ICAR-CAFRI Scientist e-Directory

ICAR-CAFRI Scientists e-Directory

ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

ICAR-CAFRI Scientists e-Directory 2022

ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Preface The beginning of agroforestry research in India started as an All India Coordinated Research Project at the ICAR headquarters in 1983. Today, there is a dedicated research institute to spearhead and coordinate agroforestry research in the country, the ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute (ICAR-CAFRI), Jhansi. The contribution of CAFRI is globally recognized and this directory is a ready reckoner to get in touch with the Scientists currently working in ICAR-CAFRI.

This directory contains information on scientists working in ICAR-CAFRI, Jhansi

Name Designation Area of Interest

Email Alternate Email Phone number Google scholar ID

Dr. A. Arunachalam Director Ecology, Hill Farming & Natural Resources Management, Ecosystem Services; Climate Change, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Watershed Management, Remote Sensing & GIS. a.arunachalam@icar.gov.in arun70@gmail.com 09212441230 https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user= R8XQv1AAAAAJ

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Dr Rajendra Prasad Principal Scientist (Soil Science) Natural Resource Management, Soil Health, Tree crop Interaction, Carbon Mitigation, Climate Change, Agroforestry Models based on Natural resin and gums yielding trees and Dissemination of agroforestry on farmland Rajendra.Prasad4@icar.gov.in drrajendraprasad80@gmail.com 09454561407 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ws8tw_ EAAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr A K Handa Principal Scientist (Forestry) Agroforestry & Policy, Tree Improvement, Treecrop Interaction Arun.Handa@icar.gov.in orgsec@gmail.com 09415179658 https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=tscP8 AgAAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Raghunandan Prasad Dwivedi ARS, Principal Scientist (Agricultural Extension) Agroforestry Extension, Diffusion and Adoption of Innovation, Participatory Rural Appraisal, Rapid Rural Appraisal, Trees Outside Forests Extension, Participatory Action Research & Extension, Watershed based Agroforestry Extension, Extension Strategy for Agroforestry Development, Agroforestry Training & Capacity building Raghunandan.Dwivedi@icar.gov.in raghudwivedi66@gmail.com 09450069779 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Jhb5DQ 4AAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Inder Dev Principal Scientist (Agronomy) Agronomy, Conservation Agroforestry Practices, Watershed Management, Grassland and Silvipastoral Management Inder.Dev@icar.gov.in drinderdev@gmail.com 08005025000 https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_ works&hl=en&user=tdw_qlkAAAAJ

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Dr. Badre Alam Principal Scientist (Plant Physiology) Plant Physiology, Tree Physiology, Ecophysiology, Microclimate dynamics and Tree-cropenvironment interaction in agroforestry, Photosynthesis research, Climate Change and carbon sequestration. badre.alam@icar.gov.in badrealam@gmail.com 7318179597 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5EoV9 3cAAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Naresh Kumar Principal Scientist (Agroforestry) Agroforestry with emphasis on the integration of short rotation tree species, Nursery Management, Carbon Sequestration Naresh.Kumar7@icar.gov.in nareshbhardwaj50@gmail.com 8219607225 https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=oD7oVgAAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. K Rajarajan Senior Scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding) Germplasm Conservation, Tree Genomics and Marker Assisted Tree Breeding Rajarajan.K@icar.gov.in krajarajantnau@gmail.com 09894599172 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=04O14ts AAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr Sushil Kumar Scientist (Agronomy) Agronomy, Nutrient Management, Rangeland Management, Natural Resource Management and Tree Crop Interaction Sushil.kumar1@icar.gov.in sushilangrau@gmail.com 9427417083 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yF5E MY0AAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Asha Ram Scientist (Senior Scale), Agronomy Integrated Farming System, Conservation Agroforestry Practices, Assessment of Ecosystem Services, Watershed Management Asha.Ram@icar.gov.in ashusirvi84@gmail.com 09454682235 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NSsIV DAAAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Sovan Debnath Scientist (Senior Scale) Soil Science Soil fertility & plant nutrition; Soil biology and biochemistry Sovan.Debnath@icar.gov.in sovan.dta@gmail.com 09123047554 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JvywxgAAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Ashok Yadav Scientist (Fruit Science) Fruit Science, Orchard Management, Organic Farming, Exploration and Germplasm Collection, Transcriptomics and Nursery Management Ashok.Yadav1@icar.gov.in ashokcafrihort1@gmail.com 7042360966 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vlhMfr8 AAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Hirdayesh Anuragi Scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding) Plant Breeding, Germplasm Management, Molecular Breeding, Tree Improvement, Genomics/ Transcriptomics hirdayesh.anuragi@icar.gov.in heartyanuragi@gmail.com 08168650378 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FhXFF4 wAAAAJ&hl=en

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Dr. Priyanka Singh Scientist (Agricultural Economics) Natural Resource Economics, Impact assessment, Food Security priyanka.singh@icar.gov.in 89singhpriyanka@gmail.com 09540100437 https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=N 0_lbzoAAAAJ

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Mr. Suresh Ramanan S. Scientist (Agroforestry) Forestry, Silviculture, Agroforestry with emphasis on stand management practices, Root Distribution and Structure, Policy and legal issues, Meta-analysis and Scientometrics suresh.s@icar.gov.in sureshramanan01@gmail.com 09149587827 https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=tscP8Ag AAAAJ&hl=en

Scientists on Study Leave

Name Designation Area of Interest Email Alternate Email Phone number Google Scholar ID

Mr. Sukumar Taria Scientist (Plant Physiology) Stress physiology, Secondary metabolites in trees species, Plant Phenomics sukumar.taria@icar.gov.in physiokunal1@gmail.com 7995115024,9090096640 https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=grsba TAAAAAJ&hl=en

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Mr. Venkatesh Y. N. Scientist (Agricultural Entomology) Insect Pest Management in forest nursery and plantations, Apiculture, Pollinator diversity in different agroforestry-based ecosystems venkatesh.yn@icar.gov.in Venkateshyn27@gmail.com 09742877098 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0Vn_ W9cAAAAJ&hl=en

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Mrs. M. Ashajyothi Scientist (Plant Pathology) Molecular Plant Pathology, Biological plant defense elicitors, Plant microbiome ashajyothi.mushineni@icar.gov.in aashjyo18@gmail.com 8431676180 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lJoUp fsAAAAJ&hl=en

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Mrs. Alka Bharati Scientist (Agricultural Biotechnology) Tree Improvement, Molecular Biology, Genomics Alka.bharati@icar.gov.in alkabharati.bharati@gmail.com 7065250649 https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=lis t_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=E2OqO50AAAAJ

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