Tanmoy Shankar

• Ph.D
• Professor (Assistant) at Centurion University of Technology and Management

Objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and quality of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Continuous application of chemical fertilizers causes nutritional imbalance and adverse effects on the physico-chemical and biological characters of soil. Thus, an integrated nutrient supply by c...

For many years now, fluoride contamination in drinking water has been a great global concern. Regular taking of water with high concentrations of fluoride and fluorocarbons induces numerous abnormal conditions in humans including fluorosis. Some effects of fluoride in drinking water may cause social constraints. For instance, severe fluorosis may c...

Nitrogen (N) plays a crucial role in the metabolic and physiological process-es of rice. This caused variation in growth parameters, yield attributes and yield of rice. Growth parameters were recorded at different times and yield attributes were used to work out the relationship of each parameter with grain yield. Such statistical analysis may not...

An experiment was conducted at CUTM, Odisha to evaluate the influence of different irrigation frequencies and methods on performance of potato. The experiment was designed in strip plot design with 4 irrigation frequencies and 3 irrigation methods together, replicated thrice. The significantly higher LAI at 60 DAP, haulm dry weight at 60 and 86 DAP...

In kharif 2022 and 2023 a field study was conducted in randomized complete block design with three replications for evaluating eleven treatments comprised of sole application of pendimethalin (750 g/ha) and bispyribac- Na (25 g/ha), rice straw mulch (RSM) (4, 6 and 8 t/ha), combination of pendimethalin along with variable rates of RSM, sequential a...

In kharif 2022 and 2023 a field study was conducted in randomized complete block design with three replications for evaluating eleven treatments comprised of sole application of pendimethalin (750 g/ha) and bispyribac- Na (25 g/ha), rice straw mulch (RSM) (4, 6 and 8 t/ha), combination of pendimethalin along with variable rates of RSM, sequential a...

Nitrogen management has a substantial impact on crop growth stages and yields. Split nitrogen administration at specific growth stages improves nutrient utilization, reduce losses and increase yield. Several studies have shown that applying nitrogen in fractions throughout the life cycle improves nutrient uptake efficiency while minimizing environm...

A field experiment was conducted at M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture's postgraduate research farm in Gajapati, Odisha, during the rabi season of 2021-22 and 2022-23 to investigate the influence of nutrient omission plot technique (NOPT) based nutrient management on performance of rabi rice. The trial was laid in randomized complete block desi...

Prediction of various parameters in the agriculture field using sensors is a significant topic nowadays. However, in many scenarios, the sensor data does not accurately detect the real parameter(/s) in the agriculture field. The sensor data may vary due to various external factors, whereas the real parameters don’t vary too much for a particular ag...

Effective nitrogen management is essential for improving crop development and yield, especially in the cultivation of sweet corn. Conventional basal nitrogen application often leads to nitrogen loss through volatilization and denitrification. To address this issue, split nitrogen application has emerged as a promising strategy to improve nitrogen u...

Cereal crop cultivation is one of the essential agricultural practices adopted worldwide to feed human beings, providing dietary energy and food security. Maize is important in different cereal crops' areas, production, and productivity. In high-input-demanding crops like maize, it is mandatory to evaluate the energy input and output along with the...

Rice-maize-based cropping system is one of the important agricultural practices in India. Maize has a wider range of adaptability to various climatic and soil conditions, which allows the farmers to cultivate the crop at various locations throughout the year. During the present days, straw handling after rice crop harvesting has become a major prob...

A two-year field experiment was carried out at experimental farm of BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal during kharif seasons of 2019–20 and 2020–21 to study the effect of combined application of coated urea and organic manure on performance of rice. The experiment was laid-out in a randomized complete block design with four replications and treatment compris...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the third most important cereal crop after rice and wheat which is considered a soil-exhaustive crop. The combination of soil exhaustive and replenishing crops in a cropping system is a beneficial approach where legumes can play a vital role in agricultural sustainability. As maize is a widely spaced crop, intercropping legum...

