Himanshu Tiwari

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology · Department of Agronomy

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), a ancestor of the Poaceae family, is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. On a global scale, wheat is the main cereal that is cultivated and produced most widely. Irrigation has been essential to keep wheat a key food crop around the world. In response to climate change, it is also becoming more importa...

Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy and development of India. The agricultural sector has a foremost role to play in safeguarding food security and economic development. This sector is responsible for producing nutrient enrich food and affordable to a growing World population. It has also role to play for generating revenue and employme...

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Dr. Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/106991/DRH

The stability of our food supoly is being threatened by climate change. More than 815 millon people worldwide suffer fom hunger on a egular basis, with Asia home to 64 percent of the world's hungry. In order to sustalnably feed the world's projected nine billon residents in 2050, food production must inrease by nearty S0 perent, but natural resourc...

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Dr. Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/106403/DRH

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Dr. Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Plant and Soil Science. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/106305/HIM

A two-year (2021-22 to 2022-23) field experimentation was carried out in Rabi seasons to determine the impact of various integrated sources of nutrient management on growth, yield, yield attributes, uptake of nutrients, their use-efficiency, and productivity for enhancing fertilizer use-efficiency, crop productivity and sustaining soil health of wh...

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Dr. Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/105349/DRH

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Plant and Soil Science. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/105723/DRH

An experiment was conducted at Student’s “Instructional farm of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) during rabi season 2019-2020. The experiment was laid out in split plot design (SPD) with three replications using the wheat variety HD- 2967. The treatments comprised of four levels of irrigation...

Globally, there is an increase in hidden hunger; a type of malnutrition brought about by a lack ofcertain micronutrients (Mg, Na, K, Cu, Mn, Mb, Zn, Cr, Su, and Cl). This review tries to investigatethe possibilities of millet-based integrated farming system as a tool to tackle this global menace.Small-seeded grains known as millets are renowned for...

The present study was undertaken to assessment of soil microbial status under different land use system at various depth of main campus of University at Acharya Narendra, Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) during 2018-2019. The land use systems selected for study were rice-wheat cropping system (RWCS), legume b...

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Plant and Soil Science. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/104527/HIM

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/104805/HIM

The field experiment was carried out at Agronomy Research Farm of Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) during Rabi Season 2021-22 to study the "Study on performance of nitrogen management through nano urea and conventional urea in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)" The experiment was laid out in Random...

Various sectors use AI technologies to increase output and productivity. AI in agriculture also enables farmers to boost productivity while minimizing harmful environmental effects. AI is transforming the food-processing industry, where agricultural emissions have dropped by 20%. Mechanization is once again one of the top development policy targets...

Millets, Cereals and grains, are essential for providing appropriate nutrients and have been shown to be beneficial effect for disorders of lifestyle. The society's knowledge of nutrition and health care research substantiates the potential of photochemicals, such as polyphenols and dietary fibers, on their health beneficial properties, so there is...

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Plant and Soil Science. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/104224/HIM

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/103336/HIM

North Western Indo-Gangetic plains of Asia place a premium on maintaining its rice producing systems for the sake of food security and economic development. In addition to agricultural inputs, social and environmental variables contribute to this productivity boost. To address these new issues, innovative and lucrative solutions that minimize waste...

Due to its great productivity and profitability, rice (Oryza sativa L.) is farmed in alluvial irrigated tracts of northwest India. For half of the world's population as well as in our country, rice serves as the main source of calories. However, excessive groundwater use in rice farming has resulted in an alarming decline in water table, indicating...

Climate change is a major issue facing humanity, and the most common method for growing rice is manual puddled transplanted rice (PTR). Direct-seeded rice (DSR) is becoming increasingly popular due to its reduced methane emissions and reduced labour costs. However, there are drawbacks to this transition, such as an increase in weeds, herbicide resi...

A two-year (2021-22 to 2022-23) field experimentation was carried out in Rabi seasons to evaluate the impact of various integrated sources of nutrient management on uptake of nutrient, their use-efficiency, and productivity for enhancing fertilizer use-efficiency and productivity of wheat crop in Subtropical India, which was initiated at crop resea...

India is vast in both longitudinal and latitudinal extent, and because different places have varied parent materials and climate conditions, they also have different types of soil. Both biotic and extinct living organisms, such as plants, insects, and minerals, as well as non-living elements like water, air, and minerals make up soil. In addition t...

