Dr. Ranbir Singh Principal Scientist (Soil Physics ... - CSSRI Karnal

Dr. Ranbir SinghPrincipal Scientist (Soil Physics and soil conservation)Division Soil and Crop ManagementCentral Soil Salinity Research Institute,Karnal- 132001, Haryana.Email: ranbirsingh@rediffmail.com , ranbir@cssri.ernet.inCurrent Research Area:Resource Conservation in Sodic EnvironmentQualifications:Ph. D. (Soil Science)Major Research Accomplishments: Work out water requirement and scheduling of irrigation of mango and litchi fruitcrops Work plan of EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) and EMP (EnvironmentManagement Plan) of lime stone deposits in H.P. Determination of water requirement and irrigation frequency of fruit crops under dripirrigation system (Plum, apricot, almond, peach, apple and kinnow) Micro irrigation technology developed (Drip and plastic mulch technique) for Apricotfruit in sub-temperate region of H.P. Developed soil moisture conservation technology (Plastic mulch technique for soilmoisture conservation) for plum orchards under rain fed condition in sub-temperateregion of H.P. Developed Irrigation scheduling and nutrient management technology for rice-wheatcropping system in sodic soil environment. Optimization of nutrient doses for rice-wheat cropping system under sodic soilconditions. Information generated on Characterization and Mapping of sodic soils Developed technology for enhancement of gypsum efficacy through adoption of salttolerant varieties. Developed technology for enhancement of gypsum efficacy through adoption ofSesbania . Develop guide lines for the prevention of resodification of reclaimed sodic soils inU.P.Developed technology using Integrated nutrient management (Press mud) for ricewheatsystem in sodic soils environment. Information generated on characterization of Gandak command area sodic soils inBihar. Information generated on nature and characterization of some Sodic Soils of U.P. andtheir spatial variability. Developed technology for waterlogged saline and sodic soils in Uttar Pradesh.1

Developed resource conservation technology –for higher water productivity ,savingirrigation water , enrich soil health , higher rice –wheat crop productivity , and usedcrop residue for carbon sequestration by reducing tillage .Awards: Best Poster Award (2004) conferred by Indian Journal of agronomy National duringSymposium on resource conservation and agriculture Productivity at P.A.U Ludhiana. Best Poster Award (2007) conferred by Indian Society of water management In RegionalConference and Environment Ensuring water and Environment for Prosperity and Posterity ,at New Delhi2007 .Patents, Technology, Methodology, Genetic Stock, Variety, etc.:Developed irrigation criteria in Mango and Litchi fruits crops under different soiltexture. Developed low-cost technologies of sodic soil reclamation for U.P. sodic soils.Micro irrigation technology developed (Drip and plastic mulch technique) for Apricotfruit in sub-temperate region of H.P.Develop low cost technologies for the reclamation of secondary salinization in shardasahayak canal command area in U.P.Develop low cost technologies for the reclamation of water logged sodic soils in shardasahayak canal command area for small and marginal farmers in U.P.Frame out guide lines for the prevention of resodification of reclaimed sodic soils inU.P.Develop low cost technologies for increasing rice –wheat crop productivity for ‘B’ classsodic soils in U.P. Developed resource conservation technology –for higher water productivity ,saving irrigationwater , enrich soil health , used crop residue for carbon sequestration by reducing tillageand higher rice –wheat crop productivityTraining: Soil Resource Inventory , N.B.S.S. & L.U.P. Nagpur , Maharastra ,1 Nov.-31 Dec, 1989 Transfer course on “Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Methods ’’ M.P.K.V., RAHURI,Maharastra , March 6-16,1996 Recent Advances in Agro-forestry in Salt Affected Soils. C.S.S.R.I., KARNAL, Haryana,June 4-22, 1996 On Farm Water Management. W.T.C., IARI, New Delhi., Dec. 9-16, 1997 Windows-95 and MS-Word. Computer Centre, UHF, Nauni Solan.(HP)., July 18-31, 1998 Training course on "Computer Models in irrigation and drainage.” Acharya N.G. RangaAgricultural University, Hyderabad (A.P.), Nov.19 -10 Dec.2001 Training course on system analysis and modeling of crop production and management.CSSRI-RRS, Lucknow, U.P. Aug 26 -31 , 2002. Training cource on Land Drainage for reclamation and Management of water logged salinelands. CSSRI- Karnal , Feb .19-25 ,2007 Training course on Stress Management strategies for Enhanced OrganizationalEffectiveness. NAARM, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad, (A.P.), India. January16-22, 2008 Training programme on Enhancing skills in ICT based DSS for market and agri-businessorientation of research, and sustaining rural livelihoods. MANAGE, Hyderabad, June 9-18,2008. Data analysis of Natural Resource Management Research using SAS. IASRI (ICAR) ,PUSA ,New Delhi, June 20-25,2011.2

Publications: Singh, Ranbir; Malik, R.S. and Bhandari, A.R. 1993. Water requirement andscheduling of irrigation for mango in foothills of Himalayas. Indian J. Horticulture.50(3) : 214-218. Singh, Ranbir and Bhandari, A.R. 1994. Water requirement and scheduling ofirrigation for litchi in foothills of Himalayas. Indian J. Horticulture. 51 (4) : 362-366. Chandel, J.S. and Singh, Ranbir, 1991. Effect of different irrigation levels on growth,cropping and mineral composition of mango (Mangifera indica Linn.), ActaHorticulture, 321 (II) : 561-565. Singh, Ranbir and Tripathi, R.P. 1991. Production function : As valuable tools incrop planning and measurement of rice (Oryza sativa L.). New Agriculturist, 2 (2) : 141-144. Singh, Ranbir; Chandel, J.S. and Bhandari. 1998. Effect of soil moisture regimeon plant growth, fruiting, fruit quality and nutrient uptake of mango (Mangifera indica).Indian J. Agricultural Sciences, 68(3) : 135-138. Singh, Ranbir, Bhandari, A.R. and Thakur, B.C. (2002). Effect of drip irrigationregimes and plastic mulch on plant growth, yield of apricot (Prunus, armeniace) TheIndian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 72(6) ; 355-7. Singh, Ranbir; A. R. Bhandari and B.C. Thakur (2004) Effect of mulching on insitusoil moisture, growth , yield and economics of plum fruit trees under rainfed conditionmid Hills of Himalayas. J. Indian. Soc. Soil Science. 52 (4), 411-414. Singh ,Ranbir Singh ,Y.P.; Yaduvanshi ,N.P.S.; and Sharma D.K. (2009) Effect ofirrigation scheduling and integrated nutrient management on yields of Rice –wheatand soil properties of a reclaimed sodic soil. J. Indian. Soc.Soil, Science. 57(3), 280-286.3