Dr Arbind Kumar Gupta

@buat.edu.in

Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Management
Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda UP

Dr Arbind Kumar Gupta


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EDUCATION

B.Sc. Agriculture from CSA University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur UP in the year of 2011.
M.Sc. in Soil Science from ANGRAU, Hyderabad in 2013.
PhD in Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science from BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia WB in 2016.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Soil Science
15

Scopus Publications

161

Scholar Citations

7

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6

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Scopus Publications

  • Silicon and humic acid influence on phosphorus dynamics in different land use systems under semi-arid region of Uttar Pradesh, India
    Arjun Sharma, Arbind Kumar Gupta, Sharad Kumar Singh, Deo Kumar, Kaushal Singh, Krishnanand Yadav
    Discover Environment, 2026
    An Incubation study was conducted at Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda during 2024–25 to evaluate phosphate fixation and release pattern in soils of semiarid region of Uttar Pradesh, India under 5 prevailing land use systems viz., Forest, Sacred Grove, Agroforestry, Agriculture and Roadside plantation, of the locality. The laboratory experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications. Seven levels (0, 50, 100, 200, 300, 500 and 750 ppm) of Phosphorus (P) through KH2PO4 were applied to the 15 soil samples and analyzed the P fixing capacity. After that soils were incubated with different doses of calcium silicate and humic acid at room temperature (30 °C) and then available soil P was estimated at 20, 40, 60 DAI. As a results, maximum P fixing capacity was observed in Forest land (74.71 and 85.21%) and lowest in roadside plantation (68.45 and 71.82%) in Naraini and Mahuwa block of Banda respectively. Irrespective of land use, average increased by 61.63% up to 40 days of incubation and then started declining. Application of calcium silicate and humic acid resulted in significant increase (P < 0.05) in the available P content of the soil throughout the incubation period. Study concluded and recommend the application of silicon as calcium silicate and humic acid for increasing availability of P in these traditionally high P fixing soils of semiarid region of Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Assessment of Phosphorus Fixing Capacity in Different Land Use System of Semi-arid Region, Uttar Pradesh
    Arjun Sharma, Arbind Kumar Gupta, Deo Kumar, Krishnanand Yadav
    National Academy Science Letters, 2026
  • Heavy metals contamination and their phytoremediation in soil and water for sustainable environmental restoration
    Krishnanand Yadav, Deo Kumar, Arbind Kumar Gupta, Bhoomika Gupta, Praduman Tyagi, Arjun Sharma, Prasenjit Kumar Patra, Prasanta Kumar Patra, A. Krishna Chaitanya
    Discover Environment, 2025
    Heavy metals, such as cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb), are persistent environmental contaminants that pose significant risks to soil, water, and human health. These metals accumulate in ecosystems, leading to reduced soil fertility, deteriorating water quality, and ultimately entering the food chain. Exposure to heavy metals has been linked to various diseases, including itai-itai disease (Cd), Minamata disease (Hg), and blue baby syndrome (nitrate contamination in water). While traditional remediation methods are effective, they tend to be costly, complex, and have negative environmental impacts, limiting their broad applicability. Phytoremediation is emerging as a promising, cost-efficient, and eco-friendly approach to address heavy metal contamination. This green technology utilizes plants' natural capabilities to interact with contaminants through processes such as phytoextraction, phyto-stabilization, phytodegradation, and rhizofiltration. Plants capable of absorbing or degrading metals like Cd, Hg, nickel (Ni), and Pb are grown to either extract contaminants from soil or water or stabilize them to prevent further spread. For example, in phytoextraction, plants absorb heavy metals through their roots and store them in their biomass, while phyto-stabilization helps immobilize metals in the soil. Phytodegradation uses plant metabolic processes to detoxify compounds, and rhizofiltration targets contaminants in water via plant roots.As a sustainable solution, phytoremediation offers an environmentally friendly method to mitigate heavy metal pollution without harming ecosystems, making it a viable option for restoring contaminated sites. This review explores the mechanisms of phytoremediation and its potential in alleviating the toxic effects of heavy metals on soil and water health.
