and phylospheric microbial communities. In: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Singh, A.K., Bhardwaj, A.K., Verma, C.L., Mishra, V.K., Singh, A.K., Arora, S. 2019. Soil moisture sensing techniques for scheduling irrigation and their limitations in salt affected soils. In: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Rajwar, D., Thakur, R., Bhardwaj, A.K. 2019. Micronutrient availability in soil and plant uptake in rice-wheat cropping systems under partially reclaimed sodic soils. In: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Banyal, R., Chander, J., Singh, A.K., Kumar, M., Bhardwaj, A.K., Singh, R.K., Pathan, A.L., gajender, Yadav, R.K., Sharma, P.C. 2019. Impact of Eucalyptus plantations on water logged saline soils of Indo-Gangetic plains. In: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Banyal, R., Bhardwaj, A.K., Kumar, P., Rajkumar, Yadav, R.K., Sharma, P.C. 2019. Climate resilient agro-forestry systems for saline soils. In: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Rajkumar, Banyal, R., Singh, Awtar, Bhardwaj, A.K., Kumar, M., Yadav, R.K. 2019. Effect of sodic stress on growth and morphology of Melia dubia In: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Banyal, R., Bhardwaj, A.K., Kumar, P., Rajkumar, Yadav, R.K., Sharma, P.C. 2019. Biometric gains and carbon partitioning in agroforestry trees in saline soils. In: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Mandal, U.K., Nayak, D.B., Samui, A., Mullick, S., Mahanta, K.K., Raut, S., Bhardwaj, A.K., 2019.Climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies for Indian Sundarbans. In: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019) on resilient agriculture in saline environments under changing climate: Challenges and Opportunities. Organised by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, February 7-9, 2019, Karnal, India.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Rajwar, D. 2018. Micronutrient Availability and Distribution in Soils Amended with Crop Residues and Organic Manures. In: Sixth International Conference on Plants and Environmental pollution (ICPEP-6). Organised by CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow, India, 27-30 November.
• Nagaraja, M.S., B.V. Champa, S. Meti, A.K. Bhardwaj. 2018. CO2 sink source potentials of man-made land use systems (LUS) of Western Ghats with land use changes (LUC). National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Plant Sciences and Agricultural Research”, held during 11-12 January, 2018 at Solapur, Maharashtra, India. [BEST PRESENTATION awarded]
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Ranbir Singh, Bhumija Kaphaliya, S.K. Chaudhari and D.K. Sharma. 2017. Sustainable crop and soil management strategies for rice wheat systems in marginal productive areas of Indo-Gangetic plain, and their relevance to climate resilience. 26th National Conference on “Natural Resource Management for Climate Smart Sustainable Agriculture (NRMCSSA-2017) held during 11-13 September at Barapani, Meghalaya, India. [LEAD PAPER PRESENTATION in the Technical Session on “Climate Smart Agriculture and Integrated Farming Systems”]. [CO-CHAIRMAN in Technical Session on “Climate Smart Agriculture and Integrated Farming Systems”].
• Nagaraja, M.S., V.C. Naraboli, S. Srikanth, A.K. Bhardwaj, S. Meti, and A.S. Alur. 2017. Guiding principles for potassium nutrition in vineyards: Simple estimates for soil, plant, and fertilizer levels. 26th National Conference on “Natural Resource Management for Climate Smart Sustainable Agriculture (NRMCSSA-2017) held during 11-13 September at Barapani, Meghalaya, India. [BEST PRESENTATION]
• Bhardwaj, A.K., B. Kaphaliya, S. Ahamad, D.K. Sharma. 2017. Organic management strategies in rice-wheat systems can lead to climate resilience: Evidences from long term experiments. In XIII Agricultural Science Congress, 21-24 February, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. [BEST PRESENTATION]
• Bhardwaj, A.K., S. Ahmad, B. Kaphaliya, D. Rajwar. 2017. Carbon accrual trends and their effects on productivity in major organic management systems for rice-wheat cropping In XIII Agricultural Science Congress, 21-24 February, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
• Mandal, U.K. Burman, D., Mandal, S., Mullick, S., Nayak, D.B., Maji, B., Mahanta, K.K., Raut, S., Sarangi, S.K., Lama, T.D., and Bhardwaj, A.K. 2017. Adaptation and mitigation strategies to climate change impact for vulnerable Sundarbans. XIII Agricultural Science Congress-2017 on ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ at UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 21-24 February, 2017.
