Education: B.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (2001); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (2003); Ph.D., University of Adelaide, Australia (2012)
Positions held: Soil Chemist (2005-2018); Senior Soil Chemist (2018-till date)
Field of Specialization: Soil Fertility/ Chemistry
Research Interests: (Maximum upto three areas of interest)
1. Nutrient cycling and organic matter dynamics
2. Amelioration strategies in salt affected soils
3. C sequestration and climate change
Research Projects:
1. All India Coordinated Research Project on STCR
2. Utilization of paddy straw for Biochar and Energy purposes
3. NAHEP-CAAST
4. Soil Salinity Scheme
Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):
- Mavi M S, Singh G, Choudhary O P, Singh A, Vashisht B B, Sekhon K S, Pathania N, Singh, BP (2023). Successive addition of rice straw biochar enhances carbon accumulation in soil irrigated with saline or non-saline water. Environmental Research 217: 114733. IF 8.43
- Leeford, M, Mavi, M S, Liptzin, D, Hall, S J (2023). Potential carbon mineralization assays are confounded by different soil drying temperatures. Geoderma 437: 116596. IF 6.1
- Dey D & Mavi M S (2022). Co-application of biochar with non-pyrolyzed organic material accelerates carbon accrual and nutrient availability in soil. Environment Technology & Innovation 25: 102128. IF 7.75
- Nisar, S, Mavi, M S, Singh, J, Dey, P (2022). Integrated nutrient management in spring-maize improves yield, nutrient use efficiency and minimizes greenhouse gas intensity. Archives of Agronomy & Soil Science 69: 2522-2536 IF 2.24
- Singh, J, Dhaliwal, S S, Mavi, M S (2021). Zinc fractions and nutrition of maize (Zea mays L.) as affected by Olsen-P levels in soil. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 120: 257–269. IF 3.1
Awards/Honours/Distinctions: (Exclude best poster/paper presentations, Appreciation letters etc.)
- Inaugural DS Brar Young Scientist Award by the GS Khush Foundation
- Awarded International Endeavor Post Graduate Research Scholarship by the Australian Government
- Gold Medal awarded for best Master’s Thesis by the Indian Society of Soil Science.
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