  • Vermicomposting: A Success Story of Farmer’s for Agriprenuership
    Rural Transformation Through Agri Enterprise Empowering Farmers and Youth Focus on Grassroots Entrepreneurship and Youth Involvement, 2025
  • Effect of Organic Manures on Soil Nutrients, Growth and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh
    Amar Singh, Deo Kumar, Dinesh Sah, Amit Mishra, Arbind Kumar Gupta
    Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 2024
  • Variation and Distribution of Phosphorus Fractions, their Relationship with Soil Properties in Vertisols and Aridisols of India
    Arbind Kumar Gupta, Luxmi Kant Tripathi, P.K. Patra
    Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 2023
    One hundred eighty soil samples were collected from Vertisols and Aridisols to investigate status and depth distribution of phosphorus (P) pools and their relation to soil characteristics. Majority of the soils was clayey soil texture for Vertisols, while sandy for Aridisols, calcareous in reaction and medium to high in cation exchange capacity due to presence of illitic and smectite type of clay minerals. In both the orders, the amount of available-P, aluminium P (Al-P), Organic-P (Org-P) and total-P decreased with increase in soil depth, whereas calcium P (Ca-P) was found to be higher in lower horizons. Calcium-P was the most predominant P fraction in both the orders and contributes more than 21% of total P followed by organic P (&gt;16%). Exchangeable Ca (Ex-Ca) and soil pH influenced distribution of soil P into different forms and its availability while salinity had no such pronounced effect. In Vertisols, available-P showed significant and positive relationship with saloid P (S-P), occluded P (OCC-P), Ca-P, Org-P and total-P. The Ca-P was found to be positively and significantly correlated with soil pH, available P and negatively correlated with clay. Soil pH bears a significantly negative correlation with S-P, OCC-P, Org-P, total-P and positive correlation with Ca-P. In Aridisols, iron P (Fe-P) showed positive and significantly correlated with organic carbon (OC), clay, available P and negatively with soil pH and Ex-Ca. Multiple regression equations were also worked out for predicting different forms of P in relation to soil properties. About 30% soils of Vertisols are likely to respond to P-fertilizer.
  • Influence of potting media composition on quality flower production of petunia (Petunia hybrida)
    Ajay Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, K.S. Tomar, Arbind Kumar Gupta, Hitesh Kumar, Rahul Patel
    Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2023
    An experiment was conducted at Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda to evaluate the effect of different growing media compositions containing cocopeat, Vermicompost, FYM, Leaf Mold, Perlite, and vermiculite in different ratios on vegetative growth and flowering of petunia plant. The results revealed that, the maximum root length and root spread were observed in media composition T5 [Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Vermiculite (2:1:1)] whereas, vegetative growth with no of leaves per plants, no of branches per plant and plant spread in T4 [Cocopeat + Perlite + Vermicompost (2:1:1)]. The better flower quality parameters like flower diameter, flower bud diameter, stalk length of flower were observed in T5 media containing Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Vermiculite (2:1:1) while minimum days taken to bud initiation (60.75) and first flower opening (66.66) in T2 [Soil + Sand + Vermicompost (2:1:1)]. However, plants showed the significant root growth, vegetative growth with better flowering time and quality was highest in media containing Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Vermiculite (2:1:1). Therefore, the findings suggest that for quality flower production of potted petunia growing media composition of T5 [Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Vermiculite (2:1:1)] was ideal with better plant morphological development and sustained flowering for display.
