Faculty Profile

Dr. Rekha Meena

Assistant Professor

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Received best paper award in International Conference on Agriculture, Biological and Life Science (ICABLS-2021) organized by Vidya Kutir Foundation, New Delhi on 25-26th Sep., 2021.
CSIR-NET qualified in earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences.
ICAR- NET qualified in agricultural meteorology and soil science.
UGC-Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship & IARI fellowship.
ICAR-JRF & ICAR-NTS Scholarship.

Meena R. K., Vashisth A., Singh R., Singh B., Majaih K.M. (2014). Study on change in microenviroment under different colour shade nets and its impact on yield of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Journal of agrometeorology. 16(1):104-111.
Rai V., Pramanik P., Agarwal P., Meena R.K. (2017). Determination of soil water stress coefficient by different methods for computing crop transpiration under bed planted pigeon pea. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology, 10(6): 681-687.
Meena R. K., Vashisth A., Das T.K., Meena S. L. (2018). Effect of tillage practices on productivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Annals of agricultural research. 39 (1): 12-19.
Meena R. K., Vashisth A., Singh R., Singh B., Majaih K.M. (2014).Effect of microenvironment under different colour shade nets on biophysical parameter and radiation use efficiency in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Journal of Agricultural Physics. 14(2):181-188.
Meena R. K., Vashisth A., Das T.K. (2015). Growth and yield of maize crop under different conservation practices semiarid region of India. Journal of Agroecology and natural resource management. 2(4):264-267.
Meena R. K., Vashisth A., Das T.K. (2015). Study on change in heat indices under different shade nets and its relation to yield of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Journal of Agroecology and natural resource management, 2(1):45-47.

S.No	Degree	Subject	University/College	Year
1	Ph.D.	Ag. Meteorology (Conservation agriculture)	ARI, New Delhi	2018
2	M.Sc.	Ag. Meteorology (Protected cultivation)	IARI, New Delhi	2013

S.No	Designation	Institution	Duration
1	Assistant Professor(B.Tech , M.Tech. and Ph.D)	NIFTEM	2020 - Present

Kavya, Sobhanan, A., Shinde, D., Meena, R.K., & Koley, T. K. (2025). Soybean-Based Ethnic Fermented Food Products: Preparation Methods, Nutritional Quality, and Their Health Benefits. In Ethnic and Indigenous Food Technologies: Role in Climate and Health Resilience (pp. 333-355). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Sobhanan, A., Kavya, Meena, R.K., & Mishra, G. P. (2025). Abiotic Stress Reduction with Molecular and Physiological Approaches in Trees. In Tree Biology and Biotechnology (pp. 287-301). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Sobhanan, A., Meena, R. (2024). Microgreens: Pioneering the future of sustainable nutrition. Futuristic trends in agriculture engineering & food sciences. IIP Series, Volume 3.
Saurabh, K., Meena, R.K., Kumar, P., Singh, A. K. (2023). Role of hyperaccumulators in the reducing of emerging industrial pollutants from soil. Bioremediation of Emerging Contaminants from Soil. Elsevier, Oxford, UK publication, 217-230.
Meena R.K., Meena S. L. (2021). Effect of different conservation agriculture practices on resource use efficiency in pigeonpea crop at semi-arid region of North-Western India. Multi- disciplinary approaches for development of agriculture and allied sectors in global scenario. Vidya Kutir Publications, New Delhi, 108-120.