Crop Growth Simulation Modelling And Climate Change

M. Mohanty

M. Mohanty: A renowned soil scientist, Joined Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal (ICAR) as Soil Physicist in the year 1999 after completing post graduate studies in soil science from IARI, Pusa New Delhi. Worked extensively in the areas of tillage and crop residues management in rice-wheat region in vertisol, climate change, soil quality and published more than 40 research articles in International Journals of high impact factors. He has published three books and many research bulletins and has more than 40 books chapters to the credit. He has published the work in many journal of international repute like Ecological Modelling, Agricultural Ecosystem and Environment, Soil and Tillage research and many more. Recently he was awarded with FAI award for his excellent works on nutrient management in wheat crop of central India.

Nishant K. Sinha

Dr. Nishant K. Sinha: Agricultural Physicist. Recently, he is working as scientist in the division of Soil Physics, Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He has published 20 research papers in peer reviewed journals and authored 3 books. He also has good expertise in crop root dynamics, crop simulation modelling and water productivity.

K.M. Hati

Dr. K. M. Hati: Soil Scientist with Specialization in Soil Physics. Presently he is working as Principal Scientist at IISS, Bhopal in the Division of Soil Physics. He has more than 20 years of experience in research and training in the field of Soil Physics, remote sensing and conservation agriculture. During his period of service he has worked on conservation agriculture, carbon sequestration mechanisms, soil quality, water and nutrient dynamics. He also worked on application of remote sensing principles for improving input use efficiency. He published more than 30 peer reviewed research papers in international and 20 papers in national journals of repute. Besides this, he also authored 3 books, 15 book chapters, 10 review articles and 6 papers in national and international conference proceedings.

R.S. Chaudhary

Dr. R.S. Chaudhary: Principal Scientist and Head of Division at Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal. He has worked on various research tasks of soil and water conservation, water-shed development, catchment survey and planning, efficient management of water and nutrients, soil surface manipulations, conservation tillage, land configurations, and quantifi-cation of runoff and soil losses, in various soils and cropping systems of India. As enthusiastic researcher and critical reviewer he has a number of research papers in national and international journals, book chapters, review articles, popular articles, and bulletins to his credit. Presently be is involved in the research projects on conservation agriculture, climate change, assessment of soil quality and soil resilience.

A.K. Patra

Dr. Ashok K. Patra: Director of the Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal. He was a recipient of the prestigious INRA Fellowship (2001-2003) of the French Research Ministry to work on molecular soil ecology in N cycling at the CNRS-Claude Bernard Université Lyon, France. He has contributed more than 200 publications, which has been widely cited throughout the world. He was a faculty of Post Graduate School, IARI, New Delhi and actively involved in teaching and guiding of postgraduate students at IARI for 15 years (1999-2014). He is a recipient of several awards/recognitions and fellowships, namely: British Council TCT Award 1996; DBT Overseas Associateship Award 2008; FAI Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award, 2011; Bharat Jyoti Award, 2012; Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award, 2012; ISSS Dr. G.S. Sekhon Memorial Lecture Award, 2012 of ISSS, New Delhi; Hooker of IARI (2013), New Delhi. Dr. Patra was Editor, Range Management and Agroforestry 1996-1998; Councillor, Indian Society of Soil Science (2005-2006); President (Delhi Chapter), Indian Society of Soil Science (2012-14); Member, Nature's Reader Panel (2009). He served as expert of several important committees and acted as reviewer for more than 25 international journals. Dr Patra is a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Indian Society of Soil Science and Range Management Society of India.