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Raj Kumar

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Publications (40)

Gond Art and Cultural Transformation: From Village Walls to Global Galleries

Raj Kumar & Sanjeev Kumar · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Gond art, one of India's oldest Indigenous art traditions, reflects the rich cultural heritage, spiritual beliefs, and ecological worldview of the Gond tribe of central India. Traditionally created on the walls and floors of village homes during rituals and festivals, this vibran...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i3346

Morphological and Biochemical Characterization of Bell Pepper Genotypes for Growth, Yield and Quality Attributes under the Terai Zone of West Bengal

Raj Kumar, Ranjit Chatterjee, Suchand Datta, Arindam Das & Suvendu Kumar Roy · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Bell pepper is an important high-value vegetable crop grown mainly during the winter season, providing substantial economic returns to small and marginal farmers. The present study was done to evaluate the sixteen diverse bell pepper genotypes for different horticultural traits a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123460

Precision Agriculture: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Perception in India

Raj Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar, Deepak Singh & Kartik Tomar · Archives of Current Research International · 2025

Agriculture plays a vital role in India's economy. 54.6 % of the total workforce is engaged in agriculture and allied sector activities (Census 2011) and accounts for 18.4 % of India's GVA at current prices during 2022-23. In recent times, precision farming has transformed tradit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2025/v25i71319

Agroforestry and Its Potential for Sustainable Land Management and Climate Action: A Review

Raj Kumar, M. Veeraragavan, Kirttiranjan Baral, D. R. K. Saikanth, Veerendra Singh, Lalit Upadhyay & Sumit Raj · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Agroforestry, the integration of trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock, stands as a pivotal strategy in sustainable land management and climate action. This review synthesizes current knowledge and practices of agroforestry, focusing on its diverse systems, contributions t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123722

Studies on Physico-chemical Characteristic of Some Varieties/ Genotypes in Various Brassica Species

Raj Kumar, C. l. Maurya, Nand Kumar, Dipak Kumar, Ram Ashish, Ajay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar & Shakti Singh · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

The present study was conducted in the laboratories of the Department of Agricultural Biochemistry to evaluate thirty nine varieties/genotypes of Brassica Species for physical and chemical characteristics such as moisture content, Test weight, Oil content, Protein content in meal...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i214049

Energy Analysis of Passive Solar Distillation Unit

Raj Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Jain & Kapil Kumar Samar · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2022

The energy analysis of a passive solar distillation unit was the focus of this study. A 40-liter solar distillation plant was constructed and adjusted for the intended output of 5 liters of distilled water. The developed unit's performance was monitored from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Even...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i130785

Economic Evaluation of Passive Solar Distillation System

Raj Kumar, Kapil Kumar Samar & Sudhir Kumar Jain · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2022

A economic analysis of passive solar distillation unit is presented in the paper. Initial cost and maintenance costs, life of the system and estimates the cost of unit mass of distilled water were used to evaluate net present worth (NPW), benefit-cost ratio, payback period (PP) a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i130614

Exergy Analysis of Passive Solar Distillation Unit in India at Udaipur

Raj Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Jain & Kapil Kumar Samar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

The present research involved exergy analysis of a passive solar distillation unit. A developed unit of solar distillation of 40 litres of holding capacity was optimized for desired output of 5 litres of distilled water. Performance of the developed unit was observed during 8AM t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4331617

Conventional Weed Management Practice in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) with Optimum Time of Application

Raj Kumar, A. K. Bhatia & Davinder Singh · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2017

Field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2013-14 to evaluate the effect of weed management in potato with conventional method. There were five treatments viz. - Hand weeding @ 30 DAP, 40 DAP and 50 DAP, Weed free and weedy check. Among all treatments maximum tuber yie...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JEAI/2017/38277

Timing of Nitrogen Treatment in Maize (Zea mays L.) Produced in Punjab’s Coarse Loamy Typic Haplustept Soil being Evaluated

Himanshu Sekhar Behera & Raj Kumar · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

Field experiments were performed at the Soil Science research farm of Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, during the kharif season of 2022 and 2023. This experiment primary goal was to understand, biomass and nitrogen uptake pattern of maize (Zea mays L.)  grown   i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1483

Effect of Azolla (Azolla pinnata) Feeding on Cow Milk Production

Nawal Kishor Singh, Raj Kumar, Harish Chandra Joshi, Medni Pratap Singh & Lakshmi Kant · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

