Curriculum vitae of Dr. Munish Kumar

 
Name : Dr. Munish Kumar
Date of Birth :
04 March, 1966
Nationality
:
Indian
Designation
:
Associate Professor (Agro forestry) &
Officer-In-charge, AKMU
& Principal Investigator, National
Network Project on Jatropha & Karanja
Pay Scale
:
Rs. 12000-420-18300/-
Address Office
:
Department of Soil Conservation & Water Management
C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology,
Kanpur-208002, (U.P.) India.
Telephone No.
:
0512-2534156-60 Ext. 158 (O), 2549173
0512-2532249 (R) Cell no. 9838109895
E-mail
:
mkg_csau@rediffmail.com, munish@csauk.ac.in
Website
:
 www.csauk.ac.in
 
Educational Attainments:
Examination Passed Year Board/University Marks Obtained % Division Subjects Taken Remarks
High School 1980 U.P.
Board		 45.8 IInd Hindi, English,
Gen. Math
Agril., Gen.
Science		 --
Intermediate 1982 U.P.
Board		 67.3 Ist All subjects of
Agriculture		 Distinction
Agronomy
Agril. Engg.,
Agril. Chem.
B.Sc. (Ag.&A.H.) 1985 CSAUA&T Kanpur 80.1 Ist Agriculture --
M.Sc.(Ag.) 1987 CSAUA&T
Kanpur		 86.2 Ist Soil
Conservation &
Water
Management,
Minor Soil
Science		 Ist Position in
the Dept. of
Soil
Conservation
& Water
Management
Ph.D. 1993 CSAUA&T
Kanpur		 82.6 Ist Soil
Conservation &
Water
Management		 Minor Soils &
Agril.
Chemistry
 
Award/ Recognition:                                                             
 
  • Recipient of University Book Prize for obtaining Ist Position in the Department of Soil Conservation and Water Management in 1987.
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Certificate of Appreciation, Akhil Bhartiya Rabi Kisan Mela and Krishi Udhyog Pradarshni from 3 - 6 March, 2002 at CSAUA& T, Kanpur
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Certificate of Appreciation, Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Mela and KrishiUdhyog Pradarshni from 3-6 March, 2003 at CSAUA & T, Kanpur.
  • Dept. of Forestry received First prize in Kisan Mela and Krishi Udhyog Pradarshn fromOctober 3-6, 2007.
  • Dept. of Forestry received First prize in Kisan Mela and Krishi Udhyog Pradarshn fromMarch 2-5, 2008.
  • Appreciation and Recognition of work by Dean, College of Agriculture, CSAUA &T,Kanpur, June 2008.
  • Young Scientist Award 2008 conferred by Society of Recent Development in Agriculture at National Symp. on Scenario of Agriculture in Changing Climatic Conditions from Oct 18-19 2008 at S.V.B.P.U of Agric. & Technology, Meerut (UP)
  • Kulpati Prashasti Praman Patra - 2008 by Vice-Chancellor, CSAUA&T, Kanpur.
  • Acharya Raghuvir Prasad Trivedi Sarjana Award of Rs 8000.00 awarded By Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow for writing the book on.
  • Name of Dr Munish Kumar was published in "A brief profile of Experts" (History Book) Published by Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi.
 
Position held Period
   
  • Assistant Professor (Agro-forestry)
January 4, 1992
  • Officer-in-charge (Wasteland Development Project)
 1992 to 1995
  • Principal Investigator (National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Area's)
 1995 to 1998
  • Officer-in-charge, AKMU
 1999 to till date
  • Member, Agricultural Information Bureau of the University.
 July, 2000
  • Co-Editor "Krishak Bharti" Monthly Magazine
 2000-2005
  • Co-CCPI “Resource Characterization & Socio-Economic
    Constrains and Analysis of Productivity of Maize Based Crop
    Production System" (NATP).
 July 2000-Sept.
2002
  • Associate Professor (Agroforestry)
 Jan., 2002
  • Principal Investigator, Project on Development Tree Borne
    Oilseeds. (funded by NOVOD Board)
 July, 2003-2005
  • Principal Investigator, National Network Project on Integrated
    Development of Jatropha & Karanja.
 July, 2004- till date
  • Co-P.I., Development of Quality Plant Material
    and on Farm Testing of Medicinal Plants
 July, 2004-2007
  • Associate Professor (Agribusiness Management )
 20-12-2008
     *Additional charge  
   
