Ashim Datta

@cssri.res.in

Senior Scientist (Soil Science)
ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science
4311

Scholar Citations

36

Scholar h-index

62

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Land use influences soil morphological and physicochemical properties of salt–affected profile in Northwest India
    A Datta, N Basak, AR Chinchmalatpure, R Banyal, AK Rai, JC Dagar, ...
    Environmental Earth Sciences 85 (7), 190 , 2026
    2026
  • Navigating challenges and unlocking future opportunities in cereal-based cropping systems in India
    A Datta, A Pradhan, AK Yadav, A Das, HS Nayak, S Mandal, A Das, ...
    Crop and Environment, 100137 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Labile Carbon dynamics under Initial Transition to Regenerative Agriculture
    D Roy, R Kundu, A Datta, B Mandal, S Paul, S Sharma, JK Ladha
    Soil Security, 100226 , 2026
    2026
  • Climate smart agro-techniques for carbon economy in Indian agriculture
    RK Yadav, A Datta
    Indian Journal of Agronomy, S31-S44 , 2025
    2025
  • Optimizing Onion Yield by Exploring Seasonal Evapotranspiration, Water Productivity and Crop Water Production Functions Under Microsprinkler Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilization
    SK Patra, M Banik, S Sengupta, A Datta
    Irrigation and Drainage 74 (5), 1967-1981 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Enhancing soil health by mitigating salinity in India
    A Datta, N Basak, B Saha, P Basak, AK Rai, RK Yadav
    Soil Health Series: Volume 4 Soil Health and Sustainability in India, 352-384 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Pedological and taxonomical research of Indian tropical soils for fulfilling the UN SDGs: Current status and the future scope
    DK Pal, A Datta, D Vasu, R Paul, K Karthikeyan, P Tiwary
    Soil Security 18, 100179 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Abiotic stresses in field crops: response, impacts and management under climate change scenario
    A Pradhan, A Datta, MK Lal, M Kumar, MK Alam, PS Basavaraj, KK Pal
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 8, 1539301 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 9
  • Crop performance and profitability for the initial transition years of a regenerative cropping system in the Upper Midwest United States
    A Datta, B Wilke, C Charles, M Hasenick, T Ulbrich, M Singh, M Sears, ...
    Journal of Environmental Quality , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Automated high frequency measurements of nitrous oxide fluxes in annual vs. perennial bioenergy crops
    A Datta, K Kahmark, S Bohm, MZ Hussain, P Robertson
    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (1), GC41G-01 , 2024
    2024
  • Early-stage soil organic carbon stabilization in conservation agriculture-based cereal systems
    D Roy, R Kundu, S Ghosh, A Datta, B Mandal, S Sharma, JK Ladha
    Geoderma Regional 39, e00870 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • Carbon Storage Potential and Saturation Behavior of Soils As Influenced by Level of C Input and Soil Types in Indian Sub-Continent
    A Datta, S Badole, CE Stewart, SP Majumder, A Krishna Chaitanya, ...
    Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 55 (20), 2996-3010 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Effects of nitrogen fertilization and micro-sprinkler irrigation on soil water and nitrogen contents, their productivities, bulb yield and economics of winter onion production
    M Banik, SK Patra, A Datta
    The Journal of Agricultural Science 162 (5), 468-481 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Residual effect of legumes on maize yield, nitrogen balance and soil organic carbon stabilization under legume–maize cropping systems
    M Shukla, AC Sadhu, P Patel, D Roy, A Pradhan, SD Vibhute, D Camus, ...
    Journal of Plant Nutrition 47 (15), 2430-2447 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Impacts of conservation agriculture on crop yield and soil carbon sequestration: a meta-analysis in the Indian subcontinent
    R Padbhushan, U Kumar, AK Sinha, A Datta, S Mondal, DS Rana, B Mitra, ...
    Environmental Geochemistry and Health 46 (7), 251 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Drip-mediated deficit irrigation and sub-optimal fertigation management strategy can boost yield, soil nutrient availability, plant utilization and soil organic carbon in …
    S Pramanik, SK Patra, S Ghosh, D Roy, A Datta
    Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 24 (2), 3843-3860 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 7
  • Carbon management in irrigated arable lands of India
    R Bhattacharyya, A Ghosh, CP Nath, A Datta, P Roy
    Indian Journal of Fertilisers 19 (5), 460-483 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • The great Green Wall initiatives and opportunities for integration of dryland agroforestry to mitigate desertification
    GW Sileshi, JC Dagar, S Kuyah, A Datta
    Agroforestry for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Asia and … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 23
  • Assessing the availability of potassium and its quantity-intensity relations under long term conservation agriculture based cereal systems in North-West India
    K Rani, A Datta, HS Jat, M Choudhary, PC Sharma, ML Jat
    Soil and Tillage Research 228, 105644 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 34
  • Agronomic biofortification of wheat through proper fertilizer management to alleviate zinc malnutrition: A review
    AK Yadav, A Seth, V Kumar, A Datta
    Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 54 (2), 154-177 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 30

