National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) ,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi Project
Centre for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology
for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management(CAAST - CSAWM)
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Tal. Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar 413 722

Dr. S.D.Gorantiwar

Principal Investigator
M. Tech (IIT), Ph D (UK), Post-Doc (UK)

Profile Details

Academic, Research Interests; and expertise:
Pressurized irrigation methods, agricultural drainage systems, surface and groundwater hydrology, groundwater recharge, water resources simulation and optimization modelling (conventional and soft computing), catchment and command area management, integrated river basin management, climate change applications in irrigation water management, climate smart agriculture, precision water management, protected cultivation, application of remote sensing and GIS in agriculture and water management, drone technologies for agriculture, web based and mobile applications in irrigation water management; and IoT and sensor based technologies in agriculture, artificial intelligence in agriculture.

Educational Qualification

  • B. Tech. (Agril. Engg) in First Class with Distinction from, Dr.PDKV, Akola (July, 1978 to June 1982)
  • M.Tech. (Agril. Engg.) in First Rank from IIT, Kharagpur (June, 1982 to June 1984)
  • Ph. D. from Water Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University, UK under Commonwealth Academic Scholarship (October, 1992 to January, 1996)
  • Post Doctorate from Water Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University, UK under Commonwealth Academic Fellowship (October, 2001 to October, 2002)
  • Post Doctorate (Advanced) from Water Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University, UK (June, 2004 to April, 2006) under Loughborough University Fellowship.

Summary of Experience (as on 1-07-2018)

  • as Assistant Professor:                                                   13 Years and 6 months
  • as of Associate Professor:                                             10 Years and 11 months
  • as Professor:                                                                    10 Years and 3 month
  • Total Experience:                                                            34 Years and 8 month
  • Experience as Head of the Department:                   08 Years and 3 months

International Scholarships/Fellowships

  • Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship Award under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan tenable in the United Kingdom in 1992 for three years for Ph D studies.
  • Commonwealth Fellowship Award under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan tenable in the United Kingdom in 2001 for one year for post doctoral studies.

Awards

  • President of India’s Prize by the Institution of Engineers (I) for the best paper entitled “Crop water requirement using FAO Penman-Monteith Method for Canal Command Area-A Case Study”
  • Agricultural Engineering Division Prize for the best paper entitled “Evaluation of Operating Policies of Irrigation Projects in Upper Godavari Basin in Maharashtra”
  • First Position for best paper award “Estimation of actual evapotranspiration by remote sensing” organized by Vishwabharati Academy’s College of Engineering and Polytechnic, Ahmednagar
  • Engineering Achievement Award (2008) for outstanding performance and excellent work done in Engineering field by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Center.
  • Outstanding Engineer Award (2009) for outstanding performance in Engineering field by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Center

Fellows

  • Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) (F017880/9 AG)
  • Fellow of Indian Water Resources Society (F-2000-1090)
  • Fellow of Indian Association of Hydrologists (LM-1219)

International Training Courses attended

  • Staff Development Course on Teaching Skills at Loughborough University, United Kingdom in 2002.
  • Research and development in technology and irrigation of protected crops at Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, the Volcani Center, ARO, Bet Dagan, Israel in 1999 for 8 weeks
  • Irrigation water management Trainer’s study tour of U.S. Western states International Irrigation Centre, Utah State University, Logan (Utah), USA in 1989 for 4 weeks
  • On farm irrigation scheduling at Agro Engineering, Alamosa (Colorado), USA in 1989 for 3 weeks

International Visits for training/seminars/workshops

  • July, 1989-Sept., 1989 to USA for training and field visits;
  • October, 1992 to January, 1996 to UK for Ph D studies;
  • Aug., 1995 to Iran for attending the International Conference and presenting research paper;
  • October, 1999 to December, 1999 to Israel for training;
  • October, 2001 to October, 2002 to UK for Post-Doctoral studies;
  • July, 2002 to Germany for attending the International Conference and presenting research paper;
  • June, 2004 to April, 2006 to UK for Advanced Post Doctoral studies;
  • October, 2004 to LAO PDR for organizing the International conference and presenting research paper;
  • Oct-Nov, 2005 to Uganda for organizing the International conference and presenting research paper and Feb., 2006 to Bangladesh for attending the International Conference and presenting research paper

Externally Funded Projects

ICAR: “Improvement of productivity of sugarcane under canal command of western Maharashtra in degraded soil water environment through drainage technology”

Co-Investigator (1999-2001)                                        Total grants:  Rs.19,10,760

ICAR: Study of commercial microsprinklers & their application to improve the productivity of garlic & onion

Co-Investigator (2001-2004)                                        Total grants:  Rs.12,00,000

Department of Space: “Land use/land cover dynamics and its impact on Godavari river basin (Phase-I)”

Principal-Investigator (2007-2008)                           Total grants: Rs. 3,77,400

Department of Space: “Land use/land cover dynamics and its impact on Godavari river basin (Phase-II)”

Principal-Investigator (2009-2010)                           Total grants: Rs. 2,90,000

GIZ, Germany and Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India: Network project on “Climate Change Knowledge Network Project in Indian Agriculture (CCKN-IA)” (International Collaboration)

Co-Investigator from MPKV, Rahuri (2015-2017)

RKVY: “Irrigation Water Requirement Advisory Service (IWRAS)”

Principal-Investigator (2015-2020)                           Total grants:  Rs. 4, 99, 00, 000

RKVY:  “Enhancement of Ground Water Recharge through Open and Bore Wells”

Co-Investigator (2016-2018)                                        Total grants:  Rs. 1,39,00, 000

ICAR-IWMI: “Enhancing economic water productivity in irrigation canal commands” (International collaboration)     Principal-Investigator (2017-2019)           Total grants:  Rs. 20,00,000

ICAR-World Bank under National Agricultural Higher Education Project: Center for Advanced Agriculture Science and Technology (CAAST) for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management (CSAWM) with National and Internal level Institutes and Organizations.

Principal-Investigator (2018-2021)           Total grants:  Rs. 20,00,00,000

Research Publications

Citation H-Index: 13 and i10 index: 17 and Citations: 817

  • Research Papers in Journal: 91 (International :21 and National :72; out of which NAAS ranking>6 is 25)
  • Full length Research Papers in the Proceedings of Conferences/Seminars: 90 (International:18 and National: 72)                                               
  • Books: 12 (International: 6; National: 2; Other:4)
  • Review Paper in International Journal: 01 and Book Chapters: 11              

Technologies Developed

  • Crop coefficients for different crops
  • Irrigation and fertigation scheduling for different crops
  • Yield response factors
  • Poly-house and shade-net house cultivation for different vegetable crops and flowers
  • Evapotranspiration, water requirement and irrigation water requirement for different crops
  • Deficit irrigation for different crops
  • Soil water balance-crop yield simulation models
  • Software for the design of drip irrigation system, adoption of drip irrigation on canal command area, estimation of the reference evapotranspiration, farm pond design
  • Web based and mobile applications for estimation of reference evapotranspiration, irrigation scheduling, weather data input and retrieval system
  • Drainage coefficient for different soils and return periods.
  • Decision support system for irrigation water management
  • Groundwater recharge

Member of National and State Level Committees

  • Member of Quinquinneal Review Team (QRT) for the Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneshwar and AICRP on Irrigation Water Management (2012-17)
  • Member of Quinquinneal Review Team (QRT) for the Central Research Institute on Dry-land Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad and AICRP on Dry Land Agriculture and AICRP on Agricultural Meteorology  (2012-17)
  • State Level Committee on Micro Irrigation since 2010
  • State Level Committee on Protected Cultivation since 2010
  • State level Committee on Adoption of Drip Irrigation on Canal Command Areas in Maharashtra since 2016
  • National Project on Aquifer Management- State Groundwater Co-ordination Committee since 2017
  • Adviser from MPKV, Rahuri for Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture (PoCRA), (now: Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjivani Project), Govt. of Maharashtra since 2016
  • Representative of Hon. Vice Chancellor, MPKV, Rahuri on Board of Governors, Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), Aurangabad since 2010; and PMKSY, Maharashtra since 2016.

Organisation of Seminars/Symposia

  • Co-convenor for the State Level Seminar on "Watershed Development and Management: Past, Present and Future" held on 26th June, 1999 jointly organised by the IE(I) and ISAE.
  • Convenor for the Symposium on "India's Emergence in the Cyber Age" held on 22-09-1999 at CQAV, Auditorium, Ahmednagar and organised by the Institution of Engineers (I), ALC, Ahmednagar.
  • Co-convenor for the All India Seminar on "Computer Applications in Next Millennium" held on 28th Nov, 1999 at Govt. Polytechnic, Ahmednagar and organised by the IE(I), ALC and VRDE, Ahmednagar.
  • Organisation of One day workshop on “Reclamation of saline soils and its management” organised on 20.2.2001 at Dr. A.S. College of Agril. Engg., M.P.K.V., Rahuri
  • Deputy Theme Leader for 28th WEDC International Conference on "Sustainable Environment Sanitation and Water Services” at Science City Conference Center, Kolkata, during 18-22 Nov, 2002
  • Co-convenor for All India Seminar on “Potential and Prospects for Protective Cultivation” held on 12-13th Dec., 2003 at Govt. Polytechnic, Ahmednagar and organised by IE(I), ALC.
  • Resource Person for Maharashtra Sinchan Parishad organized at M.P.K.V., Rahuri on 10-11th Jan., 2003.
  • Academic Advisor for 30th WEDC International Conference on "People-centred Approaches to Water and Environmental Sanitation” held at Vientiane, Lao PDR during 25-29 October, 2004
  • Co-convenor for half day workshop on “Impact of climate Change on urban infrastructure - mitigation and adaptation strategies for developing countries” held on 29th Oct; 2004 at Vientiane, Lao PDR.
  • Organizing Secretary of the 23rd National Convention of the Agricultural Engineers organized by the Institution of Engineers (India) at MPKV, Rahuri (MS)
  • Member of WEDC International Conference Scientific Committee for 35th  WEDC Conference on “The future of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Low-Income Countries: Innovation, Adaptation and Engagement in a Changing World” held in Loughborough, UK from 6-8 July 2011
  • Co convener of National Seminar on Global Opportunities in Agriculture Entrepreneurship / Business (GOAEB) held on 15-16 December 2014 at Pune
  • Co-Convener of International Seminar on Global Climate Change: Implications for Agriculture and Water Sectors scheduled in Aurangabad during 14-16 December, 2017.

