Dr. Blaise

• Reduced tillage system for rainfed cotton grown on Vertisols of central India.
• Conservation tillage system with a legume cover crop for Bt cotton hybrids
• High plant density for ‘surgical cotton’ varieties
• Allelochemical producing crops as an alternative weed management strategy in rainfed Bt cotton hybrids
• Conservation tillage system for weed management in soybean
• Integrated Nutrient Management Package for Rainfed and Irrigated Cotton

• Blaise D, Kranthi KR, Ravindran CD, Thalal K. (2021) High plant density can improve productivity of Asiatic cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.). Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 67: 607-620. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2020.1741553
• Blaise, D., Manikandan, A., Desouza, N.D., Bhargavi, B., Somasundaram, J. (2021) Intercropping and mulching in rain dependent cotton can improve soil structure and reduce erosion. Environmental Advances 4, 100068
• Blaise, D., Velmourougane, K., Santosh, S., Manikandan, A. (2021) Intercrop mulch affects soil biology and microbial diversity in rainfed transgenic Bt cotton hybrids Science of the Total Environment 794: 148787
• Blaise D, Manikandan A, Verma P, Nalayini P, Chakraborty M, Kranthi KR. (2020) Allelopathic intercrops and its mulch as an integrated weed management strategy for rainfed Bt-transgenic cotton hybrids. Crop Protection 135: 105214
• Desouza ND, Blaise D (2020) Impact of aerosols on deep convective clouds using integrated remote sensing techniques. Air Qual Atmos Health 13: 815-825. doi: 10.1007/s11869-020-00838-2
• Kranthi KR, Das J, Kumar R, McCue M, Dhandapani R, Hake K, Kranthi S, Blaise D, Hughes K. (2020) The role of cotton in face masks. ICAC Recorder 39(2): 90-93.
• Manikandan, A., Blaise, D., Dutta, S., Satyanarayana, T., Bussa, B. Nutrient Expert for high yield and use efficiency in rainfed Bt cotton hybrids. Frontiers in Agronomy
• Mayee CD, Choudhary B, Blaise D, Patil PG. (2020) COVID-19 Impact on Indian Cotton. ICAC Recorder 39(2): 60-64.
• Velmourougane, K., Blaise, D., Manikandan, A., Savitha S., Waghmare, V.N. Environmental impacts of herbicide tolerant crops and glyphosate-based herbicides – a review. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 19(5):3481-3504. doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1905_34813504
• Verma P, Venugopalan MV, Blaise D, Waghmare VN (2020) Ethylene mediated regulation of fiber development in Asiatic cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.). South African J. Botany 135: 349-354.
• Jayaraman S, Salikgram M , Sinha N., Mohanty M., Chaudhary RS., Dalal R, Mitra NG, Blaise D , Coumar MV, Hati K, Patra A, Thakur JK, Neenu S, Biswas AK Chaudhari SK. 2018. Conservation agriculture effects on soil properties and crop productivity in semi-arid region of India. Soil Research 57: 187-199.

National journals

• Blaise, D. (2021) Nitrogen loss from plants – an ignored aspect. Current Science 121, 613-614.
• Blaise, D. (2021) Cotton (Gossypium species) production systems of India: Historical perspective, achievements and challenges. Indian Journal of Agronomy 66: 119-128.
• Blaise, D. (2021) Nitrogen use efficiency in crops with new and available technologies. Annals of Plant and Soil Research 23(3): 256-266.
• Blaise, D., Kranthi, K.R., Saxena, S., Venugopalan, M.V. Mohan, Punit. (2022) Productivity and fibre traits of diverse surgical cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) cultivars under rainfed conditions. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences (in press)
• Prasad, R. and Blaise, D. (2020) Low gossypol containing cottonseed – Not only a fibre but also a food crop. National Academy of Science Letters 43: 599-602. doi: 10.1007/s40009-020-00931-1 (NAAS IF – 6.42)
• Majumdar, G., Blaise, D., Bhargavi, B. (2019) Potential of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in cotton production. Cotton Research Journal
• Sahu, D.K., Manikandan, A., Blaise, D. and Shukla, P.K. (2020) Identification of Relationship among Exogenous NaCl with Cotton Leaves on Cation Uptake, Nutrient Ratios and Status in Rhizosphere Soil. Chemical Science Rev. Lett. (NAAS IF – 4.75)
• Verma P., Blaise D., Sheeba J.A. (2021) Allelopathic potential and allelochemicals in different intercrops for weed management in rainfed cotton. Current Science 120: 1035-1039.

