Prashant Sharma- Doctor of Philosophy
- Assistant Professor at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Prashant Sharma
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Assistant Professor at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Looking forward for collaboration in Forestry / Agroforestry
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Introduction
Dr Prashant Sharma is an Professor (Assistant) at the Deptt of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, India. He did his Master's and PhD in Agroforestry from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India and Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, India respectively. Research interests: Agroforestry, remote sensing, Climate change, mitigation and adaptation, biomass production, weed management.
Current institution
Current position
- Assistant Professor
Additional affiliations
October 2018 - February 2019
Education
January 2019 - June 2022
Field of study
- Forestry (Agroforestry)
July 2016 - June 2018
Publications
Publications (81)
Therice–wheat cropping system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains is the backbone of food security in India. In the 1990s, due to the scarcity of resources, the traditional Crop Establishment (CE) method shifted from ConventionalTill Puddle Transplanted Rice (CTPTR) to CT Direct Seeded Rice (CTDSR) and Zero-Till DSR (ZTDSR) in paddy; and in wheat, from Con...
Agroforestry has an indispensable role in food and livelihood security in addition to its capacity to combat the detrimental effects of climate change. However, agroforestry has not been properly promoted and exploited due to lack of precise extent, geographical distribution, and carbon sequestration (CS) assessment. The recent advent of geospatial...
In the current era of global warming, the Himalayan forests are under tremendous pressure due to intensified anthropogenic activity, resulting in the loss of forest diversity. However, the potential of carbon (C) sinks by increasing carbon storage and/or sequestration is still uncertain. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to examine the C-...
Trees on agricultural fields can have a positive or negative impact on weed seedbank (WSB) due to diverse environmental and soil characteristics. Therefore, soil samples were drawn in six cropping systems [two agroforest systems (AFS): guava, mango; three horticulture systems (HCS): guava, mango, Indian gooseberry; and annual crop system (ACS)] at...
Multipurpose tree species are recognized as an important fodder source for livestock, but their potential remains untapped due to dearth of knowledge about their nutritive value. Therefore, 15 MPTs, i.e., Acacia catechu, Albizia chinensis, Bauhinia variegata, Celtis australis, Ficus roxburghii, Grewia optiva, Leucaena leucocephala, Melia composita,...
Introduction
Entrepreneurship in agricultural sector is a key enabler of rural development and economic growth. This research delves into the entrepreneurial behavior of vegetable growers involved in polyhouse protected farming and focuses on the factors that influence their entrepreneurial pursuits.
Methods
The research employed a mixed sampling...
Agroforestry is gaining attention as a sustainable food system that also contributes to maintaining soil health and environmental stability. Hence, the current experiment was established in a split-plot design; focused on cultivating Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott in Morus alba L.-based agroforestry systems and open field condition (main plots) wi...
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are known to influence plant root cells to regulate and induce
specific traits related to growth promotion and survival. In the present study, rhizobacteria from strawberry
plants were screened for stress tolerance under osmotic stress in TSB-mediated PEG 6000 (− 0.73 MPa) and tested
their ability to p...
Climate change presents a substantial challenge to global agriculture, which requires innovative approaches to
ensure sustainable livelihoods and food security. In response to the concerns posed by a changing climate,
climate-smart agriculture has appeared to be a strategic solution aimed at addressing climate challenges,
enhancing agricultural pro...
The Indian Himalayas are one of the world’s most diverse, resource abundant and fragile ecosystems, with indigenous communities practising numerous land use systems. Among these, traditional agroforestry practices have a long history dating back to ancient times, characterized by the natural growth of indigenous trees on farmer fields with variable...
The evaluation of tree-based land-use systems (LUS) such as forests and agroforestry systems is crucial for mitigating and restraining regional and global climate change since these land use systems have a higher potential for carbon (C) sequestration than the other land use systems. In this context, the present study was conducted in the mid hills...
Fodder trees in the North-Western Himalayas are crucial for sustaining livestock, energy and timber needs, biodiversity conservation, nutrient cycling, and environmental regulation. Methods for quantifying their annual leaf and fuelwood biomass harvest must be developed using species and site-specific biomass tables and allometric equations. The pr...
This chapter delves into the synergies between agroforestry practices and carbon
trading, assessing the potential benefits, future prospects, and inherent challenges
associated with this novel approach to sustainable land management. Agroforestry,
characterized by intentional tree integration into agricultural systems, pres-
ents multifaceted ad...