 
Life Membership of professional body:
1. Indian Society of Soil & Water Conservationists, Dehradun
2. Indian Water Resources Society, Roorkee
3. Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi
4. Range Management Society of India, Jhansi
5. Indian Society of Agroforestry, Jhansi
6. Indian Society of Agricultural Information Technology, Bangalore
7. Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi
8. Progressive Agriculture An International Journal, Kanpur
9. Krishak Bharti, Monthly Magzine, AIB, Kanpur (Annual)
10. Farm Science Journal , Kanpur (Annual)
11. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, ICAR, New Delhi
12. The Society of Agricultural Professionals, Kanpur
 
ACHIEVEMENTS:
 
I. Research Achievements:
i)
The rainfed technology developed and adopted in the Ghatampur watershed was found suitable, economically viable and ecologically sustainable in managing the problems of the ravinous watershed of Yamuna river namely; Contour bunding, Land leveling and smoothening, Contour furrowing, Field bunding & leveling, Sunken structures along with Vegetative barriers of Vetiver, Sacchrum munja and Rambans in controlling soil loss & runoff which resulted in an overall increase of 20 – 25 percent in the yield level of crops like; wheat, barley, gram, mustard, linseed, pea, soybean, groundnut, pigeonpea and sorghum in the project.
ii)
The wells of the watershed area also showed a progressive recharging of water table (1.5 m) during the operational period of the project.
iii)
Neem (Azadirachta indica) could be grown successfully with Auger hole technique of pit digging along with 50 percent replacement of original pit soil by filling mixture (FYM + Gypsum + Soil) on sodic soil under agro-forestry system.
iv)
The field crops under agro-forestry systems can be successfully grown at early years of plantation with better crop yield.
v)
Performance of the Multipurpose Tree Species (MPTs) on sodic soil were found better in order of Acacia nilotica, Albizia procera, Eucalyptus terticornis, Dalbergia sissoo, Leucaena leucocephala, Azadirachta indica, Cassia siamea and Terminalia arjuna.
vi)
The Setaria sphacelate has been observed to give maximum green fodder yield under silvi-pastoral system. However, Tryspecific hybrid and Brachiria mutica was found second and third in order of productivity. The substantial improvement in microclimate and physico-chemical properties of soil i.e. decrease in pH, EC and ESP was also noticed.
vii)
Successful plantation of 10 ha Jatropha and 2 ha Karanja under the Project on Integrated Development of Tree borne Oilseeds funded by NOVOD Board, Gurgaon.
viii)
Eviii) Establishment of National, Progeny, Zonal and Sivlicultural trials on Jatropha at Regional Research Station Daleepnagar and SIF, Kanpur under the Project on National Network on Integrated Development of Jatropha and Karanja.
ix)
Selection of 46 CPTs of Jatropha & 42 CPTs Karanja in the area jurisdiction of the CSA University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
x)
Jatropha plantation on farmers fields in the districts Unnao, Raibarely, Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Farukhabad, Etawaha, Auiriya and Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh
xi)
Developed agro-technology of important medicinal plants viz., Safed musli, Aswagandha, Kalmegh, Tulsi, Milk thistal, Satavar, Isabgoal and Stevia etc
xii)
Ex-situ conservation of 111 Medicinal & Aromatic plants species in Azad Herbal Garden established under department of Forestry.
II. Teaching Activities:
 
i)
Imparting teaching of U.G.-Agriculture & Forestry, in P.G.-Department of Agronomy & Department of Soil Conservation & Water Management & Forestry and Ph.D. in Soil Conservation & Water Management.
ii)
Prepared practical manual for U.G. Agriculture and Forestry.
iii)
Prepared and designed the P.G courses of the dept. of Soil Conservation and Water Management in association with HOD.
iv)
Guided three P.G. Students of the dept. of Soil Conservation and Water Management
v)
Trained 182 faculty members of the University in Computer application and Uses of Internet as Officer-in-charge, AKMU in seven batches each of 45 days duration.
vi)
Trained 60 Non-Technical staff of the University in Computer Application
vii)
Organized 10 National Seminars/workshops and trainings under SAU Research Management project of DASP to the faculty members of the University and Two National Seminar on (i) Forest Resource Management on November 15-17, 2003 and (ii) Forestry-Ecological Security and Sustainable Development on March 30-31, 2006 in which large number of forestry scientists, teachers, PIA, foresters, engineers, administrators, social workers, students and progressive farmers attended the seminar.
viii)
Members of National & International Seminars organized by the C.S. Azad University Kanpur.
ix)
Act as Coordinator of Work Experience in Forestry was organized for B.Sc. forestry, VIIth semester students. The student placed for Forestry work under the supervision of DFOs of respective district viz; Etawah, Kanpurnagar, Renukoot, Piliphit, Bahraich and Meerut etc.
x)
Act as Coordinator of Graduate Students of Forestry of the University during Wildlife week at Zoological Garden, Kanpur to teach the people and school children in wildlife for one week.
 