Purpose With the rapid advancement of lifestyle and technology, human lives are becoming increasingly threatened. Accidents, exposure to dangerous substances and animal strikes are all possible threats. Human lives are increasingly being harmed as a result of attacks by wild animals. Further investigation into the cases reported revealed that such...

Cereal crops are low in micronutrients primarily due to Iron and Zinc deficiency in soil. Iron, being the cofactor of various enzymes, performs basic functions in the human body, while its absence causes anaemia. Symptoms of Zn-deficiency appearing in the human body includes retarded growth, hypogonadism, immune dysfunction and cognitive impairment...

The adverse effects of abiotic components of the environment have led to noteworthy increases in drip global agricultural productivity. Among abiotic stresses, heavy metal (HM) stress is an important environmental factor with a significant negative impact on plants and requires serious attention due to its global presence. HMs are mostly found as k...

In the study on the diversity of pollinators and their pollination efficiency in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under field condition of Odisha during 2021-22, recorded 18 species of pollinators. Indian honeybee, Apis cerana indica F. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) was found to be the major one among the insect pollinators. The experiment conducted for tw...

The agroforestry system (AFS) is established for on-farm and off-farm revenues both from tree and crop production by utilizing natural resources. In AFS, trees plantation on farms affords various livelihood welfares and environmental sustainability. Earlier and contemporary evidence undoubtedly highlights that AFS is a viable land-use option for al...

Background: Under the present context of global warming and climate change, the choice of an ecologically hardy crop is having prime importance. Nutrient management is an important approach for improving crop growth and productivity. Among all the nutrients, nitrogen helps in the overall growth of the plant. Nitrogen helps to synthesize chlorophyll...

The increasing effect of variations in climatic parameters because of climate change and global warming ultimately causes hindrances to agriculture. The world food demand will be increased to feed the growing populations. The urbanization, enhancement of income and expected change in food habit in the future will add dimension in food demand. Agric...

Global climate change is impacting havoc on the growth and productivity of various plants. Among different abiotic stresses mainly caused by climate change, the thermo-stresses, that is, stresses caused by heat and cold, are of prime importance in influencing the physiological and metabolic activities of plants. The plant defense mechanism against...

Background: Pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis L. is a primary pest of stored chickpea which causes 50-60 per cent loss in seed weight and 45.5-66.3 per cent loss in protein content of the seeds and injudicious and indiscriminate use of hazardous synthetic chemicals for preventing storage losses in chickpea may lead to human and animal health i...

Background: Many cross pollinated flowering plants rely on pollinators for reproduction and survival. The pigeon pea (arhar), Cajanus cajan L., is the India’s most important pulse crop. It attracts pollinators because to its cross pollination nature, possible nectar and pollen source, attractive colour and scent of the seeds and timing of blossomin...

Background: The low glycemic rice variety RNR 15048 was introduced in Southern Odisha recently but the nitrogen and potassium requirement was not worked out for rabi / summer season. Methods: In this study, RNR 15048, a low glycemic index rice variety, was conducted in a split plot design with four main plots at 0, 50, 100 and 150 kg of nitrogen pe...

A millet-based intercropping system is common in dryland and rainfed conditions. Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) exhibits wide adaptability to different agroclimatic conditions and seasons, making it suitable for an intercropping system. Groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) is a leguminous oil-seed crop that can be cultivated as an intercrop in vari...

Long term study on different crops indicated that application of balanced NPK fertilizer couldn’t meet higher yield due to poor physical properties and micronutrient deficiencies. Keeping in view to the above concept a experiment entitled “Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth and Yield of Rabi Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)” wa...

Sesamum is the queen among all the oilseed crops having a wider range of adaptability to different agro-climate and is being cultivated in India due to its market value, good quality oil and nutritional content. Some important reasons for achieving low productivity of sesamum are less or no application of some fertilizer nutrients and improper sele...

