The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Hari Ram Upadhayay
Agroecosystem Biogeochemist - Research Scientist
Farming Footprints and Adaptations
Location
North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB
Tel
01837 512 322
Professional Platforms
ORCID
ResearchGate
Biography
Hari Ram is an agroecosystem biogeochemist with expertise in pollutant source fingerprinting and carbon biogeochemistry in soil and aquatic systems. He has experience in catchment processes relevant to managing agricultural diffuse pollution and promoting sustainability. His specialist skills and research interests include diffuse pollutant source apportionment using state-of-the-art stable isotope techniques (both bulk and compound-specific) combined with Bayesian mixing models, soil moisture dynamics and their impact on crop yield and grain quality, as well as the resilience of catchment regulatory functions against abiotic stresses such as extreme rainfall and drought, all within the context of policy targets.
Awards
- 2018, PhD in Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium
- 2010, M.Sc. Physical Land Resources (Soil Science),Ghent University, Belgium
Measures of Esteem
- SWBio DTP Research Theme Champion in Agriculture and Environment
- PhD co-supervision
- Rothamsted Research PGC member
- Rothamsted Research Genetic Modification Biosafety
- Committee (GMBSC) member
- Rothamsted Research Engagement and Communication Committee member