• Mandal, U.K., Burman, D., Mandal, S., Mullick, S., Nayak, D.B., Maji, B., Mahanta, K.K., Raut, S., and Bhardwaj, A.K. 2017. Assessing climate variability and to develop adaptation strategies for coastal salinity management in Indian Sundarbans through land shaping and crop diversification. 82nd Annual Convention of Indian Society of Soil Science, held at Amity University, Kolkata, during 11-14, December, 2017.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., B. Kaphaliya. 2016. Are nutrient secure agroecosystems Climate resilient? In 4thInternational Agronomy Congress, 22-26 November, New Delhi, India.
• Arvind Kumar Rai, R.K. Yadav, Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, Nirmalendu Basak, Satyendra Kumar, Bhaskar Narjary, Gajender Yadav, A.K. Bhardwaj, Madhu Chaudhary And D.K. Sharma (2016). Managing root zone salinity through deficit saline water irrigation and mulching in salt affected soils under limited fresh water irrigation. Fourth International Agronomy Congress, 22-26 November, New Delhi, India.
• Krishan, G., B.K. Yadav, L.M. Sharma, N.C. Ghosh, C.P. Kumar, V. Saini, A.K. Bhardwaj, S. Singh. 2017. Groundwater characterization using physico-chemical characteristics and isotopic composition in Mewat district, Haryana. In: Proceedings of National conference on Water Resource Management in Coastal Region organized by DRC-NIH, Kakinada at Kakinada (AP) during 8-9 December, p. 144.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., B. Kaphaliya, S. Ahamad, S.K. Chaudhari and D.K. Sharma. 2017. Soil carbon changes with management and its relations to climate resilience in rice-wheat systems. In: 5th National Seminar on Climate resilient saline agriculture: Sustaining livelihood security from 21-23 January at SKRAU, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., D. Rajwar, S.K. Chaudhari, D.K. Sharma. 2017. Dynamics of micronutrient availability in rice-wheat cropping systems under organic vs. conventional management. In: 5th National Seminar on Climate resilient saline agriculture: Sustaining livelihood security from 21-23 January at SKRAU, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Sharif Ahamad, Bhawna Tyagi and D.K. Sharma. 2016. Carbon stocks and sequestration potential in major organic management options for rice- wheat cropping systems in North-Western Indo-Gangetic Plain. 25th National Conference on “ Natural Resource Management in Arid and Semi arid Ecosystems for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Rural Development, 17-19 Feb, SKRAU, Bikaner. [LEAD PAPER PRESENTATION in Technical Session on “Climate change and agriculture…carbon footprint and trading”].
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Bhawna Tyagi, Sharif Ahamad, D.K. Sharma. 2016. Trends in nitrogen availability to wheat crop in soils amended with crop residues and organic manures with reduced levels of fertilizers. 25th National Conference on “ Natural Resource Management in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Rural Development, 17-19 Feb, 2016, SKRAU, Bikaner. [BEST PRESENTATION awarded].
• Bhardwaj, A.K. 2016 Characteristics and scope of biopolymer encapsulated nanotised gypsum based nanoreclaimants for reclaiming marginally productive salt affected soils and waters. 8th Bangalore India Nano, March 3-5, 2016.
• Hussain, M.Z., S.K. Hamilton, K. Bhardwaj, B. Basso, G.P. Robertson, K. Thelen. 2015. Evapotranspiration and water use efficiency in maize-soybean crops in the US Midwest. In: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Fransisco, 14-18 December, 2015.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., A.K. Singh, N. Basak, S. Srivastava, Y.P. Singh, V.K. Mishra, S.K. Chaudhari, D.K. Sharma 2015. On farm integrated nutrient management and resource conservation strategies for small scale farmers in salt affected areas. In: XII Agricultural Science Congress at NDRI, Karnal (Feb 3-6, 2015). [Received “BEST PAPER AWARD” in the XII Agricultural Science Congress under the theme “Nutrient and Water Management”].