Maize is a versatile cereal crop that offers enough scope for adoption of intercropping system. Inclusion of legumes as intercrops with maize offers numerous benefits such as enhancement of productivity from unit area, crop diversification, efficient resource use and agricultural sustainability. Based on the above facts, an experiment was conducted...

Rice is a crucial cereal crop in India and globally, serving as a staple food for over 50% of the world's population. In India, rice-based cropping systems are prevalent in agriculture. As we know, rice, being a cereal crop, requires substantial amounts of nutrients, particularly primary nutrients. Effective nutrient management practices are crucia...

Exploration of suitable rice establishment coupled with weed management for better productivity and profitability for the farmers of coastal ecology is very important. Concerning this, a field experiment was conducted at during the Kharif season of 2016 and 2017 to study the growth, yield, and economics in rice under different crop establishment me...

Modern and industrialized agriculture enhanced farm output during the last few decades, but it became possible at the cost of agricultural sustainability. Industrialized agriculture focussed only on the increase in crop productivity and the technologies involved were supply-driven, where enough synthetic chemicals were applied and natural resources...

The global increase in the frequency of climatic extremes exposed the plants to various abiotic stresses. Assuring food as well as nutritional security of the increasing climate change-induced abiotic stress turned out to be a major challenge for the sustainability of crop production in the current era. To cope with this situation, researchers have...

The cultivation of millets is widely known from ancient periods across the globe. These are nutritionally rich, drought tolerant and low external input requiring small grained crops. As millets are comparatively more efficient in carbon assimilation than cereals so they are believed to attribute for reduction in carbon footprint. Further, their...

Advances in agricultural technologies and inputs result in higher productivity and they should reduce the ill-effects on the environment and augment the sustainability of the system. During post green revolution era, indiscriminate use of agrochemicals has spoilt the agroecosystem and the overall ecological balance. Such anthropogenic intervent...

Biochar is gaining a lot of attention because it can boost crop yield and quality, enhance the health and fertility of the soil, and carbon sequestration (C). To make up for anthropogenic carbon emissions, biochar is primarily used to trap carbon. By agglomerating the soil with biochar, one can increase the rate of infiltration, increase the so...

Being a widely row-spaced crop, maize (Zea mays L.) offers ample scope for adoption of intercropping systems with other crops. In maize-based intercropping system, legumes are preferred worldwide. Among different legumes, cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) is an important crop that is fit to kharif and other seasons. Based on the above facts, the presen...

With the advancement of science, better monitoring of soil and water quality has become possible. Many contaminants have been reported in the recent past that influence the quality of soil and water negatively. However, the consideration of these pollutants or contaminants is still in the initial stage and needs to be explored in detail for a bette...

Environmental stresses such as drought, high salinity, and low temperature can adversely modulate the field crop’s ability by altering the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes of the plants. It is estimated that about 50% + of the productivity of several crops is limited due to various types of abiotic stresses either presence al...

Maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation is catching up in India to fulfil the future demand. Odisha is a non-traditional state for maize cultivation; however, it has been intensified in the state during last one and half decades. As maize is a wide spaced crop, the inter row space allows to grow the short statured crops such as legumes. Maize - legume inte...

Maize (Zea mays L.), the queen of cereals, has a versatile use as food, feed, and industrial purpose, andthe area under maize has been increasing in India in recent times. As a widely spaced crop, it offersthe provision of adoption for the intercropping system without reducing the optimum plant stand inadditive series. Based on the above facts, a f...

Rising population and shrinking resource base require sustainable agricultural approach to fulfil the requirement of food-feed-fibre in the coming future. Achieving higher productivity from a shrinking resource base becomes even more difficult under the threat of a changing climate. As different crops respond differently to changing climate, hence...