Agroforestry, a strategy to land management that integrates trees and shrubs
into traditional agricultural systems, has become pivotal in addressing the intri-
cate challenges encountered by rural communities worldwide. This investigation
delves into the economic resilience of agroforestry, rooted in its distinctive capac-
ity to generate varied...
Biomass Partitioning, Carbon Storage, aA well-designed tree-based culture provides multiple benefits, aiding in achieving sustain
able development goals (SDGs), especially SDG1 (no poverty), SDG2 (zero hunger), SDG13 (climate action), and SDG15 (life on land). A split-plot field experiment near Solan, Himachal Pradesh, tested
the following Grewia o...
Agroforestry, an ancient practice, has evolved significantly to provide manifold benefits to humanity. The execution and efficacy of both traditional and improved forms of agroforestry systems have emerged as a potent strategy for ensuring sustainable land use and safeguarding livelihoods despite the formidable challenges posed by escalating climat...
The present investigation was carried out during June-September 2016 at the Agricultural Research Farm of RGS-Campus, Banaras Hindu University, Barkachha, Mirzapur. The experiment was laid out in the factorial randomized design with two levels of sulphur (20 kg ha-1 and 30 kg ha-1) and three levels of boron (0.75 kg ha-1 , 1.50 kg ha-1 and 2.25 kg...
The current world faces several challenges, including climate change, an exponentially increasing population, the loss of biodiversity and environmental concerns which necessities the adoption of the sustainable nature-based solutions such as agroforestry. Agroforestry is the intricate integration of trees, crops, and livestock on the same piece of...
Innovative practices like combining agroforestry with organic mulch can store carbon and enhance crop yields by regulating soil temperature, improving soil health and moisture. A study was conducted during 2022–23 in the mid-hills of the North-western Himalayas to evaluate the productivity of turmeric plants grown under different densities of Melia...
Introduction: Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) is categorized as vulnerable in the IUCN Red list and is also an industrially important tree species valued for its heartwood and aromatic oil. Sandalwood is a semi-root parasite tree that relies on its host plants for its water and nutrient requirements. Therefore, there is need to understand the growth...
Salinity is one of the most significant abiotic stress that affects the growth and development of high-value tree species, including sandalwood, which can also be managed effectively on saline soils with the help of suitable host species. Therefore, the current investigation was conducted to understand the physiological processes and antioxidant me...
Globally, land use management consistently changes the dynamics of labile and recalcitrant (non-labile) soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions. However, the effects vary depending on altitude, soils and management practices. The dry temperate northwestern Himalayan region is characterized by the presence of diverse land use systems, however the compar...
Enhancing our understanding of carbon (C) stock in diverse horticulture and fruit-based agroforestry systems has potential to provide farmers with supplementary advantages in terms of poverty alleviation and livelihood development which can significantly benefit C market initiatives like UN-REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest deg...
The tree-based farming system is one of the finest options for crop diversification, ecological stabilisation and economic upliftment in the Indian Himalayan regions. Keeping this scenario in mind, an on-field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of Populus deltoides 'G-48' tree spacings (S 1 :6 m × 4 m, S 2 :4 m × 4 m) with open-field con...
Plants respond to environmental pollutants and experience several abiotic stresses, among which heavy metal stress has been a serious concern in the global scientific community due to its yield-limiting effects on crop plants. Heavy metals intrude into the plant defense system and interfere with the cellular machinery, leading to metal toxicity and...
Vegetables are important for both nutritional and economic stability and contribute significantly to the agricultural landscape of India. The demand for vegetables is rising, driven by population growth and increased awareness of their benefits. This empirical study highlights the dynamics of agricultural production supply chain networks of capsicu...
Abstract Forest soils serve as the greatest sink of
terrestrial carbon (C) and have a significant impact
on worldwide or regional C cycling. By reducing
emissions and enhancing the C storage in forests,
the environmental monitoring function of a forest
the ecosystem may be ensured. The study focused on
measuring the densities of major nutrien...
The production of marketable vegetables like tomato is regarded to be a significant income source for farmers in the northwest Himalayan region. The contributory factors that affect tomato crop production and marketing as well as farmer livelihood are the output market channels selection. Therefore, considering the significance of this, the present...
Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy and farmers play significant role in sustaining the sector. However, farmers face several challenges such as poor market access and limited access to market information which adversely affect their marketing performance. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the marketing performance and factors influe...
Climate change continues to present global challenges for farmers’ livelihoods. Celtis australis (kharik) is one of the versatile multipurpose tree species, that provides quality fodder, particularly during the lean periods and fulfils the needs of rural communities for sustenance. Unfortunately, owing to significant defoliant attacks, tree phenolo...
