Dr. Anand Narain Singh

Assistant Professor
Panjab University, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Ecology from Banaras Hindu University, India

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Functional Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Soil Ecology
Biodiversity

Selected Publications

  1. Wan, S.Z., H.J. Gu, Q.P. Yang, X.F. Hu, X.M. Fang, A.N. Singh and F.S. Chen, 2017. Long-term fertilization increases soil nutrient accumulations but decreases biological activity in navel orange orchards of subtropical China. J. Soils Sediments, 17: 2346-2356.
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  2. Chand, R., A.N. Singh and C. Nirmala, 2017. Ethnoecological survey of underutilized plant diversity of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, India: An edibility assessment. Environ. Ecol. Res., 5: 13-29.

  3. Halassy, M., A.N. Singh, R. Szabo, T. Szili‐Kovacs, K. Szitar and K. Torok, 2016. The application of a filter‐based assembly model to develop best practices for Pannonian sand grassland restoration. J. Applied Ecol., 53: 765-773.
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  4. Chand, R., R. Kaur, A. Kaur, V. Kumar, C. Nirmala and A.N. Singh, 2016. Assessment of ethnomedicinal plant diversity of Una and Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India: An ethno-ecological approach. Ann. Plant Sci., 5: 1475-1490.
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  5. Yan, S., A.N. Singh, S. Fu, C. Liao and S. Wang et al., 2012. A soil fauna index for assessing soil quality. Soil Biol. Biochem., 47: 158-165.
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  6. Ren, H.Y., D.F. Zhuang, A.N. Singh, J.J. Pan, D.S. Qiu and R.H. Shi, 2009. Estimation of As and Cu contamination in agricultural soils around a mining area by reflectance spectroscopy: A case study. Pedosphere, 19: 719-726.
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  7. Singh, A.N., D.H. Zeng and F.S. Chen, 2006. Effect of young woody plantations on carbon and nutrient accretion rates in a redeveloping soil on coalmine spoil in a dry tropical environment, India. Land Degrad. Dev., 17: 13-21.
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  8. Singh, A.N. and J.S. Singh, 2006. Experiments on ecological restoration of coal mine spoil using native trees in a dry tropical environment, India: A synthesis. New For., 31: 25-39.
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  9. Chen, F.S., D.H. Zeng, B. Zhou, A.N. Singh and Z.P. Fan, 2006. Seasonal variation in soil nitrogen availability under Mongolian pine plantations at the Keerqin Sand Lands, China. J. Arid Environ., 67: 226-239.
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  10. Singh, A.N., 2005. Heavy metal concentrations in redeveloping soil of mine spoil under plantations of certain native woody species in dry tropical environment, India. J. Environ. Sci., 17: 168-174.
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  11. Singh, A.N., A.S. Raghubanshi and J.S. Singh, 2004. Impact of native woody plantations on mine spoils in a dry tropical environment. For. Ecol. Manage., 187: 49-60.

  12. Singh, A.N., A.S. Raghubanshi and J.S. Singh, 2004. Comparative performance and restoration potential of two Albizia species planted on mine spoil in a dry tropical region, India. Ecol. Eng., 22: 123-140.
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  13. Singh, A.N., A.S. Raghubanshi and J.S. Singh, 2002. Plantations as a tool for mine spoil restoration. Curr. Sci., 82: 1438-1441.
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  14. Singh, A.N. and J.S. Singh, 1999. Biomass, net primary production and impact of bamboo plantation on soil redevelopment in a dry tropical region. For. Ecol. Manage., 119: 195-207.
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