Dr Meena has completed B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) in 2013 from Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat) and M.Sc. (Soil Science) in 2015 from CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur (Himachal Pradesh). He has completed Ph.D. (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry) in 2019 from the University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru. He has worked as Research Associate in All India Coordinated Research Project entitled “Long Term Fertilizer Experiments (ICAR-012-15)” in the Department of Soil Science, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur (India) from 19-12-2019 to 28.01.2021. Dr Meena Joined PAU in 2021 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil Science, PAU, Ludhiana. Additionally, He has also been associated with the Soil Salinity scheme in the Department of Soil Science, where we demonstrated the usefulness of microbial bio-formulations, biochar, and yellow gypsum for the reclamation of salt-affected soils, and presently, working on amelioration of salt-affected soils, and use of poor-quality water. 

Professional Accomplishment: 

 Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. 1. Hari Mohan Meena, M. S. Mavi, Taniya Saini, O. P. Choudhary and Sanjay Arora (2025) Alleviation of sodic water irrigation induced sodicity throughmicrobial bioformulations. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 95(5): 509-515, https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v95i5.150333 (NAAS rating 6.30).
   2. Alisha Sharma, Ankita Mohapatra, R. P. Sharma, N. K. Sankhyan and Hari Mohan Meena (2025) Effect of farmyard manure, fertilizers and lime on quality parameters, nutrient uptake and productivity of maize (Zea mays) in acidic condition of north-western Himalayas. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 95 (1): 027–032, https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v95i1.150113 (NAAS rating 6.30).
   3. B. K. Yadav, Hari Mohan Meena and R. L. Meena (2024) Remediation of antagonistic saline effect on crops using organic amendments-A review: organic amendments to mitigate saline effect on crops. Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality 16(2): 166-179, https://doi.org/10.56093/jsswq.v16i2.156327 (NAAS rating 5.03).
   4. Hari Mohan Meena and H. C. Prakasha (2024) Impact of organic and inorganic amendments on microbiological and chemical properties and their relationship with rice productivity in an alkali soil of Southern India. Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality 16(1): 56-68. (NAAS Rating 5.03).
   5. Mittal, Shreyansh, Sat Pal Saini, Hari Mohan Meena, and Pritpal Singh. (2023) Soil manganese dynamics and performance of wheat cultivars in relation to soil and foliar manganese application with and without manures in North-western, India. Journal of Soil Science Plant Nutrition 23: 1967–1980, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01151-4. (NAAS rating: 9.61).

Ongoing Projects:

1. Soil Salinity Scheme

Awards/Honours/Distinctions: (Exclude best poster/paper presentations etc.)

1. Received Certificate of Appreciation from Dean, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 2022.
2. Scientist Associate Award in 2018
3. Selected as UGC-JRF/SRF in 2016.
4. ICAR Senior Research Fellowship during Ph.D. by ICAR, New Delhi in 2015.
5. Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB): ICAR-NET Qualified in 2015 and 2017.
6. ICAR National Talent Scholarship in B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture by ICAR, New Delhi in 2009