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Aakash Kumar Saini

Publications (7)

Regenerative and Conservation Agriculture as Climate Solutions: Evidence for Soil Carbon Gains and Emission Reductions

Aakash Kumar Saini, Babu Lal Gurjar, Arijit Chowdhuri, Swetapadma Jena, Abinash Kabi, Ashwini Yadav, Gourav Sudan, Narayan Kakde, Arkit Saha & Hemant Singh Raghuwanshi · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

Regenerative and conservation agriculture are widely promoted as “climate-smart” strategies that can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while sustaining food production. However, expectations for agricultural soils as a major negative-emission technology remain contested....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i4618

Role of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review

Hans Raj Meel, Aakash Kumar Saini, Riya Das, Jitendra Verma, Altaf Hussain, Koushik Ghosh, Meherunnesa Khatun, Shivani Sharma & Rohitash Meena · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

A significant method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing the environmental quality and profitability of agricultural systems is through the process of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. This review assesses the effects of SOC on climate mitigation, the sus...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56080

Foliar Feeding of Micro-Nutrient Influencing Physical Attributes of Winter Season Guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. L-49

Jitendra Kumar Shukla, Sanjay Kumar, Mohit Kashyap, Kamlesh Choudhary, Sanjay Baloda, Aakash Kumar Saini, Ankit Kumar & Arkit Saha · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2025

Enhancing fruiting and physical attributes of guava is crucial for growers as these traits directly contribute to total yield production. Hence, the present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of foliar application of micronutrients on the physical and yield attribut...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115835

Impact of Sulphur Sources and Organic Manures on Soil Health in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Cultivation

Hans Raj Meel, Rajhans verma, Dileep Meena, Manisha Kumawat, Sachin Kumar Pradhan & Aakash Kumar Saini · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2025

Sulphur (S) is the fourth major plant nutrient after nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium and is essential for sustainable crop production. The study aims to evaluate the impact of different sulphur sources and organic manures on soil health in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Cultivat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i75603

Soil Fertility Assessment Based on Primary, Secondary and Micronutrient Status under Different Land Use Systems in Arid Western Rajasthan, India

Kishan Kumar, Y. V. Singh, Pragya Nama, Deepika Yadav, Yogita, Vishal Gupta & Aakash Kumar Saini · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2026

Assessment of soil fertility status under different land use systems is essential for sustainable nutrient management, particularly in arid regions where soils are inherently poor in organic matter and nutrient holding capacity. The present study was conducted to evaluate the sta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i3701

Influence of Different Land Use Systems on Soil Physico Chemical Properties in the Arid Region of Western Rajasthan, India

Kishan Kumar, Y. V. Singh, Deepika Yadav, Pragya Nama, Vishal Gupta, Sanjay Kumar & Aakash Kumar Saini · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Soil physico-chemical properties are important indicators of soil quality and are greatly influenced by land use systems, particularly in arid regions where climatic conditions limit soil development. The present study was conducted to evaluate the influence of different land use...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56093

Microplastics in Agricultural Soils: An Emerging Threat to Soil Health, Microbial Ecology, Crop Productivity, and Food Safety

Souvik Ghosh, Divyansh Verma, Kishan Kumar, Raunak Pramanik, Sumana Balo, Debasis Mahata, Aakash Kumar Saini & Arghya Mani · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2025

Microplastics have emerged as a pervasive environmental pollutant, infiltrating terrestrial ecosystems, including agricultural soils. These tiny plastic particles (<5 mm) originate from various sources, such as plastic mulching, sewage sludge application, and atmospheric depos...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55430