Dr. Anjitha Krishna P. R.
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification: B. Tech (Agrl Engg), M. Tech (LWME), PhD (Soil and Water Engg)
Areas of Interest/Expertise: Solute transport modeling, Soil loss assessment, Irrigation system design, Hydrological modeling
Contact:
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed to be University)
Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005 (UP), India

Tel: 0562-6548399, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Publications

  1. Guru mehar Gupta, Amit Kumar Mandusiya, Sakshi Tomar, Prachi Gautam, P R Anjitha Krishna, 2024, Study of feasibility of electricity generation at farm field from filtered sewage water. International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research, 8(11):932-937. https://doi.org/10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i11l.2978
  2. K K Shaheemath Suhara, Anu Varghese, Anjali C Sunny, P R Anjitha Krishna, 2023, Erosivity Factor of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) – A Systematized Review, Current World Environment, 18(2): 433-445. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.18.2.02.
  3. P R Anjitha Krishna, B Maheshwara Babu, A T Dandekar, R H Rajkumar, G Ramesh, S R Balanagoudar, 2022, Water and nutrient dynamics in the root zone of mulched onion crop under different soil types, emitter discharge rates and irrigation intervals. Scientist, USA. 2022; 1(3):1-14. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7294736.
  1. K K Shaheemath Suhara, Anu Varghese, Anjali C Sunny, P R Anjitha Krishna, 2023, Erosivity Factor of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) – A Systematized Review, Current World Environment, 18(2): 433-445. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.18.2.02.
  2. P R Anjitha Krishna, B Maheshwara Babu, A T Dandekar, R H Rajkumar, G Ramesh, S R Balanagoudar, 2021, Economic feasibility analysis of onion cultivation under mulching and fertigation in Vertisol in semi-arid Indian International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 10(1): 367-376. https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1002.043.
  3. P R Anjitha Krishna, B Maheshwara Babu, A T Dandekar, R H Rajkumar, G Ramesh, S R Balanagoudar, 2020, An optimal irrigation scheduling for drip irrigated onion in a semi-arid region using the computer program CROPWAT 8.0. International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 21(1): 96-105. https://doi.org/10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2330306.
  4. P R Anjitha Krishna, R Lalitha, K Shanmugasundaram, M Nagarajan, 2019, Assessment of topographical factor (LS-Factor) estimation procedures in a gently sloping Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 47(1): 1031-1039. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-019-00953-3.
  5. P R Anjitha Krishna, 2019, Evapotranspiration and agriculture-a review. Agricultural Reviews, 40(1): 1-11. 18805/ag.R-1848.
  6. P R Anjitha Krishna, R Lalitha, 2018, Sensitivity analysis of climatic parameters and reference evapotranspiration methods: case study from a semi-arid condition, Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 24(1): 169-175.
  7. P R Anjitha Krishna, R Lalitha, 2018, Comparison of reference evapotranspiration methods: case study from a semi-arid condition. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 24(1): 220-225.
  8. P R Anjitha Krishna, R Lalitha, K Shanmugasundaram, M Nagarajan, 2017, Comparison of slope length factor estimation algorithms in a gently sloping International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(47): 4792-4795. https://www.bioinfopublication.org/files/articles/9_47_3_IJAS.pdf
  9. K Ramaswamy, S Mahimaraja, T Sherene Jenita Rajammal, J Ramachandran, P R Anjitha Krishna, 2016, Textbook on soil physics, Mercury Printers & Publishers, ISBN: 978-93-5001-512-
    • Design Patents Granted : 06 (Refer: Research patents and publications)

Conferences:

  1. Presented paper at National Seminar on Natural Resource Management for Horticultural Crops under Changing Climatic Conditions held at CWRDM, Kozhikode on March 16th-17th, 2017.
  2. Presented poster at 5th Annual Agricultural Graduate Students Conference 2017 held at TNAU, Coimbatore on May 4th-5th and the abstract got published in a book with ISBN: 978-93-83799-63-3
  3. Presented research paper at 45th National Systems Conference organized by Dayalbagh Educational Institute and Systems Society of India during 26th-29th September 2022.
  4. Presented poster at the 45th National Systems Conference organized by Dayalbagh Educational Institute and Systems Society of India from 26th-29th September 2022.
  5. Presented research paper at 46th National Systems Conference organized by Dayalbagh Educational Institute and Systems Society of India from 27th-29th June 2023.
  6. Presented paper at the International Conference on Future Farming: Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Technology (FFIET 2025) organised by Amrita Devi Environmental Education Society India (ADEES, India) in collaboration with Commonwealth University, London, SKD University, Rajasthan and others, held on 05 December, 2025
  7. Delivered Oral Presentation at Technical Session–I (Thematic area: Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Environmental Conservation) for the presentation titled “HYDRUS 2D Simulation of Root Zone Water and Nutrient Dynamics for Sustainable Onion Cultivation in Water Scarce Rural Regions in India” at the International Conference on Modern Agriculture and Allied Sciences (ICMAAS 2025), jointly organised by the Society for Agriculture, Allied Sciences & Technology (SAAST), Odisha, Rajiv Gandhi University (A Central University), Arunachal Pradesh, and others, held on 20–21 December 2025.