Teaching and Learning

  • Participated in the course curricula development of different subjects as per different state level committees (MCAER); and ICAR’s IV Dean, V Dean (for UG courses) and NCG (for PG courses)
  • Taught various subjects on graduate and postgraduate courses and performed other related tasks such as exam paper setting/marking/examining/evaluation of students at MPKV and Loughborough University.
  • Recognized University teacher to supervise/guide Doctoral (Ph D) and Post Graduate Students of MPKV, Rahuri; IIT Bombay, Mumbai; Pune University, Pune, Dr.PDKV, Akola and Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur; and Loughborough University,UK
  • Guided 14 Ph. D students and 17 M. Tech Students and on Member of Advisory Committee of 6 Ph D and 38 M.Tech/M.Sc students
  • (Completed Ph D students: M.G.Shinde, S.A.Shende and H.M.Galgale from Loughborough University, UK; D.T.Meshram, D.D.Pawar, S.B.Gadge and R.T.Thokal from Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur; A.S.Garudkar and P.D.Aher from IIT Bombay, Mumbai; G.L.Chunale from Dr.PDKV, Akola; and S.A.Kadam, N.N.Firake, P.G.Popale and A.D. Bhagat from MPKV, Rahuri)
  • Co-ordinated the academic activities in the University as Member Secretary, Board of Studies in Irrigation Water Management and Drainage Engineering (1998-2009) and lead the course curricula development and academic activities as Chairman, Board of Studies in Irrigation Water Management and Drainage Engineering since 2010.
  • Administered the academic activities of M Tech (Masters) program in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering and Water Management (as Academic In-Charge 1998-2009)
  • In-plant Training Co-ordinator for the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering since 2010. Industries/Organisations include: IIRS, Dehradun, RRSC, Nagpur, Jain Irrigation, Jalgaon, Netafim Irrigation, Pune; WALMI, Aurangabad, IMD, Pune; WOTR, Pune; Finolex-Plastro, Pune; Agri Plast, Banglore etc.

Research

  • In-charge, Administrative and Technical Control: In-charge (Research Engineer) of AICRP on Optimization of Groundwater Utilization from January, 1998 to April, 2006; Administrative and technical control of Precision Farming Development Center, MPKV, Rahuri since Dec, 2010 and Technical control of AICRP on Irrigation Water Management, MPKV, Rahuri since December, 2010
  • Generated the funds within Department through externally funded research projects as Principle/Co Investigator (Completed: 5 completed and 3 on-going projects)
  • Participated in finalizing research priority areas and developing research plans for the Department as the Co-ordinator of Research Planning Meeting at University level since 2010.
  • Plan, supervise/guide, implement and review the progress of the research programmes of the University in irrigation water management and drainage engineering as the Co-ordinator of Research Review Meeting in these subjects at University level since 2010.
  • Developed the research links for studies in water management with external organizations/departments such Groundwater Survey Development Agency, Regional Remote Sensing Service Center, IMD, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (NRC on Pomegranate and NIASM), Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), WOTR.
  • Developed different technologies that were released at the State/National levels: Notable amongst those are: Mobile apps and web based platforms for farm based irrigation scheduling, irrigation scheduling for different crops, crop coefficient and yield response factors, Spectral response, NDVI and relationship between NDVI and crop coefficient, drainage coefficients, deficit irrigation, subsurface and mole drainage technologies , polyhouse and shadenet irrigation technology for different vegetable floriculture crops, ground water recharge techniques, crop evapotranspiration and irrigation water requirement maps, decision support systems.

Development, Extension and Knowledge Dissemination

  • Farm Development including the installation of AWS, clusters of polyhouses and shadenet houses of different shading percentages and colour, subsurface and mole drainage system, drip and sprinkler irrigation network
  • Establishment of Hydroinformatics ad GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratories
  • Up gradation of Fluid Mechanics laboratory
  • Capacity building and Knowledge transfer by participating in various training programs organized by this University and other Collaborating Organizations.
  • Attended Seminars/Workshops (International: 18 and National/State: 45) to present and share the knowledge and experience with other researchers at National and International levels.

Editorial and Review Work

  • Reviewed the research papers for the ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering; Hydroinformatics, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering; Spatial Hydrology, Journal of Indian Water Resources Society; and Journal of Agricultural Research and Technology.
  • Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Agricultural Research and Technology published by all the four agricultural universities in the state of Maharashtra since 2013and having the NAAS rating of 4.18
  • Edited and reviewed the research papers of the proceedings of seven national and International Conferences/Seminars.

Member of academic/education related statutory committees

(as Head of the Department since 1-12-2010)

  • Board of Studies in Irrigation, Water Management and Drainage Engineering, Mahatma Phule Kishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (chairman)
  • Board of Studies in Irrigation, Water Management and Drainage Engineering, Dr.PDKV, Akola/ Dr.BSKKV, Dapoli and VNMKV, Parabhani
  • Board of Studies in Irrigation Water Management, Mahatma Phule Kishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri
  • Academic Council, Mahatma Phule Kishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri
  • Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Mahatma Phule Kishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri
  • Agricultural Research Council, Mahatma Phule Kishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri

Honours

  • Key Note Papers and Speeches: International Conference: 2; National/State Level Conferences: 8
  • Chairman of Technical Session in International Conference: 2
  • Co-Chairman of the Technical Session in National/International Conferences: 4
  • Member of the National Executive Committee of the Indian Water Resources Society for the term 1997-99.
  • Member of Managing Committee of Maharashtra State Center of Institute of Engineers (India) for the Division of Agricultural Engineering and Convenor, Division of Agricultural Engineering for the Maharashtra State for the terms 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004 and 2016-18.
  • Councilor (Western Zone) for Indian Society of Water Management, New Delhi for the year 1999-2000
  • Vice-Chairman of the Ahmednagar Center of Indian Society of Water Resources since 1999-2000.
  • Honorary Secretary of Managing Committee of Ahmednagar Local Center of Institute of Engineers (India) for the term 2000-2001.
  • BOARD MEMBER (Agricultural Engineering Division) of the Institution of Engineers (India) for the term 2010-11.
  • Life Member of 10 Professional Organizations/Bodies.

List of Publication

Research Publications

 Books

  1. International Books
  • Vairavamoorthy, K., D. Gorantiwar, J. Yan, H. M. Galgale, M. A. M. Mansoor and S.Mohan. 2006. Water Safety Plans: Risk Assessment for Contaminant Intrusion into Water Distribution Systems. Water Engineering Development Center, UK, 235 pp. (ISBN No. 1 84380 102 7 )
  • Vairavamoorthy, K., D. Gorantiwar, J. Yan, H. M. Galgale, M. A. M. Mansoor and S. Mohan. 2006. Water Safety Plans: IRA-WDS Software and Manual for Risk Assessment for Contaminant Intrusion into Water Distribution Systems. Water Engineering Development Center, UK, 106 pp. (ISBN No. 1 84380 103 5).
  • Lumbroso, D., D. Goranitwar, D. Nichols, E. Penning-Rowsell, S. Surendran and H. Stolk. 2007. Risk assessment for flood incident management: Framework and tools. Science Report: SC050028/SR1. Environment Agency, Rio House, Waterside Drive, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4UD (59 pp).
  • Goranitwar, S.D. and I.K.Smout. 2007. Risk assessment for flood incident management Risks and consequences of failure of reactive mitigation measures. Science Report – SC050028/SR4. Environment Agency, Rio House, Waterside Drive, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4UD (79 pp).
  • Meshram, D. T., D. Gorantiwar and N. Singh. 2012. Probability Distribution Function for Pomegranate Evapotranspiration. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 141 pp (ISBN-10: 3847379151 / ISBN-13: 9783847379157)
  • Meshram, D. T., H. Mittal, D. Gorantiwar. 2012. Seasonal ARIMA Model for Pomegranate Evapotranspiration. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co KG, Colne, Germany, 171 pp. ( ISBN-13:9783848438198/ISBN-10: 3848438194 )                    
  1. National Books
  • Kadam, U.S., R.T. Thokal, D. Gorantiwar and A.G. Powar. 2008. Agricultural Drainage : Principles and Practices. Westville Pub., New Delhi, 350 pp. (ISBN 81-85873-35-0)
  • Kadam, S.A., D.Gorantiwar and S.D.Dahiwalkar. 2015. Evapotranspiration for Estimation of Water Requirements. Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth Publication No. MPKV/Res.Pub./164/2015 (109 pp)
  • Shinde, J.B., S. A. Kadam, B. D. Bhakare, S. D. Dahiwalkar, D.Gorantiwar and M. B. Dhonde. 2016. Crop Coefficients. MPKV Publication
  • Other
  • Dhotre, R.S., S. D. Gorantiwar, S.B.Gadge and N.N.Firake. 2008. Porous Pipe Subsurface Irrigation Systems. Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, 59 pp. (MPKV/RES/PUB/N. 16/08.)
  • Dahiwalkar S.D., S.D.Gorantiwar and S.A.Kadam.2010. Artificial Ground water recharge through Percolation Tanks in Hard Rock region of Maharashtra. AICRP on Ground water Utilization, MPKV, Rahuri. (PUB No. MPKVRESPUBNO. 34/2010)
  • V.Patil, R.L. Takte and A. B. Bhosale. 2008. Drip Irrigation: Water and Fertilizer Management. (MPKV EXTENSION PUBLICATION NO. 603/2008)
  • N.Firake, S. D. Gorantiwar and S.D.Dahiwalkar. 2012. Shednet technology. (MPKV RESEARCH PUBLICATION NO. 63/2011-12)