Book Chapters and Conference Proceedings

• Blaise, D. (2011) Recycling of crop residues for improved nutrient use efficiency – A case study. In: Recycling organic wastes for soil health and productivity (Eds. Singh, A.B., Reddy, K.S., Manna, M.C. and Rao, A.S.), Agrotech Pub., Udaipur, pp. 23-36.
• Blaise, D. (2011) Utilization of cotton crop industry wastes for sustainable cotton production. In: Recycling organic wastes for soil health and productivity (Eds. Singh, A.B., Reddy, K.S., Manna, M.C. and Rao, A.S.), Agrotech Pub., Udaipur, pp. 1-22.
• Blaise, D. (2017) Cotton based cropping systems. In: Enhancing Nutrient Use Efficiency, (Ed: K. Ramesh, A.K. Biswas, B. Lakaria, S. Srivastava and A.K. Patra), New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, pp. 363-378.
• Blaise, D. and Kranthi, K.R. (2019) Cotton in India. In: Cotton Production (Eds. B.S. Chauhan, K. Jabran), John Wiley and Sons, USA. pp. 193-215.
• Blaise, D. and Majumdar, G. (2016) Advancements in cotton production technologies in India. In: Gurung, T.R. and Jahah, F.N. ed. Cotton Technology Exchange Program in SAARC Region. Published by SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 79-86.
• Blaise, D., Velmourougane, K. and Manikandan, A. (2021) Conservation Agriculture in Cotton-Based System: Impact on Soil Properties. In: Conservation Agriculture A Sustainable Approach for Soil Health and Food Security (Eds. S. Jayaraman et al.), Springer Pub. 10.1007/978-981-16-0827-8_5
• Blaise, D., Venugopalan MV, and Singh, G. (2014) Phosphorus In: Textbook of Plant Nutrient Management (Eds. R. Prasad et al.). Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi, pp. 93-121.
• Blaise, D., (2014) Conservation agriculture in cotton production system. In: Conservation Agriculture for Carbon sequestration and sustaining soil health (Eds. J. Somasundaram et al.), New India Publishing, New Delhi, pp. 193-200.
• Kairon, M.S., Blaise, D. and Venugopalan, M.V. (2002) Cotton. In Field Crop Production: Principles and practices (ed. R. Prasad), ICAR, New Delhi., pp. 646-674.
• Mayee, C.D. and Blaise, D. (2009) Organic Farming. In: PERI-URBAN AGRICULTURE – Agriculture by Twenty20 and Beyond (Ed. S. Masood). S.B. Nangia APH Pub. Co. New Delhi, pp. 38-52.
• Prasad, R. and Blaise, D. (1996) Soil nitrogen dynamics in cropping systems. In Dynamics of roots and nitrogen and cropping systems of the semi-arid tropics (eds. Ito, O., Johansen, C., Adu-Gyamfi, J.J., Katayama, K., Kumar Rao, J.V.D.K. and Rego, T.J.), pp.429-440.
• Velmourougane, K and Blaise, D. (2014) Transgenic cotton and its impact on microbial diversity. In: Bacterial Diversity in Sustainable Agriculture (Ed. D. K. Maheshwari), Springer Pub., Switzerland, pp. 191-204.
• Velmourougane, K. and Blaise, D. (2017) Soil health, crop productivity and sustainability challenges. In: Sustainability Challenges in the AgroFood Sector (First Edition, Edited by Rajeev Bhat), John Wiley and Sons, pp. 511-533.
• Velmourougane, K. and Blaise, D. (2021) Rhizoengineering: A Strategy to Enhance Soil and Crop Productivity. In: R. N. Pudake et al. (eds.), Omics Science for Rhizosphere Biology, Springer Pub. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.. pp. 235-262. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0889-6_13
• Velmourougane, K., Blaise, D., Savita, S., Waghmare, V.N. (2021) Valorization of cotton wastes for agricultural and industrial applications: present status and future prospects. In: Elsevier Pub., pp. 665-692. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824044-1.00043-X
• Venugopalan, M.V., Blaise, D. and Kranthi, S. (2013) Cotton In: Text book of Field Crops Production – Vol. 2 Commercial Crops (Ed. Rajendra Prasad), ICAR Pub., New Delhi, p. 305-344.
• Venugopalan, M.V., Waghmare, V., Blaise, D., Kranthi, S. and Kranthi, K.R. (2016) Country production and development in India. In: Gurung, T.R. and Jahah, F.N. ed. Cotton Technology Exchange Program in SAARC Region. Published by SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 41-60.
• Wanjari, R.H., Blaise, D., and Singh, R.K. (2014) Weed management in conservation agriculture. In: Conservation Agriculture for Carbon sequestration and sustaining soil health (Eds. J. Somasundaram et al.), New India Publishing, New Delhi, pp. 83-92.