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/101135/HIM

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the world's most essential and reliable food crops. The current global population is 7.3 billion people, with an estimated increase to 8.5 billion by 2030. As a result, it's expected that the world's need for grains would treble. It remains challenging to boost rice production levels, nevertheless. Integrated Nutrie...

To manage this issue, understanding the mineralization process of crop leftovers is helpful. C and N mineralization kinetics in surface-applied and soil-integrated rice and wheat residues were investigated. Rice and wheat residues bind nitrogen in the soil. The use of the residue increased soil organic carbon by 18% and aggregate stability by 55% c...

2023 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award to Himanshu Tiwari for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quality of the International Journal of Plant and Soil Science. Certificate No: SDI/HQ/PR/Cert/99751/HIM

The present invention relates to a drip irrigation system for edible mushroom cultivation farms. In mushroom farms, water is brought to the farm through surface irrigation. The lack of oxygen and the lack of moisture lead the mushrooms to either die or get dark brown sickness. The mycelia were damaged, and it was possible that mushroom cultivation...

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi seasons to determine the effect of different sources of nutrient on growth, yield and yield of wheat for improving crop productivity in western U.P. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications and the treatments assigned in this study are fourteen viz., Control T1...

Climate change, water scarcity, escalating food bills, population growth, and other social implications are probable to substantially endanger agricultural and global food security in the twenty-first century, particularly for the world's poorest residents who live in deserts and partitions. Scientists and nutritionists are challenged by these effe...

The water crisis is threatening the sustainability of the irrigated rice system and food security in Asia. Our challenge is to develop novel technologies and production systems that allow rice production to be maintained or increased in the face of declining water availability. This review paper introduces principles that govern technologies and sy...

Rice-wheat cropping system in northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains performed a crucial role in the national food security. However, the widespread and intensive cultivation of this system has led to serious problems such as declining groundwater table with sharp increase in number of districts under over-exploitation category, higher greenhouse gases...

Intensively cultivated rice-wheat chemical fertilizers dependent system led to many sustainability issues viz. declining soil health, emerging insect-pest attacks, declining underground water tables, higher footprints of fertilizers etc. Out of all of them declining soil health is the main one that needs to be attended to at the earliest for which...

Carbon is stored in vegetation, soils, woody products, and aquatic habitats through biological carbon sequestration. Biological carbon sequestration requires the implementation of advanced management strategies that enhance the quantity of carbon stored by vegetation (cropland, grassland, forest), soil, ocean, and microorganisms. However, biologica...

Millets are small-grained, annual, warm weather cereal. The millets offer both nutritional and livelihood security of human population and fodder security of diverse livestock population in dry-land region of India. Millets are highly nutritious, they are known as health foods especially for control of diabetes and mineral deficiencies. One of the...

A rising population translates into a constant demand for food. There is conflict over resources like land and water as a result of this worldwide concern. The quantity and quality of these resources are directly impacted by climate change, which has a negative impact on our food systems and land efficiency, particularly for the production of impor...

Nutritional deficits in humans and animals constitute a hidden epidemic in many impoverished areas across the world. The staple foods of developing South Asian and African nations, such as rice, wheat, and maize, are poor in micronutrients. In recent past, a lack of food diversification i.e., cereal-based crops low in minerals, is another danger to...

The productivity of the rice and wheat farming system is now fast approaching stability, in spite of the fact that the green revolution assisted India in becoming self-sufficient. To introduce traditional grains that are both nutrient-dense and environmentally sustainable, agricultural diversification is necessary. Security in food and nourishment...

The present invention relates to a method for producing a liquid biodegradable fertilizer material made of biological components. It consists of bio-renewable fertilizer compositions and procedures for creating and applying those compounds. The biodegradable nutrient carriers used in the fertilizer compositions, in particular, contain a naturally p...

Biofertilizers are substances that include living microorganisms that, by interacting with nutrients in the rhizosphere have a positive direct or indirect impact on crop output and plant growth. They are the live organisms that provide food for the crop. There are several different bio-fertilizers on the market now, including nitrogen fixing, potas...

Identifying an energy-efficient system with low energy use, low global warming potential (GWP), and high profitability is essential for ensuring the sustainability of the agro-environment. The soil sustains most living organisms, being the ultimate source of their mineral nutrients. On croplands, tillage is the most important practice, which can ha...

In India, 600 million people are dependent on the agricultural sector, the majority of them are small farmers with up to 2 hectares of land holding. Rain-fed is two thirds of the net sown area. About 40 million hectares of this land being flood-prone and about two thirds of it is drought-prone. Geographically, the poorest people typically reside in...