• Bhardwaj, A.K., S. Kumar, N. Basak, V.K. Mishra, A.K. Singh, S. Srivastava, D.K. Sharma. 2015. Sustainable management models for stimulating nutrient dynamics in rice-wheat systems in salt affected areas. In: International Conference on Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods organized by Soil Conservation Society of India at NASC, New Delhi (Feb10-13, 2015). [Received “BEST PRESENTATION AWARD” under the theme “Management of saline alkali and contaminated soils and water management of mined and waste lands”].
• Bhardwaj, A.K., N. Basak, S.K. Chaudhari, D.K. Sharma. 2014. Stimulating nitrogen use efficiency in rice-wheat systems by critical assessment of plant availability during crop growth in reclaimed sodic soils. In: National Symposium of Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality on “Innovative Saline agriculture in changing environment”, at RVS Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Gwalior, MP, India. 12-14 December, 2014.
• Hamilton, S.K., M.Z. Hussain, A.K. Bhardwaj, B. Basso, M. Abraha, and G. P. Robertson. 2014. Water footprints of cellulosic bioenergy crops: Implications for production on marginal lands. In: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Fransisco, 15-19 December, 2014.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., V.K. Mishra, Y.P. Singh, S.K. Chaudhari, D.K. Sharma. 2014. Resource conservation strategies for rice-wheat cropping systems in partially reclaimed salt affected soils and their effects on carbon sequestration and nitrogen availability. In: Congress session O7:[C3.6-1] Saline and Sodic Ecosystems in the Changing World. Proceedings of the 20th WCSS (www.20wcss.org), Abstract Online Access System, June 8 to 13, Jeju, Korea. [Awarded as a ‘DISTINGUISHED TALK’ under the session theme, “Saline and Sodic Ecosystems in the Changing World” in 20th World Congress of Soil Science (20WCSS)].
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Ruan, L.,S. Hamilton, and G.P. Robertson, 2014.Water quality improvement, an important consideration to delineate sustainable fertilization and harvesting strategies for cellulosic bioenergy crops. In: Congress session IDS10: Impact of Bioenergy Cropping on Soils and the Environment. Proceedings of the 20th WCSS (www.20wcss.org), Abstract Online Access System, June 8 to 13, Jeju, Korea. [Received “BEST POSTER AWARD” in the 20th World Congress of Soil Science (20WCSS)]
• Ruan, L., K. Bhardwaj, S. Hamilton, and G.P. Robertson, 2013. High nitrogen fertilization undermines the carbon mitigation effect of cellulosic biofuels. Switchgrass II conference, September 10-12, Madison, WI, USA.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., S. Arora, V.K. Mishra, S.K. Chaudhari, D.K. Sharma. 2013. Land use sustainability assessment based on carbon sequestration and salt build-up relationships in water logged saline- sodic areas of Sharda canal command. In: Indian Society of Soil Science Annual Convention and National Seminar. Organised by Indian Society of Soil Science. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, October 23-26.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., S. Srivastava, V.K. Mishra, Y.P. Singh, D.K. Sharma. 2013. Soil carbon dynamics under tillage and crop residue conservation strategies for partially reclaimed sodic soils of Indo-Gangetic plain. In: Indian Society of Soil Science Annual Convention and National Seminar. Organised by Indian Society of Soil Science. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, October 23-26.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., S. Srivastava, V.K. Mishra, Y.P. Singh, D.K. Sharma. 2013. Conceptual framework and strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation for grain based cropping systems of Indo-Gangetic plain. In: 24th National Conference on sustainable farming systems and bio-industrial watershed management for food security and enhancing income of the farming community (Eds. S. Bhan, S. Arora, V.K. Bharti, B. Rath, N. Srivastava). Organised by Soil Conservation Society of India. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Pp 357.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., K. Mishra and G.J. Levy. 2012. Waste water irrigation for optimization of resources on saline sodic lands: opportunities and limitations. In: 2nd National Seminar on ‘Management of salt affected soils and water: Challenges of 21st century’. Organised by Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, CSSRI. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, March16-17.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., K. Hamilton, G.P. Robertson. 2012. Marginally productive lands for bioenergy crop production: Challenges for optimization of water and nutrient use. In: 2nd National Seminar on ‘Management of salt affected soils and water: Challenges of 21st century’. Organised by Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, CSSRI. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, March16-17.