  • Evaluating Sustainable and Environment Friendly Growing Media Composition for Pot Mum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)
    Ajay Kumar Singh, Rajat Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Arbind Kumar Gupta, Hitesh Kumar, Ashutosh Rai, Amit Kanawjia, Krishna Singh Tomar, Geeta Pandey, Babita Singh, Sunil Kumar, Satya Vart Dwivedi, Sanjeev Kumar, Kiran Pathania, Gurudutt Ojha, Anita Singh
    Sustainability Switzerland, 2023
    The use of different growing media offers a valuable alternative to the conventional use of soil for quality flower production due to their good water holding capacity, aeration and nutrient status. The experiment was conducted in a Completely Randomised Design with three replications in the years 2021–2022 to study the influence of different compositions of growing media [Soil, Sand, Vermicompost, Cocopeat, Vermiculite, Perlite and Leaf mould] in different ratios on the growth and development of pot mum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.).The growing media compositions of cocopeat, vermicompost and leaf moulds improve the water retention and aeration of media. The results revealed vegetative growth with maximum plant height at first bud appearance, plant height at harvesting stage, number of primary branches per plant, number of secondary branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, leaf biomass, average fresh weight of leaf, dry weight of root and flowering parameters with maximum flower longevity, flower diameter, number of flowers per plant, number of ray florets, average fresh weight of flower, flower yield per plant and vase life of flower in case of media composition of Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Leaf mould (2:1:1) among all the growing media compositions. The combination of cocopeat with vermicompost and leaf mould (2:1:1 v/v/v) was found best for lighter media weight, better plant morphological development and sustained quality flower production of pot mum.
  • EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MEDIA ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING TRAITS OF CALENDULA OFFICINALIS L.
    Rakesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar Singh, KS Tomar, Arbind Kumar Gupta
    Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 2022
    Effects of eight different potting media compositions on growth and flowering traits of Calendula was studied. Among different media compositions, T5 have positive effect on root length (18.33 cm), number of leaves (62.77) and number of branches (9.12) per plant while T3 was found to be best for root spread (14.10 cm) and plant spread (22.67 cm). Calendula plants raised in T5 exhibited maximum (6.10 cm) flower diameter and flower bud diameter (1.40 cm), took minimum days (66.39) for flower bud initiation and also for flower bud opening (74 days). Maximum number of flower buds and flowers per plant were recorded in T2. The growth and flowering of Calendula was found superior in media composition of vermicompost and cocopeat. Bangladesh J. Bot. 51(3): 417-424, 2022 (September)
  • Analytical Techniques and Instrumental Methods in Soil, Plant and Water Analysis
    Analytical Techniques and Instrumental Methods in Soil Plant and Water Analysis, 2022
  • Silicon and organic manure influence on phosphorus dynamics in Alfisols of West Bengal, India
    Arbind Kumar Gupta, Prasanta Kumar Patra, Luxmi Kant Tripathi
    Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2022
  • Assessment of phosphorus fixing capacity in different soil orders of India
    Arbind Kumar Gupta, Aishwarya Maheshwari, Rubina Khanam
    Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2020
  • Distribution and classification of phosphorus fractions and their relationship with soil properties in ultisols of Meghalaya
    Arbind Kumar Gupta, Prashanta Kumar Patra, Luxmi Kant Tripathi
    Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 2020
  • Prevention, reclamation and management of acid and acid sulphate soils
    S. Gupta, M. Goyal
    Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture Technological Advances and Applications, 2017
  • Planting geometry to optimize growth and productivity in faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) and soil fertility
    Journal of Environmental Biology, 2013

