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Dr. Arun Kumar

Vice Principal

Affiliation

Department of Biotechnology , Faculty of Science and Humanities Ramapuram Campus, SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Area or Subject

Environmental Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Environmental Biotechnology, Sambalpur University, 2013

Courses – Environmental Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology

Research Interests – Soil Microbial Ecology, Nanotechnology (Biology)

Academic Experience
  • Vice Principal, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, 2019- Till Date
  • Dean, Faculty of Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat 2018-2019.
  • Associate Professor and HOD,School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 2014-2018.
  • Research Associate, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2007-2014
Selected Publications
  • Kalambukattu, J.G., R. Singh, A.K. Patra and K. Arunkumar, 2013. Soil carbon pools and carbon management index under different land use systems in the Central Himalayan region. Acta Agric. Scandinavica Sect. B-Soil Plant Sci., 63: 200-205. 
  • Kalambukattu, J.G., R.D. Singh, A.K. Patra, K. Arunkumar and J. Pote, 2013. Land use practices in the Central Himalayan region affect soil enzyme activities and their relationship with carbon pools. Acta Agric. Scandinavica Sect. B-Soil Plant Sci., 63: 403-408. 
  • Mahapatro, G.K. and K. Arunkumar, 2014. The case for banning diclofenac and the vanishing vultures. Biodiversity, 15: 265-268.
  • Arun Kumar, R.D.Singh, B.S. Bhople, D.K. Sapkal, 2015. Conventional Indian Soil Testing: Need For Major Change. Current Sci. 108 (7):1410-1411 
  • Sachin Kumar Vaid, Arun Kumar, Anita Sharma, P.C. Srivastava, A. K Shukla. 2017. Role of Some Plant Growth Promotory Bacteria on Enhanced Fe Uptake of Wheat, Communicationsin Soil Science and Plant Analysis, doi 10.1080/00103624.2017.1298780 
  • SenthilKumar, N., Kumar, N., Soorianathasundaram, N., Arun Kumar K., 2016. Grafted papayas: a boon for dioecious papaya industry. Current Sci.111 (8):1287-1288.
  • Mahapatro, G.K. and K. Arunkumar, 2018. Impact of pesticides on soil microbial community structure and soil biochemical indicators in termite invasive agricultural plots. Journal of Environmental Biology. (Accepted) 
  • Ranjan Paul, Raj Deo Singh, A. K. Patra, D. R. Biswas, Ranjan Bhattacharyya & K. Arunkumar, 2017. Phosphorus dynamics and solubilizing microorganisms in acid soils under different land uses of Lesser Himalayas of India. Agroforestry Systems. doi 10.1007/s10457-017-0168-4
  • Anita Jaswal, Raj Kumar, Arun Kumar*, Arshdeep Singh, Maninder Singh and Harmeet Singh Janeja, 2017. Impact of different herbicides on transplanted basmati rice in a Typic Haplustept soil of Punjab, In- dia. Research on Crops. 18 (4) : 583-588 
  • Kumar, A., R.D. Singh, A.K. Patra, S.K. Sahu, B.S. Bhople and M.A. Khan, 2015. Impact of canopy and seasonal dynamics on Oak and Pine soil microbial community composition and other biological indica- tors in Garhwal Himalayas. Ecol. Environ. Conserv. 21 (Suppl.): pp. (S213-S223).
  • Singh, R.D., K. Arunkumar, A.K. Patra, S.K. Sahu, M.A. Khan and B.S. Bhople, 2014. Impact of different land use management on soil enzyme activities and bacterial genetic fingerprints of North Western Hi- malayas. Curr. World Environ., Vol. 9. 10.12944/CWE.9.3.22.
  • Sakpak D.R., Patil A.N., Sapkal V.R., Meshram M.P., Gadekar M.P., Ladole M.Y. , Arun Kumar, 2014. Inheritance of morphological characters in Pigeonpea.The Bioscan.9(4): 1653-1656. 
