Prof. Dr. Himanshu Pathak

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSoil Sciences,Plant Cultivation, Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Technology,Climatology
KeywordsSoil fertility, Greenhouse gas mitigation technologies, Integrated resource management, Simulation models, Sustainable land use

Current contact address

CountryIndia
CityCentral Delhi
InstitutionDepartment of Agricultural Research and Education

Host during sponsorship

Priv. Doz. Dr. Reiner WaßmannForschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK), Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Start of initial sponsorship01/04/2004

Programme(s)

2003Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2007Kundu, S., Bhattacharyya, R. Ved Prakash, Gupta, H.S., Pathak, H. and Ladha, J.K. Long-term yield trend and sustainability of rainfed soybean¿wheat system through farmyard manure application in a sandy loam soil of the Indian Himalayas. . In: Biol. Ferti. Soil, 2007, 271-280
2006Banerjee, B., Aggarwal, P.K., Pathak, H., Singh, A.K. and Chaudhary, A. Dynamics of organic carbon and microbial biomass in alluvial soil with tillage and amendments in rice-wheat systems.. In: Env. Monit. Assess., 2006, 173-189
2006Maiti, D., Das, D.K. and Pathak, H. Fertilizer requirement for irrigated wheat in eastern India using the QUEFTS simulation model. . In: Sci. World J., 2006, 231-245
2006Aggarwal, P.K., Kalra, N., Chander, S. and Pathak, H. InfoCrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environmental impact of agro-ecosystems in tropical environments. I. Model description.. In: Agril. Systems, 2006, 1-25
2006Aggarwal, P.K., Banerjee, B., Daryaei, M.G., Bhatia, A., Bala, A., Rani, S., Chander, S., Pathak, H. and Kalra, N. InfoCrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environmental impact of agro-ecosystems in tropical environments. II. Performance of the model. . In: Agril. Systems, 2006, 47-67
2006H. Pathak, R. Singh, A. Bhatia, N. Jain: Recycling of rice straw to improve wheat yield and soil fertility and reduce atmospheric pollution. In: Paddy Water Environment, 2006, 111-117
2006Pathak, H., Li, C., Wassmann, R. and Ladha, J.K. Simulation of Nitrogen Balance in the Rice-Wheat Systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains. In: Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. , 2006, 1612-1622
2006Pathak, H., Li, C., Wassmann, R. and Ladha, J.K. Simulation of Nitrogen Balance in the Rice-Wheat Systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains. . In: Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 2006, 1612-1622
2006H. Pathak, C.Li, R. Wassmann, J.K. Ladha: Simulation of nitrogen balance in rice-wheat systems of the Indo-Gangetic plains. In: Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2006, 1612-1622
2005J.K. Ladha, H. Pathak, T.J. Krupnik, J. Six and C. van Kessel: Efficiency of fertilizer nitrogen in cereal production: retrospect and prospects. . In: Advances in Agronomy, 2005, 85-156
2005A. Bhatia, H. Pathak, N. Jain, P.K. Singh and A.K. Singh: Global warming potential of manure amended soils under rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains.. In: Atmospheric Environment , 2005, 6976-6984
2005H. Pathak C.S. Li R. Wassmann: Greenhouse gas emissions from Indian rice fields: Calibration and upscaling using the DNDC model. . In: Biogeosciences, 2005, 113-123
2005S. Chandra, H.C. Joshi, and H. Pathak: Impact of distillery effluent and salts on hydraulic conductivity of a sandy loam soil. In: Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2005, 9-14
2005Jain N, Bhatia A, Kaushik R, Sanjeev Kumar, Joshi HC, Pathak H Impact of post-methanation distillery effluent irrigation on groundwater quality. In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2005, 243-255
2005H. Pathak, A.K. Patra, N. Kalra: Information technology-based nutrient management for higher and sustainable crop yield. In: Indian Journal of Fertiliser, 2005, 27-37
2005Malla, G., Bhatia, A., Pathak, H., Prasad, S., Jain, N. and Singh, J.: Mitigating nitrous oxide and methane emissions from soil under rice-wheat system with nitrification and urease inhibitors. In: Chemosphere, 2005, 141-147
2005R.N. Garg H. Pathak D.K. Das R.K. Tomar: Use of flyash and biogas slurry for improving wheat yield and physical properties of soil. In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2005, 1-9