B.Sc. Agriculture from CSA University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur UP in the year of 2011.
M.Sc. in Soil Science from ANGRAU, Hyderabad in 2013.
PhD in Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science from BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia WB in 2016.
Vermicomposting: A Success Story of Farmer’s for Agriprenuership Rural Transformation Through Agri Enterprise Empowering Farmers and Youth Focus on Grassroots Entrepreneurship and Youth Involvement, 2025
Evaluating Sustainable and Environment Friendly Growing Media Composition for Pot Mum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) Ajay Kumar Singh, Rajat Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Arbind Kumar Gupta, Hitesh Kumar, et al. Sustainability Switzerland, 2023 The use of different growing media offers a valuable alternative to the conventional use of soil for quality flower production due to their good water holding capacity, aeration and nutrient status. The experiment was conducted in a Completely Randomised Design with three replications in the years 2021–2022 to study the influence of different compositions of growing media [Soil, Sand, Vermicompost, Cocopeat, Vermiculite, Perlite and Leaf mould] in different ratios on the growth and development of pot mum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.).The growing media compositions of cocopeat, vermicompost and leaf moulds improve the water retention and aeration of media. The results revealed vegetative growth with maximum plant height at first bud appearance, plant height at harvesting stage, number of primary branches per plant, number of secondary branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, leaf biomass, average fresh weight of leaf, dry weight of root and flowering parameters with maximum flower longevity, flower diameter, number of flowers per plant, number of ray florets, average fresh weight of flower, flower yield per plant and vase life of flower in case of media composition of Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Leaf mould (2:1:1) among all the growing media compositions. The combination of cocopeat with vermicompost and leaf mould (2:1:1 v/v/v) was found best for lighter media weight, better plant morphological development and sustained quality flower production of pot mum.
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MEDIA ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING TRAITS OF CALENDULA OFFICINALIS L. Rakesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar Singh, KS Tomar, Arbind Kumar Gupta Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 2022 Effects of eight different potting media compositions on growth and flowering traits of Calendula was studied. Among different media compositions, T5 have positive effect on root length (18.33 cm), number of leaves (62.77) and number of branches (9.12) per plant while T3 was found to be best for root spread (14.10 cm) and plant spread (22.67 cm). Calendula plants raised in T5 exhibited maximum (6.10 cm) flower diameter and flower bud diameter (1.40 cm), took minimum days (66.39) for flower bud initiation and also for flower bud opening (74 days). Maximum number of flower buds and flowers per plant were recorded in T2. The growth and flowering of Calendula was found superior in media composition of vermicompost and cocopeat. Bangladesh J. Bot. 51(3): 417-424, 2022 (September)
Analytical Techniques and Instrumental Methods in Soil, Plant and Water Analysis Analytical Techniques and Instrumental Methods in Soil Plant and Water Analysis, 2022
Planting geometry to optimize growth and productivity in faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) and soil fertility Journal of Environmental Biology, 2013
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Chemical and thermal changes during vermicomposting of different agricultural waste using Eisenia foetida AKGKY Deo Kumar Discover Soil , 2026 2026
Assessment of Phosphorus Fixing Capacity in Different Land Use System of Semi-arid Region, Uttar Pradesh A Sharma, AK Gupta, D Kumar, K Yadav National Academy Science Letters, 1-5 , 2026 2026
Effect of Crop Establishment Methods and Cropping Pattern on Growth and Development of Rice in Bundelkhand Region of UP R Verma, GS Panwar, D Sah, N Singh, D Gupta, R Kumar, AK Gupta, ... Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 12 (1), 133-142 , 2026 2026
