Dr. Sunanda Biswas has been actively involved in various initiatives aimed at promoting soil health and agricultural sustainability. 🌱 As a member of the organizing committee, she orchestrated week-long activities, including symposiums, guest lectures, and field days, to commemorate World Soil Day 2022. Additionally, she contributed to the distribution of soil health cards to farmers in Nadia district of West Bengal and Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, derived from her work on a SERB, DST funded project. Through field visits and engagement in programs like “Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav,” she disseminated knowledge on technological advancements in nutrient management and fertilizer application. 🚜 Dr. Biswas’s expertise further shines through her participation as an expert member in Krishi Melas, facilitating scientist-farmer interactions and offering solutions to agricultural challenges. 🌾
Publications Top Notes
Ghorai, P.S., Biswas, S.*, Purakayastha, T. J. “Assessment of soil quality in a 22 years old long term rice-based cropping system of lower Indo-Gangetic plains.” Soil Use & Management, 2022, DOI:10.1111/sum.12847, Impact Factor: 3.67.
Singh, P., Biswas, S.*, Ghoshal, N., De, N., Singh, D. “Impact of thirty-four years of fertilization and manuring on soil organic carbon, available nutrients and yield under rainfed rice-lentil system in an Inceptisol.” Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 2022, Impact Factor: 3.09.
Nain, P., Purakayastha, T.J., Sarkar, B., Bhowmik, A., Biswas, S., Kumar, S., Shukla, L., Biswas, D.R., Bandyopadhyay, K.K., Agarwal, B.K. and Saha, N.D. “Nitrogen-enriched biochar co-compost for the amelioration of degraded tropical soil.” Environmental Technology, 2022, DOI:10.1080/09593330.2022.2103742, Impact Factor: 3.47.
Basak, N., Mandal, B., Biswas, S., Basak, P., Mitran, T., Saha, B., Rai, A.K., Alam, M.K., Yadav, A.K. and Datta, A. “Impact of Long Term Nutrient Management on Soil Quality Indices in Rice-Wheat System of Lower Indo-Gangetic Plain.” Sustainability, 2022, Volume 14(11), page 6533, Impact Factor: 3.88.
Das, S., Biswas, S.*, Purakayastha, T. J., Das, T. K., Biswas, D. R., Bhattacharya, R., Ramakrishnan, B., Gawade, B. H., Yadav, R., Singh, P., Ghorai, P. S. “Soil health and crop productivity under conservation agriculture based rice-wheat cropping system in Inceptisol of sub-tropical India.” Soil & Tillage Research, 2022, (Communicated), Impact Factor: 5.37.