III. Student Guided:
 
 
M. Sc. Ag as Major Advisor
 : 3  
 
M. Sc. Ag as Co-advisor
 : 6  
 
Ph.D. Student as major advisor
 : 3  
 
Ph.D. Student as Co-advisor
 : 5  
 
IV. Extension Activities:
(i)
Transfer of Technology- Conducted adaptive trials on suitability of improved crop production technology in the farming system viz-a-viz. existing technology on various crops under National Watershed Development Programme for Rainfed Areas at Ghatampur, Kanpur Dehat.
(ii)
Delivered lectures in Kisan Gosthies/Farmers trainings conducted by KVKs/Directorate of Extension/Head of Department Agri-business Management, Department of Agriculture under NWDPRA programme and DHO, Kanpur.
(iii)
Organized Twelve Farmers training Programme as Principal Investigator under the Project on Development Tree borne Oilseeds Funded by NOVOD Board, Gurgaon, Haryana.
(iv)
Organized Six Trainers training Programme as Principal Investigator under the Project on Development Tree borne Oilseeds Funded by NOVOD Board, Gurgaon, Haryana.
(v)
Delivered lectures on Jatropha & Karanja, Medicinal plants and Agroforestry systems in Kishan Goshties and farmers fair organized at various places.
 
As Officer-in-charge AKMU (ICT Centre) :
 
  • Organized Computer and Internet training for 222 faculty members and 80 non-technical staff of the university as Training Coordinator.
  • Design, Develop and hosted website of the University (www.csauk.ac.in).
  • Established Local Area Network (LAN) for Internet connectivity to various offices of the University.
  • Web/ LAN server management
  • Management of Mail Server etc
Other Professional Activities:
 
1.
Organized Computer training programme for Faculty members of the university at AKMU in four batches having 20 Scientist in each batches of 45 days duration.
2.
Co-Editor of KRISHAK BHARTI monthly magazine Published by Agricultural Information Bureau of the University.
3.
Working as Co-CCPI in the Project “Resource Characterization and Socio-Economic Constraint Analysis of Productivity in the Maize Based Crop Production System.
4.
Acted as expert in various selection committees constituted by the University.
5.
Referee of Indian Journal of Soil Conservation published by Indian Society of Soil & Water Conservationists, Dehradun.
6. Referee of Farm Science Journal , Kanpur
7. Warden – Three years.
8. External examiner of colleges /universities.
9. Master Trainer of TBOs Jatropha and Karanja.
10. Master Trainer of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
11. Guest speaker of Forest Training Institute, Kanpur
12. Expert in various selection committees of the university.
13.
Organized Brain storming meeting to decide the mandate for the different departments of College of Agriculture in global perspective and to identify the priority area of basic and applied research in different subjects as well as raising income in the University.
14.
Organized two weeks training on Application of Internet and its uses to Faculty members of the university during Feb-Mar, 2009.
 
Practical Training/Summer/Winter/Short courses attended:
 
