Ramesh Singh


Principal Scientist – Soil and Water Conservation
Email: S.Ramesh@cgiar.org

Research Papers:

2025

Science based approach for translating water hyacinth menace into wealth for agricultural sustainability: Empirical evidence from rural India. Aviraj Datta, Hari Om Singh, Santhosh Kumar Raja, Ramesh Singh, ML Jat and Arabinda Kumar Padhee (2025): In: Results in Engineering, 2025. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Leveraging genotype × management synergies to enhance pigeonpea productivity, profitability, and sustainability in semi-arid tropics. Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Prasad Kamdi, Santhosh Kale, Santosh Shinde, Susree Snigdha Das, Harihar Kausadikar, Ramesh Singh and ML Jat (2025): In: Frontiers in Agronomy, 2025. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Interplay of resource endowments, agriculture and nutritional outcomes in the Central Indian Landscape. Niranjan Padhan, Anantha KH, Kaushal Garg, Venkataradha Akuraju, Ramesh Singh and ML Jat (2025): In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2025. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Sustainable intensification in coconut for building system resilience and nutritional security of smallholders in Eastern India. Rohan Khopade, Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Santhosh Kale, Shyam Moses Davala, S Rakesh, Kapil Raje, Ramesh Singh and ML Jat (2025): In: Sustainable Agriculture, 2025. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Assessing Soil Degradation in Agricultural Landscapes of Semi-Arid Tropics Using Proximal and Remote Sensing-Based Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy. Israr Majeed, Sourav Roy, Nagarjuna Reddy, Nagaraju Budama, Venkataradha Akuraju, Anantha KH, Niranjan Padhan, Ramesh Singh, ML Jat, Bhabani Das and Kaushal Garg (2025): In: Soil Use and Management, 2025. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Bundled management practices for enhanced Finger millet productivity in acid soils: Empirical evidence from Odisha, India. Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Aviraj Datta, Prasad Kamdi, S Rakesh, Rajesh Pasumarthi, Shyam Moses Davala, Udit Panigrahi, Ramesh Singh and ML Jat (2025): In: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2025. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Vegetable grafting: a scientific innovation to enhance productivity and profitability of tomato growers under climate change. Rohan Khopade, Gajanan Sawargaonkar, S Rakesh, MS Davala, K Kishore, Y Siddam, Ramesh Singh and ML Jat (2025): In: Frontiers in Agronomy, 2025. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2024

Applicability of calibrated diffuse reflectance spectroscopy models across spatial and temporal boundaries. Purushothaman Naveen, Garg Kaushal, Venkataradha Akuraju, Anantha , Ramesh Singh, Jat and Das Bhabani (2024): In: Geoderma, 2024. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Envirotyping helps in better understanding the root cause of success and limitations of rainfed production systems. Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Shyam Davala Moses, S Rakesh, Prasad Kamdi, Rohan Khopade, Rajesh Nune, Rajesh Pasumarthi, Pushpajeet Choudhari, Aviraj Datta, Venkata Radha Akuraju, Sreenath Dixit, Ramesh Singh and Mangi Lal Jat (2024): In: Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2024. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Valorization of peanut shells through biochar production using slow and fast pyrolysis and its detailed physicochemical characterization. Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Rajesh Pasumarthi, Santosh Kale, Pushpajeet Choudhari, S Rakesh, Srikanth Mutnuri, Ajay Singh, Harikishan Sudini, Manasa Ramaraju, Ramesh Singh, Arabinda Kumar Padhee and Mangi Lal Jat (2024): In: Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2024. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Drought Management in Soils of the Semi-Arid Tropics. Kaushal Garg, KH Anantha, ML Jat, S Kumar, Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Ajay Singh, Venkataradha Akuraju and Ramesh Singh (2024): 1st, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024, ISBN: 9781003326007. (Type: Book | Links | BibTeX)
Impacts of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Farm Technical Efficiency in the Semi-Arid Tropics of Central India. Priyanka Singh, Choudhary Bishwa Bhaskar, Sharma Purushottam, Kumar Sunil, Inder Dev, Ramesh Singh and Kaushal Garg (2024): In: Environmental Conservation, 2024. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Innovative bio-pyrolytic method for efficient biochar production from maize and pigeonpea stalks and their characterization. Rajesh Pasumarthi, Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Santosh Kale, Kumar Nallagatla Vinod, Choudhari Pushpajeet, Ramesh Singh, Davala Moses Shyam, Rani Sudha, Mutnuri Srikanth and ML Jat (2024): In: Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 448 , 2024. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2023

Scaling-up agriculture water management interventions for building system resilience in Bundelkhand region of Central India. In: Rainfed systems intensification and scaling of water and soil management: four case studies of development in family farming. Kaushal Garg, Anantha KH, Barron Jennie, Ramesh Singh, Inder Dev, Sreenath Dixit and Anthony Whitbread (2023): In: Department of Soil and Environment, 2023, ISBN: 978-91-8046-893-0. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Sustainable intensification opportunities for Alfisols and Vertisols landscape of the semi-arid tropics . KH Anantha, Kaushal K.Garg, Akuraju Venkataradha, Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Naveen Purushothaman, Bhabani Sankar Das, Ramesh Singh and ML Jat (2023): In: Elsevier - Agricultural Water Management, 2023. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) for rapid soil testing and soil quality assessment in smallholder farms. Israr Majeed, Kaushal K.Garg, Akuraju Venkataradha, P Naveen, S Roy, N Reddy, Ramesh Singh, KH Anantha, Sreenath Dixit and SD Bhabani (2023): In: British Society of Soil Science, 2023. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2022

