Area of specialization
Agronomy - Conservation Agriculture, Weed and Nutrient Management
Personal information
- Date of joining ICAR
07th January 2020
- Discipline and specialization
Agronomy - Conservation Agriculture, Weed and Nutrient Management
Training & Exposure
- Advance course on ‘Conservation Agriculture: Gateway for Productive & Sustainable Cropping Systems’ during 8-21 October, 2014 at BISA/PAU, Ludhiana, India.
- International training workshop on ‘Precision Nitrogen Nutrition in Wheat: Integrating Genetics and Precision Agronomy for Improving Nitrogen use Efficiency’ during 1-5 March, 2018 at BISA/PAU, Ludhiana, India.
- One Week Online Training Programme on ‘Micro-Irrigation- Design, Estimation and Installation of Drip & Sprinkler Irrigation System’ from 8th to 15th July 2020, organized by the Environment, Agriculture and Education Society (EAES), Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Training program on ‘Analysis of Experimental Data Using SAS’ at ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad from 09-Nov-2020 to 17-Nov-2020.
- 10-day Short Course on ‘Pulses as the Climate Smart Crops for Resource Conservation and Economic Intensification/Diversification of Cropping Systems’ from February 10-20, 2022, sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
Professional Information
Activities & Achievements
- Evaluated the impact of tillage management practices with crop residue management option under hot arid conditions.
- Identified prominent Pulse Inclusive cropping systems with suitable Tillage and Residue Management practices for Enhanced Productivity in Arid Zone.
- Assessed the Performance of Legume-based Intercropping System under Different INM Modules in Arid Region.
- Developed Integrated Nutrient Management Module for Enhanced Pulse Production in Arid Zone.
- Current area of research: Conservation agriculture, weed and nutrient management in arid pulse-based cropping system.
Ongoing Project
- Improving soil health and minimizing the yield gap in pulses through resource conservation technologies in arid ecosystem.
- Development of integrated weed management strategies for pulse-based cropping systems in arid region.
Publications
- Kumar, A., Saini, K. S., Rolaniya, L. K., Singh, L. K., & Kaushik, P. (2022). Root system architecture and symbiotic parameters of summer mung bean (Vigna radiata) under different conservation agriculture practices. Sustainability, 14(7), 3901.
- Rolaniya, L. K., Jat, R. L., Kumar, N., Punia, M., & Choudhary, R. R. (2023). Effect of integrated nutrient management practices on growth and yield of chickpea under different chickpea-based cropping systems in Western Rajasthan, India. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13(12), 1253–1259.
- Jat, R. L., Rolaniya, L. K., Kumar, N., Choudhary, R. R., Punia, M., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Jakhar, R. K., Bhatt, R., Alamri, S., & Siddiqui, M. H. (2024). Strategic scheduling of urea foliar application and irrigation for moth bean: A path to improve productivity, profitability and quality in Western dry region of India. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10(1), 2368269.
- Jat, R. L., Rolaniya, L. K., Punia, M., & Choudhary, R. R. (2023). Irrigation scheduling and nitrogen management practices affected the nutrient concentration of moth bean under arid ecosystem. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13(12), 1135–1141.
- Jat, R. L., Rolaniya, L. K., Punia, M., & Choudhary, R. R. (2023). Residual effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on growth indices of chickpea under soybean-chickpea system in Vertisol of Central India. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 35(24), 75–83.
Awards and Fellowships
- Received Scholarship by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines for MS Research.
- PAU, Merit Fellowship, for Ph.D.
- Received Junior Research Fellowship (INSPIRE) by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
- Young Scientist Award by Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology.