Dr. Kali Krishna Hazra – ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research

Agronomy

Sustainable intensification, climate change, plant nutrition and crop modelling.

Developed sustainable phosphorus management options for the aerobic rice–lentil production system in alkaline Indo-Gangetic Plain soil.
Developed a protocol for nodule characterization in chickpea.
Developed sustainable legume-inclusive strategies for soil carbon sequestration.
Developed integrated crop management modules for rice-fallow agro-ecologies.

Training on carbon modeling at NBSS&LUP, Nagpur (2011)
Training course on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (2025)

Developed sustainable phosphorus management option(s) for aerobic rice-lentil production system in alkaline IGP soil.
Developed protocol for nodule characterization in chickpea
Developed sustainable legume inclusive strategies for soil carbon sequestration
Developed integrated crop management modules for rice-fallow agro-ecologies

Improving productivity of pulses inclusive cropping systems through efficient resource recycling and smart agriculture technologies
Developing advanced yield predictive models of pulse crop for future climate scenarios with decision support framework
Image analysis for plant trait characterization in pulse crops

Hazra K.K. et al. (2014). Long-term effect of pulse crops inclusion on soil–plant nutrient dynamics in puddled rice (Oryza sativa L.)-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system on an Inceptisol of Indo-Gangetic plain zone of India. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 100(1), 95-110
Hazra K.K. et al. (2018). Improving soil organic carbon pools through inclusion of summer mungbean in cereal-cereal cropping systems in Indo-Gangetic plain. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 64(12),1690-1704.
Hazra K.K. et al. (2019). Diversification of maize-wheat cropping system with legumes and integrated nutrient management increases soil aggregation and carbon sequestration. Geoderma 353, 308-319
Venkatesh M.S., Hazra K.K. et al. (2019). Integrated phosphorus management in maize-chickpea rotation in moderately-alkaline Inceptisol in Kanpur, India: An agronomic and economic evaluation. Field Crops Research 233, 21-32
Hazra K.K. et al. (2020). Categorization of Chickpea Nodules and Their Relation with Plant Growth. National Academy Science Letters 1-5