Conventional green fodder unavailability throughout the year is a serious concern for dairy industry in India so in the hills. Due to urbanization, industrialization and change in demographic pattern, the fodder and pasture land are reducing continuously. Under such situation, al...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i12760

Evaluation of Timing of Nitrogen Application in Maize (Zea mays L.) Grown on Coarse Loamy Typic Haplustepts Soil of Punjab: A Review

Himanshu Sekhar Behera & Raj Kumar · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a species of Zea mays plant in the Poaceae family, the origin of maize is Mexico, where many diverse types of maize are found. The discovery of fossil maize pollen with other archaeological evidence in Mexico indicates Mexico to be the native of maize. Maiz...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131237

Effect of Organic and Inorganic Manure on Yield, Quality Trait and Economics of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under Indo Gangetic Plain of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Abhishek Tiwari, Raj Kumar, Ravindra Sachan, Himanshu Tiwari & Saurabh Raj Pandey · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2022

A field experiment was conducted during 2018-19 at  Main Experiment Station Vegetable Farm of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.)  with a view to find out the effect of different combination of organic manures on yield, tuber...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i330804

Genetic Variability and Association Analysis of Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf) Shinn) Advanced Lines Under Mid Hill Conditions of Himachal Pradesh, India

M. R. Dhiman, Raj Kumar, Chander Parkash & Sandeep Kumar · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2022

The present investigation was designed to assess the extent of variability, genetic advance, heritability and interrelation of different traits of 19 lisianthus genotypes at ICAR-IARI Regional Station, Katrain, Kullu, HP during 2019–2021. The mean performance of different genotyp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i530679

On a Weighted Retro Banach Frames for Discrete Signal Spaces

Mahesh C. Joshi, Raj Kumar & Ram Bharat Singh · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

In this paper we introduce a weighted retro Banach frame for a discrete signal space. Necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of weighted retro Banach frames is obtained. Construction of weighted retro Banach frames from bounded linear operator is discussed. A Paley-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/12749

Comparative Evaluation of Vegetable Amaranthus Genotypes for Growth Traits and Leaf Yield Potential

Avneesh Rathour, Anand Kumar Singh, Raj Kumar, Yogendra Kumar Rajpoot & Rohit Singh · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2026

Vegetable amaranth is a rapidly growing leafy vegetable valued for its foliage productivity and nutritional importance. This study evaluated 28 vegetable amaranth genotypes under field conditions during the summer season of 2023 at the Vegetable Research Farm, Banaras Hindu Unive...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i84402

Pre-Sowing Treatments on Seeds of Forest Tree Species to Overcome the Germination Problems

Manish Kumar, S. Sarvade, Raj Kumar & Abhishek Kumar · Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2024

Production of the quality planting material has got more emphasis under sub-mission on agroforestry (SMAF) with aiming to increase tree cover outside the forest area. Establishment of the tree species depends on the quality of the planting material, available soil, water for irri...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajee/2024/v23i5543

Study of Correlation and Path Coefficients to Emphasize Grain Yield and its Components in Bread Wheat

Vivek Kumar, L. K. Gangwar, Raj Kumar, Supriya Singh, Anjali & Shiva Mohan · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

The research was conducted to study traits association with direct and indirect effect and its cumulative effect in 40 bread wheat genotypes at SardarVallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, (U.P.). The research was laid out in Randomized Block Design w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203884

Study of Genetic Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance in Tomato Genotypes for Yield and Its Components

Gaurav Mishra, Nandan Kumar, Raj Kumar, H. C. Singh & Niranjan Singh · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

To select prospective genotype variants for future breeding programs, research is currently being done to evaluate the degree of genetic variability, heritability, and genetic progress among various tomato varieties using morphological features. Experimental material comprising t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242701

Impact of Rice Residue Management Practices on Environment, Productivity and Economics of Wheat: A Review

Preetam Kumar, Sandeep Rawal, Raj Kumar & . Kavita · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2022

Rice-Wheat (RW) is a major cropping system followed in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. This cropping system popularised with mechanisation of both mentioned crops. Increase in mechanisation, particularly use of combined harvesting enables harvesting of rice in a very short span of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i730706

Ecological and Evolutionary Responses of Insects to Climate Change: A Review

Palvi Thakur, Sumit Mehla, Posham Raghuram, Raj Kumar, Veeresh Kumar, Rohit Sharma & Akshul Rana · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2025

