Education:

• B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, 2013, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat)
• M.Sc. Soil Science, 2015, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur (Himachal Pradesh)
• Ph.D. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, 2019, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru

Positions held:

• Research Associate, Department of Soil Science, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur (Himachal Pradesh): December, 2019 to 28^th January, 2021.
• Assistant Professor (Soil Science), PAU, Ludhiana (January, 2021 onwards)

Field of Specialization: Soil Fertility/ Soil Chemistry

Research Interests:

1. Soil organic matter dynamics

2. Integrated nutrient management

3. Amelioration strategies in saline/sodic soils

Research Projects:

1. Soil Salinity Scheme

Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. 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)
2. Asir Azeez Tamboli, Joginder Singh Yadav, Parveen Kumar, Kapil Malik, Hari Mohan Meena, Manu Rani (2023) Irrigation levels and anti-transpirants impact on performance of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 93(2): 169–174, https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v93i2.119905. (NAAS Rating: 6.37)
3. Alisha Sharma, R.P. Sharma, N.K. Sankhyan, Rameshwar Kumar and Hari Mohan Meena (2023) Effect of FYM, lime and fertilizers on forms of soil acidity and relationship with soil properties in acid Alfisol. Indian Journal of Ecology 50(2): 306-312, DOI: https://doi.org/10.55362/IJE/2023/3894. (NAAS Rating: 5.79)
4. Hari Mohan Meena and H. C. Prakasha (2021) The impact of biochar, lime and fertilizer on soil acidity and microbiological properties and their relationship with yield of rice and cowpea in an acidic soil of Southern India. Journal of Plant Nutrition (Accepted) (NAAS rating: 7.13)
5. Hari Mohan Meena and H. C. Prakasha (2020) Effect of biochar, lime and soil test value based fertilizer application on soil fertility, nutrient uptake and yield of rice-cowpea cropping system in an acid soil of Karnataka, Journal of Plant Nutrition 43(17): 2664-2679. (NAAS rating: 7.13)

Awards/Honour’s/Distinctions:

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