The brown-top millet has huge untapped potential for drylands in terms of assuring food, nutrition, and livelihood security to smallholders. As a drought-tolerant and climate-smart crop, it provides enough scope as an adaptation option to combat ill effects of global warming and climate change. The crop is resistant to various biotic and abiotic st...

Globally, a continuous and swift increase in population raised the water demand. Due to scarcity in available freshwater resources, ground water turned out to be a key source of water for crop and human consumption. Recently, many groundwater aquifers across the world reported exceeding the limits of the prescribed arsenic level, in turn raising a...

Rice holds key importance in food and nutritional security across the globe. Nutrient management involving rice has been a matter of interest for a long time owing to the unique production environment of rice. In this research, an artificial neural network-based prediction model was developed to understand the role of individual nutrients (N, P, K,...

Information technology is a compilation of technological tools as well as resources that are used to transmit, disseminate, deposit, and for the management of data. Computers, the internet, networking hardware and software, broadcasting technologies (radio and television), satellites and telephones are all exemplar of information technology. This e...

This is an Open Access Journal / article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved. Greengram(Vigna radiate L.) is a source of quality protein which content n...

This is an Open Access Journal / article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved. In agriculture crop diversification has a remarkable influence on the soci...

This is an Open Access Journal / article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved. The field experiment was carried out at Instructional Farm, Jaguli, B.C.K....

This is an Open Access Journal / article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved. Maize an important cereal is highly influenced by nitrogen application. Mo...

This is an Open Access Journal / article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved. Spacing treatments were made deep-water rice cultivars though a large numb...

At experimental farm of M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India, an experiment was conducted to know the effect of nitrogen doses and mulching on nutrient status, yield and economics of maize during the rabi season of 2021-22. The hybrid maize seed (Hybrid variety 422...

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) is a vital minor millet that is considered as ‘nutri-cereal’. Demand for finger millet is increasing day by day as compared to other minor or small millets, as it is rich in iron, calcium phosphorous, vitamin A and B and richest source ofcalcium.Use of only chemical fertilizer through increases yield, als...

Millets are coarse cereals belonging to the family Poaceae, which is cultivated since the ancient period of civilization. Among different millets, small or minor millets are treated as neglected crops due to their low-yield potential compared to major millets (sorghum and pearl millet) and fine cereals (rice, wheat and maize). In spite of their ver...

In developing countries agriculture plays an important role in countries economy. The current alarming rate of reducing soil fertility and soil degradation has become a dilemma for future agriculture sustainability and productivity. The chemical deposition to the soil in the form of synthetic fertilizers has become a huge pollution factor in agr...

Maize an important cereal is highly influenced by nitrogen application. Moreover, non-judicious use of nitrogenous fertilizer is not only costly but also harmful to agroecosystem. Considering the above facts, a field experiment was designed at the Agriculture Farm of Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India during summer of...

Oilseed crops can be cultivated widely in different agro-ecological conditions for the oil content in their seeds. Among different oilseeds, sunflower, is a vital edible oilseed that needs well-balanced nutrition for achieving enhanced oil quality and productivity. Considering the above, a field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 20...

Cereal crops are more nutrient and moisture-dependent than other crops. Maize (Zea mays L.) is the world's most popular cereal crop for daily consumption and India's third-largest grain crop after rice and wheat. Maize is susceptible to fertilizer treatments particularly nitrogen, and moisture. Maize requires a huge amount of nitrogen fertilizer, a...

Globally, to meet the increased food demand due to the rapidly expanding population, overuse of nitrogen-based fertilizers is escalating. Unprecedented use of nitrogen besides polluting the environment, it brings about amplified susceptibility to biotic and abiotic stress. Maize is the predominant crop in rainfed regions of Southern Odisha. Hence,...

Maize (Zea mays L.), the queen of cereals, has versatile use as food, feed and industrial purpose and the area under maize is increasing during recent times. As a widely spaced crop, it offers inclusion of intercrops without reducing the optimum plant stand. Intercropping legumes in maize is widely practiced to herness the efficient use of resource...

