Key Publications
Article in an Academic Journal
January 25, 2025
Publication of Latest Findings
January 25, 2025
Award-Winning Paper
January 25, 2025
List of Publications
2021
Kumar, A., Patil, M., Kumar, P., Bhatti, R. C., Kaur, R., Sharma, N. K., & Singh, A. N. (2021). Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll. Arg.: A review on its Pharmacology and Phytochemistry. Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, 10(1), 31-50. https://doi.org/10.34172/jhp.2021.02​​
2020
Bu, W.-S., Gu, H.-J., Zhang, C., Zhang, Y., Singh, A. N., Fang, X.-M., Fan, J., Wang, H.-M. & Chen, F.-S. (2020). Mixed broadleaved tree species increases soil phosphorus availability but decreases the coniferous tree nutrient concentration in subtropical China. Forests, 11, 461. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11040461
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Kaur, A., Chand, R., & Singh, A. N. (2020). Suppressibility of nutrient and water use efficiency of wheat (Triticum aestivum) under weed infestation. Annals of Plant and Soil Research, 22(2), 166-171.
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Kaur, A., & Singh, A. N. (2020). Inter and intra specific variation in leaf functional traits under wheat-avena cultivation: An ecological assessment. Plant Archives, 20(2), 3445-3455.
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Kumar, A., Patil, M., Kumar, P., Bhatti, R. C., Kaur, R., Sharma, N. K., & Singh, A. N. (2020). Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll. Arg.: A comprehensive review on traditional uses. Ethnobiology and Conservation, 9(19), 1-44. https://dx.doi.org/10.15451/ec2020-05-9.19-1-44
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Kumar, A., Patil, M., & Singh, A. N. (2020). Siwalik, Shivalik, Shiwalik or Sivalik: Which one is an appropriate term for the foothills of Himalayas? Journal of Scientific Research, 64(1), 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.37398/JSR.2020.640101
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Kumar, A., Yadav, R., Patil, M., Kumar, P., Zhang, L., Kaur, A., Sharma, S., Hussain, S., Tokas, D., & Singh, A. N. (2020). Sustainable Management of National Parks and Protected Areas for Conserving Biodiversity in India. In L. Zhang (Ed.), Advances in Forest Management under Global Change. IntechOpen. http://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92435
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Kumar, P., Kumar, A., Patil, M., Sharma, N. K., & Singh, A. N. (2020). Plant Diversity Development Under Planted Woody Species on Coal Mine Spoil in a Dry Tropical Environment, India: A Case Study. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 21(2), 228-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.12911/22998993/116330
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Kumar, V., Kaur, R., & Singh, A. N. (2020). Heavy metal concentration of Chandigarh urban soils due to urbanization in a changing environment: An ecological assessment. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 26(November Suppl.), S41-S48.
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Patil, M., Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Singh, A. N. (2020). Litter decomposability traits and their linkage with the cycling of nutrients in the forest ecosystems under the lens of climate change: A conceptual overview. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 8(3), 269-277. http://doi.org/10.13189/azb.2020.08032
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Patil, M., Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Cheema, N. C., Kaur, R., Bhatti, R., & Singh, A. N. (2020) Comparative litter decomposability traits of selected native and exotic woody species from an urban environment of north-western Siwalik region, India. Scientific Reports, 10, 7888. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64576-2
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Sharma, A., Singh, S., Kumar, P., & Singh, A. N. (2020). Evaluation of antibacterial potential of an invasive grass (Arundo donax L.) in a lower Siwalik region, India. Plant Archives, 20(2), 3580-3584.