Chapters in Books

  • Gorantiwar, S.D. Soil Water Balance Model. In: "Crop Modelling" edited by Prof. M.C.Varshney and S.S.Salunke. MPKV/EDN/PUB No. 10(99): 122-132.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. Estimation of Water Requirement for Fruit Crops. In: "Production Technology of Irrigated Fruit Crops" edited by More, Kaulgud, Karale and Supe. Center for Advanced Studies in Horticulture (Fruits), Department of Horticulture, MPKV, Rahuri-413 722, Dist:Ahmednagar (MS), India: 106-124
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. Management of water logging and salinity by subsurface drainage in command areas of Maharashtra. In: “Management and Reclamation of Waterlogged, Saline and Alkaline Area Under Command Areas” edited by S.K.Chaudhari, S.K.Jena and Ravender Singh, Water Technology Center for Eastern Region, ICAR, Bhubaneshwar: 10-18.
  • Meshram, D.T., D.Gorantiwar, J.A.Teixeira da Silva, V.T.Jadhav and R.Chandra. 2010. Water management in Pomegranate. Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Science and Biotechnology 4 (Special Issue 2), Global Science Books: 106-112
  • Aher, P. D., J. Adinarayana, D.Gorantiwar and S.A.Sawant. 2013. Development of Information System for Integrated Watershed Management using Remote Sensing and GIS. In “Advancement in Remote Sensing for Environmental Applications”, edited by S. Mukherjee, M. Gupta, P. K. Srivastava and T. Islam, Springer Verlag, Accepted (In Press).
  • Smout and S.D. Gorantiwar. AWAM : a model for optimal land and water resources allocation. Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies.103.
  • Meshram, D. T., V. T. Jadhav, D. Gorantiwar and Ram Chandra. 2016. Modeling of Weather Parameters using Stochastic Methods. In Climate Change Modeling, Planning and Policy for Agriculture ed by Anil Kumar Singh, Jagdish Chander Dagar, Ayyanadar Arunachalam, Gopichandran R and Kirit Nanubhai Shelat. Springer publisher: 67-78.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D.,V.N. Krishnamoorthy, D.S. Pandit, A.K. Joshi, and S. DaS. 2016. The Effect of Changing Climate and Land Use/Land Cover on Water Resources in Hard Rock Region of Maharashtra State. In Climate Change Modeling, Planning and Policy for Agriculture ed by Anil Kumar Singh, Jagdish Chander Dagar, Ayyanadar Arunachalam, Gopichandran R and Kirit Nanubhai Shelat. Springer publisher: 199-218.

Research Papers published in International Journals

  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and I.K.Smout. 2003. Allocation of scarce water resources using deficit irrigation in rotational systems. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 29(3):155-163. (ISSN No. 0733-9437 NASS Rating: 6.97, NASS No. J266)
  • K.Smout and S.D.Gorantiwar. 2005. A multilevel approach for optimizing land and water resources and irrigation deliveries for tertiary units in large irrigation schemes: 1.Method. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 131(3): 254-263. (ISSN No. 0733-9437 NASS Rating:6.97, NASS No. J266)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and I.K.Smout. 2005. A multilevel approach for optimizing land and water resources and irrigation deliveries for tertiary units in large irrigation schemes: 2. Application. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 131(3): 264-272. (ISSN No. 0733-9437 NASS Rating: 6.97, NASS No. J266)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and I.K.Smout. 2005. Performance assessment of irrigation water management of heterogeneous irrigation schemes: 1. A framework for evaluation. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 19:1-36. (ISSN No. 0168-6291)
  • K.Smout and S.D. Gorantiwar. 2005. Performance assessment of irrigation water management of heterogeneous irrigation schemes: 2. A case study. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 19:37-60. (ISSN No. 0168-6291)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and I.K.Smout. 2006. Model for performance based land area and water allocation within irrigation schemes. Irrigation and Drainage Systems. 20 (4): 345-360. (ISSN No. 0168-6291)
  • Yan J. M., K. Vairavamoorthy and D. Gorantiwar. 2006. Contaminant transport model for unsaturated soil using fuzzy approach. ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering. 132 (11): 1489-1497. (ISSN No. 0733-9372 NASS Rating:7.27, NASS No. J163)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., I. K. Smout and K. Vairavamoorthy. 2006. Performance based optimization of land and water resources within irrigation schemes: 1. Method. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 132(4):341-348. (ISSN No. 0733-9437 NASS Rating: 6.97, NASS No. J266)
  • Smout, I. K., D. Gorantiwar, and K. Vairavamoorthy. 2006. Performance based optimization of land and water resources within irrigation schemes: 2. Application. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 132(4): 349-358. (ISSN No. 0733-9437 NASS Rating: 6.97, NASS No. J266)
  • Smout, I.K and D. Gorantiwar. 2006. Productivity and equity of different irrigation schedules under limited water supply. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 132(4):332-340. (ISSN No. 0733-9437 NASS Rating: 6.97, NASS No. J266)
  • Smout, I.K and D. Gorantiwar. 2006. Improved allocation and scheduling of limited supplies of irrigation water in South-Western India. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Water Management, 159 (WM2): 95-101. (ISSN No. 0971-6076 NASS Rating: 3.38, NASS No.  J455)
  • Vairavamoorthy, K., J. Yan, H. M. Galgale and D. Gorantiwar. 2007. IRA-WDS- A GIS based risk analysis tool for water distribution systems. Environmental Modelling and Software. 22:951-965. (ISSN No. 1364-8152 NASS Rating: 10.42, NASS No.  E070)
  • Vairavamoorthy, K. D. Gorantiwar and S.Mohan. 2007. Intermittent water supply under water scarcity situations. Water International. 32(1): 121-132. (ISSN No. 0250-8060, NASS Rating: 6.69, NASS No. W004, Impact factor: 0.705)
  • Vairavamoorthy, K., J. Yan and D. Gorantiwar. 2007. Modelling the risk of contaminant intrusion in water mains. Journal-Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Water Management (UK). 160 (WM2):123-132. (ISSN No. 0971-6076, NASS Rating:3.38, NASS No. J455)
  • Vairavamoorthy, K. D. Gorantiwar and Assela Pathirana. 2008. Managing urban water supplies in developing countries – Climate change and water scarcity scenarios. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 33: 330–339. (ISSN No. 1474-7065, NASS Rating:7.48, NASS No. P053 Impact factor: 1.037)
  • G.Shinde, I. K. Smout and S.D.Gorantiwar. 2011. Optimum Design of a Watershed-Based Tank System for the Semiarid and Subhumid Tropics. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (USA). 137(10):651-658. (ISSN No. 0733-9437 NASS Rating:6.97, NASS No. J266)
  • G.Shinde, S.D.Gorantiwar and I. K. Smout. 2011. Application of Watershed-Based Tank System Model for Rainwater Harvesting and Irrigation in India. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (USA). 137(10):659-667. (ISSN No. 0733-9437 NASS Rating:6.97, NASS No. J266)
  • Aher, P.D. J. Adinarayana and D.Gorantiwar. 2011. Remote Sensing and Artificial Neural Network in Spatial Assessment of Air Temperature in a Semi-arid Watershed. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering. 4(6): 355-358. (ISSN No. 0974-5904)
  • Garudkar, A.S., A.K. Rastogi, T.A. Eldho and D.Gorantiwar. 2011. Optimal Reservoir Release Policy Considering Heterogeneity of Command Area by Elitist Genetic Algorithm. Water Resources Management. 25:3863-3881. (ISSN No. 0920-4741, NASS Rating: 8.60, NASS No. W007)
  • Aher, P. D., J. Adinarayana and D.Gorantiwar. 2013. Prioritization of Watersheds Using Multi-Criteria Evaluation through Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process. International Agricultural Engineering Journal (CIGR: International Commission of Agricultural Engineering), 15 (1), 11-18. (ISSN No. 0974-2662, NASS Rating: 2.75, NASS No. I126)
  • Aher, P. D., J. Adinarayana and D.Gorantiwar. 2014. Quantification of Morphometric Characterisation and Prioritization of Sub-Watersheds for Management Planning in Semi-Arid Tropics of India: A Remote Sensing and GIS Approach. Journal of Hydrology, 511-850-860. (ISSN No. 0022-1694, NASS Rating: 9.05, NASS No. J242)

Review Paper

  • Meshram, D.T., S. D. Gorantiwar, Jaime da selva, V. T. Jadhav and Ramchandra. 2010. Water management in Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.). Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Science and Biotechnology. 2:7-14.