Knowledge based and heuristic approach to the cost optimum design of concrete structures RR Reddy, A Gupta, RR Singh WIT Transactions on The Built Environment 2 , 2026 2026
Heavy metals contamination and their phytoremediation in soil and water for sustainable environmental restoration K Yadav, D Kumar, AK Gupta, B Gupta, P Tyagi, A Sharma, PK Patra, ... Discover Environment 3 (1), 201 , 2025 2025 Citations: 13
Effect of vermicompost on yield and yield attributing characteristic of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) KM Tripathi, D Kumar, GS Panwar, JK Tiwari, AK Gupta, G Shukla, ... International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 15 (7), 492-501 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
IMPACT OF SOIL MINING ON SOIL QUALITY IN BUNDELKHAND REGION, UP, INDIA. AK Gupta, S Kumar, D Kumar, A Yadav, Y Prajapati, A Sharma Plant Archives (09725210) 25 (1) , 2025 2025
INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE GROWTH DYNAMICS OF INDIAN MUSTARD (BRASSICA JUNCEA L.) KM Tripathi, D Kumar, GS Panwar, JK Tiwari, AK Gupta, G Shukla, ... Plant Archives 25 (2), 3118-3123 , 2025 2025
Distribution and Classification of Phosphorus Fractions vis-à-vis Fertility Status of Selected Soil Orders of India AM Arbind Kumar Gupta, Luxmi Kant Tripathi, P. K. Patra Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii 86 (1) , 2025 2025
Effect of Nutrient Management on Physico-chemical Properties of Soil in Indian Mustard A Singh, N Singh, A Kalhapure, SB Singh, AK Gupta, D Gupta, S Gupta, ... International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 36 (7), 610-617 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Effect of Organic Manures on Soil Nutrients, Growth and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh A Singh, D Kumar, D Sah, A Mishra, AK Gupta Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 72 (1), 126-130 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Distribution and characterization of sulphur fractions in Entisols, Inceptisols and Alfisols soil orders of India LK Tripathi, AK Gupta, SK Ghosh, PK Patra Int J Plant Soil Sci 35, 487-497 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Soil fertility status of KVK and RARS Belatal of Mahoba district under Bundelkhand region of UP S Mishra, D Kumar, AK Gupta, S Kumar Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 22 (4), 427-432 , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
Influence of potting media composition on quality flower production of petunia ( Petunia hybrida ) AK Singh, R Kumar, KS Tomar, AK Gupta, H Kumar, R Patel Journal of Plant Nutrition 46 (13), 3101-3108 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
In-vitro phosphate solubilization by native phosphate solubilizing microbes in soils of northern region of India A Singh, BP Dhyani, A Tomar, V Kumar, AK Gupta, UP Shahi International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 14 (2), 258-267 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Variation and distribution of phosphorus fractions, their relationship with soil properties in vertisols and aridisols of India AK Gupta, LK Tripathi, PK Patra Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 71 (2), 217-228 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Evaluating Sustainable and Environment Friendly Growing Media Composition for Pot Mum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) AK Singh, R Singh, R Kumar, AK Gupta, H Kumar, A Rai, A Kanawjia, ... Sustainability 15 (1), 536 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Silicon and organic manure influence on phosphorus dynamics in Alfisols of West Bengal, India AK Gupta, PK Patra, LK Tripathi Journal of Plant Nutrition 45 (20), 3118-3128 , 2022 2022 Citations: 4
Effects of different media on growth and flowering traits of Calendula officinalis L. R Kumar, AK Singh, KS Tomar, AK Gupta Bangladesh Journal of Botany 51 (3), 417-424 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Degradation of hazardous organic and inorganic waste by microorganisms AK Gupta, D Kumar, A Ahamad Industrial Applications of Soil Microbes: Volume 1, 121-132 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Assessment of phosphorus fixing capacity in different soil orders of India AK Gupta, A Maheshwari, R Khanam Journal of Plant Nutrition 43 (15), 2395-2401 , 2020 2020 Citations: 40
Use of neem and neem based products AK Gupta Indian Farming, 39 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
