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Biosketch
Education
Ph.D. in Microbiology, ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore, & Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India (2021)
M.Sc. in Microbiology, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India (2010-2012)
B.Sc. in Microbiology, Vikram University, Ujjain, India (2007-2010)
Advanced Certification in Data Science and Machine Learning, IIT Guwahati (Electronics & ICT Academy) and Accredian, India (2024-25)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Sustainable Engineering Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, India (June 2025–Present)
Research Associate-III, Centre for Sustainability and Climate Studies, Pondicherry University, India [DBT Indo-Swiss blue sky research project on mycorrhiza-facilitated bioirrigation in millet-legume intercropping systems (2024-25)]
Guest Lecturer, Department of Microbial Technology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India (2023)
Research Associate-III, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Puducherry, India [DBT Indo-Swiss blue sky research project (2021–2022)]
Senior Research Fellow, ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore, India [DBT-NER project on enhancing nutrient bioavailability and heavy metal reduction using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and biochar (2017–2020)]
Senior Research Fellow, ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore, India [DST-NPCS project on soil carbon sequestration through AMF in soybean-based cropping system (2013–2016)]
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Additional Information
TitleKey PublicationsDescription
- Agnihotri et al (2024) Enhanced soil carbon storage and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biomass in a long-term nutrient management under soybean-based cropping system Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Agnihotri et al (2023) Decoding The PLFA Profiling of Microbial Community Structure in Soils Contaminated with Municipal Solid Wastes Environmental Research 219
- Agnihotri et al (2022) Glycoproteins of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza for Soil Carbon Sequestration: Review of Mechanisms and Controls Science of The Total Environment 806, 150571
- Agnihotri et al (2022) Methods for Assessing the Quality of AM Fungal Bio-Fertilizer: Retrospect and Future Directions World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 38, 97
- Agnihotri et al (2021) Glomalin related protein and C16:1ω5 PLFA Associated with AM Fungi as Potential Signatures for Assessing the Soil C Sequestration under Contrasting Soil Management Practices European Journal of Soil Biology 103, 103286
- Gujre and Agnihotri et al (2021) Deciphering The Dynamics of Glomalin and Heavy Metals in Soils Contaminated with Hazardous Municipal Solid Wastes Journal of Hazardous Materials 416, 125869.
- Agnihotri et al (2021) Soybean Processing Mill Waste Plus Vermicompost Enhances Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Inoculum Production Current Microbiology 78, 2595–2607
- Bhattacharjya et al (2024) Utilizing soil metabolomics to investigate the untapped metabolic potential of soil microbial communities and their role in driving soil ecosystem processes: A review Applied Soil Ecology 195, 105238
- Bajpai et al (2022) Biosurfactant from Bacillus sp. A5F Reduces Disease Incidence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Soybean Crop Current Microbiology 79, 206
- Mathur et al (2021) Effect of High-Temperature Stress on Plant Physiological Traits and Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Maize Plants Journal of Fungi 7, 867
- Gujre et al (2022) Novel Agrotechnological Intervention for Soil Amendment Through Areca Nut Husk Biochar in Conjunction with Vetiver Grass Chemosphere 287, 132443
- Gujre et al (2021) Speciation, Contamination, Ecological and Human Health Risks Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils Dumped with Municipal Solid Wastes Chemosphere 262, 128013
- Datta et al (2021) Application Of Enzymes as A Diagnostic Tool for Soils as Affected by Municipal Solid Wastes Journal of Environmental Management 286, 112169
- Chourasiya et al (2021) Unraveling the AM Fungal Community for Understanding Its Ecosystem Resilience to Changed Climate in Agroecosystems Symbiosis 84, 295–310
- Sharma et al (2021) Deciphering the Role of Trehalose in Tripartite Symbiosis Among Rhizobia, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, and Legumes for Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Crop Plants Frontiers in Microbiology 11, 2219
- Bhattacharjya et al (2015) Biochar and crop residue amendments on soil microbial and biochemical properties Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 87, 975–983
TitleJournal ReviewerDescriptionSoil Biology and Biochemistry | Applied Soil Ecology | Science of The Total Environment | Agriculture Ecosystem and Environment | European Journal of Soil Biology | Journal of Environmental Management | Rhizosphere | Frontiers in Plant Science | Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | Scientific Reports | Plant Stress | Data in Brief | PLOS One | Discover Soil | Cleaner Waste Systems | Soil and Tillage Research
TitleProfessional Honors and AwardsDescription- Dr. Mrs. Sushma Aneja Memorial Award for Young Researchers (2024) in the National Conference on Fungal Frontiers & 51st Annual Meeting of Mycological Society of India, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
- Young Scientist Award in the 9th Asian Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) National Conference (2024), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
- Best Oral Presentation Award (2023) in the National Conference on "Sustainable Wellness Through Noni, Medicinal Plants, Microbes and Biomolecules” organized by School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Asian PGPR Researcher Award (2021) in the 6th Asian PGPR Virtual Conference organized by India Chapter of Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture.
- Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB)- National Eligibility Test Qualification in Agricultural Microbiology (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Madhya Pradesh Young Scientist Award (Environmental Sciences) in the 34th Madhya Pradesh Young Scientist Congress (2019) organized by Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology and Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal, India
- Best Oral Presentation Award (2018) in the National Conference on Organic Waste Management for Food and Environment, organized by ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS), Bhopal and Bhopal chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science, Bhopal, India.
- Dr. M.J. Thirumalachar Young Scientist Award (2016) for Best Poster Presentation at the National Conference on Fungal Biotechnology, organized by the Mycological Society of India at Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur, India.
- Best Poster Presentation Award (2015) in the National Workshop on Carbon Sequestration in Forest and Non-Forest Ecosystem at Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, India.
- Best Paper Presentation Award (2012) in the National Symposium on Technology, Health, And Environment at Sanghvi Institute of Management and Studies, Indore, India.