Paper Presented In Conference/ Seminar / Symposia International

• Blaise, D., Majumdar, G., Manikandan, A., Santosh, S., Katiyar, R. (2023) Sub-soiling improves root growth and productivity of Transgenic BGII cotton hybrid and Asiatic cotton cultivar. ISCA 2023, Nagpur University, Nagpur, 3-7 Jan. 2023. (Invited Lecture)
• Blaise, D. and Desouza, N.D. (2022) Cotton cultivation – a carbon source or a sink? In: CRDA, held at Udaipur, 8-10 Aug. 2022. (Invited Lead Talk)
• Blaise, D., Majumdar, G., Joshua, U.R., Meshram, J.H. (2021) Agronomic interventions for exploiting yield potential of fibre crops. 5th IAC held at Hyderabad, 23-27 Nov. 2021. (Lead lecture)
• Blaise, D. (2021) Nutrient management in commercial crops. In: National Webinar on ‘Nutrient management in dominant cropping systems under different agro-climatic zones of India’ organized by ICAR-IISS, Bhopal on 11 Nov. 2021. (Keynote Speaker)
• Blaise, D., Majumdar, G., Joshua, U.R., Meshram, J.H. (2021) Agronomic interventions for exploiting yield potential of fibre crops. 5th IAC held at Hyderabad, 23-27 Nov. 2021.
• Manikandan, A., Blaise, D., Nalayini, P., Nagrare V S. (2021) Compatible legumes for intercropping in cotton grown in high density on rainfed Vertisols of Central India. In: Extended Summary, 5th IAC held at Hyderabad, 23-27 Nov. 2021.
• Ramkrushna G.I., Pande, R., Manikandan, A., Bhargavi, B., Blaise, D. (2021) Integrated farming system to improve income of cotton farmer. In: Extended Summary, 5th IAC held at Hyderabad, 23-27 Nov. 2021.
• Blaise, D. (2020) Designing cropping systems for cotton. NAAS Webinar 24 June 2020
• Blaise, D. (2018) Conservation agriculture a BMP for sustainable cotton production in Africa: Indian Experiences. Presented at the 14th SEACF Meeting held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4-6 July 2018.
• Blaise, D. (2018) Best practices for yield enhancement in Africa. Presented at the 14th SEACF Meeting held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4-6 July 2018.
• Blaise, D. and Manikandan, A. (2018) Nutrient management strategies for rainfed cotton based cropping systems. In: International Symposium on ‘Advancements in Plant Nutrition Research’ held at College of Agriculture, Nagpur, 2-3 Nov. 2018.
• Verma, P., Sheeba, J.A., Blaise, D. Exploring allelopathic cover crops for weed management in rainfed cotton. ISWS Golden Jubilee International Conference on Weeds and Society: Challenges and Opportunities, held at Jabalpur 21-24 Nov. 2018.

Popular Articles/ Short Notes/ Short Communications Research Bulletin/ Extension Bulletins

• Bhargavi, B., Manikandan, A., and Blaise, D. Cotton irrigation scheduling using remotely sensed evapotranspiration (ET). Cotton Innovate 3(2):1-2.
• Blaise, D. and Prasad, R. (2021) Cotton – a multipurpose crop. Indian Farming 71(3) 17-19.
• Blaise, D. and Prasad, R. (2021) Cotton – a multipurpose crop. Indian Farming 71(3) 17-19.
• Katiyar, R., Verma, P. and Blaise, D. कपास के उन्नत उत्पादन के लिए व्यवस्थित ढंग से प्रौद्योगिकी का प्रबंधन. Kapasika
• Velmourougane, K., Blaise, D., Verma, P. (2021). Bioprospecting microbial volatiles for plant growth promotion and pest management in cotton. Cotton Innovate 7(1): 3-4.
• Blaise, D. and Narala, A. (2019) Desi Cotton: The Past, the present and the future. Agriculture World 5(1): 26-30.
• Reddy, A.R. and Blaise, D. (2019) Indian cotton scenario. Agriculture World 5(1): 20-25.

Web Portals/ E-Publications/ Cd Development/ Mobile App

• Pooja Verma and D. Blaise (2021) An insight into metabolomics for cotton improvement. Cotton Innovate. 8 (1),Available online at https://www.cicr.org.in/newsletter

Association In Professional Societies

• Member, Indian Society of Agronomy
• Member, Indian Society of Cotton Improvement
• Member, Cotton Research Development Association
• Member, Indian Society of Weed Science
• Member, Asia-Pacific Weed Science Society

Other Offical Assignments

• Member, Steering Committee, Cotton TAP (2013-2017)
• Member, Institute Management Committee (2014-2017)
• Treasurer, NAAS, Nagpur Chapter
• Editor, Indian Journal of Agronomy (2013-14, 2020-21)
• Editor, Journal of Farm Sciences (2016-19)
• Editor, Cotton Research Journal (2015-18)
• Editor, Annals of Plant and Soil Research (2017-19)

• 5th International Agronomy Congress held at PJTSAU, Hyderabad, 23-27 November 2021
• NAAS Webinar held on 24 June 2020
• Global Organic Convention held at Hotel Le Meridien, Nagpur, 15-17 Sept. 2019
• 14th SEACF Meeting held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4-6 July 2018

• Blaise, D. (2021) Agronomic Interventions for Exploiting Yield Potential of Fibre Crops. Lead Talk in the 5th International Agronomy Congress, held at Hyderabad, 23-27 November, 2021.
• Blaise, D. (2021) Nutrient management in Commercial Crops. Keynote Speaker in the National Webinar IISS, Bhopal on 11 November 2021
• Blaise, D. (2018) Conservation agriculture a BMP for sustainable cotton production in Africa: Indian Experiences. Presented at the 14th SEACF Meeting held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4-6 July 2018
• Blaise, D. and Manikandan, A. (2018) Nutrient management strategies for rainfed cotton based cropping systems. In: International Symposium on ‘Advancements in Plant Nutrition Research’ held at College of Agriculture, Nagpur, 2-3 Nov. 2018