Dr. Pritpal Singh holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture (2002) from Khalsa College, Amritsar and M.Sc. (Soil Science) (2004), and Ph.D. (Soil Science) from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana. He joined PAU, Ludhiana at PAU–Farm Advisory Service Centre (FASC), Ropar, and is presently serving as Senior Extension Scientist (Soil Science) at PAU-FASC, Bathinda. Dr. Singh has experience in research, extension and farmer outreach in the domain of sustainable soil, water and nutrient management. Over the years, Dr. Singh has actively contributed to several prestigious national and institutional projects, including the ICAR-NAIP project on soil quality and resilience and studies on carbon (C) sequestration in Punjab soils. Additionally, Dr. Singh has conducted extensive adaptive research trials (ARTs), front line demonstrations (FLDs), and multi-location evaluations of efficient soil, water, and nutrient management technologies in rice/maize/cotton-wheat cropping systems.

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Research Publications :

1. Pritpal-Singh and Benbi DK (2018) Nutrient management effects on organic carbon pools in a sandy loam soil under rice-wheat cropping. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 64(13): 1879-1891. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2018.1465564
2. Pritpal-Singh, Singh G and Sodhi GPS (2019) Energy auditing and optimization approach for improving energy efficiency of rice cultivation in south-western Punjab. Energy 174: 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.169
3. Pritpal-Singh, Singh G and Sodhi GPS (2019) Applying DEA optimization approach for energy auditing in wheat cultivation under rice-wheat and cotton-wheat cropping systems in north-western India. Energy 181:18-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.147
4. Pritpal-Singh, Gurdeep-Singh and Sodhi GPS (2020) Energy and carbon footprints of wheat establishment following different rice residue management strategies vis-à-vis conventional tillage coupled with rice residue burning in north-western India. Energy 200: 117554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117554
5. Pritpal-Singh, Benbi DK and Verma G (2021) Nutrient management impacts on nutrient use efficiency and energy, carbon, and net ecosystem economic budget of rice-wheat cropping system in north-western India. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 21:559-577, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00383-y

Ongoing Projects: NIL

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