Research Papers Published in National Journals

  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and M. Majumdar. 1988. Application of autoregressive model of first order to annual flow of some West Bengal streams. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) (Civil Engineering), 69:156-159. (ISSN No. 0257-3431, NASS Rating: *, NASS No. J411)
  • Gorantiwar S.D. and M. Majumdar. 1989. AR(1) model for Tarafeni and Silabati streams of West Bengal (India). Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 26(3):251-255. (ISSN No. 0256-6524, NASS Rating: 4.27, NASS No. J015)
  • Gorantiwar S.D., L.V. Pingale, P.S. Pampattiwar, V.N. Pagar and M.A. Sardesai 1991. Evaluation of drip irrigation for ladies finger (Abelmoschus esculentus M.) Maharashtra Journal of Horticulture, 5(2):93-97. (ISSN No. 0972-8538, NASS Rating: 6.13, NASS No. I058)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., P.S. Pampattiwar, S.M. Lagad and D.M. Borude. 1991. Evaluation of sprinkler and border methods of irrigation for onion (Allium cepa, L.) Maharashtra Maharashtra Journal of Horticulture, 5(2):88-92. (ISSN No. 0972-8538, NASS Rating: 6.13, NASS No. I058)
  • Kumkar, J.K., P.S. Pampattiwar and D.Gorantiwar. 1991. Moisture distribution of biwall-15. Indian Journal of Water resources Society, 11(4):26-29. (ISSN No. 0970-6984, NASS Rating: 2.47, NASS No. J251)
  • Gorantiwar S.D., M. Majumdar and P.S. Pampattiwar. 1991. Autoregressive models for the generation of annual stream flows of Damodar river. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, Special Issue:147-154. (ISSN No. 0256-6524, NASS Rating: 4.27, NASS No. J015)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and M. Majumdar. 1992. Application of higher order autoregressive models for generation of annual runoff of Konar and Barkar rivers. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation, 20(1&2):44-54. (ISSN No. 0970-3349, NASS Rating: 4.90, NASS No. I079)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and M. Majumdar. 1992. Time series analysis of annual runoff of Barkar river. Journal of Indian Water Resources Society, 12(1&2):117-121. (ISSN No. 0970-6984, NASS Rating: 2.47, NASS No. J251)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and S.D. Dahiwalkar. 1992. A volume balance approach for evaluation of furrow irrigation method. Journal of Indian Water Resources Society, 12(1&2):66-71. (ISSN No. 0970-6984, NASS Rating: 2.47, NASS No. J251)
  • Kumkar, J.K., P.S. Pampattiwar and D. Gorantiwar. 1992. Hydraulics of bi-wall subsurface irrigation. Journal of Applied Hydrology, 5(1-4):13-18. (ISSN No. 0971-670X)
  • Pampattiwar, P.S., S.N. Suryawanshi, D.Gorantiwar and L.V. Pingale. 1993. Drip irrigation for Pomegranate. Maharashtra Journal of Horticulture, 7(1):46-50. (ISSN No. 0972-8538, NASS Rating: 6.13, NASS No. I058)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., P.S. Pampattiwar, S.N. Ghumare and S.R. Kadam. 1993. Studies on yield response of ladies finger to different levels of irrigation water applied through drip irrigation method. Journal of Indian Water Resources Society, 13(1&2):116-119. (ISSN No. 0970-6984, NASS Rating: 2.47, NASS No. J251)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., L.V. Pingale, P.S. Pampattiwar and S.N. Suryawanshi. 1994 Computation of water to be applied for ladies finger through drip irrigation. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities. 19(3):369-371. (ISSN 2230-9705, NASS Rating: 3.18, NASS No. J025)
  • Gorantiwar S.D., Majumdar and P.S. Pampattiwar. 1995. Application of autoregressive models of different orders to annual stream flows of Barkar river with their logarithmic transformation. Journal of Applied Hydrology, 8(1-4):33-40. (ISSN No. 0971-670X)
  • Pampattiwar, P.S., D.Gorantiwar, M.M.Deshmukh and C.Y.Pawar. 1997. Yield response of garlic crop to microsprinkler irrigation method coupled with solar photovoltaic (SPV) pumping system. Journal of Water Management, 5(1&2): 31-36. (ISSN No. 0971-6076, NASS Rating: 3.38, NASS No. J455)
  • Pawar, C.Y., U.S. Kadam, D.Gorantiwar and P.S.Pampattiwar. 1998. Efficacy of the micro-sprinkler irrigation method for garlic. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities, 23(2): 156-159. (ISSN 2230-9705, NASS Rating: 3.18, NASS No. J025)
  • Kadam, U.S., S.N. Ambad, A.A. Atre and D.Gorantiwar, 1998. Effect of different mulches on moisture conservation in coffee. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities, 23(1): (ISSN No. 0378-2395)
  • Chopade, S.O. and D. Gorantiwar. 1998. Effect of various methods of irrigation on growth and yield of pomegranate. Annals of Plant Physiology, 12(2): 98-102. (ISSN No. 0970-9924, NASS Rating: 1.75, NASS No. A163)
  • Kadam, U.S., D. Gorantiwar and P.S. Pampattiwar, 1998. Studies on the performance of solar photovoltaic operated micro-sprinkler system for kharif groundnut. Journal of Indian Water Resources Society, 17(3-4):49-53. (ISSN No. 0970-6984, NASS Rating: 2.47, NASS No. J251)
  • Pampattiwar, P.S., D.Gorantiwar and U.S.Kadam. 1999. Performance evaluation of solar photovoltaic pumping system. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities, 24 (1): 76-79. (ISSN 2230-9705, NASS Rating: 3.18, NASS No. J025)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D.,O.Chopade, P.S.Pampattiwar and S.N.Kaulgud. 2001. Effect of different methods of irrigation on yield and quality of pomegranate. Scientific Horticulture, 7:81-86. (ISSN No. 0304-4238, NASS Rating: 7.37, NASS No. S017 Impact factor: 1.73)
  • Chopade, S.O., D. Gorantiwar, P.S. Pampattiwar and V.S. Supe. 2001. Response of pomegranate to drip, bubbler and surface irrigation methods. Advances in Horticulture and Forestry, 8: (ISSN No. 2006-9782)
  • Kumkar, J.K. and D.Gorantiwar. 2004. Effect of polluted groundwater on soil quality in sugar factory area of Maharashtra. Journal of Water Management, 12 (2):89-96. (ISSN No. 0971-6076, NASS Rating:3.38 *, NASS No. J455)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D.,S.Kadam, S.A.Kadam, S.D.Rathod and H.M.Patil. 2005. Irrigation scheduling for onion under micro-sprinkler method of irrigation. Drainage and Irrigation Water Management ed. By Virendra Kumar, Jaspal Singh and S.R.Bhakar:260-264.
  • Kadam, S.A., U.S.Kadam, D.Gorantiwar, R.S. Dhotre and S.M.Patil. 2005. On uniformity in microsprinkler irrigation system Drainage and Irrigation Water Management ed. By Virendra Kumar, Jaspal Singh and S.R.Bhakar: 265-267
  • Tanpure, S.N., N.L.Bote, A.A.Atre, D.Gorantiwar, S.M.Kareppa and G.B.Gutal. 2006. Generation of annual stream flow for Godavari river at Gangapur dam site with Autoregressive model. Journal of Applied Hydrology, XIX(1-2):68-73. (ISSN No. 0971-670X)
  • Kadam, U.S. D.Gorantiwar, S.A.Kadam, G.B.Gurav and H.M.Patil. 2006. Effect of different soil moisture regimes on yield potential of onion under micro-sprinkler irrigation system. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities, 31(3): 342-345. (ISSN 2230-9705, NASS Rating: 3.18, NASS No. J025)
  • Kadam, S.A., U.S.Kadam D.Gorantiwar, and S.M.Patil. 2006. Uniformity in microsprinkler irrigation systems. Agricultural Engineering Today, 30(3): 15-18. (ISSN No. 0970-2962, NASS Rating:3.66, NASS No. A068)
  • Bhagyawant, R.G., R.S.Dhotre, D.Gorantiwar and K.J.Kamble. 2007. Reliability of resistivity method for prospecting groundwater in hard rock region. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 44 (1) : 82-84. (ISSN No. 0256-6524, NASS Rating: 4.27, NASS No. J015)
  • Patil, P.D. and D.Gorantiwar. 2009. Probability analysis of weekly crop evapotranspiration of Rahuri region. International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 2(1): 68-71. (ISSN No. 0974-2662, NASS Rating: 2.75, NASS No. I126)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and P.D.Patil. 2009. Stochastic modeling of crop evapotranspiration for Rahuri region. International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 2(1): 140-145. (ISSN No. 0974-2662, NASS Rating: 2.75, NASS No. I109)
  • Meshram, D.T., D.Gorantiwar, H.K.Mittal and R.C.Purohit. 2010. Comparison of reference crop evapotrasnpiration methods in western part of Maharashtra State. Journal of Agrometeorology 12(1): 44-46. (ISSN No. 0972-1665, NASS Rating: 6.15, NASS No. J027)
  • T.Meshram, S.D. Gorantiwar and H.K.Mittal. 2010.Water requirement of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Orchards in semi-arid region of Maharashtra, India. Annals of Arid Zone, 49(2):35-40. (ISSN No. 0570-1791, NASS Rating: 2.62, NASS No.A149)
  • Garudkar, A.S., D.Gorantiwar, A.K.Rastogi and T.I.Eldho. 2010. Simulation model for evaluation of irrigation project. International Journal of Agricultural Engineering 3(1): 179-183. (ISSN No. 0974-2662, NASS Rating: 2.75, NASS No. I126)
  • Kadam, S.A. and D.Gorantiwar. 2010. Hydraulics of microsprinkler irrigation system. International Journal of Agricultural Engineering 2(1): 129-132. (ISSN No. 0974-2662, NASS Rating: 2.75, NASS No. I126)
  • Meshram, D.T., H. K. Mittal., D. Gorantiwar and R. C. Purohit. 2010. Reference crop evapotranspiration studies in the pomegranate growing district (Ahmednagar) of Western part of Maharashtra State” Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. 38(2):80-85. (ISSN No. 0970-3349, NASS Rating:4.90, NASS No. I079)
  • Meshram, D. T., H. K. Mittal., D. Gorantiwar, R. C. Purohit and S. R. Bhakar. 2010. Comparison of reference crop evapotranspiration methods under the major pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) growing district (Pune) of Western part of Maharashtra State. Indian Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 9(2): 92-97. (ISSN No. 0022-4561, NASS Rating:7.60, NASS No. J404)
  • Meshram, D. T., S. D. Gorantiwar, H. K. Mittal and R. C. Purohit. 2010. Probability Distribution Functions of weekly reference crop evapotranspiration for Pune district of Maharashtra State, India. Mausam. 61(4):517-524. (ISSN No. 0252-9416, Impact Factor: 0.170, NASS Rating:6.18, NASS No. M020)
  • Meshram, D. T., D. Gorantiwar, H. K. Mittal. 2010. Evaluation of Leaf area Index of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) by using Indirect and Direct Methods. The Horticultural Journal. 23(2): 68-72. (ISSN No. 0972-8538, NASS Rating: 6.13, NASS No. I058)