Heavy metals contamination and their phytoremediation in soil and water for sustainable environmental restoration K Yadav, D Kumar, AK Gupta, B Gupta, P Tyagi, A Sharma, PK Patra, ... Discover Environment 3 (1), 201 , 2025 2025 Citations: 13
Evaluating Sustainable and Environment Friendly Growing Media Composition for Pot Mum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) AK Singh, R Singh, R Kumar, AK Gupta, H Kumar, A Rai, A Kanawjia, ... Sustainability 15 (1), 536 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Effects of different media on growth and flowering traits of Calendula officinalis L. R Kumar, AK Singh, KS Tomar, AK Gupta Bangladesh Journal of Botany 51 (3), 417-424 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Distribution and classification of phosphorus fractions and their relationship with soil properties in Ultisols of Meghalaya AK Gupta, PK Patra, LK Tripathi Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 68 (4), 400-407 , 2020 2020 Citations: 13
Soil fertility evaluation using nutrient index approach A Ahamad, AK Gupta, D Kumar Journal of Krishi Vigyan 10 (1), 276-282 , 2021 2021 Citations: 7
Isolation, screening and antagonium assay of pseudomonas spp. for plant growth propoting activity and its campatibility with pesticide molucules JS Prasad, M Jha, RN Kumar, AK Gupta BIOINFOLET-A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences 10 (4c), 1487-1491 , 2013 2013 Citations: 7
Soil fertility status of KVK and RARS Belatal of Mahoba district under Bundelkhand region of UP S Mishra, D Kumar, AK Gupta, S Kumar Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 22 (4), 427-432 , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
Efficacy of organic and inorganic amendments on Sulphur availability in relation to growth and yield of rice in an Alfisol soil LK Tripathi, SK Ghosh, PK Patra, AK Gupta IJCS 6 (2), 2992-2997 , 2018 2018 Citations: 5
Availability of Sulphur in Alfisol soil from the different land use systems on application of silicon and organic manure LK Tripathi, PK Patra, SK Ghosh, AK Gupta Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 7 (2), 2483-2487 , 2018 2018 Citations: 5
Effect of Organic Manures on Soil Nutrients, Growth and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh A Singh, D Kumar, D Sah, A Mishra, AK Gupta Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 72 (1), 126-130 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Influence of potting media composition on quality flower production of petunia ( Petunia hybrida ) AK Singh, R Kumar, KS Tomar, AK Gupta, H Kumar, R Patel Journal of Plant Nutrition 46 (13), 3101-3108 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Silicon and organic manure influence on phosphorus dynamics in Alfisols of West Bengal, India AK Gupta, PK Patra, LK Tripathi Journal of Plant Nutrition 45 (20), 3118-3128 , 2022 2022 Citations: 4
Effect of Nutrient Management on Physico-chemical Properties of Soil in Indian Mustard A Singh, N Singh, A Kalhapure, SB Singh, AK Gupta, D Gupta, S Gupta, ... International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 36 (7), 610-617 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Variation and distribution of phosphorus fractions, their relationship with soil properties in vertisols and aridisols of India AK Gupta, LK Tripathi, PK Patra Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 71 (2), 217-228 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
PREVENTION, RECLAMATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACID AND ACID SULPHATE SOILS AK CHAITANYA, S BADOLE, AK GUPTA, B PAL Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture: Technological Advances and … , 2017 2017 Citations: 2
Effect of vermicompost on yield and yield attributing characteristic of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) KM Tripathi, D Kumar, GS Panwar, JK Tiwari, AK Gupta, G Shukla, ... International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 15 (7), 492-501 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Distribution and characterization of sulphur fractions in Entisols, Inceptisols and Alfisols soil orders of India LK Tripathi, AK Gupta, SK Ghosh, PK Patra Int J Plant Soil Sci 35, 487-497 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
In-vitro phosphate solubilization by native phosphate solubilizing microbes in soils of northern region of India A Singh, BP Dhyani, A Tomar, V Kumar, AK Gupta, UP Shahi International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 14 (2), 258-267 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1