India imports edible vegetable oil to fulfil the domestic requirement and there is a need for enhancement of productivity of oilseeds in the country. Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), a short duration oilseed, grows well during different seasons under various cropping systems. The average productivity of sesame in India is low and that can be increased...

Gerbera is one of the important high values cut flower crops and occupied an important place among the elite top ten cut flowers in the international market. There are more than 300 cultivars available throughout the world for commercial production. To find out the best performing cultivars for South Odisha conditions, 10 gerbera hybrids, viz., Sta...

The demand supply gap between production of edible oilseeds and domestic need for edible oils warrants increase in production of edible oilseeds in India. Hence, there is a scope for adoption of appropriate cropping systems with improved agronomic practices. Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) and groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) are two important oilseeds...

India is a leading producer of oilseeds and importer of vegetable oil in the world. To ensure self-sufficiency in oilseeds production, the country needs to enhance production and productivity through adoption of improved technologies. Among different edible oilseeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) grows well during different seasons under various crop...

During the recent time, small millets are re-evaluated as 'nutri-cereals' because of their nutritional quality. Among various small millets, finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) is of prime importance due to its potential in terms of production and productivity. Though finger millet is a less nutrient demanding crop, improved varieties respo...

Weed management has become the most important and inevitable aspect of crop management for achieving a higher rice yield. Nowadays, chemical herbicide application has become a popular practice for managing weeds in different rice cultures. However, herbicide application can have qualitative and quantitative impacts on soil microorganisms and soil e...

Soil health management is a prime concern to ensure agricultural sustainability. Dwindling soil fertility as well as declining soil health is one of the great challenges of the present time to feed the world population. Injudicious use of chemical fertilizers may negatively affect soil health. Further, chemical fertilizer production is associated w...

Continuous mono-cropping of rice has resulted in decline or stagnation of yield output due to the occurrence of multiple nutrient deficiencies and worsening of soil physicochemical properties accompanying increased pressure of insect pests and diseases. The basic concept of integrated nutrient management (INM) is maintenance or adjustment of soil f...

Climate change implies some alterations in the natural system and as a result, both the human being and natural system face challenges. The cumulative effect of all abnormalities in climatic parameters causes hindrances to plants also. Perhaps the best test within recent memory as transformative biologists is to foresee how to plant populaces will...

The abiotic stresses such as unfavorable temperature, drought, flood, salinity, and heavy metal stress are considered as major factors causing a huge impression on crop growth and productivity. The abiotic stresses can reduce as much as 50% of benefits for some important crops in the world through altering the physiological, morphological, biochemi...

Both as of late actualized genomic approaches and old-style microbiology strategies keep on building up the study of plant-microorganism collaborations. These examinations of plant microbiome have benefitted from sweeping natural on one hand and reductionist automated exposures on the other. The age of immense confine assortments, what’s more, the...

Sewage and sludge constitute liquid and solid fractions of the city sewerage system. The raw sewage usually consists of water carrying various solids partly in solution and partly in suspension. Sewage is a rich source of plant nutrients and in addition, contains suspended solids in the form of solid organic matter. Sewage has been used in agricult...

Sewage sludge is an unavoidable byproduct of the wastewater treatment course. Rising population, and growing urbanization contributes to a sizeable quantity of sewage sludge production. Disposal of such a huge amount of waste requires environmentally safe and economically viable options. Though the applications of sludge to the agricultural field c...

Several estimations projected that the population across the globe is an approach to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, which will create great challenges particularly food security under the situation of climate change; ultimately lead to influence greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission as a result of intensive farming systems with traditional technologies. Leg...

Cultivation of pulses fit well to various cropping system and show climate-resileince.,Pulses are low external input demanding, can fix atmospheric nitrogen biologically and improve soil health. Among different pulses, green gram (Vigna radiata L.) is considered as an important crop in India. The crop responds to exogenous application of phosphorus...