  • Gorantiwar, S. D., T. Meshram and H. K. Mittal. 2011. Water requirement of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) for Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra State, India. Journal of Agro-Meteorology, 13(2):123-127. (ISSN No. 0972-1665, NASS Rating: 6.15, NASS No. J027)
  • Gadge, S.B., D.Gorantiwar, Virendra Kumar and M. Kothari. 2011. Optimal Cropping Pattern for Adoption of Micro-Irrigation Methods in Canal Command Area-A Case Study. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 48(1):1-12. (ISSN No. 0256-6524, NASS Rating: 4.27, NASS No. J015
  • Gadge, S.B., D.Gorantiwar and Virendra Kumar. 2011. Water Requirements using FAO Penman-Monteith Method for Canal Command Area - A Case Study. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) (Agril. Engineering), 92: (ISSN No. 2250-2149)
  • Garudkar, A.S., D.Gorantiwar, A.K.Rastogi and T.I.Eldho. 2011. Evaluation of Operating Policies of Irrigation Projects in Upper Godavari Basin in Maharashtra. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) (Agril. Engineering), 92: (ISSN No. 2250-2149)
  • Gorantiwar, S. D., T. Meshram and H. K. Mittal. 2011. Seasonal ARIMA model for generation and forecasting evapotranspiration of Solapur district of Maharashtra, India. Journal of Agro-Meteorology,13(2):119-122. (ISSN No. 0972-1665, NASS Rating: 6.15, NASS No. J027)
  • Meshram, D. T., H. K. Mittal, R. C. Purohit and D. Gorantiwar. 2011. Water requirement of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) for Solapur district of Maharashtra state, India. Acta Horticulture (ISHS), 890:311-322. (ISSN No. 0567-7572)
  • Meshram, D. T., D. Gorantiwar, V. T. Jadhav and Ram Chandra. 2011. Evaluation of ET models to study water requirement of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) for Satara district of Maharashtra. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation, 39 (2):142-148. (ISSN No. 0970-3349, NASS Rating: 4.90, NASS No.I079)
  • Gadge, S.B., D.Gorantiwar, Virendra Kumar and M. Kothari. 2011. Estimation of crop water requirement based on Penman-Monteith Approach under Micro Irrigation System. Jr. of Agrometeorology, 13(1): 58-61. (ISSN No. 0972-1665, NASS Rating: 6.15, NASS No. J027)
  • Rathod S. D., D. Gorantiwar, S. D. Dahiwalkar, B. M. Kamble, S. B. Patil and D.K.Kathmale. 2011. Performance and economic feasibility of mole drainage in irrigated vertisols. Journal of Soil Salinity & Water Quality. 3(1):37-40. (ISSN No. 0976-0806)
  • Meshram, D. T., D. Gorantiwar, H. K. Mittal, N. V. Singh and A. S. Lohakare. 2012. Water requirement of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) plants upto five year age. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 14(1): 47-50. (ISSN No. 0972-1045, NASS Rating: 3.79, NASS No. J057)
  • Meshram, D. T., V. T. Jadhav., D. Gorantiwar., N. V. Singh and S. S. Suorshe. 2012. Stochastic modeling of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) evapotranspiration using class A pan for Ahmednagar station of Maharashtra. Journal of Agro-Meteorology, 14 (2):169-175. (ISSN No. 0972-1665, NASS Rating: 6.15, NASS No. J027)
  • Meshram, D. T., D. Gorantiwar, N. V. Singh and S.S. Suroshe. 2012. Non-destructive leaf area estimation in Pomegranate cv. Bhagwa (Punica granatum L.). Indian Journal of Horticulture, 69(2):163-167. (ISSN No. 0972-8538, NASS Rating: 6.13, NASS No. I058)
  • Kadam S. A., Dahiwalkar S. D., Gorantiwar S. D. and Gadage S. B. 2012.Characteristics of Industrial Effluents and their Possible Impact on Groundwater Quality. International Journal of Research in Chemistry and Environment, 2(1):124-129. (ISSN 0972-0626, NASS Rating: 5.00, NASS No. R030)
  • Gadge, S.B., D.Gorantiwar, M.A.Patil and D.D.Khedkar. 2013. Enhancing productivity through fertigation and shading nets in protective cultivation. Technical Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), 37:1-7. (ISBN No. 978-81-924990-1-7.
  • Chunale, G. L., D. Gorantiwar and G. U. Satpute. 2013. Simulation of continuous hydrological event using HEC-HMS model for small agricultural watershed. Journal of Applied Hydrology, XXVI (1 to 4):19-30.
  • Meshram, D. T., Gorantiwar, S. D. Kulkarani A. D. and Hangargekar, P.A. (2013). Forecasting of evaporation for Makani reservoir in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, India. International Journal of Advanced Technology in Civil Engineering, ISSN: 2(2):19-23.
  • Chunale, G. L., D. Gorantiwar and G. U. Satpute. 2014. Simulation of Continuous Hydrological Events Using HEC-HMS Model for Small Agricultural Watershed. Hydrology Journal, (37): 1 & 2: 28-41. (ISSN 0022-1694, NASS Rating: 9.05, NASS No. J242)
  • Kadam, S. A. and D. Gorantiwar. 2014. Spectral reflectance characteristics, vegetation and leaf area index for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.). J. of Agrometeorology, 16(2): 183-186. (NAAS rating: 6.16). (ISSN0972-1665, NASS Rating: 6.15, NASS No. J027)
  • Kadam S. A., D. Gorantiwar, S. N. Das and A. K. Joshi. 2014. Estimation of actual evapotranspiration by remote sensing. Int. J. of Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology, 3 (Special issue 4): 130-134. (ISSN: 0976-1268, Impact factor: 2.27, NASS Rating: 2.49, NASS No. E047)
  • Bhagyawant, R.G., D.Gorantiwar and S.D.Dahiwalkar. 2015. Crop coefficient for onion (Allium Cepa. L) under deficit irrigation for semiarid tropics of Maharashtra. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture, :3831-3834. (ISSN: 0254-8755, NASS Rating: 3.03, NASS No.I247)
  • Bhagyawant, R.G., D.Gorantiwar and S.D.Dahiwalkar.2015. Yield response factor for onion (Allium Cepa. L) under deficit irrigation in semiarid tropics of Maharashtra. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture 33(4): 1-4. (ISSN: 0254-8755, NASS Rating: 3.03, NASS No.I247)
  • Kadam S. A. and D. Gorantiwar. 2015. Assessing leaf area index of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop with Hyperspectral field reflectance measurements. J. of Agrometeorology, 17(2):250-253. (ISSN:0972-1665, NASS Rating: 6.15, NASS No. J027)
  • Jadhav P. B., S. A. Kadam and D. Gorantiwar. 2015. Comparison of methods for estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ETo) for Rahuri region. J. of Agrometeorology. Pp:204-208 (ISSN:0972-1665, NASS Rating: 6.15, NASS No. J027)
  • Kadam S. A., D. Gorantiwar, S. D. Dahiwalkar and M. G. Shinde. 2015. Hyperspectral field reflectance measurements to develop spectral signatures for different crops. J. of Agriculture Research and Technology, 40(3): 508-512. (ISSN 2230-9705, NASS Rating: 3.18, NASS No. J025)
  • Kadam S. A., D. Gorantiwar, S. D. Dahiwalkar and M. G. Shinde. 2015. Leaf area index of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) crop using Hyperspectral reflectance measurements. J. of Agriculture Research and Technology, 40(3): 508-512. (ISSN 2230-9705, NASS Rating: 3.18, NASS No. J025)
  • Meshram, D. T. and Gorantiwar, S. D. (2015). Evaluation of pan coefficient for estimation of reference crop evapotranspiration of Solapur station of Maharashtra, India. MAUSAM, 66(2): 205-210. (ISSN 0252-9416, NASS Rating: 6.18, NASS No. M020)
  • Meshram D.T.,D. Gorantiwar, HK Mittal and HK Jain (2015). Forecasting of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) evapotranspiration by seasonal ARIMA model. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation, 43(1):255-259. (ISSN 0970-3349, NASS Rating: 4.90, NASS No. I079)
  • Kadam S. A. and D. Gorantiwar. 2015. Decision support system for irrigation water management at farm level. Technical Journal of IEI (India), PLC, Vol. 39, pp. 47-51.
  • Kadam S. A. and D. Gorantiwar. 2015. Remote sensing approach for estimation of crop evapotranspiration for chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in semi-arid region of Maharashtra. Technical Journal of IEI (India), PLC, Vol. 39, pp. 52-57.
  • Jadhav P. B., S. A. Kadam and D. Gorantiwar. 2015. Reference evapotranspiration mapping for the western Maharashtra. Technical Journal of IEI (India), PLC, Vol. 39, pp. 65-70.
  • Bhagyawant, R.G., D.Gorantiwar and S.D.Dahiwalkar. 2015. Effect of deficit irrigation on crop growth, yield and quality of onion under surface irrigation. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 15 (8): 1672-1678. (ISSN 1818-6769).
  • Bhagyawant, R.G., D.Gorantiwar and S.D.Dahiwalkar. 2015. Yield response factor for onion (Allium Cepa L) crop under deficit irrigation in semiarid tropics of Maharashtra. Current Agriculture Research Journal, 32(2):128-136.
  • Bhagyawant, R.G., D.Gorantiwar and S.D.Dahiwalkar. 2016. Development of crop coefficient for rabi onion by field experimental method for Semiarid condition. International Journal of Comprehensive Leading Research In Science ( ISSN: 2455-4693 ), 1(3): 78-89.
  • Kadam S. A., D. Gorantiwar, S. N. Das and A. K. Joshi. 2016. Crop evapotranspiration estimation for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using remote sensing data in semi-arid region of Maharashtra. J. Indian Soc. Remote Sens., DOI 10.1007/s12524-016-0594-1. (ISSN 0255-660X, NASS Rating: 6.76, NASS No. J467)
  • Kadam S. A., M. A. Tamboli, D. Gorantiwar and P. C. Jaypal. 2016. DSS-IWM: A farm level decision support system for irrigation water management. Int. J. of Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology, 3(1): 1-12. (ISSN: 0976-1268, Impact factor: 2.27, NASS Rating: 2.49, NASS No. E047)
  • Jadhav, P.B., S.A.Kadam and D.Gorantiwar. 2017. Mapping of reference evapotranspiration using Geostatistical analysis techniques. Agric Res J., 54 (2) : 197-201.
  • Rathod, S.D., S.D.Dahilwakar, D.Gorantiwar, B.M.Kamble and M.G.Shinde. 2017. Chemical properties of waterlogged Vertisols in sugarcane under subsurface drainage system with different drain spacings and depths. Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, 9(1):115-125. (ISSN: 0976-0805).
  • Rathod, S.D., S.D.Dahilwakar, D.Gorantiwar, B.M.Kamble and M.G.Shinde. 2017. Physical properties of waterlogged vertisols under subsurface drainage system with different drain spacings and depths. International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 10(1):22-30. (ISSN No. 0976-7223, NASS Rating: 4.43, NASS No. I126).
  • Patil, M., S.B.Gadge and D.Gorantiwar. 2017. Economics of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown under shade net house with different fertigation levels. International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 10(1):1-10. (ISSN No. 0976-7223, NASS Rating: 4.43, NASS No. I126).