• Bhardwaj, A.K.,K. Mishra, S. Srivastava, Y.P. Singh and D.K. Sharma. 2012. Climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies for rice-wheat cropping systems of Indo-Gangetic plains: Conceptual framework for meeting the challenge in saline-sodic soils. In: National Seminar on ‘Indian agriculture: Preparedness for climate change’. Organised by Indian Society of Agricultural Sciences, IARI. New Delhi, India, march 24-25.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., K. Hamilton, P. Jasrotia and G.P. Robertson. 2011. Water use and water quality implications of alternative bioenergy systems. In: Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Austin, TX, USA, August7-12.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Zenone, P. Jasrotia, J. Chen, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2011. Soil and land quality effects of bioenergy crop production on marginal lands. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. San Ontonio, TX, USA, Oct16-19.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Basso, S.K. Hamilton, P. Jasrotia and G.P. Robertson. 2011. Water use and hydrological limitations of conventional and alternative biofuel cropping systems. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. San Ontonio, TX, USA, Oct 16-19.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Jasrotia, T. Zenone, K. Thelen, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2011. Nitrogen use and crop productivity characterized using spectroradiometery in switchgrass under different fertilizer and harvesting regimes. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. San Ontonio, TX, USA, Oct 16-19.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., T. Zenone, J. Chen, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2011. Water footprints of land use change from cropland vs. grassland to bioenergy crop production. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. San Ontonio, TX, USA, Oct 16-19.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., J.S. Teli, K. Kahmark, P. Jasrotia, A.J.M. Smucker, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2011. The roots of energy: Exploring sustainable bioenergy crop production practices by understanding rooting characteristics of candidate crops. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. San Ontonio, TX, USA, Oct 16-19.
• Diker, K., Van Dam, R.L., A.K. Bhardwaj, and S.K. Hamilton. 2011. Automated Resistivity Monitoring of Root-Zone Moisture Dynamics of Bioenergy Crops. In: Novcare 2011. Cape Cod, USA, May 9-11.
• Diker, K., Van Dam, R.L., Bhardwaj, A.K., Hamilton, S.K., and ¶Johnson, W., 2011.Automated Resistivity Monitoring of Root-Zone Moisture Dynamics of Bioenergy Crops. NovCare 2001 – Novel Methods for Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring: From Theory to Practice, May 9-11, Cape Cod, MA, USA.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., S.K. Hamilton, R.L. VanDam, K. Diner, B. Basso. 2010. Root zone soil water dynamics and its effects on above ground biomass in cellulosic and grain based bioenergy crops of Midwest USA. In: The 2010 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting, San Fransisco, California, USA. December 13-17.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Jasrotia, and S.K. Hamilton. 2010. Growing biofuels for climate change mitigation: Can we customize the water footprints? In: Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Opportunities: Michigan and Beyond. MSU Climate Change Symposium. East Lansing, MI, April 16-17.
• Bhardwaj, A.K.,K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2010 The blue and grey footprints of a green energy. In: The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Centre’s (GLBRC) sustainability thrust (T4) annual meeting, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI, February 10-12.
• Diker, K., Van Dam R.L., Bhardwaj A.K., Hamilton, S.K. Electrical resistivity measurements at GLBRC: instrumentation, data collection, and processing. In: The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Centre’s (GLBRC) sustainability thrust (T4) annual meeting, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI, February 10-12.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Jasrotia, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2009. Effects of long-term ecological management of intensive agricultural systems on soil quality indices. In: The proceedings of 2009 ASA-SSSA-CSSA Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Nov 1-5.
• Bhardwaj, A.K.,K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2009. Water Quality and Quantity implications of cellulosic and non-cellulosic production systems. In: The proceedings of 2009 Department of energy (DOE) Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) Review Meeting, East Lansing, MI, USA. October 15-17.‍‍
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Jasrotia, K. Oleski, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2009. What does ecological management of intensive agricultural systems entail for soil quality? In: The proceedings of Great Lakes Biogeochemistry Research Symposium, June 24, .
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Jasrotia, P., I. Gelfand, K. Kahmark, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2009. Biomass to Biofuels: Biogeochemical Implications. In: The proceedings of Great Lakes Biogeochemistry Research Symposium, Michigan State University- Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI. June 24-25.
• Bhardwaj, A.K.,A. McLaughlin and G.J. Levy. 2009. Changes in hydraulic resistance of depositional seals with polyacrylamide and clay mineralogy. In: The proceedings of 2009 ASA-SSSA-CSSA Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Nov 1-5.