  • Khan M.A., Arun Kumar K, Bhople B.S., Srivastava P.K. 2015. Phylogenetic identification of DNase secreting soil bacteria antagonistic to fungus Aspergillus.Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 15(1): 19-26.
  • Arunkumar, K., R.D. Singh, A.K. Patra and S.K. Sahu, 2013. Probing of microbial community structure, dehydrogenase and soil carbon in-relation to different land uses in soils of Ranichauri (Garhwal Himalayas). Int. J. Curr. Microbiol.Applied Sci., 2: 325-338. 
  • Arun Kumar and G.K. Mahapatro, 2014. Pseudo-imitation through phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis possibly paves the way to sustainability. Curr.Biotica, 7: 251-252.
  • S.P. Nandapure*, S.G. Wankhade, B.S. Bhople, P.R. Dadgale, S.S. Wanjari and Arun Kumar, 2015. Influence of nutrient management on physico-chemical properties of inceptisol under java citronella (Cymbo- pogon winterianus). Res. Environ. Life Sci. 8(4) 693-696
  • S.P. Nandapure*, S.G. Wankhade, B.S. Bhople, P.R. Dadgale, S.S. Wanjari and Arun Kumar, 2015. Influence of nutrient management on macro and micro nutrients availability of inceptisols under java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus). Res. Environ. Life Sci. 8(4) 637-642.
  • Arun Kumar, R.D. Singh, A.K. Patra, S.K. Sahu and Maninder Singh, 2017. Impact of Oak and Pine Canopy Cover on Soil Biochemical and Microbial Indicators of Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Himalaya, India. J Pure Appl Microbiol. 11 (3):1599-1607
  • Brillent. O, Balkrishna Sopan. Bhople, Yumnam. Neeraj, Havugimana Erneste, Gurjinder Singh. Dhilon, Byringiro Emmanuel and Arun Kumar, 2015. Integrated weed management in brief: a review. Eco. Env. & Cons. 21 (Suppl.) pp. (S399-S408)
  • Vikas, Anjil Kumar, Arun Kumar*, Anshu Singh, Praveen Kumar, Jaihoon Rafie, Parkash Verma and Ajay Kumar, 2017. Influence of Different Nutrient Concentration on Strawberry under Hydroponic Cultivation System. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(10): 2999-3006
  • Arshdeep Singh, Arun Kumar, Anita Jaswal, Maninder Singh and D.S. Gaikwad Nutrient use efficiency concept and interventions for improving nitrogen use efficiency. Plant Archives, 18 No. 1, 2018 pp. 1015-1023
  • Kumar S., Chaurasia P., Arun Kumar. 2016. Isolation and Characterization of Microbial Strains from Textile Industry Effluents of Bhilwara, India: Analysis with Bioremediation. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2016, 8(4):143-150. 
  • Arun Kumar, Bhople, B.S., Khan, JA, Srivastava, P.K. 2015.Shifting tillage: Novel tillage methodology to sustain agriculture. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2015, 7(8):237-240.
  • S.K Bali, Raj Kumar*, Balkrishna S Bhople, Arun Kumar, Kuldeep Singh, H.S Hundal, GIS-aided map- ping of DTPA extractable copper in the soils of Punjab-NW India. 2015. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 6 (5): 916-922.
  • V. P. Singh, G. Singh, Balkrishna S Bhople, Arun Kumar, A. Kumar and P. Singh. Effect of different temperatures and pH on radial growth of different strains of Calocybe indica. 2015. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 6 (5): 1016-1019.