Full length Research Papers in the Proceedings of International Conferences/Seminars

  • Suryawanshi, S.N., D. Gorantiwar, A.A.Kulkarni and P.S. Pampattiwar. 1988. Evaluation of drip irrigation method for pomegranate. Proceedings of Fourth International Micro-Irrigation Congress held at Albury-Wodonga, Australia during 23-28 Oct., 1988:4A-2.
  • Thigale, P.M. and D. Gorantiwar. 1992. Studies on feasibility of solar photovoltaic system for pumping irrigation water. Proceedings of International Agricultural Engineering Conference (Vol. IV) held at Bangkok, Thailand during 7-10 Dec.,1992:1207-1211.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and I.K. Smout. 1995. Optimizing the use of water in a multicrop-soil irrigation scheme. Proceedings of the XXVIth Congress of the International Association for Hydraulic Research held at Institute of Civil Engineers, London during 11-15 Sept.,1995. 4:386-391.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and I.K. Smout. 1995. Water resources management of irrigation schemes in semi-arid and arid regions. Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Water Resources Management held at Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran during 28-30 Aug., 1995:413-422.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and I.Smout. 2002. The optimum irrigation water allocation for the heterogeneous irrigation schemes with limited water supply. Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Research held at Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany from 22nd to 25th July, 2002, I: 392-396.
  • Shinde, M.G., I.K.Smout and D.Gorantiwar. 2004. Algorithm for sizing reservoirs for rainwater harvesting and supplementary irrigation. Proceedings of the British Hydrological Society Conference held at Imperial College London, 12-16 July 2004, Hydrology: Science and Practices for the 21st Century, Vol II: 480-486.
  • M. Galgale I. K. Smout and S. D. Gorantiwar. 2004. Integration of Geographical Information System and Genetic Algorithm for Optimal Landuse Allocation in Agricultural Watersheds. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Decision Making in Urban and Civil Engineering held at Porto, Portugal during 28-30 October, 2004: om 08-1:1-12.
  • Shinde, M.G., D.Gorantiwar and I.K.Smout. 2004. Design and Performance Indicators for Water Harvesting Irrigation Tanks in India. Proceedings of the 30th WEDC Conference on “People-centred Approaches to Water and Environmental Sanitation” held in Vientiane, Lao PDR during 25-29 October, 2004: 398-404.
  • Shinde, M.G., I.K.Smout and D.Gorantiwar. 2004. Simulation model for design of water harvesting tanks in agricultural watersheds. Seminar on “Tools for Public Participation, Conflict Resolution and Decision-Making in Water Resources Management” held at International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, UK on 14th October 2004: 63-71.
  • Vairavamoorthy, K., J. M. Yan, H. Galgale, S.Mohan and D.Gorantiwar. 2004. A GIS based spatial diecision support system for modelling contaminant intrusion in water distribution system. Proceedings of the 30th WEDC Conference on “People-centred Approaches to Water and Environmental Sanitation” held in Vientiane, Lao PDR during 25-29 October, 2004: 513-520.
  • Vairavamoorthy, K., J. M. Yan, H. Galgale and D.Gorantiwar. 2004. Integrated risk assessment of contaminant intrusion into water distribution systems. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Decision Making in Urban and Civil Engineering held at Porto, Portugal during 28-30 October, 2004: rra 11-4:1-9.
  • Mansoor, M.A.M.,D. Gorantiwar, and K. Vairavamoorthy. 2005. Quantifying the performance of water distribution system as a result of failure. Proceedings of CCWI 2005, An International Conference Computing and Control in the Water Industry ‘Water Management for the 21st Century’ to be held at University of Exeter, UK from 5 - 7 September 2005, Vol.2:269-274.
  • Shinde, M.G., I.K.Smout and D.Gorantiwar. 2005. A model for design of water harvesting tanks. Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Rome, Italy from 30th August to 2nd September 2005, Paper No.88:1-11.
  • Shinde, M.G., I.K.Smout and D.Gorantiwar. 2005. Assessment of water harvesting and ground water recharge through continuous contour trenches. Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Management of Aquifer Recharge held in Berlin, Germany.
  • Vairavamoorthy K. and D Gorantiwar. 2006. Managing urban water supplies in developing countries - climate change and water scarcity scenarios. Proceedings of International Workshop on Integrated River Basin Management under a Changing World, Water Resources Research Center, Kyoto University Japan, (Ed) T. Kojiri, March 28, 2006: 51-62.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D.,Vairavamoorthy and J. Yan. 2006. Improved Risk Assessment and management of piped urban water supplies. International Symposium on Environmental Sustainability (ISES 2006) held at Bangla Desh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka from 7-9 February 2006 : 30-31 (Key Note Speech).
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., S. Kayaga, M. G. Shinde and I. Smout. 2006. Training for sudden changes in technologies. Proceedings of 31st WEDC International Conference on "Maximizing the Benefits from Water and Environmental Sanitation", Kampala, Uganda, 2005: 399-406.
  • Aher, P. D., Adinarayana and S.D.Gorantiwar. 2012. Use of Morphological characteristics for Multi-Criteria evaluation through Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for prioritization of watersheds. In American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 21st Century Watershed Technology: Improving Water Quality and the Environment Conference Proceedings, May 27 - June 1, 2012, Bari, Italy, 12-13639.