Identifying the new tree crop combinations plays an important function in transforming the low input agriculture into land units with high economic returns, increasing carbon (C) sink and nutrients storage capacity, and acting as a panacea to achieve Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). The present study aims to evaluate various tree-crop combi...
Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) is a high-value tree species known for its fragrant wood and oil and has been widely used in traditional medicine, cosmetics, and religious ceremonies. Over the years, the demand for this species is increasing which needs for commercial plantation of this species beyond its natural habitat especially in the agroforest...
Carbon stock inventory and biomass
production in different land use systems of
Northwestern Himalaya
The NWH, one of the fragile ecosystems and
climate change, is anticipated to rise at a very
rapid rate. Thus, it is crucial to locate and implement climate-smart systems that can produce
diverse products and contribute toward the
biomass and C stock...
Food is a basic human requirement which sustains the dynamics of the Earth’s
inhabitants by satisfying hunger, providing nutrition and health, and catering to
culture, tradition, and lifestyle. However, the rising global population coupled with
climate change including calamities, diseases, conflicts, as well as poor agricultural
practices put a hu...
Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) is one of the most important sectors for the food and livelihood security, as well as being among the leading greenhouse gases (GHG) emitters, especially from the developing countries. (AFOLU is responsible for about a quarter of human-induced GHG emissions.) Among the different AFOLU activities, de...
Realizing the importance of tree-based cropping system and scheduling of nitrogen (N) and zinc (Zn) in the semi-arid region, an on-field trial was conducted with pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] during the rainy season of 2017 at RGS Campus of Banaras Hindu University, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The trial was laid out in factorial random...
The availability of nitrogen (N) and zinc (Zn) at the specific plant growth stage is crucial for attaining the higher nutrient use efficiency (NUE) and uptake. An experiment was conducted, having 4-N scheduling [No N; ½[basal]+ ½[3 rd visible leaf (VL)]; ¼[basal]+ ½[3 rd VL]+ ¼[panicle extended in flag leaf sheath (PEFLS)]; ½[basal] + ¼[3 rd VL]+ ¼...
The expansion of agroforestry has immense potential in mitigating and curbing regional and/or global climate change. In the present study, agroforestry systems, viz., agrihorticulture (AH), agrisilviculture (AS), and agrihortisilviculture (AHS), were explored for biomass production and carbon density in vegetation as well as in soil in two differen...
The purpose of the study is to identify the output marketing channels of pea crop, evaluate the marketing performance and constraints in the marketing. A multi-stage random sampling procedure was employed to select 200 sample farmers. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from primary and secondary sources by using structured questi...
The cold desert ecosystem of the north-western Himalaya in India’s is considered to be the most vulnerable region to climate change. In this region, Juniperus macropoda Boisser grows across an altitudinal gradient and is highly sensitive to biotic, physiographic, and climatic factors. Keeping this in view, the present study aimed at ascertaining th...
Recognizing the importance of bamboos in human life and the knowledge gap concerning the nutritional value of tender bamboo shoots harvested at different heights; the current study was carried out by taking seven bamboo species (Dendrocalamus asper, D. hamiltonii, D. giganteus, Melocanna baccifera, Bambusa balcooa, Phyllostachys bambusoides and P....
The market channel choice are the contributing issues which has impact on production and sales of cauliflower crop. Despite their importance, yet adequate research has not been carried out on it, particularly in hill regions of India. Considering this, the present study focuses on the factors affecting cauliflower farmers' choice of output marketin...
Juniperus macropoda is the only tree species of a cold desert ecosystem that is experiencing high anthropogenic pressure and has a poor regeneration status due to harsh environmental conditions. Due to the limited distribution of Juniperus macropoda in this region, the species have remained largely unexplored in terms of understanding the distribut...
Sustainable forest management is the key to biodiversity conservation, flow of resources and climate change mitigation. We assessed the impact of various forest management regimes (FMRs): legal felling series [(reserve forest (RF), demarcated protected forest (DPF), un-demarcated protected forest (UPF), co-operative society forest (CSF) and un-clas...
Intensive cultivation and use of high-yielding cultivars with the elevated and alone application of inorganic fertilizers cause a severe decline in soil fertility. However, application of the organic manure, especially the farmyard manure (FYM), vermicompost (VC), and fly ash (waste of coal-based thermal power plants) along with the inorganic ferti...