  • Arun Kumar, Balkrishna Sopan Bhople, Javed Ahamad Khan, Pradeep Kumar Srivastava Assessing soil health with aid of soil inactive microbial pool and soil expanding potential. (Accepted- Plant Archives- Vol 1-2019)
  • Dange Akshy, Wayde Jitendra, Arun Kumar, Shinde Harshraj, Balkrishna Sopan Bhople, Javed Ahmad Khan, Deepak Kumar Sapkal, Sanjat Kumar Sahu.2016. Biochemical and molecular characterization of grape rhizospheric microorganisms in Vani and Nandur Naka regions of Maharashtra, India. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2016, 8(3):794-799.
  • EnkhboldErdenebat, Balkrishna Sopan Bhople, Arun Kumar. 2015. Effect of organics and inorganics amendments on soil physical, chemical and biological properties of alluvial soil under maize cultivation. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 6 (5): 436 442. 
  • Hina Upadhyay, Arun Kumar, Balkrishna Sopan Bhople, Kunal Singh, Amresh Kumar Nayak (2015). Anthropogenic impact on Biodiversity of Rural Hilly Areas –Gwalior (M.P.) India. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 6 (5): 270-276.
  • Ernest H, Kumar A, Bhople BS, Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, Singh RD, Sahu SK. 2015. Soil quality and health management through farming practices: To Ensure Agricultural Sustainability. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 6 (4): 1983-1992. 
  • Maninder Singh, Raj Kumar, Arun Kumar, Anita Jaswal and Arshdeep Singh 2018. Effect of combined use of organic and inorganic fertilizer sources on growth and yield of Kharif Maize in a course loamy typic Haplustept soil. Plant Archives Vol. 18 No. 2, 2018 pp. 1268-1270. 
  • Sumeet Kour*, Supreet Sajaan, D.S.Gaikwad, Arun Kumar, Neetu 2018. Impact of different sowing methods on growth and yield attributes of direct-seeded rice (Oriza sativa L.) in alluvial soils of Punjab, Plant Archives Vol. 18 No. 2, 2018 pp. 11385-1390 . 
  • Arshdeep Singh*, Lokender Kashyap, Arun Kumar, Anita Jaswal and Maninder Singh 2018. Effect of Fertilizers on the incidence of leaf folder and brown plant hopper in transpolanted Basmati Rice. Plant Archives Vol. 18 No. 2, 2018 pp. 12037-2041
  • Hina Upadhyay*, Diptanu Banik, Anaytullah Siddique and Arun Kumar 2018. Aeromycoflora of fruit and vegetables market environment and their proper management towards a sustainable environment. Plant Archives Vol. 18 No. 2, 2018 pp. 1851-1854.
  • Geeta Kandpal, Arun Kumar, Geeta Pandey, Khushboo Kathayat, Monisha Rawat and Priyamvada Chauhan 2018. Elucidating the effect of silicon solubilizer on yield attributes in different Geonotypes of rice (Oryza sativa L). Plant Archives Vol. 18 No. 1, 2018 pp. 641-644
  • Vivek Kumar, Arun Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Anita Jaswal, Mulla Mohammad 2018. Probing of the impact of different processed organic manures on physical chemical and biological characteristics of soil under maize (Zea mays L) cultivation. Plant Archives Vol. 18 No. 1, 2018 pp. 2297-2302
  • Liona Sangma, Mayur Gopinath Thalkar, Arun Kumar 2017. Comparative Study on Effect of Various Fer- tilizers on Maize Crop, Trends in Biosciences 10(20): 3850-3857.
  • Nikse T Sangma, Ajay Tomar, Arun Kumar 2017. Combined Effect of Organic and In Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Yield Parameters of Kharif Maize (Zea mays L.), Trends in Biosciences 10(20): 3861-3868, 2017
  • Supreet Saajan, Paras Kamboj, Parminder Singh, Sukhjinder Singh, Yugraj Singh, Hina 2017. Effect of Dif- ferent Bio-Fertilizers, Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen Sources on the Yield of Direct Seeded Rice (Oryza sativa) Grown Under Punjab. Trends in Biosciences 10 (21): 4172-4176.
  • Saresh N. V, Verma A, Bhople B. S, Arun Kumar and Kanive M. P. 2018. Habitat trees: key elements for avian biodiversity. Trends in Ecology and Environment. 1(1)
  • Amit Bhadoo, Raj Kumar, Arun Kumar, D.S. Gaikwad and Banjurip Lyngdoh (2018). Evaluation of effect of conventional and neem coated urea on summer squash (Cucerbita pepo L.). National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.27-28
  • Maninder Singh, Anita Jaswal, Arshdeep Singh, Raj Kumar, Arun Kumar and D. S. Gaikwad (2018).Utilization of organic and inorganic fertilizer on growth and yield of kharif maize (Zea mays) in a coarse loamy Typic Haplustept soil.National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.29-30.
  • Kunal Adhikary, Balkrishna Sopan Bhople, Arun Kumar, Saresh N V (2018).Water Hyacinth-Creation of Healthy Wealth from Menace.National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.59
  • Saresh N.V, Archana Verma , Singh N.B , Mahantappa Sankanur, Arun Kumar and Bhople B.S (2018). Reproductive biology of Grewia optiva Drummond: An important fodder tree in agroforestry system of Sub Himalayan region. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.60-61
  • Laishram Bindiya, Mahesh Maharkure and Arun Kumar (2018). Evaluating the impact of zeolite combined organic amendments on carbon sequestration in soils under maize cultivation. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.67-68
  • Jayanti Yomso and Arun Kumar (2018). Impact of different combination of weeds biochar with inorganic amendments on soil carbon, nitrogen sequestration, growth and yield attributes of maize. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.74-75
  • Akul Gupta and Arun Kumar (2018). Efficient weed management strategies as well as enhancing soil fertility by weed biochar. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.76-77
  • Geeta Kandpal, Arun Kumar, Geeta Pandey, Priyamvada Chauhan and Khushboo Kathayat (2018). The effect of Silicon solubilizer on morphological, phenological and biotic stress response in different geno- types of rice (Oryza sativa L.) National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.102-103.
  • Geeta Pandey, Arun Kumar, Priyamvada Chauhan Geeta kandpal and Khushboo kathayat (2018). Identification of maintainers and restorers for development of potential rice (Oryza sativa L.) Hybrids. Na- tional Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.109.
  • Arshdeep Singh, Lokender Kashyap, Arun Kumar, Anita Jaswal and Maninder Singh (2018). Effect of fertilizers on the incidence of Leaf folder and Brown plant hopper in transplanted Basmati rice. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.141-142.
  • D. S. Gaikwad, Arun Kumar, R. N. Bhise, Y. G. Kasal and Sumeet Kour (2018). Effect of different feeding levels of Emblica officinalis (Amla) on economics of broilers production. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.225.
  • D. S. Gaikwad, Arun Kumar, Y. G. Kasal and Sumeet Kour (2018). Effect of supplementation of shatavari root powder (Asparagus racemosus) on growth performance and meat quality of broilers. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.226.
  • D. S. Gaikwad, Arun Kumar, Sumeet Kour, Arshdeep Singh, Anita Jaswal and G. N. Ghadage (2018) Ef- fect of supplementation of shatavari root powder (Asparagus racemosus) on growth performance and meat quality of broilers. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.261.
  • D. S. Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Arun Kumar and Anita Jaswal (2018) Evaluation of locally available herbs and spices on economics of broiler production. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.262.
  • D. S. Gaikwad, Anita Jaswal, Arun Kumar and Arshdeep Singh (2018) Potential application of ginger and cinnamon powder as natural feed additives on growth performance of broiler. National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, pp.262-263.
  • Mahapatro GK and Arun Kumar K (2016) PLFA-assisted impact-assessment of pesticides on rhizospheric microbial community structure in termite invasive agricultural field-situation. In: National Symposium on: Agrochemicals Research and Education in India: Appraisal and Road Map for Future. ICAR – IARI, New Delhi
  • Mahapatro GK, Sachin Kumar and Arun Kumar K (2014) A unique case of termite devastated desert village near Kota. International Conference on Entomology, Feb 21 – 23, 2014, Punjabi University, Patiala, India.
