Prof. Dr. Upkar Singh Sadana

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPlant Cultivation, Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Technology
KeywordsMechanistc approach, manganese, nutrient mobilization, rhizosphere, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Current contact address

CountryIndia
CityLudhiana
InstitutionPunjab Agricultural University
InstituteDepartment of Soils

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Norbert ClaassenLehrstuhl für Pflanzenernährung, Technische Universität München, Freising
Prof. Dr. Norbert ClaassenInstitut für Agrikulturchemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/1992

Programme(s)

1992Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2005Upkar Singh Sadana, P.Sharma, O. N. Castañeda D.Samal, and N. Claassen Manganese uptake and Mn efficiency of wheat cultivars explained by root growth and Mn uptake kinetics.. In: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci., 2005, 581-589
2003Upkar S. Sadana, Debasmita-Samal, N. Claassen: Differences in manganese efficiency of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and raya (Brassica juncea L.) as related to root shoot relations, manganese influx and its depletion in the rhizosphere. In: Z. Planzenernähr. Bodenk., 2003, 1-5
2002Upkar S. Sadana, Kusum-Lata, N. Claassen: Manganese efficiency of wheat cultivars as related to root growth and internal manganese requrement. In: J. Pl. Nutr., 2002, 2677-2688
2002Satnam-Singh, Upkar S. Sadana: Prediction of phosphorous uptake by wheat and its depletion in the rhizosphere using a mechanistic model. In: J. Pl. Nutr., 2002, 623-633
2001Upkar S. Sadana, Kusum-Lata: Evaluation of manganese efficiency of wheat cultivars using mechanistic approach. In: W. J. Horst et al., Plant Nutrition - Food security an sustainability of agro-ecosystems. Kluwer Publishers, 2001. 1044-1045
2000Upkar Singh Sadana, N. Claassen: Manganese efficiency of wheat cultivars as related to root growth and internal manganese requirement. In: Plant and Soil, 2000, 233-238
1999Upkar Singh Sadana, N. Claassen: Potassium efficiency and dynamics in the rhizosphere of wheat, maize and sugar beet evaluated by a mechanistic model. In: J. Pl. Nutr., 1999, 939-950
1996Upkar Singh Sadana, N. Claassen: A simple method to study the oxidizing power of rice roots under submerged soil donditions. In: Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk., 1996, 643-646