2019
Sharma, P., Rohilla, D., Chaudhary, S., Kumar, R., & Singh, A. N. (2019). Nanosorbent of hydroxyapatite for atrazine: A new approach for combating agricultural runoffs. Science of the Total Environment, 653, 264–273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.352
2018
Hu, Y. L., Mgelwa, A. S., Singh, A. N., & Zeng, D. H. (2018). Differential responses of the soil nutrient status, biomass production, and nutrient uptake for three plant species to organic amendments of placer gold mine-tailing soils. Land Degradation and Development, 29, 2836–2845. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3002
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Kaur, R., Kaur, A., Bhatti, R. C., Nirmala, C., & Singh, A. N. (2018). Differential Responses of β-glucosidase, SOC and MBC of Degraded Soil under Various Treatments in a North-Western Arid Region, India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 6, 99–108. https://doi.org/10.12691/AEES-6-4-1
2017
Bhatti, R. C., Kaur, A. D., Singh, S., Mor, P. K., Kaur, R., Nirmala, C., & Singh, A. N. (2017). Harnessing of local plant species by indigenous people of Hamirpur district for ethno-veterinary purposes. Annals of Plant Sciences, 6, 1898. https://doi.org/10.21746/aps.2017.6.12.17
Chand, R., Singh, A. N., & Nirmala, C. (2017). Ethnoecological survey of underutilized plant diversity of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, India: An edibility assessment. Environment and Ecology Research, 5, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.13189/eer.2017.050103
Kaur, A., Chand, R., & Singh, A. N. (2017). Little seed canary grass (Phalaris minor Retz.) promoting own growth functional traits but suppressing of wheat crop (Triticum aestivum L.) at vegetative stage: An ecological assessment. Annals of Plant Sciences, 6(11), 1742-1750. doi: 10.21746/aps.2017.6.11.5
Singh, A. N. (2017). Spoil characteristics under five years old native woody plantations and unplanted dump in dry tropical environment, India. Annals of Plant Sciences, 6(11), 1763-1771. doi: 10.21746/aps.2017.6.11.8
Wan, S. Z., Gu, H. J., Yang, Q. P., Hu, X. F., Fang, X. M., Singh, A. N., & Chen, F. S. (2017). Long-term fertilization increases soil nutrient accumulations but decreases biological activity in navel orange orchards of subtropical China. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 17(9), 2346–2356. doi: 10.1007/s11368-016-1439-9
2016
Chand, R., Kaur, R., Kaur, A., Kumar, V., Nirmala, C., & Singh, A. N. (2016). Assessment of ethnomedicinal plant diversity of Una and Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India: An ethno-ecological approach. Annals of Plant Sciences, 5:1475. doi: ​10.21746/aps.2016.12.005
Halassy, M., Singh, A. N., Szabó, R., Szili-Kovács, T., Szitár, K., & Török, K. (2016). The application of a filter-based assembly model to develop best practices for Pannonian sand grassland restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(3), 765–773. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12618
Before 2016
Yan, S., Singh, A. N., Fu, S., Liao, C., Wang, S., Li, Y., Cui, Y., Hu, L. (2012). A soil fauna index for assessing soil quality. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 47, 158–165. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.11.014
Long, F.-J., Zhang, D.-G., Singh, A. N., Su, X.-J., Yan, S.-K., & Wang, S.-L. (2011). Relationship between understory vegetation and canopy stratum trees in Huitong forest region. Journal of Jishou University (Natural Sciences Edition), 32(1), 79–84.
Su, X.-J., Li, Y.-L., Singh, A. N., Yan, S.-K., Zhang, D.-G., & Wang, S.-L. (2011). Application of indicator species in predicting forest management effect on forest species diversity and community composition. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 22(2), 280–286.
Yan, S.-K., Wu, D.-X., Singh, A. N., Li, Y.-L., Wei, W.-S., Cui, Y., Wang, S.-L., Xu, G.-B. (2011). A new assessment method for the quality of ecological monitoring data: Taking CERN’s tree growth dataset as a case. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 22(4), 1067–1074.