Training/Courses/Workshops:

S. No

Course

Institute

Duration

1

Online Faculty Induction Programme

UGC-HRDC & Aligarh Muslim University

38 days

2

Summer Training Programme on Remote Sensing & GIS

India Space Academy & Department of Space

Education

30 days

3

Navigating Agricultural Transformations for Upliftment of

Rural Excellence

Agri Meet Foundation Bharat & ICRISAT, Hyderabad

30 days

4

Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education (Online FDP)

AICTE

5 days

5

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Agriculture

(Online FDP)

Sanskriti University, Mathura & Rani Lakshmi Bai Central

Agricultural University, Jhansi

06 days

6

Online course on “Comprehensive Disaster Management Framework”

NIDM, New Delhi

6 weeks

7

Hydro informatics for Integrated Water Resource Management

IIT, Chennai

10 days

8

Soil and Water Conservation and Low Cost Water Harvesting Techniques For

West Coast Region

CPCRI, Kasargod

23 days

9

Training on Agricultural

Mechanization

SRFMTTI, Anantapur

26 days

10

Spice Processing

IISR, Kozhikode

10 days

11

Training On Watershed Management

IRTC, Palakkad

8 days

 

12

Application of Resource Surface

Methodology (RSM) In Research Programme

CoFE, TNFU, Nagapattanam

1 day

13

Agribusiness: Vertical Farming & Controlled Environment Agriculture

Edorer Master Class

01

14

Online workshop on Bhoonidhi

NRSC, Hyderabad & IN-SPACe

01

15

One Day Workshop on “AI Tools and ChatGPT”

Be10X

01

 

Achievements/ Honors/Recognitions:

  • Awarded National Talent Scholarship during Tech (2016-2017) and ICAR-Senor Research Fellowship during Ph. D (2017-2021)
  • Cleared ICAR NET in Land and Water Management Engineering in 2017
  • Received All India First Rank in ICAR-SRF examination in 2017
  • Developed technology for mulched fertigation in onion crop under semi-arid region, which is included in the Package of Practices of University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, India.
  • Awarded Seed Money Grant of Two Lacks rupees from Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Agra in 2022
  • Secured Best Paper Award in 45th National Systems Conference 2022 organized by System Society of India and Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra
  • Awarded Excellence in Reviewing from International Journal of Environment and Climate Change (NAAS:5.13, 2022)
  • Awarded with CST UP Fellowship in 2024
  • Delivered invited talk at the International Conference on Advanced Materials and Startup Ecosystem” held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala during 13th-15th December, 2024 on the title “Innovating a Resilient Future through Climate Smart Technologies”
  • Life time member of IISWC, Dehradun and Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), New Delhi
  • Received Best Thesis Award for my PhD dissertations at the International Conference on Future Farming: Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Technology (FFIET 2025) organised by Amrita Devi Environmental Education Society India (ADEES, India) in collaboration with Commonwealth University, London, SKD University, Rajasthan and others, held on 05 December, 2025
  • Received Young Academician Award at the International Conference on Modern Agriculture and Allied Sciences (ICMAAS 2025), jointly organised by the Society for Agriculture, Allied Sciences & Technology (SAAST), Odisha, Rajiv Gandhi University (A Central University), Arunachal Pradesh, and others, held on 20–21 December 2025.
  • Received First Position in the Oral Presentation at Technical Session–I (Thematic area: Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Environmental Conservation) for the presentation titled “HYDRUS 2D Simulation of Root Zone Water and Nutrient Dynamics for Sustainable Onion Cultivation in Water Scarce Rural Regions in India” at ICMAAS 2025 held on 20-21 December, 2025
  • Served as Jury in the Internal Hackathon, as part of the selection process for the Smart India Hackathon, held on 20th September 2025 at the School of Education, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra.
  • Served as Faculty coordinator at the University Level AIU Anweshan 2025