Education: B.Sc. (Agri.) GNDU, Amritsar (2005); M.Sc. (Soil Sci.) PAU, Ludhiana (2007); Ph.D (Soil Sci.) PAU, Ludhiana (2023).

Positions Held: Scientist, CIMMYT (2008-2011); Assistant Professor, KVK (PAU) Ferozepur (2011-2023); Soil Chemist, PAU Ludhiana (2023 till now)

Field of Specialization: Soil Chemistry/Fertility

Research Interests:

1. Micronutrients behavior in Soil-Plant system
2. Crop Bio-fortification
3. Conservation Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
4. Soil health and Plant Nutrition
5. Innovative Technologies and BMPs for different cropping systems

Research Projects:

1. Scheme on “All India Coordinated Research Project on Micro and Secondary-Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants” funded by ICAR.
2. Project on “Testing Bio-efficacy of NAYAZINC^TM as zinc fertilizer for soil application in low-land transplanted paddy cultivation” funded by Rallis India Limited, India (Co-PI).
3. The project on “Promotion on Agricultural Mechanization for In-situ Management of Crop Residue in Punjab” funded by ICAR, New Delhi (Co-PI).
4. Kisan Biotech Project on “Promotion of Organic Farming” funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST) at Ferozepur (Co-PI)
5. BMGF (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) and USAID (United States Agency for International Development) funded IRRI-CIMMYT project in South Asia entitled “Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)” in Punjab.

Selected Research Publications:

1. Vicky Singh, R K Gupta, A Kalia, N Al-Ansari, A Alataway, AZ Dewidar, MA Mattar (2023). Soil type and integrated nitrogen nutrient-rice straw residue management techniques affect soil microbes, enzyme activities and yield of wheat crop. Heliyon.1;9(6): e16645 (NAAS: 9.78).
2. H.S. Thind, Sandeep Sharma, H.S. Sidhu, Vicky Singh and Yadvinder-Singh (2023). Tillage, crop establishment and residue retention methods for optimizing productivity and profitability under rice–wheat system. Crop and Pasture Science doi:10.1071/CP21595. (NAAS: 8.25).
3. Seema Sepat, Kiran Pavuluri, Vicky Singh, Anita Kumawat & Dinesh Kumar (2022) Effect of irrigation and nitrogen management on yield, nutrient uptake and water productivity of direct–seeded rice in India, Journal of Plant Nutrition, 45:19, 3004-3015 (NAAS: 8.28).

4. Seema Sepat, R S Raje, Madhu Patial, Vicky Singh, G Singh and Rama Prashat G (2021). Effect of sowing and plant spacing on pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) for higher productivity and profitability in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 91 (1): 64–70 (NAAS: 6.37).
5. Anand Gautam, Vicky Singh and Gurjant Singh Aulakh (2021). Performance of Paddy Cultivation under Different Methods in South-Western Part of Punjab, India. Indian Journal of Extension Education Vol. 57: 131-134 (NAAS: 5.95).
6. H.S. Sidhu, Manpreet Singh, Yadvinder-Singh, J. Blackwell, S.K Lohan, E. Humphreys, M.L. Jat, Vicky Singh and Sarbjeet Singh (2015). Development and evaluation of the Turbo Happy Seeder for sowing wheat into heavy rice residues in NW India. Field Crop Research 184:201-212 (NAAS: 12.15).
7. Yadvinder-Singh, Manpreet Singh, H.S. Sidhu, E. Humphreys, H.S. Thind, M.L. Jat, J. Blackwell, and Vicky Singh (2015). Nitrogen management for zero till wheat with surface retention of rice residues in north-west India. Field Crop Research 184:183-191 (NAAS: 12.15).
8. G.S Buttar, H.S. Sidhu, Vicky-Singh, M L Jat, R. Gupta, Yadvinder-Singh and Baldev-Singh (2013). Relay planting of wheat in cotton: An innovative technology for enhancing productivity and profitability of wheat in cotton-wheat production system of South Asia. Experimental Agriculture 49 (1):19-30 (NAAS: 8.23).
9. Vicky Singh, M S Brar, P Sharma and B S Brar (2011). Distribution of arsenic and its relations with chemical characteristics of soil and water in South Western districts of Punjab. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 59 (4):1-5 (NAAS: 5.31).
10. Vicky Singh, M.S Brar, P. Sharma and S. S Malhi (2010). Arsenic in water, soil and rice plants sample and their relationship in Indo-Gangetic plains of North-West India. Communication of Soil Science and Plant Analysis 41: 1350-60 (NAAS: 7.58).

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

1. Received Young Soil Scientist Award 2023 on 5^th International Conference “Climate Change Impact” June 9-11, 2023 by Agricultural and Environmental Technology Development Society at SKAUST, Srinagar, J&K, India.
2. Received Best Centre Award 2023 (team award) of All India Coordinated Research Project for MSPE at OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
3. Selected for SAARC Agriculture Ph. D Scholarship 2017 by SAARC Agriculture Centre.
4. Nominated for “Advanced course on Conservation Agriculture: Laying the groundwork for sustainable and productive cropping systems” during 24^th May to 25^th June, 2010 at CIMMYT, Mexico.