Agroforestry systems (AFS) and practices followed in India are highly diverse due to varied climatic conditions ranging from temperate to humid tropics. The estimated area under AFS in India is 13.75 million ha with the highest concentration being in the states of Uttar Pradesh (1.86 million ha), followed by Maharashtra (1.61 million ha), Rajasthan...
The present study was carried out in the cold desert ecosystem of pure Juniperus forest in Northwestern Himalayan region to assess the status of species diversity along the altitudinal gradient. The entire study area was divided into eight main plots along altitudinal gradient starting from 3000 m up to >4260 m amsl with 180 m elevational distance...
Sustainable Development Goals 13 (SDG-13) states all stakeholders need to strengthen and improve their efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change. Globally, forests play a vivacious role in changing climates, alleviation and adaptation. Forest is a storehouse of 350,000 Tg carbon (C) that is highest among any terrestrial ecosystems. Temperate...
In the current period of climate change and natural resource degradation, when most nations are unable to guarantee food security for the expanding population, which is expected to reach 9.7 billion people by 2050, sustainable agricultural practices such as agroforestry plays a critical role. In spite of its worldwide presence, the practice of agro...
Lands are a country’s one of the most important wealth. However, in recent years, the strain on lands has increased daily to meet the need for unprecedented population growth, which has been compounded by climate change. Therefore, there is a need for the adoption of sustainable land-use systems such as agroforestry that bridges the gap between agr...
Today's farmers need to upgrade their skills by continuously introducing new techniques and management functions into their traditional farming to maximize farm productivity. The present study aimed to investigate the factors influencing farmers' adoption behaviour and constraints faced while adopting farm business management practices in vegetable...
Identification of the species for dendrochronological studies is of great relevance to understand the various aspects of climate change. However, in the north-western Himalayan region, dendroclimatological investigations are confined to conifer species, with broadleaved species being disregarded. Thus, the current study was conducted to assess the...
Climate change has become a critical and complex issue over the last few decades, owing to the possible effects of anthropogenic climate forcing on ecological systems, human health, water resources, agriculture and land use, economic efficiency, and protection (Bailey and Revell, 2015). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2019) stat...
Himalayan forest has been threatened by rapid anthropogenic activities resulting in loss of forest diversity and climate change. The present study was carried out on four aspects (northern, southern, western and eastern) at three different altitudinal ranges, namely 1000-1300 m above sea level (m asl), 1300-1600 m asl and 1600-1900 m asl of three d...
Earth's mean air temperature is increasing at an accelerating rate, and forest tree species are sensitive to this changing climate. However, tree species react variably to changing climates across different geographical ranges. Thus, eleven multi-purpose tree species (MPTs), Albizia stipulata, Bauhinia variegata, Celtis australis, Dalbergia sissoo,...
The present study was undertaken in the natural temperate Himalayan forests of Himachal Pradesh, India, to assess the tree species composition and diversity. For this purpose, six major forest types (FT) viz., FT1- Upper Himalayan Pinus roxburghii forest, FT2- Quercus leucotrichophora forest, FT3- Low-level P. wallichiana forest, FT4- Moist C. deod...
An on‐farm bamboo intercropping study was conducted near Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. It uses a split‐plot design with two bamboo species (Dendrocalamus asper and Dendrocalamus hamiltonii) and an open field condition as main plots, under which ginger (Zingiber officinale) was grown at five nutrient levels supplied through chemical fertilizers an...
Globally, weeds annually cause a significant crop loss (> USD 100 billion), and there is an urgent need for integrated weed management strategies (IWMS) to tackle this problem. The weed seed bank (WSB) can help to develop a more effective and efficient IWMS. WSB is the primary source of weed infestation in any cropping system, and its knowledge can...
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucam (L.) R. Br.), is a major warm-season cereal cultivated in the semi-arid region, highly tolerant to heat, drought, and salinity. It is mainly cultivated for the dual purpose, i.e., for human food as well as feed for livestock; and more than 90 millions peoples in about 30 countries directly or indirectly depend on th...
Global climate change caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases are recognized as a serious environmental issue of the twenty-first century. Climate change leads to land degradation leads to adverse effects on the productivity of the crops thus ultimately affecting the food and livelihood security of the people. Alt...
Invasion of weed into the forest has become the major concern now a day throughout the country. There are several weed species in the forest but Lantana camara, Parthenium hysterophorus, Ageratum conyzoides and Eupatorium adenophorum have spread markedly in a short period of time and affecting the floral and faunal diversity of forest. Several theo...