Ren, H.-Y., Zhuang, D.-F., Singh, A. N., Pan, J.-J., Qiu, D.-S., & Shi, R.-H. (2009). Estimation of As and Cu contamination in agricultural soils around a mining area by reflectance spectroscopy: A case study. Pedosphere, 19(6), 719–726. doi: 10.1016/S1002-0160(09)60167-3
Yan, S.-K., Singh, A. N., Qiu, H.-B., Zhang, W.-D., Wang, S.-L., & Yang, C. (2009). Pitfalls of DG index in quantifying biodiversity and its intrinsic implication as a community parameter: A comment. Biodiversity Science, 17(5), 524-530. doi: 10.3724/sp.j.1003.2009.09184
Singh, A. N., & Zeng, D. H. (2008). Effects of indigenous woody plantations on total nutrients of mine spoil in Singrauli Coalfield, India. Journal of Forestry Research, 19(3), 199–203. doi: 10.1007/s11676-008-0034-3
Chen, F. S., Zeng, D. H., Zhou, B., Singh, A. N., & Fan, Z. P. (2006). Seasonal variation in soil nitrogen availability under Mongolian pine plantations at the Keerqin Sand Lands, China. Journal of Arid Environments, 67(2), 226–239. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.02.017
Chen, F.-S., Zeng, D.-H., Fan, Z.-P., Chen, G.-S., & Singh, A. N. (2006). Comparative nitrogen mineralization and its availability in certain woody plantations in Keerqin Sand Lands, China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 26(2), 341–348.
Singh, A. N., & Singh, J. S. (2006). Experiments on ecological restoration of coal mine spoil using native trees in a dry tropical environment, India: A synthesis. New Forests, 31(1), 25–39. doi: 10.1007/s11056-004-6795-4
Singh, A. N., Zeng, D. H., & Chen, F. S. (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 Degradation and Development, 17(1), 13–21. doi: 10.1002/ldr.690
Chen, F.-S., Zeng, D.-H., Singh, A. N., & Chen, G.-S. (2005). Effects of soil moisture and soil depth on nitrogen mineralization process under Mongolian pine plantations in Zhanggutai sandy land, P. R. China. Journal of Forestry Research, 16(2), 101–104. doi: 10.1007/bf02857899
Singh, A. N., Zeng, D.-H., & Chen, F.-S. (2005). Heavy metal concentrations in redeveloping soil of mine spoil under plantations of certain native woody species in dry tropical environment, India. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 17(1), 168–174.
Singh, A. N., Raghubanshi, A. S., & Singh, J. S. (2004). Impact of native tree plantations on mine spoil in a dry tropical environment. Forest Ecology and Management, 187(1), 49–60. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00309-8
Singh, A. N., Raghubanshi, A. S., & Singh, J. S. (2004). Comparative performance and restoration potential of two Albizia species planted on mine spoil in a dry tropical region, India. Ecological Engineering, 22(2), 123–140. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.04.001
Singh, A. N., Raghubanshi, A. S., & Singh, J. S. (2004). Survival and growth pattern of three tropical forest plantations raised on coal-mine spoils of Central India. Indian Forester, 130(4), 376–384.
Singh, A. N., Raghubanshi, A. S., & Singh, J. S. (2002). Plantations as a tool for mine spoil restoration. Current Science, 82(12), 1436–1441.
Jha, A. K., Singh, A., Singh, A. N., & Singh, J. S. (2001). Influence of mulching on plant growth performance in young plantation plots on coal mine spoil. Indian Forester, 127(7), 785–787.
Jha, A. K., Singh, A., Singh, A. N., & Singh, J. S. (2000). Evaluation of direct seeding of tree species as a means of revegetation of coal mine spoils. Indian Forester, 126(11), 1217–1221.​
Singh, A. N., & Singh, J. S. (1999). Biomass, net primary production and impact of bamboo plantation on soil redevelopment in a dry tropical region. Forest Ecology and Management, 119(1–3), 195–207. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00523-4
Singh, H., Singh, S. K., Singh, A. N., & Raghubanshi, A. S. (1999). Impact of plant residue quality on the size of the microbial biomass pool and net N-mineralization. Tropical Ecology, 40(2), 313–318.
Jha, A. K., Singh, A., Singh, A. N., & Singh, J. S. (1999). Tree canopy development in young plantations raised on coalmine spoil affects the growth of herbaceous vegetation. Indian Forester, 125(3), 305–307.