Ph. D in Soil Science, M. Sc. Ag. in Agricultural Chemistry and Graduate in Agriculture
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science, Horticulture, Agronomy and Crop Science
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Drip Irrigation in Horticultural Crops with Special Reference to Arid Zone B. D. Sharma Horticulture Based Integrated Farming Systems, 2021 Micro irrigation normally called as drip irrigation was introduced in early seventies. In micro irrigation method, water supplied at slow rate that is 1.0-2.0 kg/sq cm to the root zone of an individual plant through lets called emitters or drippers fitted with laterals pipes and filters at pump side. The Indian arid zone is characterized by high temperature and low and variable precipitation which limit the scope for high horticultural productivity. The advantages of drip irrigation are as follows: The disadvantages of micro-irrigation are as follows: In India around 88% water is being used in agriculture sector, domestic use amounts to about 5% and industry use about 7%. In pomegranate fruit crop drip irrigation method, applying water equivalent to 20 per cent area is superior method of water application over surface method and average annual irrigation requirement of pomegranate through drip method is 20cm.
Prospects of Horticulture in Arid Region S.K. Sharma, B.D. Sharma, A.K. Shukla Horticulture Based Integrated Farming Systems, 2021 The area expansion and yield potential of arid horticultural crops has increased many folds because of development of new varieties and advancement in production techniques in arid region. The soils of the north-western arid region described as 'desert soils' and 'grey brown soils' of the Order Aridisols are light textured. Since, it has tremendous scope of export of this crop from semi-arid and arid regions of the country. Date palm is most suitable fruit tree of hot arid region and it is grown in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana in more than 12, 493 ha and producing 85,000 tonnes fresh fruit. In arid region, the major constraint in commercial cultivation of arid horticultural crops is water resources. Although, great efforts have been made to develop technology compatible for commercial production of arid horticultural crops, yet there is a need to address various issues for further refinement of technology, improvement in socioeconomic status of arid region and development of sustainable agro-horti-system.
Dryland Horticulture M.K. Jatav, P.L. Saroj, B.D. Sharma Dryland Horticulture, 2021 Sustainable livelihood security of resource poor farmers is the top priority for the nation today. However, there is wide gap in productivity of various horticultural commodities among different eco-regions, where horticulture can play significant role particularly in arid and semi arid regions, it is far below than the potential productivity. Hence, sustained and steady growth in rural income is critical for positive impact on living standard of various stakeholders. Therefore, an appropriate strategy needs to be devised for such climatically vulnerable regions. The net income of farmers can surely be increased by efficient management of nutrient, water and agri-input, integrated horticulture based farming system, better market price realization, post harvest management and value addition, integration of secondary enterprises and thereby improving productivity of arid and semi-arid horticultural crops. In this book, several such interventions are given in the form of various chapters which will be of immense use improving the productivity and profitability of horticultural commodities.Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.
Preface Dryland Horticulture, 2021
Flower Regulation in Pomegranate (Punica Granatum L.) Under Hot Arid Climate Dryland Horticulture, 2021
Integrated Nutrient Management for Horticultural Crops in Arid Region Dryland Horticulture, 2021
Integrated nutrients management in khadrawy date palm under hot arid region Pawan Kumar Pareek, P. K. Yadav, Susheel Kumar, D.K. Sarolia, B. D. Sharma Indian Journal of Horticulture, 2020 A field experiment was conducted to see the effect of organic (FYM) and inorganic (NPK) sources as well as foliar spray of micronutrients on fruit yield and quality of date palm fruits. Total eighteen treatments were taken, and allocated in randomized block design with three replications on uniform 35 years old date palmtrees. The treatments were applied during last week of October in soil application, and foliar applications of micronutrients were applied twice in November and March. The results revealed that the combined applicationof T15 (100 kg FYM + 1.00 kg N + 0.500 kg P2O5 + 1.00 kg K2O + 1.00% FeSO4 + 0.50% ZnSO4) and T14 (100 kg FYM + 1.00 kg N + 0.50 kg P2O5 + 1.00 kg K2O + 0.50% FeSO4 + 0.25% ZnSO4) significantly improved the fruit yield,total soluble solids, total sugars, reducing sugars, ascorbic acid, N, P, K, Fe and Zn content in fruit, and reduced the acidity and tannin content with higher returns over rest of the treatments. Thus, this manure, fertilizers andmicro-nutrients dose helped in sustainable optimum production of quality and nutritional fruits of date palm cv. Khadrawy in Bikaner conditions.
Morphological and antioxidant characteristics of mulberry (Morus spp.) genotypes Hare Krishna, Dhurendra Singh, Rama Shanker Singh, Lokesh Kumar, Brijesh Dutt Sharma, Pyare Lal Saroj Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2020 Mulberry is a multipurpose tree, which can be utilized for catering diversified needs such as food, fodder, fuel and fibre. It has earned ‘superfood’ status, in European countries, owing to presence of bioactive compounds in fruits. In India, mulberry is considered an underutilized fruit crop and the breeding efforts on mulberries made so far were restricted to development of genotypes suitable for sericulture. However promising selections of mulberry, intended for commercial fruit production, have recently been made. Therefore, an investigation about the phytochemical constituents of available promising mulberry genotypes could help develop an improved understanding and appreciation of the nutraceutical and medicinal value of this fruit, which consequently will promote its consumption in society. In the present investigation, we assessed variations in morphological characteristics, phytochemical and antioxidant capacity among 10 selected mulberry genotypes belonging to 3 mulberry species (Morus alba, M. rubra and M. laevigata). The antioxidant capacity was estimated by CUPRAC, FRAP and DPPH assays. The ascorbic acid content varied from 6.8 to 27.1 mg 100 g−1, total polyphenols from 0.51 to 1.58 mg g−1, total flavonoids from 0.37 to 1.26 mg g−1 and O-dihydric phenol from 0.14 to 0.33 mg g−1 fresh weight. The average antioxidant activities were 3.02–6.92 and 2.79–5.70 µM TE g−1 as determined by the CUPRAC and FRAP assays, respectively. Likewise, according to the results obtained, genotype Delhi Local was found to exhibit the strongest DPPH free-radical scavenging activity followed by Thar Lohit. The results of the study showed that the dark red-fruited mulberry ‘Delhi Local’ with higher antioxidant potential appears to be promising for further commercial exploitation.
Studies on flowering induction, sex ratio and fruit set improvement in pomegranate R. Kumar, P. L. Saroj, B. D. Sharma, P. K. Yadav Indian Journal of Horticulture, 2020 The present study was conducted to induce flowering at the desired period with higher percentage of bisexual flowers and fruit set to improve yield and minimize fruit cracking through withholding of irrigation, pruning and ethrel application. Pooled data analysis revealed that horticultural interventions, chemical treatments and their interactions significantly affected sex ratio and fruit set. Among horticultural interventions, earliest defoliation (10.47 days), highest defoliation (81.25%), shortest flowering period (64.46 days), minimum male flowers (58.59%), maximum bisexual flowers (27.43%), maximum fruit set (25.84%) and fruit retention (82.23%) were recorded in withholding of irrigation during June + pruning and thinning as compared to control natural flowering. Among chemical treatments, earliest defoliation (7.59 days), highest defoliation (93.35%) and shortest flowering period (61.07 days) were recorded in ethrel 3 ml/l + DAP 5 g/l application while minimum male flowers (59.21%), maximum bisexual flowers (25.51%), maximum fruit set (25.16%) and fruit retention (80.74%) were recorded in ethrel 2 ml/l + DAP 5 g/l treatment as compared to control. Among interactions, earlier defoliation (6.78 days), highest defoliation (95.72%) and shortest flowering period (55.42 days) were observed in withholding of irrigation during June + pruning and thinning + ethrel 3 ml/l + DAP 5 g/l treatment. The minimum male flowers (57.78%), maximum bisexual flowers (28.22%), maximum fruit set (26.39%) and fruit retention (83.34%) were recorded in withholding of irrigation during June + pruning and thinning + ethrel 2 ml/l + DAP 5 g/l treatment as compared to maximum male flowers (66.36%), minimum bisexual flowers (22.03%), fruit set (22.19%) and fruit retention (75.28%) recorded in natural flowering without chemical treatment. Therefore, it can be concluded that withholding of irrigation during June + pruning and thinning + ethrel 2 ml/l + DAP 5 g/l treatment induced flowering during optimal climatic conditions and significantly improved sex ratio and fruit set of pomegranate.
Yield of kachri (Cucumis callosus) as influenced by organic and inorganic sources of nutrients in arid zone Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2016
Most favourite traditional cucurbitaceous vegetables and their utilization pattern in Thar desert of the western Rajasthan, India Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 2016
Effect of different sources of nitrogen on Kachari (Cucumis meld) Performance in the Arid Region Annals of Arid Zone, 2016
Utilization of date palm fruits for making delicious, biscuits Annals of Arid Zone, 2013
Soil properties, root growth, water-use efficiency in brinjal (Solanum melongena) production and economics as affected by soil water conservation practices Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2011
Introduction and evaluation of anardana type pomegranate under hot arid conditions Acta Horticulturae, 2011
Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers and Organic Manure on Growth and Yield of Indian Aloe (Aloe barbadensis Mill.) Annals of Arid Zone, 1999
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Status and Strategic Approaches for Date palm Production in India-A review RS Singh, R Meena, BD Sharma, AK Singh Current Horticulture 13 (4), 33-46 , 2025 2025
MOLECULAR AND CYTOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULAR LYMPHADENITIS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW (2000-2023). S Shukla, P Sharma, P Shakya, D Rani, L Kumar, B Sharma, AP Singh, ... International Journal of Medicine & Public Health 15 (4) , 2025 2025
Regional Variations in High-risk Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Cervical Cancer in India: A Narrative Review to Improve Vaccine Coverage Strategies A Agrawal, N Srivastava, P Shakya, R Garg, N Chauhan, AP Singh, ... Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 17 (S2 … , 2025 2025
Sustainable Plant Diversity for the Present and Future Generations AS Ahluwalia, BD Sharma, MC Sidhu Role of Science and Technology for Sustainable Future: Volume 1: Sustainable … , 2024 2024
ARCHITECTURE OF BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS FINGERPRINTS FOR HOME SECURITY SYSTEM V KUMAR, L KUMAR, B SHARMA, N CHAUHAN, RK SINGH, BP SINGH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 9 (6), 15-20 , 2024 2024
Management of arid fruits in saline environment: A Review RK B D Sharma, R. Bhargava, Bankey Lal* Agricultural and Biological Research 40 (2), 949-953 , 2024 2024
Organic farming technologies for horticultural crops RK B D Sharma, R. Bhargava, Bankey Lal* Agricultural and Biological Research 40 (1), 880-883 , 2024 2024
Standardization of pit size and organic filling mixture for tissue cultured cultivar Barhee of date palm in hot arid region of western Rajasthan SR B.D. Sharma, R.K. Meena* , R. Bhargava Agricultural and Biological Research 40 (1), 767-771 , 2024 2024
Plant growth and yield performance of pomegranate varieties under hot arid eco-system RK Meena, BD Sharma, PS Gurjar, R Kumar Journal of Agriculture and Ecology 15, 32-35 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Exploring the interconnection of agricultural growth and poverty reduction in India BDS Dipali Gupta Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Thar prabha: A new high-yielding wood Apple variety for dry land V Yadav, AK Singh, SS Hiwale, S Singh, BD Sharma Indian Horti 68, 7-9 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Establishing integrated nutrient management techniques for kinnow mandarinn fruit crop of hyper arid region of western Rajasthan RBRK B. D. Sharma, Bankey Lal Agricultural and Biological Research 39 (6), 704-709 , 2023 2023
Effect of Organic Sources and Fertilizer Levels on Physiological Response of Garlic by using Infrared Gas Analysis (IRGA) in western Rajasthan BDSSK Suresh Kumar S R Yadav, R. S. Rathore International Journal of Plant and Soil Science 35 (20), 1002-1008 , 2023 2023
Plant growth and yield performance of pomegranate varieties under hot arid eco-system PSGRK RK Meena, BD Sharma JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND ECOLOGY 15, 32-35 , 2023 2023
Effect of Oeganic Sources and Fertilizer Levels on Physiological Response of Garlic by Using Infrared Gas Analysis (IRGA) in western Rajasthan, India BDSSK Suresh Kumawat, S R Yadav, R. S. Rathore International Journal of Plant and Soil Science 35 (20), 1002-1008 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Personal Liberty as a Human Right in the 21st Century: An Analysis PK Yadav, B Sharma, M Singh Issue 2 Indian JL & Legal Rsch. 5, 1 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Case Commentary on Justice KS Puttaswamy and Anr. vs. Union of India and Ors. 2018 B Sharma, PK Yadav, M Singh Issue 2 Indian JL & Legal Rsch. 5, 1 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Thar Jyothi: A photo insensitive variety of cowpea BD gangadhara, K., Laloo Prasad Yadav, Apparao, V V, Singh, A. K. and Sharma Indian Horticulture , 2023 2023
Thar Prabha: A new high-yielding wood apple variety for drylands SSBDS Vikas Yadav, A. K. Singh, S S Hiwale Indian Horticulture 68 (2), 7-9 , 2023 2023
New bael varieties for dryland BDSPLS A K Singh, Sanjay Singh, R S Singh Indian Horticulture 68 (2), 3-6 , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Effect of organic manure and nitrogen on growth yield and quality of kinnow mandarin in sandy soils of hot arid region PC Garhwal, PK Yadav, BD Sharma, RS Singh, AS Ramniw African Journal of Agricultural Research 9 (34), 2638-2647 , 2014 2014 Citations: 90
Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa: An Underutilized Fruit with High Nutraceutical Values: A Review N Sharma, Radha, M Kumar, B Zhang, N Kumari, D Singh, D Chandran, ... International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (18), 10889 , 2022 2022 Citations: 79
Effect of mulch on soil-hydrothermal regimes, growth and fruit yield of brinjal under arid conditions OP Awasthi, IS Singh, BD Sharma Indian journal of Horticulture 63 (2), 192-194 , 2006 2006 Citations: 70
Morphological and antioxidant characteristics of mulberry (Morus spp.) genotypes H Krishna, D Singh, RS Singh, L Kumar, BD Sharma, PL Saroj Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences 19 (2), 136-145 , 2020 2020 Citations: 69
Effect of boron and GA 3 to control fruit cracking in pomegranate ( Punica granatum ). DB Singh, BD Sharma, R Bhargava 2003 Citations: 68
Effect of trees cover on soil fertility in western Rajasthan. BD Sharma, IC Gupta 1989 Citations: 55
Impact of ten years of biofertilizer use on soil quality and rice yield on an inceptisol in Assam, India. Soil Res S Buragohain, B Sharma, JD Nath, N Gogaoi, RS Meena, R Lal 2017 Citations: 47
Ber ( Ziziphus mauritiana L.) based agri-horti system: a sustainable land use for arid ecosystem. PL Saroj, DG Dhandar, BD Sharma, R Bhargava, CK Purohit 2003 Citations: 45
Biofortification of maize for nutritional security F Hossain, RU Zunjare, V Muthusamy, JS Bhat, BK Mehta, D Sharma, ... Biofortification of staple crops, 147-174 , 2022 2022 Citations: 35
Genetic variability in wood apple (Feronia limonia) from Gujarat AK Singh, S Singh, V Yadav, BD Sharma Indian J. Agric. Sci 86 (11), 1504-1508 , 2016 2016 Citations: 34
Phenotypic diversity for fruit quality traits and bioactive compounds in red-fleshed guava: Insights from multivariate analyses and machine learning algorithms BD Mishra, D. K., Berwal, Mukesh Kumar and Sharma South African Journal of Botany 148 (1), 591-603 , 2022 2022 Citations: 32
Bael Fruit for Dryland AK Singh, S Singh, RS Singh, BG Bagle, BD Sharma Central Institute for Arid Horticulture , 2010 2010 Citations: 29
The wealth of India raw materials SK Joshi, BD Sharma, CR Bhatia, RV Singh, RS Thakur Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Publication, New Delhi 3, 270-271 , 1992 1992 Citations: 29
Insect pests of arid fruit crops: practical manual for field identification and damage symptoms SM Haldhar, SK Sharma, R Bhargava, RS Singh, BD Sharma, D Singh CIAH/Tech./Pub 42, 1-53 , 2013 2013 Citations: 27
Wealth from wastelands. IC Gupta, LN Harsh, KA Shankarnarayana, BD Sharma 1989 Citations: 27
Effect of foliar sprays of micronutrients on nutrients status, yield and fruit quality of kinnow mandarin. MK Meena Kumari, PK Yadav, RS Singh, BD Sharma 2009 Citations: 20
Seventy five years of research and development in arid and semi-arid fruit crops AK Singh, DS Mishra, BD Sharma International Journal of Innovative Horticulture 11 (2), 214-27 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers and organic manure on growth and yield of Indian aloe (Aloe barbadensis Mill.) OP Pareek, BD Sharma, V Nath, RS Singh, R Bhargava 2016 Citations: 16
Characterization of variability in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) for DUS testing BR Choudhary, S Pandey, ES Rao, D Singh, BD Sharma Current Horticulture 4 (2), 30-34 , 2016 2016 Citations: 15
Clinical correlates of CT abnormality in generalized childhood epilepsy in India R Kumar, S Navjivan, N Kohli, B Sharma Journal of tropical pediatrics 43 (4), 199-203 , 1997 1997 Citations: 15