Plant nutrient management by organic input includes application of different organic manures, namely, bulky organic manures and concentrates and biofertilizers. Undoubtedly, these inputs are having low analytical value, but they are ecofriendly and improve soil health. The non-judicious application of huge quantity of chemical fertilizers resulted...

Precision nutrient management is an important aspect of agriculture that accurately defines key factors for productivity improvement, sustainability, profitability and climate change. Improved grain production but do not improve the efficiency of certain nutritious foods. Assessment of plant nutrient needs much very effective for plant growth and d...

Intensive farming system is commonly followed in modern day agriculture owing to rise in population to meet the high food demand. In intensive farming, the farmer need high economic input and knowledge for managing the land and crop considering the fast paced crop rotation in the field and high input use. However use of higher amount of chemical in...

India is one of the key producers of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and other agricultural crops. Currently, the majority of farmers in North India follows the rice-wheat cropping system which produces a bulk amount of uneconomical yield (Straw).With the increase in the crop production, the crop residues are also increasing and ultimately due to several...

This is an Open Access Journal / article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved. The alternation in world's climate is due to the heavy population growth a...

Remote sensing is an advanced technique for collecting data by the reflectance of the electro magnetic radiations involving satellites, aircraft and ground-based and its application in agriculture is increasing significantly. This article discusses the application of various remote sensing technologies and their optimal profitability on agriculture...

Agricultural sustainability is of foremost importance for maintaining high food production. Irresponsible resource use not only negatively affects agroecology, but also reduces the economic profitability of the production system. Among different resources, soil is one of the most vital resources of agriculture. Soil fertility is the key to achieve...

Current soil management practices rely heavily on inorganic chemical-based fertilizers, posing severe health and environmental risk. Because of their potential significance in food safety and sustainable crop production, the use of beneficial microorganisms as a biofertilizer has become more important in the agriculture sector. Plant growth-promoti...

Millets are coarse cereals with a heritage of consumption since early human civilizations from the Neolithic age. Millets exhibit diversity in grain size, structure and threshing characteristics. India is the largest producer of millets in the world. India, Nigeria and China together account for 55% of global millet production. Millet contains all...

Rice is the lifeline for more than half of the world population, and in India, in view of its huge demand in the country, farmers adopt a rice–rice cropping system where the irrigation facility is available. As rice is a nutrient-exhausting crop, sustainable productivity of rice–rice cropping system greatly depends on appropriate nutrient managemen...

Phytohormones are small molecules that regulate growth and development of plants in addition to responding to various changes in the environment. Modification, synthesis, distribution and/or signal transduction of phytohormones coordinate with growth and developmental processes inclusive of stress tolerance to support the survival of plants. Gibber...

The intercropping system involves two or more crops coexist for some period of their cycles and ensure multifaceted benefits. As maize is a widely spaced crop, it offers enough scope for adoption of intercropping and legumes are known as good companions in intercropping. Considering the facts, an experiment was carried out at Bagusala Farm of Centu...

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) is one of the tropical crops having potential to produce considerable quantity of nutritious food grains under suboptimal resource and manage ment conditions. During recent ye ars, researches on crop improvement result in development of improved cultivars producing higher yield and respond well to applied...

A growing worldwide population, urbanization and industrialization are expanding the pace of transformation of arable land into no-man’s land. Providing food to an ever-expanding populace is perhaps the greatest test that agriculturalists and plant researchers are now facing. Ecological anxieties make this circumstance much graver. In spite of the...

An abundance of metabolomics information on the plant stress reactions has been collected and countless metabolic pathways are proposed to be directed in different abiotic stresses. Be that as it may, there are fewer evidences that metabolites and pathways tentatively demonstrated to work in abiotic stress resilience. A profile of metabolites doesn...