Sustainable forest management is one of the recent concept to full fill the sustainable development goals. The concept relies on certain criteria and indicator. There are about nine criteria and indicator processes throughout the world. The concept was introduced in
India in 1999 at Indian institute of Forest management, Bhopal. This process is kno...
Weed seed bank (WSB) dynamics is a crucial component of the “associated” diversity in agro ecosystems. As it regulates the communities of weed species and predict the degree to which crop-weed competition will affect crop yield and quality. So the present study were undertaken at RGSC farm, BHU, Mirzapur and nearby area, during rainy season 2017, t...
Land-use systems (LUS) are the surface utilization of land at a given space and time. Agroforestry, orchard and annual cropping system are the three prominent LUS of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Although, a large number of constraints faced by these LUS, of which weeds cause yield loss of up to 98%. Therefore, there is an urgency to devise an integrated...
Weed plants are a constitutive component of agro ecosystem and can cause serious economic damage (up to 98%). Their control often requires the commitment of substantial resources in the way of labor, capital or pesticide. It contributes more than 37 percent of the total crop production losses due to agricultural pests. Agroforestry,a sustainable la...
Forest products are the backbone for the livelihood of forest dwellers but simultaneously also provide sustenance to peoples living far away from the forest by taking part in the marketing process of the forest products. Over the years, the trade of the forest products increased tremendously over the horizon. Unfortunately, the trade of the forest...
Bamboos are used extensively for a variety of purposes, and many new species have been introduced to the northwestern Himalaya. However, their potential as a fodder species has not been investigated. Six bamboo species, namely Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Gamble, Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. and Schult.f.) Backer ex K. Heyne, Melocanna baccifera (Roxb....
Agroforestry, the integration of woody perennials with farming systems, has been practiced in India since time immemorial as a tradition land use system because it offers both economically and ecologically viable option to farmers and rural people community for large-scale diversification in agriculture to get supplement fuel, fodder, fruits and fi...
A field experiment was conducted during the Kharif season of 2017-18 to find out suitable management practices to manage Agri-horticulture system under Psidium guajava based agroforestry system. Suitability of experiment was based on yield of Mungbean. The yield attributes i.e pods/plant; pod length, no. of seeds/pod, seed yield; biological yield a...
Land degradation is one of the major issues in India that leads to deterioration of land quality for agricultural production and environmental protection. In India, about 147.75 M ha land comes under the degraded land including 93.68 M ha from water erosion, 16.03 M ha from acidification, 14.29 M ha from waterlogging, 9.48 M ha from wind erosion, 5...
The nutrient loss is closely related to erosion. The amount of individual nutrient deteriorates from soil by any factor this nutrient loss use full for plant and crop and affect the water bodies. Soil nutrient lost mainly through the runoff many nutrients are dissolving in rain water or lost. The rate of soil loss is 16.4tonnes/hectare every year,...
Field experiment was conducted to find out the influence of Urea, KCl, Zn placement and spray on growth of Cowpea crop. Crop during Kharif season 2017 under guava based agri-horti system. The experiment was laid out in simple RBD design and replicated thrice. The treatments were nine. Application of various levels of KCl, Zinc and Urea which signif...
Questions
Questions (4)
I am working on the estimation and simulation of the carbon-sequestration potential of different agroforestry systems.
However, I am unable to download it from the official website. http://dataservices.efi.int/casfor/models.htm
Even after filling the form around 10-20 times.
So kindly share the CO2fix 3.2 model here in Zip form or send it to my email: prashantsharma927@gmail.com
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Prashant Sharma
Hello everyone. I had yearly data on the tree ring width of the different species.
I read many research papers and they had calculated the correlation between the tree ring and monthly temperature.
I had tried a lot but not successful to calculate and draw the correlation. Because it is easy to calculate the correlation between tree rings and yearly temperature data. But, how it possible to correlate the tree ring with monthly data when we have taken the reading of the tree ring yearly (counting the growth ring).
For reference, I already have the monthly temperature data.
Thanks in Advance.
Hello guys, I am new to remote sensing and GIS.
I am stuck in one problem. Actually, I had carried out the land use land cover classification but the main problem is to make the land use land cover classification at different altitudes.
I already had the DEM but doesn't know how to determine the values for the different classes at various altitudinal ranges.
Thanks in advance.
Agroforesty is the deliberate combination of the agriculture crops and forest trees on the same piece of the land management unit. Researcher generally presumed that the agroforestry systems are only present on the agriculture lands. Although from my point of view agroforestry systems like silvopastoral, Protein bank, Energy plantations are present beyond the agriculture lands. Pleases give suggestion with reference.
