Dr. Sayantika Bhattacharya is working as an Assistant Professor with expertise in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry. Her academic and research experience focuses on soil fertility assessment, nutrient management, soil organic carbon dynamics, sustainable agriculture, and watershed ecosystem management. Her research also includes work on biochar, remote sensing and GIS applications in soil resource mapping, land degradation, soil quality assessment, and emerging contaminants in soils. She has qualified ICAR-JRF, ICAR-SRF and ASRB-NET examinations. She has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, conference presentations, and interdisciplinary research activities related to soil sustainability and climate-smart agriculture.
Research Area
- Soil Fertility Assessment
- Nutrient Management and Nutrient Use Efficiency
- Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics
- Soil Quality and Soil Health Indicators
- Carbon Sequestration in Soils
- Land Degradation and Reclamation
- Remote Sensing and GIS
- GPS-based Soil Resource Mapping
- Biochar and Sustainable Agriculture
Education
- Ph.D. in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, Karnataka.
- M.Sc. (Ag.) in Soil Science, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
- B.Sc. (Hons.) in Horticulture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal.
Teaching Interest
- Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
- Soil Physics
- Soil Chemistry
- Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Agriculture
- Carbon Sequestration and Climate-Smart Agriculture
- Watershed Management
- Biochar and Emerging Soil Technologies
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