Dr. Awtar Singh

1. Dr. Awtar Singh Ph.D. and DOB:12.07.1991

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 Academic qualification

 Current position and past affiliation(s)

4. Priority research areas of interest: Soil Chemistry/Fertility/Microbiology

5. Research projects (in-house/external) in hands with name of funding agency

Isolation, identification and assessment of salt tolerant zinc solubilising bacteria for enhancing  availability and use efficiency of zinc in salt affected soils    (NRMACSSRISIL201700100925). (Awtar Singh, R.K. Yadav, A.K. Rai and Madhu Choudhary). (In-house) 

6. Total Publication 

Publications

1. PS Minhas, A Bali, AK Bhardwaj, Awtar Singh, RK Yadav (2021) Structural stability and hydraulic characteristics of soils irrigated for two decades with waters having residual alkalinity and its neutralization with gypsum and sulfuric acid. Agricultural Water Management 244 (2021) 106609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106609.
2. A Bali, Awtar Singh, PS Minhas and RK Yadav (2020). Response of paddy (Oryza sativa) to exogenous application of bio-regulators in soils irrigated with alkali groundwater. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 90 (9): 1670–2, 2020/Article.
3. P Chandra, P Dhuli, P Verma, Awtar Singh, M Choudhary, K Prajapat, AK Rai, and RK Yadav (2020) Culturable microbial diversity in the rhizosphere of different biotypes under variable salinity. Tropical Ecology 61, 291–300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-020-00089-3.
4. A Bali, Awtar Singh, PS Minhas and RK Yadav (2020) Effect of plant bioregulators and their combinations on growth and yield of wheat under sodicity stress induced by alkali water irrigation. Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality 12(1), 45-49.
5. Awtar Singh, AP Singh and TJ Purakayastha (2019). Characterization of biochar and their influence on microbial activities and potassium availability in an acid soil. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 65:9, 1302-1315. DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2018.1563291.
6. Awtar Singh and AP Singh (2017). Residual effect of biochars and their feedstock on growth and yield of green gram in acid soils. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6 (6): 294-302.
7. Akankasha Ankita Ekka, Dileep Kumar, AP Singh and Awtar Singh (2017). Variation in physico-chemical properties of soil under different agri-horti system in Vindhyan region. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 9 (2): 1187 – 1193.
8. Arghya Chattopadhyay, AP Singh, Awtar Singh and Ajoy Das (2017). Influence of biochar, phosphorus and mycorrhiza on nutrient content of baby corn (Zea mays). Agriculture Update, 12 (6): 1641-1645.
9. Arghya Chattopadhyay, AP Singh, Sumit Rai, Awtar Singh and Ajoy Das (2017). Improving acquisition of phosphorus and other nutrient elements by baby corn (zea mays l.) through the combine use of biochar, phosphorus and arbuscular mycorrhiza. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(11): 1319-1326.
10. Awtar Singh, AP Singh, SK Singh, S Rai and D Kumar (2016). Impact of addition of biochar along with PGPR on rice yield, availability of nutrients and their uptake in alluvial soil. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 10(3): 2181-2188.

Technical/popular articles

1. प्रियंका चंद्रा, अवतार सिंह, कैलाश प्रजापत, मधु चौधरी, पूजा वर्मा, एवं आर के यादव (2019-2020), पौधों में वृद्धि तथा लवण सहनशीलता बढ़ाने के लिये माईकोराइजा की भूमिका, कृषि किरण, वर्षांक 12: 74-76
2. अवतार सिंह, प्रियंका चंद्रा, मधु चौधरी, राजेन्द्र कुमार यादव, अराधना बाली एवं विजयता सिंह (2018-2019), क्षारीय भूमि के लिए मृदा सुधारकों का उचित उपयोग, कृषि किरण, वर्षांक 11:10-13
3. भारती, अवतार सिंह, प्रियंका चंद्रा, मधु चौधरी एवं आर के यादव (10  अक्टूबर, 2017) पादप वृद्धि संवर्धक जीवाणु : फसल एवं मृदाके लिए स्वास्थपरक विकल्प,  स्मारिका बीज दिवस एवं रबी कार्यशाला भाकृअनुप- भारतीय गेहूं एवं जौ अनुसंधान संस्थान, करनाल-132001, हरियाणा
4. प्रियंका चंद्रा, रिंकी, कैलाश प्रजापत, वनिता पाण्डेय, मधु चौधरी, अवतार सिंह, पारुल सुंधा, एवं आर के यादव (2016-17), जलवायु परिवर्तन के परिदृश्य में जीवाणु खाद की भूमिका, कृषि किरण, वर्षांक 9: 80-85
5. Awtar Singh, Singh A.P., Singh V., Barman A., Sagar Vibhute and Tolia R.S. 2016. Biochar for Soil Health Enhancement and Crop Productivity Improvement. Innovative Farming 1(4): 137-140.
6. Vijayata Singh, Jogendra Singh, Awtar Singh, Arijit Barman, Sagar Vibhute and R.S. Tolia. (2017), Genetic erosion: a threat to biodiversity depletion. Innovative Farming 2(1): 63-65.
7. Vijayata Singh, J Singh, S.K. Kakraliya, Arijit Barman, Awtar Singh and Manish Suthar (2019) Agricultural Biodiversity: Indispensable for Sustainble Agriculture and Food Security. Popular Kheti, 7(2): 38-41.
8. Sagar D. Vibhute, Aslam L. Pathan, Awtar Singh, Vijayata Singh and Arijit Barman (2019) Denitrifying Bioreactors for Reducing Nitrate Loads from Subsurface Drainage System. Indian Farmer, 6(12): 891-895.

Success story

1. Ranjay K Singh, RK Yadav, S Kumar, A Singh, A Kumar and Awtar Singh (2018). Co-adaptive strategies to manage sodicity and climate risks: Lessons for policy intervention.
2. Awtar Singh, A Kumar, S Kumar, RK Yadav and Ranjay K Singh (2019). Managing heavy texured sodic soils through gypsum application and ‘CSR-36’ rice cultivation. pp 13-15. In: Singh RK, Singh Anshuman and Sharma PC, editors. Successful adaptations in salt affected agroecosystems of India. ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India 

Book Chapter 

1. JC Dagar, RK Yadav, Awtar Singh, NT Singh (2019). Historical Perspectives and Dynamics of Nature, Extent, Classification and Management of Salt-affected Soils and Waters. p 3-52. In: JC Dagar, RK Yadav, PC Sharma, editors. Research Developments in Saline Agriculture. Springer, Singapore.
2. R K Yadav, Awtar Singh, NT Singh (2021). Historic Evidences on Occurrence and Management of Salt-affected Soils. In: PS Minhas, RK Yadav, PC Sharma, editors. Resilient Agriculture in Salinity Affected Soils, ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal. (Accepted)

Technical/extension bulletin

1. HS Jat, J Singh, RK Yadav, A Kumar, Rajkumar, N Bhaskar, A Datta, Awtar Singh, R Mukhopadhyay, K Prajapat, RK Fagodia, Gajender Yadav, PC Sharma (2019). Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) for Salt Affected Soils. ICAR-CSSRI/Karnal/Technical Bulletin/2019/07. ICAR-Centrail Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal. (pp 60).