Full length Research Papers in the Proceedings of National Conferences/Seminars

  • Gorantiwar, S.D., P.S. Pampattiwar, S.N. Suryawanshi, L.V. Pingale and A.A.Atre 1987. Response of cabbage crop to trickle irrigation method. Proceedings of National Seminar on Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Methods…Adoption held at MPKV,Rahuri: 432-448.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., S.N. Suryawanshi, P.S. Pampattiwar and A.A. Atre. 1987. Economic feasibility of drip irrigation method. Proceedings of National Seminar on Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Methods…Adoption held at MPKV, Rahuri:.
  • Atre, A.A., S.N. Suryawanshi, P.S. Pampattiwar and D.Gorantiwar. 1987. Economic feasibility of drip irrigation method in orchard-A hypothetical case study. Proceedings of National Seminar on Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Methods…Adoption held at MPKV, Rahuri: 132-141.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and M. Majumdar. 1989. Application of micro-computer for the generation of stream flow data. Proceedings of National Seminar on Micro-Computer Applications in Irrigation Water Management held at Aurangabad: 27-36.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and M. Majumdar. 1989. A multiseasonal model for sequential generation of streamflows of West Bengal streams. Proceedings of the Silver Jubilee Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers held at College of Technology and Agricultural Engineering during 5-7 Jan., 1989:128-134.
  • Atre, A.A. and D.Gorantiwar. 1990. Algorithm for determining aquifer parameters from pumping test data. Proceedings of All India Seminar on Modern Techniques of Rain Water Harvesting, Water Conservation and Artificial Recharge for Drinking Water, Afforestation, Horticulture and Agriculture organized by GSDA held at Pune during 19-21 Nov., 1990:283-285.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., P.S. Pampattiwar, and S.N. Suryawanshi. 1990. Sprinkler method. A water conserving method of irrigation. Proceedings of All India Seminar on Modern Techniques of Rain Water Harvesting, Water Conservation and Artificial Recharge for Drinking Water, Afforestation, Horticulture and Agriculture organized by GSDA held at Pune during 19-21 Nov., 1990:547-552.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. and M.Majumdar. 1991. Application of autoregressive models of higher order to annual runoff of Tarafeni stream (W.B.). MPKV Res Pub No.8, the Proceedings of National Seminar on Hydrometeorology organized by CASAM, MPKV held at Pune during 2-3 May, 1991:77-80.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., P.S. Pampattiwar, S.N. Suryawanshi and L.V. Pingale. 1991. Water use efficiencies of different crops as influenced by various irrigation methods. MPKV Res Pub No.8, the Proceedings of National Seminar on Hydrometeorology organized by CASAM, MPKV held at Pune during 2-3 May, 1991:38-40.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., P.S. Pampattiwar and V.R. Salve. 1996. Optimum area allocation plans for Distrubutory-4 of Mula Left Bank Canal, Maharashtra State, India. Proceedings of the International Agricultural Engineering Conference (Vol. I) held in Pune, India during 9-12 Dec., 1996.
  • Gorantiwar,S.D. and I.K. Smout. 1996. Land and water allocation models: Concept and review. Proceedings of the International Agricultural Engineering Conference (Vol.II) held in Pune, India during 9-12 Dec., 1996:1135-1143.
  • Shende, S.A., N.V. Gavali, A.V. Kulkarni, D.Gorantiwar and P.S. Pampattiwar, 1996. Greenhouse technology: Some aspects. Proceedings of the International Agricultural Engineering Conference (Vol. II) held in Pune, India during 9-12 Dec.,1996:1129-1133.
  • D.Gorantiwar and I.K.Smout. 1996. Optimum allocation of land and water resources through irrigation water management models. Proceedings of the National Seminar on "Role of Engineering Techniques in Increasing Agricultural Productivity" organized by Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (MS) and Vasantrao Naik Smruti Pratishthan, Pusad (MS) held in Nagpur on December 5-6, 1996:159-162.
  • Kadam, U.S., D.Gorantiwar and P.S.Pampattiwar. 1996. Studies on irrigation frequency and consumptive use of Kharif groundnut irrigated by microsprinkler irrigation method. Proceedings of the National Seminar on "Role of Engineering Techniques in Increasing Agricultural Productivity" organized by Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (MS) and Vasantrao Naik Smruti Pratishthan, Pusad (MS) held in Nagpur on December 5-6, 1996:163-166.
  • Atre, A.A., D. Gorantiwar, A.W. Shikhare and P.S. Pampattiwar. 1998. Hydraulics of drip tubing. Proceedings of Workshop on Micro-irrigation and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems held at New Delhi from 28-30 April, 1998 organized by Central Board of Irrigation and Power, III:66-71.
  • Bangal, G.B., A.A.Atre, D.Gorantiwar and M.G.Shinde. 1999. Watershed development and management: Past, present and future. Souvenir of State Level Seminar on Watershed Development and Management: Past, Present and Future held at Government Polytechnic, Ahmednagar on 26th June, 1999 organized by Rahuri Chapter of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers and The Institution of Engineers (I), Ahmednagar Local Center: 1-2.
  • Shinde,G. S.D.Gorantiwar, G.B.Bangal and S.P.Nikam. 2000. Computer simulation model for sizing of farm ponds. Proceedings (Vol. 2) of the International Conference on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the 21st Century organized by Indian Society of Soil Science, held in New Delhi, India during 14-18 Feb., 2000: 475-477.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., P.S.Pampattiwar and U.S.Kadam. 2000. Irrigation scheduling and crop water requirement under drip irrigation system. Proceedings (Vol. 2) of the International Conference on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the 21st Century organized by Indian Society of Soil Science, held in New Delhi, India during 14-18 Feb., 2000: 512-513.
  • Pampattiwar, P.S., D.Gorantiwar and U.S.Kadam. 2000. Adaptability of solar photovoltaic pumping system for energy conservation in irrigated agriculture. Proceedings (Vol. 3) of the International Conference on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the 21st Century organized by Indian Society of Soil Science, held in New Delhi, India during 14-18 Feb., 2000: 1044-1046.
  • Kadam, U.S., D.Gorantiwar, P.S.Pampattiwar and L.V.Pingale. 2000. Role of solar photovoltaic pumping system in operating micro irrigation methods in India. Proceedings (Vol. 3) of the International Conference on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the 21st Century organized by Indian Society of Soil Science, held in New Delhi, India during 14-18 Feb., 2000: 1041-1042.
  • Dhotre, R.S., B.N.Tambe, T.A.Mane, D.Gorantiwar and P.S.Pampattiwar. 2000. Assessment of distribution of groundwater pollution in the sugar factory area. Proceedings (Vol. 2) of the International Conference on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the 21st Century organized by Indian Society of Soil Science, held in New Delhi, India during 14-18 Feb., 2000: 526-527.
  • Dhotre, R.S., B.N.Tambe, S.L.Baravkar, D.Gorantiwar and T.A.Mane. 2000. Groundwater pollution due to agro-industry. Souvenir of Seminar on Irrigation for More Production organised by Maharashtra Sinchan Parishad at Marathwada Agricultural University, Parabhnai: 94-97.
  • Smout, I. and D.Gorantiwar. 2002. Irrigation depths for heterogeneous irrigation schemes. Proceedings of the 28th WEDC Conference on “Sustainable Environmental Sanitation and Water Services” held in Kolkata during 18-22 November, 2002: 257-259.
  • Atre, A.A., D. Gorantiwar, Patil, H.M., Bhoi, D.V. and J.K.Kulkarni. 2003. Yield and water use efficiency of Capsicum grown under polyhouse. Proceedings of All India Seminar on Potential and Prospects for Protective Cultivation organized by the Institution of Engineers (I) at Ahmednagar during 12-13 December, 2003: 142-144.
  • D.Gorantiwar, V.N.Barai, H.M.Patil, V.D.Ghogare, K.S.Jadhavrao and R.B.Mane. 2003. Effect of polyhouse, shadenet and open cultivation on yield and water use efficiency of cucumber. Proceedings of All India Seminar on Potential and Prospects for Protective Cultivation organized by the Institution of Engineers (I) at Ahmednagar during 12-13 December, 2003 :179-184.
  • D.Gorantiwar, M.G.Shinde, H.M.Patil, S.A.Shende, N.V.Gavali and A.V.Kulkarni. 2003. Yield and water use efficiency of Radish grown under polyhouse and shadenet. Proceedings of All India Seminar on Potential and Prospects for Protective Cultivation organized by the Institution of Engineers (I) at Ahmednagar during 12-13 December, 2003 : 185-189.
  • Garudkar, A.S., S.B.Dere and D.Gorantiwar. 2003. Studies on greenhouse design. Proceedings of All India Seminar on Potential and Prospects for Protective Cultivation organized by the Institution of Engineers (I) at Ahmednagar during December 12-13, 2003: 120-129.
  • Garudkar A. S., G.B. Bangal and D. Gorantiwar. 2005. Development of Dongargan Watershed - Example to Emulate for Rural Development. Proceedings of 6th Maharashtra State Irrigation Conference on Water Management in Drought Prone Area held at Walchand Institute of Technology Solapur on 5th and 6th February 2005, jointly organized by Sinchan Sahyog Solapur and Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur Maharashtra: 87-91.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., U.S.Kadam, S.A.Kadam, S.D.Rathod and H.M.Patil. 2005. Irrigation scheduling for onion under micro-sprinkler method of irrigation. Drainage and Irrigation Water Management ed. By Virendra Kumar, Jaspal Singh and S.R.Bhakar: 260-264.
  • Kadam, S.A., U.S.Kadam, D.Gorantiwar, R.S. Dhotre and S.M.Patil. 2005. On uniformity in microsprinkler irrigation system. Drainage and Irrigation Water Management ed. By Virendra Kumar, Jaspal Singh and S.R.Bhakar: 265-267.
  • Kadam, U.S. D.Gorantiwar, S.A.Kadam, G.B.Gurav and H.M.Patil. 2005. Effect of different moisture regimes on yield potential of onion (Allium Cepa L.) under micro-sprinkler irrigation system. Drainage and Irrigation Water Management ed. By Virendra Kumar, Jaspal Singh and S.R.Bhakar: 276-286.
  • Dhotre, R.S. S.B.Gadge and D.Gorantiwar. 2007. Yield response of sugarcane (saccharum officinarum L) to porous pipe subsurface irrigation under medium black soil. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Fertigation in Sugarcane held at Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Manjari (Bk), Maharashtra, India from 19-20 December 2007:53-59.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. 2008. Emerging trends in water resources. International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering held at Pravara Rural Engineering College, Loni from 20-22 December, 2008. Key Note Speech and Chairman of the Technical Session on “Emerging Trends in Chemical/Civil/Mechanical Engineering on 22nd December, 2008.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. 2008. Optimisation in water management. State Level Seminar on Attractive Horizons in Education of Mathematical Sciences held at Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Pemraj Sarda College, Ahmednagar, University of Pune from 29-30 November, 2008. (Key Note Speech).
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. Irrigation water management: Decision support systems. Proceedings of National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management (SWRDAM-2008) held at Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad from 13-14 June, 2008: 70-77. (Key Note Speech).
  • Garudkar, A.S., R.A.Rastogi, T.I.Eldho and D.Gorantiwar. 2008. Evaluation of operating policies of irrigation project: Theory. Proceedings of National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management (SWRDAM-2008) held at Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad from 13-14 June, 2008: 9-15.
  • Garudkar, A.S., R.A.Rastogi, T.I.Eldho and D.Gorantiwar. 2008. Evaluation of operating policies of irrigation project: Application to minors of Waghad Project. Proceedings of National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management (SWRDAM-2008) held at Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad from 13-14 June, 2008: 34-42.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D., R.S.Dhotre and S.D.Dahiwalkar. 2008. Effect of percolation tank in augmenting the groundwater recharge. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Soil Water Conservation and Crop Management Technologies under Rainfed Agriculture” held at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Solapur from 29-30 August, 2008: 10-11 (Extended Summary)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D.,S.Dhotre, S.B.Gadge and B.K.Rajput. 2008. Subsurface method of irrigation for sugarcane. Proceedings of All India Seminar on “Microirrigation for Agriculture Growth and Sustainability of Natural Resources” held at the Institution of Engineers (India), Hyderabad from 18-19 December 2008:123-135
  • Shinde, M.G., D.T.Gaikawad, D.Gorantiwar and A.A.Atre. 2008. Emission uniformity of drip irrigation laterals on sloping fields. Proceedings of All India Seminar on “Microirrigation for Agriculture Growth and Sustainability of Natural Resources” held at the Institution of Engineers (India), Hyderabad from 18-19 December 2008: 153-157.
  • Shinde, M.G., D. Gorantiwar and I.K.Smout. 2009. Optimum Design of Watershed Based Tank System for Semiarid and Sub-humid Tropics. Proceedings of National Workshop-cum-Brain Storming Rainwater Harvesting and Reuse through Farm Ponds: Experiences, Issues and Strategies held at CRIDA Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Hyderabad, AP, India during 21-22 April 2009: 39-44.
  • Dahiwalkar, S.D., D.Gorantiwar and R.P.Singh. 2010. Development of land and water allocation model for sustainable irrigated agriculture in Command of Mula Irrigation Project. Proceedings of National Workshop on Water and Land Productivity Enhancement for Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture held at 9-10 March 2010 organized by Andhra Pradesh Water Management Project at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): 22-31.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D.,S.Pandit, Y.V.N.K. Murthy and K.H.Patil. 2010. A model for allocation of ground water resources for optimizing land and water productivity using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Proceedings of National Workshop on Water and Land Productivity Enhancement for Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture held at 9-10 March 2010 organized by Andhra Pradesh Water Management Project at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): 45-60.
  • Gorantiwar S.D. Irrigation water management: Automation of irrigation systems. Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Trends in Instrumentation and Control Engineering held on 11-12 March 2010 at Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, PDVVP College of Engineering :440-446 (Key Note Speech during Inaugural Session)
  • Gorantiwar S.D. and D.T.Meshram. 2010. Water requirement of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) for major pomegranate growing districts of Maharashtra State. Proceedings of National Workshop on Technology Convergence for Precision Farming held on 14-15, January 2010 at Precision Farming Development Center, MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra State: 25-49.
  • Gorantiwar, S.D.,Vairavamoorthy and J. Yan. 2011. Managing water quality in distribution system in developing country. Proceedings of National Conference on Environment Pollution and Management held during January 29-29, 2011 at Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra State: 36-44 (Key Note Speech during Inaugural Session).
  • Garudkar, A.S., T.I.Eldho, D.Gorantiwar and R.K.Ratogi. 2011. Development of simulation model for evaluation of irrigation performance of Ozerkhed project in Maharashtra, India. Proceedings of National Conference on Environment Pollution and Management held during January 29-29, 2011 at Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra State: 154-158. (ISBN: 978-81-90495-8-8)
  • Gorantiwar, S.D. Water management in irrigated agriculture. Proceedings of Twenty-fourth National Convention of Agricultural Engineers and National Seminar on Technological Interventions for Evergreen Revolution held during January 24-25, 2011 at the Institution of Engineers (India), Andhra Pradesh State Center, Hyderabad: 31-39 (Lead Paper in Technical Session II on Water Management in Irrigated Agriculture and Co chairman of the Technical Session III on Precision Farming and Micro irrigation).
  • Gorantiwar, S.D.,V.N.K. Murthy, D.S.Pandit, A.K.Joshi and S. Das. 2011. Estimation of groundwater resources in hard rock region of Maharashtra State using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Proceedings of Twenty-fourth National Convention of Agricultural Engineers and National Seminar on Technological Interventions for Evergreen Revolution held during January 24-25, 2011 at the Institution of Engineers (India), Andhra Pradesh State Center, Hyderabad: 72-80.
  • S.B., S.D.Gorantiwar, S.S.Kapase and S.G.Sonnar. 2011. Hydraulic performance of raingun as influenced by the nozzle size and operating pressure. Proceedings of Twenty-fourth National Convention of Agricultural Engineers and National Seminar on Technological Interventions for Evergreen Revolution held during January 24-25, 2011 at the Institution of Engineers (India), Andhra Pradesh State Center, Hyderabad: 99-104.
  • Aher, P. D., J. Adinarayana, J. and D. Gorantiwar. 2012. Use of Morphological Characteristics for Multi-Criteria Evaluation through Analytical Hierarchy Process for Prioritization of Watersheds. International Conference on Geospatial Technologies and Applications (Geomatrix’12), 26th - 29th February 2012, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
  • 51a)Gorantiwar S. D., R.T. Thokal, Mahesh Kothari, S.R.Bhakar and R.C.Purohit.2012. Application of GIS-based SWAT tool water management of irrigation project under rotational water supply. International SWAT conference Proceedings, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. 147-166.
  • 51b)Thokal R.T., D. Gorantiwar, Mahesh Kothari, S.R.Bhakar and R.C.Purohit.2012. Using ArcSWAT for Evaluation of Water Productivity and Economic of Crops in Canal Irrigation Command. International SWAT conference Proceedings, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. 460-478.
  • Bhagyawant R.G., D. Gorantiwar and S. D. Dahiwalkar. 2013. Yield Response Factor for Onion (Allium cepa. L) Under Deficit Irrigation for Rahuri Region of Maharashtra. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • Gorantiwar S. D., S.D.Rathod, S.A.Kadam and S. D. Dahiwalkar. 2013. Determination of Surface Drainage Coefficient for Poorly Drained Soils through Rainfall Analysis for Rahuri, Maharashtra. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • Gorantiwar S. D. Sustainable Water Resource Management for Irrigation. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • Chunale G. L., D. Gorantiwar, G. U. Satpute. 2013. Event based Rainfall-Runoff Simulation using HEC-HMS Model for Small Agricultural watershed. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • Chunale G. L., D. Gorantiwar, G. U. Satpute. 2013. Continuous Rainfall-Runoff Modeling using HEC-HMS Model for Small Agricultural watershed. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • Thokal R. T., D. Gorantiwar, Mahesh Kothari, S.R. Bhaskar, R.C. Purohit and B. P. Nandwala. 2013. Spatial Mapping of Agricultural Water Productivity using the SWAT Model. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • Ayare B. L. and D. Gorantiwar. 2013. Seasonal ARIMA model for Forecasting of Inflows. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • Kadam S. A. and D. Gorantiwar. 2013. Estimation of different Vegetation Indices based on Hyperspectral data. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • Kadam S. A., S. D. Dahiwalkar, D. Gorantiwar and K. G. Pawar. 2013. Impact of Municipal Waste Water on Ground Water Quality. Proceedings of National Conference SWARDAM-2013, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mumbai. (ISBN: 978-93-82880-63-9)
  • D. Gorantiwar and S. A. Kadam. 2014. GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Natural Resources Management. (Lead Paper in Technical Session III in State Level Seminar on Soil Health: A Key to Food Security). Organized by Rahuri Chapter, Indian Society of Soil Science & Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry. Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. Soil Water Management in Irrigated Agriculture and Co chairman of the Technical Session III on Precision Farming and Micro irrigation).
  • Jadhav, A.R., S.B.Gadge and D.Gorantiwar. 2015. Increasing cucumber productivity under shadenet house through drip fertigation. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 51-67.
  • Patil, M.A., S.B.Gadge, D.Gorantiwar and A.Bhagat. 2015. Yield response of cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) to fertigation under shade net house. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 76-83.
  • Patil, M.A., S.B.Gadge, D.Gorantiwar and A.Bhagat. 2015. Economics of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) grown under shade net house. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 84-92.
  • Atre A.A., D.Gorantiwar, P.R.Kadam and G.B.Pratap. 2015. Comparison of micro sprinkler and drip irrigation system on yield, WUE of Broccoli. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 98-102.
  • Jadhav P.B., S.B.Gadge, D.Gorantiwar and M.B.Dhonde. 2015. Estimating water requirements using FAO Penman-Montith method under surface irrigation- A case study Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 276-276-285.
  • Takale, S.S., S.B.Gadge and D.Gorantiwar. 2015. Enhancing productivity and water use efficicny of cucumber using shading nets and mulch under protective cultivation. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 103-110.
  • Bhagat, A.D., D.Gorantiwar, H.K.Mittal and M.A.Patil. 2015. Water requirement of Pomegranate orchards for Solapur district of Maharashtra. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 111-114.
  • Gadge S.B., Md R.R.Shaikh and D.Gorantiwar. 2015. Drip irrigation system designer software: Application. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 35-44.
  • Gadge S.B., Md R.R.Shaikh and D.Gorantiwar. 2015. A model for optimal design and layout selection for drip irrigation system. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture through Natural Resources Management organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Ahmednagar Local Centre, Ahmednagar (ISBN 978-81-926207-2-5): 19-34.