Climate change is exerting profound and complex impacts on insect ecology and evolutionary dynamics across ecosystems worldwide. Rising global temperatures, erratic precipitation patterns, increased frequency of extreme climatic events, and shifting atmospheric conditions are alt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i125154

The Economics of Climate Smart Agriculture: Role of Extension Education in Adaptation Strategies

Heena, Prashant Dedha, Brahma Reddy, Raj Kumar & Ajay Kumar · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

This paper aims to investigate the economic feasibility of CSA practices and analyze the role of extension education in supporting adaptation strategies in agriculture. Climate change poses a significant threat to global food security and sustainable agricultural development. In...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i73285

Effect of Different Nitrogen Regimes through Azadirachta indica (neem) Coated Urea and Calcium Sprays on Post-harvest Attributes of Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]

Kamal Kumar Pande, D.C. Dimri, Harish Chandra Joshi & Raj Kumar · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2024

An investigation was conducted for two consecutive years in peach cv. Red June with varying nitrogen regimes through Azadirachta indica (neem) coated urea along with three sprays of calcium chloride. There were ten treatments i.e., 375g N per tree + 0.5% Ca Cl2 (T1), 375g N tree-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i82734

Economic Effect of Custom Hiring Centres on Paddy (Oryza sativa) Cultivation in Haryana, India

Sagar Rawal, Ashok Dhillon, Dalip Kumar Bishnoi, Raj Kumar, Raj Ratan Panday & Mandeep Kumar · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2024

To compare the economics and efficiency of resource use in paddy cultivation when using machinery hired from government-sponsored Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) vis-à-vis private farm machinery providers. The study was carried out in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana during the a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i62512

Influence of Intercropping Ratios on Profitability of Chickpea-linseed Based Intercropping

Gaurav Pratap Singh, Munish Kumar, Durgesh Kumar, Raj Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar & Hanuman Prasad Pandey · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

A field experiment was conducted on student instructional farm (SIF) at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur during the rabi season 2019-20 and 2020-21, In the present experiment 24 treatments, were laid out in split plot design with three replica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1531013

Comparison of Preauricular Versus Retromandibular Approach in the Management of Mandibular Condyle Fractures

. Lavina, Tahera Ayub, Bharti Kumari, Raj Kumar, Babar Abro, Syed Ghazanfar Hassan & Salman Shams · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2022

Objective: To compare the rate of complications encountered on using different incision to access the fracture site for the open reduction and internal fixation of condylar fractures. Setting: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, LUMHS Subject a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i2A35357

Floral Biology and Pollination Behaviour in Caygua (Cyclanthera pedata L. Schrad.)

Pranava Praanjal, S.S. Bisht, Satish Chandra Pant, Neelima Rawat, Raj Kumar, Ganesh Raturi & Mridulata Pant · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

A total of six caygua genotypes collected locally were raised in randomized complete block design (RCBD) and replicated four times for conducting this investigation. Floral traits such as flower diameter, flower length, pedicel length days to first male and female flowering, sex...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113219

Correlation and Path Analysis for Growth, Yield, Quality and Incidence of Shoot and Fruit Borer in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

K. Gangadhara, Mareen Abraham, A. K. Verma, V. H. Ashvathama, Raj Kumar & Vikas Yadav · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

The study was conducted using sixty brinjal genotypes to evaluate yield quality and incidence of shoot and fruit borer with an objective to study the correlation and path coefficient analysis. The majority of the time, genotypic correlations were higher than phenotypic correlatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102882

Determination of a Cone-Beam Computed Tomography based Assessment of Mental Foramen Position

Bashir Ahmed, Manoj Kumar, . Bushra, Suneel Kumar Punjabi, Raj Kumar & Salman Shams · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Objective: To assess the occurrence and location of the mental foramen in relation to gender and age by using cone-beam computed tomography. Materials and Methods: A descriptive case series study was conducted at department of radiology at advance diagnostic care centre, Institut...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i53B33677

Evaluation of CropSyst Model to Simulate the Effect of Irrigation and Nitrogen Levels on Clusterbean

Rameshwr Lal Mandeewal, M. L. Soni, I. J. Gulati, Hansraj Shivran, Raj Kumar & Ramesh Choudhary · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2020

An experiment entitled “Evaluation of the CropSyst model to simulate the effect of irrigation and nitrogen levels on clusterbean” was carried out at village Bajju, Bikaner, Rajasthan during kharif season of 2016. The treatment comprising 3 levels of irrigation (100, 200 and 300 m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1530371

