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Australia
2023

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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Overview

Balwant Singh is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions also noted within several specialized subfields. The scientist's work frequently addresses Soil Science, Pollution, Biomaterials, Environmental Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in Balwant Singh's research include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Clay minerals and soil interactions, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Heavy metals in the environment, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, and Soil and Unsaturated Flow. This range reflects a focus on soil-related environmental processes and the impact of pollutants on ecosystems.

Among the recent papers published by Balwant Singh are:

  • Stabilisation of soil organic matter: interactions between clay and microbes (2022), published in Biogeochemistry
  • Biochar aging increased microbial carbon use efficiency but decreased biomass turnover time (2020), published in Geoderma
  • Ecotoxicological effects of plastics on plants, soil fauna and microorganisms: A meta-analysis (2022), published in Environmental Pollution
  • Effect of land use on organic matter composition in density fractions of contrasting soils: A comparative study using 13C NMR and DRIFT spectroscopy (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Mineralisation and priming effects of a biodegradable plastic mulch film in soils: Influence of soil type, temperature and plastic particle size (2023), published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Collaborations form a notable part of their research output, with frequent coauthors including Feike A. Dijkstra, Donald L. Sparks, Matthew G. Siebecker, A. K. Agrawal, and Yuxin Huo.

Balwant Singh's scholarly articles commonly appear in well-regarded journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Soil Research, SLEEP Advances, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Biogeochemistry.

Best Publications

  • Characterisation and evaluation of biochars for their application as a soil amendment

    Balwant Singh;Bhupinder Pal Singh;Annette L. Cowie

  • Influence of biochars on nitrous oxide emission and nitrogen leaching from two contrasting soils.

    Bhupinder Pal Singh;Blake J. Hatton;Balwant Singh;Annette L. Cowie

  • Transcription Factors and Plants Response to Drought Stress: Current Understanding and Future Directions

    Rohit Joshi;Shabir H. Wani;Balwant Singh;Abhishek Bohra

  • Biochar Application to Soil: Agronomic and Environmental Benefits and Unintended Consequences

    R.S. Kookana;A.K. Sarmah;L. Van Zwieten;E. Krull

  • Heavy metals contamination in vegetables grown in urban and metal smelter contaminated sites in Australia

    Anthony George Kachenko;Balwant Singh

  • Influence of biochar application to soil on the availability of As, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn to maize (Zea mays L.)

    Tshewang Namgay;Balwant Singh;Bhupinder Pal Singh

  • Simultaneous estimation of several soil properties by ultra-violet, visible, and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    Kamrunnahar Islam;Balwant Singh;Alex McBratney

  • Competitive adsorption behavior of heavy metals on kaolinite

    Prashant Srivastava;Balwant Singh;Michael Angove

  • Interactive priming of biochar and labile organic matter mineralization in a smectite-rich soil.

    Alexandra Keith;Balwant Singh;Bhupinder Pal Singh

  • Biochar effects on crop yields with and without fertilizer: A meta‐analysis of field studies using separate controls

    Lili Ye;Lili Ye;Marta Camps‐Arbestain;Qinhua Shen;Johannes Lehmann;Johannes Lehmann

  • Properties and distribution of iron oxides and their association with minor elements in the soils of south‐western Australia

    [No Value] Balwant Singh;R.J. Gilkes

  • Long-Term Aging of Biochar: A Molecular Understanding With Agricultural and Environmental Implications

    S. Mia;F.A. Dijkstra;B. Singh

  • NEXAFS and XPS characterisation of carbon functional groups of fresh and aged biochars

    Balwant Singh;Yunying Fang;Bruce C.C. Cowie;Lars Thomsen

  • Aging Induced Changes in Biochar's Functionality and Adsorption Behavior for Phosphate and Ammonium.

    Shamim Mia;Feike A Dijkstra;Balwant Singh

  • The long-term role of organic amendments in building soil nutrient fertility: a meta-analysis and review

    Yongshan Chen;Yongshan Chen;Marta Camps-Arbestain;Qinhua Shen;Balwant Singh

  • Effect of temperature on biochar priming effects and its stability in soils.

    Yunying Fang;Yunying Fang;Balwant Singh;Bhupinder Pal Singh

  • Review of wheat improvement for waterlogging tolerance in Australia and India: the importance of anaerobiosis and element toxicities associated with different soils.

    T. L. Setter;I. Waters;S. K. Sharma;K. N. Singh

  • Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in forests along an altitudinal gradient in the eastern Himalayas and a meta-analysis of global data

    Sonam Tashi;Balwant Singh;Claudia Keitel;Mark Adams

  • Agronomic performance of a high ash biochar in two contrasting soils

    Benjamin Smider;Balwant Singh

  • Chemical and Mineralogical Properties of Kaolinite-Rich Brazilian Soils

    V.F. Melo;B. Singh;C.E.G.R. Schaefer;R.F. Novais

  • Phosphorus sorption in relation to soil properties for the major soil types of South-Western Australia

    B Singh;RJ Gilkes

  • Ultra-violet, visible, near-infrared, and mid-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopic techniques to predict several soil properties

    Adam Pirie;Balwant Singh;Kamrunnahar Islam

  • Properties of soil kaolinites from south-western Australia

    B. Singh;R. J. Gilkes

  • Cadmium adsorption and desorption behaviour on goethite at low equilibrium concentrations: effects of pH and index cations

    Ghulam Mustafa;Balwant Singh;Rai S. Kookana

  • Arsenic Speciation and Phytoavailability in Contaminated Soils Using a Sequential Extraction Procedure and XANES Spectroscopy

    Nabeel Khan Niazi;Balwant Singh;Pushan Shah

  • Dissolution of illite in saline–acidic solutions at 25 °C

    Irshad Bibi;Balwant Singh;Ewen Silvester

  • Surface speciation of Cd(II) and Pb(II) on kaolinite by XAFS spectroscopy

    Markus Gräfe;Balwant Singh;Mahalingam Balasubramanian

  • Concentration of iron oxides from soil clays by 5 m NaOH treatment: the complete removal of sodalite and kaolin

    Balwant Singh;R. J. Gilkes

Frequent Co-Authors

Feike A. Dijkstra
Feike A. Dijkstra University of Sydney
Nabeel Khan Niazi
Nabeel Khan Niazi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
R. J. Gilkes
R. J. Gilkes University of Western Australia
Irshad Bibi
Irshad Bibi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Rai S. Kookana
Rai S. Kookana Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Alan J. M. Baker
Alan J. M. Baker University of Queensland
Lukas Van Zwieten
Lukas Van Zwieten New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Bhupinder Pal Singh
Bhupinder Pal Singh University of New England
Cliff T. Johnston
Cliff T. Johnston Purdue University West Lafayette
Ram C. Dalal
Ram C. Dalal University of Queensland

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