Dr. Mohd Arshad Siddiqui
Dr. Mohd Arshad Siddiqui
Designation : Junior Associate
Qualification : M.Phil, Ph.D. in Environment and Sustainable Development
Department/Project : VARD & IPR- Agriculture
Location : Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Email : arshads@nifindia.org
Dr. Mohd Arshad Siddiqui completed his M.Phil-Ph.D. in Environment and Sustainable Development from the Central University of Gujarat. He did his Post Graduation (M.Sc.in Environmental Science) from Babasaheb Bheemrao Ambedkar University (A central University), Lucknow. He completed his graduation (B.Sc. in Zoology, Botany and Chemistry) from JNPG college (KKC college), University of Lucknow. After Ph.D. also worked as a Project Associate-I in a SERB funded project at School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat. His research interest areas are Bioremediation of plastic waste, Municipal solid organic waste management, Vermitechnology, Organic farming and Phytomonitoring of atmospheric heavy metals. He has a thorough knowledge about lab protocols and instruments like UV-Spectrophotometer, AAS, ICP and FTIR etc. He published a number of research papers, review papers and book chapters in different national, internationals journals and in different books. He presented a number of papers in different national and international conferences, seminars and symposiums.
Research Papers
Siddiqqui, M.A. (2019). Biodegradation of plastic after UV treatment by composting using vegetable waste. International Research Journal of Environmental Science, 8(1), 1–7.
Siddiqqui, M.A. (2019). Toxicity Assessment of Compost Prepared From Plastic And Vegetable Waste On Sorghum And Earthworms. International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews, 8(1), 1820–1832.
Siddiqqui, M.A., & Yadav, H.R. (2018). Physical Variation During Predigestion of Selected Organic Waste Before Vermicomposting. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 12(5), 229–233.
Siddiqqui, M.A. (2018). Economic assessment of solid waste management through composting. International Journal of Research in Management and Social Science, 6(1[vi]).
Siddiqqui, M.A. (2017). Molecular Characterisation of Bacterial Species Isolated from Landfill Site. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 11, 65–70.
Siddiqui, M.A., & Yadav, H.R. (2017). Physicochemical changes during the bioconversion of solid organic wastes using vermitechnology. Asia Pacific Journal of Research, I(LVIII), 65–71.
Review Papers
Chaudhary, I.J., Neeraj, A., Siddiqui, M.A., & Singh, V. (2020). Nutrient Management Technologies and the Role of Organic Matrix-Based Slow-Release Biofertilizers for Agricultural Sustainability: A Review. Agricultural Reviews, 41(1), 1–13.
Siddiqui, M.A. (2018). Municipal solid waste management in India – Status and Challenges: An overview. International Journal of Biology Research, 3(1), 126–133.
Book Chapter
Siddiqui, M.A., Neeraj, A., & Yadav, H.R. (2022). Vermitechnology: An Eco-Friendly Approach for Organic Solid Waste Management and Soil Fertility Improvement – A Review. In Arvind, J., Kamaraj, M., & Karthikeyan, S. (Eds.), Strategies and Tools for Pollutant Mitigation (pp. 91–112). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98241-6
Siddiqui, M.A., & Yadav, H.R. (2021). Molecular characterization of bacterial community succession and analysis of physicochemical properties in a compost of solid organic waste from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. In Singh, J.S., Tiwari, S., Singh, C., & Singh, A.K. (Eds.), Microbes in Landuse Change Management (pp. 121–135). Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-824448-7.
Siddiqui, M.A., & Yadav, H.R. (2021). Molecular characterization of bacterial community succession and analysis of physicochemical properties in a compost of solid organic waste from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. In Singh, J.S., Tiwari, S., Singh, C., & Singh, A.K. (Eds.), Microbes in Landuse Change Management (pp. 121–135). Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-824448-7.
Siddiqui, M.A., & Yadav, H.R. (2020). Microbial procession during decomposition of organic wastes. In Singh, A., Shrivastava, S., Rathore, D., & Pant, D. (Eds.), Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology (pp. 55–67). Springer Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-15-6021-7.
Siddiqqui, M.A., Yadav, H., & Vijayakumari (2020). Bioconversion of solid organic wastes and molecular characterization of bacterial population during the decomposition process. In Singh, C., Tiwari, S., Singh, J.S., & Yadav, A.N. (Eds.), Microbes in Agriculture and Environmental Development (pp. 107–139). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA. ISBN: 9780367524135 (hbk), 9781003057819 (ebk).
Siddiqui, M.A., Yadav, H.R., & Neeraj, A. (2019). Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Fertility Management. In Singh, C., Akhtar, M.N., & Balaramnavar, V.M. (Eds.), Innovative Approaches in Agriculture and Environmental Development (pp. 54–74). JPS Scientific Publications, India. ISBN: 978-81-943168-8-6.
Neeraj, A., Yadav, H.R., & Siddiqqui, M.A. (2019). Mapping of Sodic Soils of Uttar Pradesh. In Singh, C., Akhtar, M.N., & Balaramnavar, V.M. (Eds.), Innovative Approaches in Agriculture and Environmental Development (pp. 26–36). JPS Scientific Publications, India. ISBN: 978-81-943168-8-6.