Poonam Kumari
Assistant Professor
PhD Agronomy (LPU, Jalandhar)
Poonam Kumari is an Assistant Professor at the MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture, with a specialisation in Agronomy. She completed her BSc (Hons) in Agriculture from Abhilashi University, Mandi, and earned her MSc and PhD in Agronomy from Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar.
Asst Prof Kumari has an active academic and research profile, marked by participation in numerous national and international conferences, symposiums, and training programs. She has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, with publications in reputed journals, conference proceedings, book chapters, and articles. In addition, she holds patents and copyrights, and is an editor for various journals and a book.
Her doctoral research focused on the effects of biopriming, putrescine, and calcium on the growth, yield, and quality of green gram, reflecting her commitment to advancing knowledge in sustainable crop production and agronomic practices.
Publications
Research papers:
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Trichoderma fungus in mitigation of rhizosphere arsenic: with special reference to biochemical changes (2020). Plant archives, 20(2), 3512-3517. 10.5281/zenodo.4066933.svg
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Biostimulants and calcium-mediated optimization in morpho-phenological growth of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) in the summer season. (2024). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 16(4), 1544-1551. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v16i4.5898
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Kumari Poonam, Kumar Prasann, Siddique Anaytullah (2025). Enhancing Non-enzymatic Antioxidants and Yield in Summer Green Gram Through Rhizobium, Putrescine and Calcium Application . Legume Research. 48(1): 94-101. doi: 10.18805/LR-5383.
Review papers:
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Mycoremediation of heavy metals. JETIR (2019), Volume 6, Issue 2. (2349-5162).
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An overview of phytomining: A metal extraction process from plant species. 2019. JETIR January 2019, Volume 6, Issue 1. 2349-5162. 10.5281/zenodo.4066900
Book chapters:
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Metal homeostasis and chelators
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Phytoremediation and its possible use for agricultural development
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Heavy metal stress: An overview
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Scanning electronic microscope: An overview
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Low budget natural farming or spiritual farming to enhance nutritional security and improve soil health
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Biotechnological approaches for crop improvement and production
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Toxic contamination of aquatic habitat and its remediation
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Impact of bioenergy for the diminution of an ascending global variability and change in the climate
Book:
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Agronomy Compendium: Diverse Perspectives on Crop Science
Patents:
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A novel spray to enhance the test weight of mustard plant and process thereof
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A novel spray for increasing pod length in Brassica sp.
Copyrights:
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Impact of Salicylic acid and Nano Iron EDTA on the plant height of mustard
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Impact of different doses of Putrescine, Rhizobium and Calcium on the yield of mung bean
Articles:
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Digitalisation in agriculture
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Insights into soil erosion by water and its agronomic remedies