i.
Agro-forestry, Forage Production and Animal Nutrition - One month Training Courseat IGFRI, Jhansi, 1992.
ii.
Soil Resources Inventory for Land Evaluation - one month Training Course at NBSS & LUP, Calcutta, 1995.
iii.
Use of Geographical Information system and Remote Sensing techniques in Management of Land Water Resources - Short Course at Deptt. of Agril. Physics at IARI, New Delhi, 1995.
iv.
Recent Advances in Agro-forestry and its role in Conservation Soil, Water and Biodiversity-Short Course at NRC for Agroforestry, Jhansi, 1997.
v.
Computer Training on Agricultural Research Information System at IASRI, NewDelhi, 1997.
vi.
Preparation of Strategic Research Extension Programme for UPDASP at A.C.T.I.,Lucknow, 1998.
vii.
Three month Computer Training on ICF, M.S. Office and Internet and Intranet at Asset International, Kanpur, from 15 July to 15 October 1999.
viii.
Advance Training on Agroforestry Research at Directorate of Research, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur on October, 28-30, 1999.
ix.
Training on Participatory Research Management at Directorate of Extension,CSAUA&T, and Kanpur on November, 10-15, 1999.
x.
Computer training programme of three month duration at ASSET International, Kanpur, 1999.
xi.
Training on Research Management at NAARM, Hyderabad on 10-15 January, 2000.
xii.
Training on Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Wasteland Development and Monitoring, July 2000.
xiii.
Patent Awareness Workshop at HBTI, Kanpur, July 2000.
xiv.
Development of Internet and Intranet using Linux Operating System" at CIRG, Mathura from August 21-26, 2000.
xv.
Three days users computer training Windows 98 and MS Office conducted by NIIT, Kanpur under NATP Project from July, 24-26, 2000.
xvi.
Workshop cum Orientation Training for Remandated Zonal Agricultural Research Stations Under NATP of U.P. to Function as K.V.K. at IIPR, Kanpur on 17th and 18th November, 2000
xvii.
Training on Integrated Pest Management at CSAUA&T, Kanpur from 24-30 December, 2002.
xviii.
The Cyberary: A platform for Information Management & Networking from August11-14, 2003 at National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad.
xix.
Training on LINUX SHELL PROGRAMING at APTECH CORPORATETRAINING from 5 Feb. to 15 Mar., 2004.
xx.
Training on Introduction on LAN/WAN Technologies at ERNET India from 23.08.2001 to 27.08.2004.
xxi.
GIS Training programme on Introduction to Arc GIS 9 from 17/04/2006 to 21/04/2006 at ESRI, India, New Delhi.
xxii.
Training programme on Communication Skills and personality Development from 4th to 29th March, 2008 conducted by Directorate of Human Resource Development, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur.
 
Foreign visits: Manila, Philippinese
 
Languages known:
  • English (read, write, speak)
  • Hindi (read, write, speak)
  
 
Publications:
 