Impact of soil and water conservation measures on farm productivity and income in the semi-arid tropics of Bundelkhand, central India. Choudhary BB, Inder Dev, Priyanka Singh, Ramesh Singh, Purushottam Sharma, Khem Chand, Kaushal K.Garg, KH Anantha, Akuraju VenkataRadha, Sreenath Dixit, Sunil Kumar, Asha Ram and Naresh Kumar (2022): In: Environmental Conservation, 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Traditional Rainwater Management (Haveli cultivation) for Building System Level Resilience in a Fragile Ecosystem of Bundelkhand Region, Central India. Ramesh Singh, Akuraju Venkataradha, KH Anantha, Kaushal K.Garg, Barron Jennie, Anthony M.Whitbread, Inder Dev and Sreenath Dixit (2022): In: Front. Sustain. Food Syst, 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Identifying potential zones for rainwater harvesting interventions for sustainable intensification in the semi-arid tropics. Kaushal K.Garg, Akuraju Venkataradha, K.H Anantha, Ramesh Singh, Anthony M.Whitbread and Sreenath Dixit (2022): In: Nature Scientific Reports, (3882), 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Transforming livestock productivity through watershed interventions: A case study of Parasai-Sindh watershed in Bundelkhand region of Central India. Inder Dev, Ramesh Singh, Kaushal K.Garg, Asha Ram, Deepak Singh, Naresh Kumar, SK Dhyani, Anand Singh, Anantha KH, Akuraju VenkataRadha, Sreenath Dixit, RK Tewari, Dwivedi RP and Arunachalamand (2022): In: Elsevier - Agricultural Systems, 196 , 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2021

Impact of raised beds on surface runoff and soil loss in Alfisols and Vertisols. Kaushal K.Garg, KH Anantha, Sreenath Dixit, Rajesh Nune, Akuraju Venkataradha, Pawan Wable, Nagaraju Budama and Ramesh Singh (2021): In: CATENA, 211 , 2021. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Landscape resource management for sustainable crop intensification. Anantha KH, Kaushal K.Garg, Ramesh Singh, Akuraju Venkataradha, Inder Dev, Cameron Petrie, Anthony Whitbread and Sreenath Dixit (2021): In: Environmental Research Letters (TSI), pp. 1-19, 2021, ISSN: 1748-9326. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Impact of agricultural water management interventions on upstream–downstream trade-offs in the upper Cauvery catchment, southern India: a modelling study. Pawan S.Wable, Kaushal K.Garg, Rajesh Nune, Akuraju Venkataradha, Anantha KH, Veena Srinivasan, Ragab Ragab, John Rowan, Virginie Keller, Pradeep Majumdar, Gwyn Rees, Ramesh Singh and Sreenath Dixit (2021): In: Irrigation and Drainage, 2021. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Impact of Rainwater Harvesting on Hydrological Processes in a Fragile Watershed of South Asia. Kaushal K.Garg, KH Anantha, Akuraju Venkataradha, Sreenath Dixit, Ramesh Singh and Ragab Ragab (2021): In: Groundwater (TSI), pp. 1-17, 2021. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Building resilient agricultural system through groundwater management interventions in degraded landscapes of Bundelkhand region, Central India. Ramesh Singh, Kaushal K.Garg, KH Anantha, VenkataRadha Akuraju, Inder Dev, Sreenath Dixit and Dhyani SK (2021): In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (TSI), 37 , pp. 1-14, 2021, ISSN: 2214-5818. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Impact of best management practices on sustainable crop production and climate resilience in smallholder farming systems of South Asia. KH Anantha, Kaushal K.Garg, J Barron, Sreenath Dixit, Akuraju Venkataradha, Ramesh Singh and AM Whitbread (2021): In: Agricultural Systems (TSI), 194 (103276), pp. 1-19, 2021, ISSN: 0308-521X. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2020

Building climate resilience in degraded agricultural landscapes through water management: A case study of Bundelkhand region, Central India. Garg Kaushal, Singh Ramesh, Anantha KH, Singh Anand, Akuraju Venkata Radha, Barron Jennie, Dev Inder, Tewari RK, Wani Suhas, Dhyani SK and Dixit Sreenath (2020): In: Journal of Hydrology, 591 , pp. 1-12, 2020, ISSN: 0022-1694. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Agricultural water management interventions for enhancing water resources availability, cropping, intensity and various ecosystem services in Bundelkhand region of Central India. Kaushal K.Garg, Ramesh Singh, KH Anantha, I Dev and Sreenath Dixit (2020): Drought Management: Future Challenges and Strategies, Proceedings of India Water Week, 25th Sept 2019, India, 2020. (Type: Conference | Links | BibTeX)
Gender Transformative Impacts from Watershed Interventions: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Study in the Bundelkhand Region of India. R Padmaja, K Kavitha, S Pramanik, VD Duche, YU Singh, AM Whitbread, Ramesh Singh, Kaushal K.Garg and S Leder (2020): In: Transactions of the ASABE (TSI), 63 (1), pp. 153-163, 2020, ISBN: 2151-0040. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2018

Improving Water Availability and Diversification of Cropping Systems in Pilot Villages of North and Southern India. KK Garg, R Singh, SP Wani, OP Chaturvedi, I Dev, MD Patil, R Sudi and AK Singh (2018): In: Corporate Social Responsibility: Win-win Propositions for Communities, Corporates and Agriculture, pp. 119-144, CABI, 2018, ISBN: 9781786394514. (Type: Book Chapter | Links | BibTeX)

2014

Impact of water management interventions on hydrology and ecosystem services in Garhkundar - Dabar watershed of Bundelkhand region, Central India. Ramesh Singh, Kaushal Garg, Suhas P.Wani, RK Tewari and SK Dhyani (2014): In: Journal of Hydrology, 509 , pp. 132 - 149, 2014, ISSN: 0022-1694. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)