Virender Kumar

Virender Kumar publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Virender Kumar sits on this spectrum.

Virender Kumar D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Virender Kumar sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Direct Seeding of Rice: Recent Developments and Future Research Needs

  Virender Kumar;Jagdish K. Ladha

  1033
  Citations

• Evaluation of precision land leveling and double zero-till systems in the rice–wheat rotation: Water use, productivity, profitability and soil physical properties

  M.L. Jat;M.K. Gathala;J.K. Ladha;Y.S. Saharawat

  488
  Citations

• Effect of Tillage and Crop Establishment Methods on Physical Properties of a Medium-Textured Soil under a Seven-Year Rice−Wheat Rotation

  Mahesh K. Gathala;J. K. Ladha;Yashpal S. Saharawat;Virender Kumar

  404
  Citations

• Evaluation of alternative tillage and crop establishment methods in a rice-wheat rotation in North Western IGP

  Y.S. Saharawat;Bhagat Singh;R.K. Malik;Jagdish K. Ladha

  394
  Citations

• Optimizing intensive cereal-based cropping systems addressing current and future drivers of agricultural change in the northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

  Mahesh K. Gathala;Mahesh K. Gathala;Virender Kumar;Virender Kumar;P.C. Sharma;Yashpal S. Saharawat;Yashpal S. Saharawat

  342
  Citations

• Tillage and Crop Establishment Affects Sustainability of South Asian Rice―Wheat System

  Mahesh K. Gathala;J. K. Ladha;Vivak Kumar;Vivak Kumar;Yashpal S. Saharawat

  310
  Citations

• Integrating crop and resource management technologies for enhanced productivity, profitability, and sustainability of the rice-wheat system in South Asia

  J.K. Ladha;V. Kumar;M.M Alam;S. Sharma

  280
  Citations

• Assessing soil properties and nutrient availability under conservation agriculture practices in a reclaimed sodic soil in cereal-based systems of North-West India.

  H. S. Jat;Ashim Datta;P. C. Sharma;Virender Kumar

  270
  Citations

• Can productivity and profitability be enhanced in intensively managed cereal systems while reducing the environmental footprint of production? Assessing sustainable intensification options in the breadbasket of India.

  Virender Kumar;Hanuman S. Jat;Hanuman S. Jat;Parbodh C. Sharma;Balwinder-Singh

  241
  Citations

• Impact of conservation tillage in rice-based cropping systems on soil aggregation, carbon pools and nutrients.

  Rajiv Nandan;Vikram Singh;Sati Shankar Singh;Virender Kumar

  191
  Citations

• Agronomic improvements can make future cereal systems in South Asia far more productive and result in a lower environmental footprint

  Jagdish Kumar Ladha;Adusumilli Narayana Rao;Anitha K. Raman;Agnes Tirol Padre

  153
  Citations

• Direct dry seeded rice production technology and weed management in rice based systems

  R. Gopal;R.K. Jat;R.K. Malik;V. Kumar

  145
  Citations

• Weed Management Strategies to Reduce Herbicide Use in Zero-Till Rice–Wheat Cropping Systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains

  Virender Kumar;Samar Singh;Rajender S. Chhokar;Ram K. Malik

  130
  Citations

• Role of herbicide-resistant rice in promoting resource conservation technologies in rice–wheat cropping systems of India: A review

  V. Kumar;R.R. Bellinder;R.K. Gupta;R.K. Malik

  124
  Citations

• Spatio-temporal analysis of water quality for pesticides and other agricultural pollutants in Deduru Oya river basin of Sri Lanka

  M.M.J.G.C.N. Jayasiri;M.M.J.G.C.N. Jayasiri;Sudhir Yadav;N.D.K. Dayawansa;Catherine R. Propper

  92
  Citations

• Grass–Legume Mixtures and Soil Fertility Affect Cover Crop Performance and Weed Seed Production

  Daniel C. Brainard;Robin R. Bellinder;Virender Kumar

  84
  Citations

• An impact of agronomic practices of sustainable rice-wheat crop intensification on food security, economic adaptability, and environmental mitigation across eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains

  J.S. Mishra;S.P. Poonia;Rakesh Kumar;Rachana Dubey

  69
  Citations

• Suppression of Powell Amaranth (Amaranthus Powellii), Shepherd's-purse (Capsella Bursa-pastoris), and Corn Chamomile (Anthemis Arvensis) by Buckwheat Residues: Role of Nitrogen and Fungal Pathogens

  Virender Kumar;Daniel C. Brainard;Robin R. Bellinder

  65
  Citations

• Integrated weed management, a key to success for direct-seeded rice in the Indo-Gangetic Plains

  S. Singh;R.S. Chhokar;R. GopaL;J.K. Ladha

  63
  Citations

• Risks of herbicide-resistant rice in India: A review

  V. Kumar;R.R. Bellinder;D.C. Brainard;R.K. Malik

  58
  Citations

• Potential of conservation agriculture modules for energy conservation and sustainability of rice-based production systems of Indo-Gangetic Plain region.

  Rajiv Nandan;Shish Pal Poonia;Sati Shankar Singh;Chaitanya Prasad Nath

  58
  Citations

• Crop establishment with conservation tillage and crop residue retention in rice-based cropping systems of Eastern India: yield advantage and economic benefit

  Rajiv Nandan;S. S. Singh;V. Kumar;V. Singh

  36
  Citations