Biography:
Prof. Surendra Singh, formerly Head and ex. Senior professor, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry obtained B. Sc (Ag) from Institute of Agricultural Sciences, M.Sc. (Ag) and Ph.D. Degrees from Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University. Prof. Singh joined Banaras Hindu University as professor of Agricultural chemistry and promoted as Senior professor on18 th July 2018 and superannuated on 30.06.2024. Prof. Singh has about 35 years of rich professional experience in different aspects of teaching, research, extension, administration, training, research and development as well as research project formulations, both national and international. Prof. Singh has more than 250 basic, strategic and peer-reviewed publication on different aspects of soil science to his credit in the form of research paper, books, bulletins, popular articles, review articles and manuals etc.. Prof. Singh contributed significantly in the field of soil fertility and plant nutrition to different crops for better food and quality. Altogether, he has guided 45 M.Sc.(Ag) and 15 Ph.D. students in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry. Prof. Singh has successfully executed 25 externally national and international funded projects as Principal investigator. He received various national and international awards. He participated in 2nd Euro-Global Conference at Rome, Italy during 20-22 September, 2018, attended 22nd World Congress of Soil Science held, 31 July-5 August 2022, at Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He acted as key note speaker and also chaired the session on soil, food and human health” held during 11 to 13 th September, 2023 (FAT-2023) at Valencia, Spain.
Title : Vital role of soil for future food security and human health
Title : Soil, food security and human health
Title : Soil available nutrients and their relationship with food security and human health
Title : Soil nutrients, food and human health
Title : Optimizing nutritional food quality of grain legumes on low sulphur status soils
Title : Soil available nutrients and nutritional food quality of crops