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Chemical and thermal changes during vermicomposting of different agricultural waste using Eisenia foetida
    AKGKY Deo Kumar
    Discover Soil , 2026
    2026
  • Assessment of Phosphorus Fixing Capacity in Different Land Use System of Semi-arid Region, Uttar Pradesh
    A Sharma, AK Gupta, D Kumar, K Yadav
    National Academy Science Letters, 1-5 , 2026
    2026
  • Effect of Crop Establishment Methods and Cropping Pattern on Growth and Development of Rice in Bundelkhand Region of UP
    R Verma, GS Panwar, D Sah, N Singh, D Gupta, R Kumar, AK Gupta, ...
    Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 12 (1), 133-142 , 2026
    2026
  • Knowledge based and heuristic approach to the cost optimum design of concrete structures
    RR Reddy, A Gupta, RR Singh
    WIT Transactions on The Built Environment 2 , 2026
    2026
  • Heavy metals contamination and their phytoremediation in soil and water for sustainable environmental restoration
    K Yadav, D Kumar, AK Gupta, B Gupta, P Tyagi, A Sharma, PK Patra, ...
    Discover Environment 3 (1), 201 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 13
  • Effect of vermicompost on yield and yield attributing characteristic of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)
    KM Tripathi, D Kumar, GS Panwar, JK Tiwari, AK Gupta, G Shukla, ...
    International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 15 (7), 492-501 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • IMPACT OF SOIL MINING ON SOIL QUALITY IN BUNDELKHAND REGION, UP, INDIA.
    AK Gupta, S Kumar, D Kumar, A Yadav, Y Prajapati, A Sharma
    Plant Archives (09725210) 25 (1) , 2025
    2025
  • INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE GROWTH DYNAMICS OF INDIAN MUSTARD (BRASSICA JUNCEA L.)
    KM Tripathi, D Kumar, GS Panwar, JK Tiwari, AK Gupta, G Shukla, ...
    Plant Archives 25 (2), 3118-3123 , 2025
    2025
  • Distribution and Classification of Phosphorus Fractions vis-à-vis Fertility Status of Selected Soil Orders of India
    AM Arbind Kumar Gupta, Luxmi Kant Tripathi, P. K. Patra
    Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii 86 (1) , 2025
    2025
  • Effect of Nutrient Management on Physico-chemical Properties of Soil in Indian Mustard
    A Singh, N Singh, A Kalhapure, SB Singh, AK Gupta, D Gupta, S Gupta, ...
    International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 36 (7), 610-617 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Effect of Organic Manures on Soil Nutrients, Growth and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh
    A Singh, D Kumar, D Sah, A Mishra, AK Gupta
    Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 72 (1), 126-130 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Distribution and characterization of sulphur fractions in Entisols, Inceptisols and Alfisols soil orders of India
    LK Tripathi, AK Gupta, SK Ghosh, PK Patra
    Int J Plant Soil Sci 35, 487-497 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Soil fertility status of KVK and RARS Belatal of Mahoba district under Bundelkhand region of UP
    S Mishra, D Kumar, AK Gupta, S Kumar
    Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 22 (4), 427-432 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • Influence of potting media composition on quality flower production of petunia ( Petunia hybrida )
    AK Singh, R Kumar, KS Tomar, AK Gupta, H Kumar, R Patel
    Journal of Plant Nutrition 46 (13), 3101-3108 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • In-vitro phosphate solubilization by native phosphate solubilizing microbes in soils of northern region of India
    A Singh, BP Dhyani, A Tomar, V Kumar, AK Gupta, UP Shahi
    International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 14 (2), 258-267 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Variation and distribution of phosphorus fractions, their relationship with soil properties in vertisols and aridisols of India
    AK Gupta, LK Tripathi, PK Patra
    Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 71 (2), 217-228 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Evaluating Sustainable and Environment Friendly Growing Media Composition for Pot Mum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)
    AK Singh, R Singh, R Kumar, AK Gupta, H Kumar, A Rai, A Kanawjia, ...
    Sustainability 15 (1), 536 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 13
  • Silicon and organic manure influence on phosphorus dynamics in Alfisols of West Bengal, India
    AK Gupta, PK Patra, LK Tripathi
    Journal of Plant Nutrition 45 (20), 3118-3128 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Effects of different media on growth and flowering traits of Calendula officinalis L.
    R Kumar, AK Singh, KS Tomar, AK Gupta
    Bangladesh Journal of Botany 51 (3), 417-424 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 13
  • Degradation of hazardous organic and inorganic waste by microorganisms
    AK Gupta, D Kumar, A Ahamad
    Industrial Applications of Soil Microbes: Volume 1, 121-132 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Assessment of phosphorus fixing capacity in different soil orders of India
    AK Gupta, A Maheshwari, R Khanam