  • Mahapatro GK and Arun Kumar K (2013) Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of first reported western subterranean termite Heterotermes indicola from Delhi. In: International Conference on Biotechnology & Human Welfare, 6-8 Dec 2013, Sastra University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Singh, R.D., Patra, A.K., and Arun-Kumar, K. (2010). Microbial diversity, Carbon and N Sequestration in soils under different land use systems in the North-Western Himalayan region. 97th Indian Science Congress-Part II (Abstracts), Trivandrum, India, pp 109-110.
  • Arun-Kumar. K, Singh, R.D., and Patra, A.K. (2009). Impact of land use systems on soil enzymes activities in North Western Himalayan region. 75th Platinum jubilee, Indian society of soil science, New Delhi India, pp 11.
  • Singh, R.D., K Patra, A.K and Arun-Kumar K. (2009). Carbon and N Sequestration in Soils under Changing Land Use Systems in the North-Western Himalayan Region. 75th Platinum jubilee, Indian society of soil science, New Delhi India, pp 109.
  • Patra, A.K., Singh, R.D. and Arun-Kumar, K. (2009). Soil Microbial Diversity Changes in Response to Land use and Crop Management systems in North-Western Himalayan Region. 75th Platinum jubilee, Indian society of soil science, New Delhi India, pp 107. ‘
  • RD Singh, AK Patra and K Arun Kumar (2009). Impact of changing land use systems on microbial communities in the North-Western Himalayan region 96th Indian Science Congress- (Abstracts), Shilong
  • RD Singh, AK Patra and K Arun Kumar (2008). Assessment of soil microbial biodiversity in the North Eastern Himalayan Region. Abstract in International Conference on Biodiversity, Environment and Sustainability: Challenges for Future organized by the University of Delhi during 4-6 Sept., p.14
  • Patra, A.K., Singh, R.D. and Arun-Kumar, K. (2008). Changing land use systems degrading soil and biological and biochemical indicators in the North-Western Himalayan region. 95th Indian Science Congress-Part II (Abstracts), Viskhapatnam, India, p.7.
  • Patra, A.K., Singh, R.D. and Arun-Kumar, K. (2008). Impacts on soil biodiversity indicators in response to changing land use systemsin the North-Western Himalayan region. International Conference on Bio- diversity: Issues and Concerns, 21-23 November 2007, Kolkata, pp 81-82.
  • Singh, R.D., Patra, A.K., and Arun-Kumar, K. (2007). Impact of changing land use systems on soil bio- logical and biochemical indicators in the North-Western Himalayan region, Annual Convention of the Indian Society of Soil Science, Ranchi.
  • 2016: Teacher Appreciation Award, Lovely Professional University, awarded by Union MHRD Minister, India
  • 2017: Young Scientist Award (Soil Microbiology), JMD Educational Society.
  • 2013: Indian Council of Agricultural Research Senior Research Fellowship to work in National Fellow Project on Indian Termites
  • 2012: National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) Research Associate to work in Zonal technology management and business planning and development unit
  • 2011: National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) Senior Research Fellowship to work in Zonal technology management and business planning and development unit
  • 2011: Department of Science and Technology fellowship for working in the project “Probing of micro-biodiversity in relation to soil health and productivity of the central Himalayan region”
  • 2007: Best Poster Award at the Annual Convention of the Indian Society of Soil Science, at Ranchi, for the poster “Impact of changing land use systems on soil biological and biochemical indicators in the North-Western Himalayan region”
  • 2003: Branch Topper in Biotechnology in Third Year Second Semester at MCAS, Rasipurum
  • 2000: Branch Topper in XII at Balco Township Higher Secondary School