The world is dealing with both agrarian and nutritional issues. We must concentrate on dry lands in order to further increase grain production because agricultural lands with irrigation facilities have been fully utilized. It is difficult to use dry lands to produce enough high-quality grains because of their low fertility. Millets, a crop that com...

Rice-wheat cropping system is one of the major cropping system practiced in South Asia on 13.5 m hectares area, 10.3 million hectares of which are in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). The Indian Rice-Wheat Cropping System (RWCS) accounts for more than 70% of the country's total grain production which is essential for ensuring national food security....

India will experience massive urbanization in the coming decades, with the country's urban population expected to double by 2050. Climate change is a major threat to urban systems all over the world. Its consequences are expected to worsen over the next few decades. The consequences of climate changes are more in urban areas than rural due to rapid...

Black rice (also known as purple rice) is a range of rice varieties of the Oryza sativa L. species some of which are glutinous rice. Indonesian black rice and Thai Jasmine black rice are two varieties. It is also known as purple rice, heaven rice, forbidden rice (Chinese), king‘s rice, imperial rice, and prized rice. Black rice is a rare and ancien...

Nano-fertilizer plays an important role in improving the fertilizer use efficiency owing to their unique properties like smaller size, high specific surface area, high surface energy and high solubility in the large nutrient requirement staple food crops like wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to meet the global food security by reducing the drastic haza...

A field experiment was conducted 2020 and 2021 during Rabi seasons to determine the effect of various sources of nutrient on yield parameters and yield of Indian mustard and soil health under rice- mustard cropping systems in western U.P. and Pusa Vijay variety were used to perform experiment. The treatments comprised of Control (T1), NPK& S 120:40...

After sugarcane bagasse and maize straw, rice straw (RS) is globally the third largest form of agricultural residue while, in India, it is the largest form of agricultural residue. In the northwestern states of India wheat is taken as a rabi crop and surplus rice straw is a focal issue associated with storage of rice straw, removal of entire straw...

The physical structure and fertility of the soil are improved by ploughing the green plant tissues that have developed in the field or by introducing green plants with delicate twigs or leaves from the outside. It is the process of turning or ploughing disintegrating green plant tissues into the soil in order to increase the fertility of the soil....

Wheat ranks first in the world among the cereals both in respect of area and production. Wheat covers around 218.28 million hectares worldwide (highest). The annual global production of wheat is 761.9 million tonnes second after maize with an average productivity of 3395 kg/ha (Anonymous, 2020). In terms of acreage and production, wheat is India's...

Agricultural practices determine the level of food production, sustainability and largely the state of the global environment. The current agricultural practices that have greatly increased global food supply while also increasing pressure of the growing human population have adverse impacts on the environment and ecosystem services are calling in...

Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural grounds, manufacture, and operation of robots. Robotics brings together several veritably different engineering areas and chops. Currently Robotics is a fleetly growing field and it continues to probe, design, and make new robots that serve colorf...

Maintenance of soil physical health at its optimum level is essential for sustainable crop production and rational use of natural resources without jeopardizing their quality. The ongoing conventional tillage practices for crop production using intensive ploughing and removal of crop residue from the field have resulted in an increase in surface cr...

सब कुछ मौसम पर निर्भर करता है। मौसम अपना रंग निरंतर बदलता रहता है, ख़ास तौर पर भारत- जैसे मानसूनी जलवायु वाले देश में जलवायु में होने वाला औचक परिवर्तन कोई नई बात नहीं है। मौसम में फेरबदल दिन-प्रतिदिन नहीं, बल्कि कभी तो कुछ घंटों में हो जाता है। अभी सुनहली धूप खिली है तो कुछ घंटों में ही आसमान में बादल छाने लगते हैं और रिमझिम वर्षा होने लगती है। मौ...

Hydrogels are three-dimensional swollen networked structures, class of hydrophilic homopolymers or copolymers covalently or ionically group material formed by loosely cross-linked networks capable of absorb large amounts of water or biological fluids without dissolving in water. Wichterle and Lim in Czechoslovakia was developed the first original...

Poor soil fertility and soil degradation induced by persistent conventional farming with repeated tillage and removal or in situ burning of crop residue are major limitations to food security and environmental sustainability. However, degraded agricultural lands with depleted soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are capable of soil carbon restoration t...

A field experiment was conducted during 2018-19 at Main Experiment Station Vegetable Farm of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) with a view to find out the effect of different combination of organic manures on yield, tuber quality and net income of potato. The 7 treatment combinations consisted...