Studies on Graft Compatibility between Wild Rootstocks and Brinjal Cultivars in the Terai Zone of West Bengal, India

Mamoni Deori, Ranjit Chatterjee, Arindam Das, Subhamoy Sikder, Nipa Biswas & Raj Kumar · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Brinjal grafting has been shown to reduce the impact of certain soil-borne diseases and abiotic stresses, while enhancing the plant growth, yield and fruit quality. The present study was conducted at UBKV, West Bengal during the rainy season of (2024) and (2025). The aim was to i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53899

Effects of Cowpea-Baby Corn Intercropping on Growth, Phenology and Yield Characteristics of Cowpea

Homeswar Mazumdar, Ram Krishna Sarkar, Jagadish Chandra Jana, Suchand Datta, Ranjit Chatterjee & Raj Kumar · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2025

The present field experiment was conducted during the summer seasons of 2022–23 and 2023–24 at U.B.K.V. Pundibari, West Bengal, to study the effects of cowpea–baby corn intercropping on growth, phenology and yield characteristics of cowpea. The experiment was laid out in a Random...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i93739

Advancing Water Conservation Techniques in Agriculture for Sustainable Resource Management: A review

Mausmi Rastogi, Shruti Mallikarjun Kolur, Anand Burud, Tejaswini Sadineni, M. Sekhar, Raj Kumar & Aashu Rajput · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2024

The evolution and impact of water conservation techniques in Indian agriculture, underlining their vital role in fostering sustainable resource management amidst increasing global water scarcity. It begins by exploring traditional water management practices, illuminating their hi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2024/v28i3755

Studies on Growth Characteristics and Quality Traits of Different Variety/ Genotypes of Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Ram Ashish, Seema Sonkar, C. l. Maurya, Rakesh Babu Gautam, Nand Kumar & Raj Kumar · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

The present study was conducted to evaluate 20 variety/ genotypes of brinjal for quality parameters. The sample was collected from vegetable trial field of Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur as well as after grading of the sample and the quality...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i213947

Effect of Different Irrigation Levels and Mulching Methods on Performance of Organically Cultivated and Drip Irrigated Papaya

Baljeet Singh Gaat, Mukesh Kumar, Ram Naresh, Suresh Kumar, Kapil, Raj Kumar, Vijay & Anshul · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

An experiment was conducted at research field of Deendayal Upadhyay Centre of Excellence for Organic Farming, CCS HAU, Hisar during the year 2021-22 to study the effect of different irrigation levels and mulching methods on performance of organically cultivated and drip irrigated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i163129

Bactericidal Potential of Local Medicinal Plants of Kashmir Valley in Fishes: A Review

Inain Jaies, Feroz Ahmad Shah, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Syed Shariq Nazir Qadiri, Asifa Wali & Raj Kumar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Bacterial diseases in fishes create one of the alarming situations that render significant loss to the fishing industries and aquacultural farm units worldwide. Various drugs have been formulated, standardized, and used in the industry to combat bacterial infections. However, non...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2731524

Phytochemical and Antioxidant Profiling of Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) Landraces from Hilly Regions of India

Dharminder Kumar, Akanksha Singh, Ankit Kumar, Aadisha Saini, Vikas Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Raj Kumar, Chander Parkash, Amit Vikram & Jagmeet Singh · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2024

The present study was carried out to assess the phytochemical and antioxidant potential of 24 chilli landraces grown in hilly regions of India viz. Himachal Pradesh & Assam and genotypes were evaluated for different phytochemical parameters and antioxidant assays. Highest tot...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i91522

Role of Artificial Intelligence in Vegetable Production: A Review

Ajeet Kumar, Rajat Rajput, Chhail Bihari, Suman Kumari, Abdul Rahman M, S.P. Kanaujia, Sentirenla Jamir, Raj Kumar, Ravi Shankar & Rishabh Kumar Singh · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2024

Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in vegetable production, emphasizing its potential to address critical challenges such as climate change, population growth, and resource scarcity. AI technologies, including machine learning, computer vision, and robotics, are revolutionizing...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i92423

Effect of Irrigation Levels and Straw Mulching on Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Papaya under Drip Irrigation System

Baljeet Singh Gaat, Mukesh Kumar, Ram Naresh, Suresh Kumar, Kapil, Narender Kumar, Santosh Rani, Raj Kumar & Gaat , Baljeet Singh · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a significant fruit crop cultivated worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. However, its cultivation is often constrained by limited water availability and soil moisture stress, which may significantly affect its yield and quality. This study a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102705