A. Research Papers Published in National Journals:
 
1.
Bhan, Suraj; Kumar, Munish; Resi, M.M. and Uttam, S.K. (1992). Effect of nitrogen and crop sequence on rainfed mustard for eroded soil of central Uttar Pradesh, Indian J. Soil Conservation, 20 (3): 72-76.
2.
Kumar, Munish and Bhan, Suraj (1993). Effect of row spacing, fertility levels and moisture conservation practices on yield, quality and economy of cotton 'Vikas' under rainfed conditions. J. of Soil and Water Conservation, 37: 157-161.
3.
Kumar, Munish and Bhan, Suraj (1993). Influence of row spacing, fertility levels and moisture conservation practices on yield, root development and water use efficiency of "Vikas" cotton. Indian J. of Soil Conservation. 21(3): 63-70.
4.
Kumar, Munish and Warsi, A.S. (1998). Role of soil and water conservation measure on crop yield and groundwater recharge in Yamuna ravine watershed – A field experience. Indian J. Soil Conservation 26 (3) : 264-268.
5.
Arya, R.L., Singh, A., Yadava, R.B., Singh, S.P., Gangwar, M.K. and Lal, B. (1998). Early performance of trees and grasses under silvo-pastoral systems for salt affected soils of Indo-gangetic plains of U.P., J. of Range Management & Agroforestry 19 (1): 53-57.
6.
Kumar, Munish (1998). Evaluation of the compatibility of different forage grasses with trees in sodic soils. J. of Range Management & Agroforestry 20 (1):106-108.
7.
Kumar, Kaushal; Kanaujia, V.K. and Gangwar, Munish (2003). Leucaena based Alley cropping for sustainable crop production under rainfed condition. Indian J. of Soil Cons. 31(3): 265-268.
8.
Kumar, Munish (2002). Evaluation of planting techniques neem (Azadiracinta indica A.juss) as an agroforestry tree species on sodic soils. Prog, Agric. 2 (2): 157-159
9.
Kumar, K; Bhatia, K.S.; Kanaujia V.K. and Kumar, Munish (2003). Hedgerow management studies on growth and production of crops with Leucaena leucocephala. Farm Sci. J. Vol. 12 (1): 41-44.
10.
Tripathi, A. K.; Tripathi, H. N.; and Kumar, Munish (2004). Soil fertility and crop productivity as influenced by different cropping systems and levels of nitrogen in central plain zone of Uttar Pradesh. J. Soil and Water Conservation Vol. 3 (3&4): 180-184.
11.
Singh, R.A. and Gangwar, Munish (2005). Management of steep area through watershed technology for sustainable productivity. J. Soil and Water Conservation 4(1&2): 35-38.
12.
Haider, Ekhlaq ; Gangwar, Munish and Bhatia, K.S. (2005). Effect of Alley Width and Intra-Row Spacing of Subabool (Leucaena leucocephala) on soil Loss, Growth and yield of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.Moench) under rainfed Agro-Ecosystem. Indian J. Agroforestry 7 (2):15-18.
13.
Kumar, K.; Gangwar, Munish and Singh Devendra (2005). Impact of land use capability classes and present land use on erosional behaviour of Rendhar watershed in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. Farm Sci. J. 14 (2) :7-11.
14.
Singh, R.A. and Gangwar, Munish (2006) Agro-ecosystem approaches to sustainable productivity with low cost watershed technology. Farm Sci. J. 15 (2), 2006
15.
Kumar, Munish; Singh, R A.; Haider, Ekhlaq and Chaudhary, H.P. (2007) Agroforestry system of Jatropha curcas and Arachis hypogaea. J. of Range Management & Agroforestry 28 (2):346-347.
16.
Kumar, Munish; Singh, R. A. and Surendra Pratap Singh (2008) Performance of moisture conservation practices and levels of nitrogen on sorghum under rainfed ecosystem of central Uttar Pradesh. Indian J. Soil Conservation, 36(1): 22-23.
17.
Sahu, Mamta; Akram, Mohd.; Kendurkar, P.S.; Kumar, Munish (2009) Genetic diversity among Jatropha curcas L. accessions revealed by RAPD markers. The Indian J. of Agril. Sci. (Communicated).
 
B. Research Papers Published in International Journals:
 
1.
Kumar, K.; Gangwar, Munish and Chaudhary, H. P. (2004). Effect land of usecapability classes and present land use on erosional behaviour of Rendhar watershed in Bundelkhand U.P. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 30 (3):317-323.
2.
Singh, R A.; Kumar, Munish and Haider, Ekhlaq (2007) Synergistic cropping of summer groundnut with Jatropha curcas –A new two-tier cropping system for Uttar Pradesh, International Arachis Newsletter (IAN) no. 27: 38-39..
3.
Sahu, Mamta; Akram, Mohd.; Kendurkar, P.S.; Kumar, Munish (2008) Genetic diversity among Jatropha curcas L. accessions revealed by RAPD markers. Current Science (In press).
 
C. Lead Papers:12
 
D. Popular Articles:
 
 
  • Research Papers Presented & Published in the Proceedings of National Conference/Seminar/Workshop: 54
     
  • Research Papers Presented & Published in the Proceedings of International Conference /Seminars / Workshop: 13
 
Bulletins / Books / Proceedings of Seminars:
 
1.
25 years of Education and Research in Soil Cons. and Water Mgt., released on the occasion of National Symposium on Watershed Development and Management, CSAUA& T, Kanpur, February 2-4, 1990.
2.
Proceedings of National Seminar on Wasteland development: Challenges and opportunities.
3.
Proceedings of National Seminar on Natural Resource Management.
4.
Proceedings of National Seminar on Integrated Plant Nutrient Management.
5.
Proceedings of National Seminar on Cropping System Research.
6.
Proceedings of National Seminar on Farming System Research.
7.
Proceedings of National Seminar on IPR issues and WTO.
8.
Patent Awareness.
9.
Advanced Training on Agroforestry Research.
10.
Training on Conservation of Biodiversity.
11.
Proceeding of Training on Statistical Methods Used in Agril. Research.
12.
Chapter Contributed in the Book “Multipurpose Tree Species Research –Retrospect and Prospect” By- K.R. Solanki, A.K. Bisaria & A.K. Honda, Published by: Agrobios (India) Jodhpur.
13.
Proceedings of National Seminar on Forest Resource Management, November 15-17, 2003.
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