    Journal of Plant Nutrition 43 (15), 2395-2401 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 40
  • Use of neem and neem based products
    AK Gupta
    Indian Farming, 39 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 17
  • Heavy metals contamination and their phytoremediation in soil and water for sustainable environmental restoration
    K Yadav, D Kumar, AK Gupta, B Gupta, P Tyagi, A Sharma, PK Patra, ...
    Discover Environment 3 (1), 201 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 13
  • Evaluating Sustainable and Environment Friendly Growing Media Composition for Pot Mum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)
    AK Singh, R Singh, R Kumar, AK Gupta, H Kumar, A Rai, A Kanawjia, ...
    Sustainability 15 (1), 536 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 13
  • Effects of different media on growth and flowering traits of Calendula officinalis L.
    R Kumar, AK Singh, KS Tomar, AK Gupta
    Bangladesh Journal of Botany 51 (3), 417-424 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 13
  • Distribution and classification of phosphorus fractions and their relationship with soil properties in Ultisols of Meghalaya
    AK Gupta, PK Patra, LK Tripathi
    Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 68 (4), 400-407 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 13
  • Soil fertility evaluation using nutrient index approach
    A Ahamad, AK Gupta, D Kumar
    Journal of Krishi Vigyan 10 (1), 276-282 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • Isolation, screening and antagonium assay of pseudomonas spp. for plant growth propoting activity and its campatibility with pesticide molucules
    JS Prasad, M Jha, RN Kumar, AK Gupta
    BIOINFOLET-A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences 10 (4c), 1487-1491 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 7
  • Soil fertility status of KVK and RARS Belatal of Mahoba district under Bundelkhand region of UP
    S Mishra, D Kumar, AK Gupta, S Kumar
    Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 22 (4), 427-432 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • Efficacy of organic and inorganic amendments on Sulphur availability in relation to growth and yield of rice in an Alfisol soil
    LK Tripathi, SK Ghosh, PK Patra, AK Gupta
    IJCS 6 (2), 2992-2997 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • Availability of Sulphur in Alfisol soil from the different land use systems on application of silicon and organic manure
    LK Tripathi, PK Patra, SK Ghosh, AK Gupta
    Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 7 (2), 2483-2487 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • Effect of Organic Manures on Soil Nutrients, Growth and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh
    A Singh, D Kumar, D Sah, A Mishra, AK Gupta
    Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 72 (1), 126-130 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Influence of potting media composition on quality flower production of petunia ( Petunia hybrida )
    AK Singh, R Kumar, KS Tomar, AK Gupta, H Kumar, R Patel
    Journal of Plant Nutrition 46 (13), 3101-3108 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Silicon and organic manure influence on phosphorus dynamics in Alfisols of West Bengal, India
    AK Gupta, PK Patra, LK Tripathi
    Journal of Plant Nutrition 45 (20), 3118-3128 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Effect of Nutrient Management on Physico-chemical Properties of Soil in Indian Mustard
    A Singh, N Singh, A Kalhapure, SB Singh, AK Gupta, D Gupta, S Gupta, ...
    International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 36 (7), 610-617 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Variation and distribution of phosphorus fractions, their relationship with soil properties in vertisols and aridisols of India
    AK Gupta, LK Tripathi, PK Patra
    Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 71 (2), 217-228 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • PREVENTION, RECLAMATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACID AND ACID SULPHATE SOILS
    AK CHAITANYA, S BADOLE, AK GUPTA, B PAL
    Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture: Technological Advances and … , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 2
  • Effect of vermicompost on yield and yield attributing characteristic of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)
    KM Tripathi, D Kumar, GS Panwar, JK Tiwari, AK Gupta, G Shukla, ...
    International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 15 (7), 492-501 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Distribution and characterization of sulphur fractions in Entisols, Inceptisols and Alfisols soil orders of India
    LK Tripathi, AK Gupta, SK Ghosh, PK Patra
    Int J Plant Soil Sci 35, 487-497 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • In-vitro phosphate solubilization by native phosphate solubilizing microbes in soils of northern region of India
    A Singh, BP Dhyani, A Tomar, V Kumar, AK Gupta, UP Shahi
    International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 14 (2), 258-267 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1