• Bhardwaj, A.K.,K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2008. Hydrology, water use and biogeochemistry of soils under biofuel cropping systems. In: The proceedings of2008 Department of energy (DOE) Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) Review Meeting, Madison, WI, USA. October 15-17.‍‍
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and R.A. McLaughlin. 2008. Storm water turbidity control by flow energy dissipation and chemical treatment in stilling basins. In: The proceedings of 2008 GSA-ASA-SSSA-CSSA-GCAGS-HGS Joint Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA. October 5-9.‍‍
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and G.J. Levy. 2008. Long term irrigation with treated waste water: Effects on soil-structural stability related indices. In: The proceedings of 2008 GSA-ASA-SSSA-CSSA-GCAGS-HGS Joint Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA. October 5-9.
• Bhardwaj, A.K.,A. McLaughlin, I. Shainberg and G.J. Levy. 2007. Mineralogy and Cationic Composition Effects on the Mitigation of Depositional Seals with Polyacrylamide. In: The proceedings of 2007 ASA-SSSA-CSSA Annual International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. November 4-8.
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and R.A. McLaughlin. 2007. Understanding interactions between clay mineralogy and polyacrylamide for Turbidity and Flocculation Control in Discharged Waters from Construction Sites. In: The proceedings of 2007 ASA-SSSA-CSSA Annual International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. November 4-8.
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and R.A. McLaughlin. 2007. Effect of Polyacrylamide on depositional seals of different mineralogical compositions: Implications for soil and site specific sedimentation control. In: The proceedings of 2007 Water Resources Research Institutes’ (WRRI) Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. March 27-28.
• Bhardwaj, A.K., Bar-Tal, G.J. Levy, A. Gilboa, Y. Gilad, and J. Tarchitzky. 2006. Conservation of intensive agriculture in the eastern bet she’an valley through identifying the causes for yield reductions and sensible use of saline fresh and effluent water. II Determination of saturated soil hydraulic conductivity in undisturbed samples. In: The proceedings of Israel Society of Soil Science meeting, Agricultural Research Organisation, Bet Dagan, Israel. February 15-19.
• Bhardwaj, A.K.,N. Warrington, A.I. Mamedov, and G.J. Levy. 2005. Changes in particle size distribution of eroded material with rain depth. In: The Proceedings of Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS) 2005 International Conference, Rehovot, Israel. May 30- June 1.
• Van Dam, R.L., K. Diker, K. Bhardwaj, and S.K. Hamilton. 2009. Spatial variability of near-surface soil moisture for bioenergy crops at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. In: The proceedings of American Geophysical Union Annual International Symposium, San Francisco.
• Jasrotia, P., K. Bhardwaj, F. Evans, K. Gross and G.P. Robertson. 2009. The paradigm of managing grasslands for biofuel feedstock: an analysis of current practices. In: The proceedings of 2009 ASA-SSSA-CSSA Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Nov 1-5.
• Kahmark, K., K. Bhardwaj, P. Jasrotia, I. Gelfand, S.K. Hamilton and G.P. Robertson. 2009. Biogeochemical implications of growing biomass for biofuels feedstock. In: The proceedings of 2009 ASA-SSSA-CSSA Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Nov 1-5.
• Levy, G.J., D.N. Warrington, K. Bhardwaj, and A.I. Mamedov. 2007. Particle size distribution of eroded material from semi-arid soils. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 01120.
• Levy, G.J., D.N. Warrington, K. Bhardwaj, and A.I. Mamedov. 2007. Changes in eroded material and runoff as affected by rain depth and aggregate slaking in three semi-arid soils. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 05380.
• Agassi, M., I. Shainberg, Teiblum, A.K. Bhardwaj, D. Warrington, and J. Levy, 2005. Stabilizing steep slopes of potato ridges with granular PAM (Praestol). In: Innovation and development of urban agricultural Engineering. Ed. P.L. Yang, p 267-276. Proceedings of International Conference on Innovation and Development of Urban Agricultural Engineering. 14-16 September, Beijing, China.
• Bhardwaj, A.K. and K.K. Katoch. 2002. Environmental implications of organic waste management. In: Sustainability through good governance. p. 153-159. Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Environment Management. 7-9 June, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India.