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Assessing soil properties and nutrient availability under conservation agriculture practices in a reclaimed sodic soil in cereal-based systems of North-West India
    HS Jat, A Datta, PC Sharma, V Kumar, AK Yadav, M Choudhary, ...
    Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 64 (4), 531-545 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 349
  • Changes in soil organic carbon under perennial crops
    A Ledo, P Smith, A Zerihun, J Whitaker, JL Vicente‐Vicente, Z Qin, ...
    Global change biology 26 (7), 4158-4168 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 304
  • Changes in soil biology under conservation agriculture based sustainable intensification of cereal systems in Indo-Gangetic Plains
    M Choudhary, A Datta, HS Jat, AK Yadav, MK Gathala, TB Sapkota, ...
    Geoderma 313, 193-204 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 262
  • Effects of tillage, crop establishment and diversification on soil organic carbon, aggregation, aggregate associated carbon and productivity in cereal systems of semi-arid …
    HS Jat, A Datta, M Choudhary, AK Yadav, V Choudhary, PC Sharma, ...
    Soil and Tillage Research 190, 128-138 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 230
  • Climate Smart Agriculture practices improve soil organic carbon pools, biological properties and crop productivity in cereal-based systems of North-West India
    HS Jat, A Datta, M Choudhary, PC Sharma, AK Yadav, V Choudhary, ...
    Catena 181, 104059 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 182
  • Sustainable intensification influences soil quality, biota, and productivity in cereal-based agroecosystems
    M Choudhary, HS Jat, A Datta, AK Yadav, TB Sapkota, S Mondal, ...
    Applied Soil Ecology 126, 189-198 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 173
  • Soil properties and organic carbon distribution under different land uses in reclaimed sodic soils of North-West India
    A Datta, N Basak, SK Chaudhari, DK Sharma
    Geoderma Regional 4, 134-146 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 159
  • Carbon sequestration potential, challenges, and strategies towards climate action in smallholder agricultural systems of South Asia
    ML Jat, D Chakraborty, JK Ladha, CM Parihar, A Datta, B Mandal, ...
    Crop and Environment 1 (1), 86-101 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 142
  • Re-designing irrigated intensive cereal systems through bundling precision agronomic innovations for transitioning towards agricultural sustainability in North-West India
    HS Jat, PC Sharma, A Datta, M Choudhary, SK Kakraliya, HS Sidhu, ...
    Scientific Reports 9 (1), 17929 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 104
  • Soil enzymes activity: Effect of climate smart agriculture on rhizosphere and bulk soil under cereal based systems of north-west India
    HS Jat, A Datta, M Choudhary, PC Sharma, B Dixit, ML Jat
    European Journal of Soil Biology 103, 103292 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 103
  • Temporal changes in soil microbial properties and nutrient dynamics under climate smart agriculture practices
    HS Jat, M Choudhary, A Datta, AK Yadav, MD Meena, R Devi, ...
    Soil and Tillage Research 199, 104595 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 100
  • Conservation Agriculture: factors and drivers of adoption and scalable innovative practices in Indo-Gangetic plains of India–a review
    HS Jat, A Datta, M Choudhary, PC Sharma, ML Jat
    International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 19 (1), 40-55 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 98
  • Impact of long term conservation agriculture on soil quality under cereal based systems of North West India
    D Roy, A Datta, HS Jat, M Choudhary, PC Sharma, PK Singh, ML Jat
    Geoderma 405, 115391 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 95
  • Interrelationship of biomass yield, carbon input, aggregation, carbon pools and its sequestration in Vertisols under long-term sorghum-wheat cropping system in semi-arid tropics
    A Datta, B Mandal, S Badole, SP Majumder, D Padhan, N Basak, ...
    Soil and Tillage Research 184, 164-175 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 88
  • Changes in carbon pools and biological activities of a sandy loam soil under medium‐term conservation agriculture and diversified cropping systems
    CM Parihar, SL Jat, AK Singh, A Datta, MD Parihar, E Varghese, ...
    European journal of soil science 69 (5), 902-912 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 86
  • A global perspective on soil science education at third educational level; knowledge, practice, skills and challenges
    P Charzyński, M Urbańska, GF Capra, A Ganga, P Holmes, ...
    Geoderma 425, 116053 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 76
  • Carbon dynamics, potential and cost of carbon sequestration in double rice cropping system in semi arid southern India
    KC Anantha, SP Majumder, D Padhan, S Badole, A Datta, B Mandal, ...
    Journal of soil science and plant nutrition 18 (2), 418-434 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 76
  • Bioremediation of heavy metals by microbes
    M Choudhary, R Kumar, A Datta, V Nehra, N Garg
    Bioremediation of salt affected soils: an Indian perspective, 233-255 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 70
  • Designing profitable, resource use efficient and environmentally sound cereal based systems for the Western Indo-Gangetic plains
    HS Jat, V Kumar, A Datta, M Choudhary, SK Kakraliya, T Poonia, ...
    Scientific reports 10 (1), 19267 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 69
  • Carbon mineralization in soil as influenced by crop residue type and placement in an Alfisols of Northwest India
    A Datta, HS Jat, AK Yadav, M Choudhary, PC Sharma, M Rai, LK Singh, ...
    Carbon Management 10 (1), 37-50 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 66