 

Technology Developed

Technologies Developed

  1. Irrigation Scheduling for Pomegranate
  2. Irrigation Scheduling for Lime
  3. Irrigation Scheduling for Bhendi
  4. Subsurface Porous Pipe Irrigation System for Sugarcane
  5. Crop coefficient of wheat
  6. Crop coefficient of gram
  7. Artificial groundwater recharge through percolation tanks
  8. Crop coefficient of Kharif Sorghum
  9. Crop coefficient of Rabi Sorghum
  10. Development of Software for computation of water requirement
  11. Development of Software for design and adoption of micro irrigation methods in command area
  12. Development of filter for groundwater recharge
  13. Development of mole plough
  14. Mole drainage system for subsurface drainage
  15. Crop coefficient of Safflower
  16. Development of software for irrigation scheduling by drip irrigation
  17. Drainage coefficients for Rahuri region
  18. Deficit irrigation for wheat
  19. Development of user friendly software for optimal design of drip irrigation system.
  20. Determination of Surface Drainage Coefficient through Rainfall Analysis for Sangli District
  21. Determination of Surface Drainage Coefficient through Rainfall Analysis for Sangli District
  22. Yield response of cucumber to fertigation and shading percentage of shade nets.
  23. Development of Crop Coefficients for Soybean
  24. Improved ground water recharge filter
  25. Scheduling of drip irrigation for Capsicum in shadenet house
  26. Drip fertigation for Capsicum in poly house
  27. Determination of surface drainage coefficient through rainfall analysis  for Nasik district
  28. Determination of surface drainage coefficient through rainfall analysis  for Satara district
  29. Deficit irrigation for onion
  30. Crop coefficient of onion
  31. Yield response factor of onion
  32. Decision support system for Irrigation Water Management
  33. Crop coefficient of Sweet corn
  34. Cultivation of onion under shadenet house
  35. Improved filter for recharge of bore wells
  36. Deficit irrigation for onion (Allium cepa L.) by drip method.
  37. Performance of rabi sorghum genotype Phule Revati at different planting patterns and irrigation regimes (ETc %) under drip irrigation system
  38. Yield response of Marigold to different colour and shading percentage of shade nets
  39. Yield response of drip irrigated Cucumber to mulch and irrigation regimes under different shading nets.
  40. Field evaluation of steady and unsteady drain spacing equations for clay soils
  41. Determination of surface drainage coefficient through rainfall analysis 
  42. Estimation of weekly reference evapotranspiration for irrigation scheduling over the Western Maharashtra.
  43. Estimation of weekly crop evapotranspiration (ETc) for effective irrigation scheduling in Sugarcane for the Western Maharashtra.
  44. Estimation of weekly crop evapotranspiration (ETc) for effective irrigation scheduling in wheat crop for the Western Maharashtra.
  45. Development of mobile application “Phule Jal” for estimation of reference evapotranspiration.
  46. Development of “Phule Irrigation Scheduler” software for scheduling of irrigation by surface, sprinkler and drip methods of irrigation. 
  47. Development of mobile application “Phule Irrigation Scheduler” for scheduling of irrigation by surface, sprinkler and drip methods of irrigation
  48. Development of web based application, “Phule Jal” for estimation of reference evapotranspiration
  49. Development of web based application, “Phule Irrigation Scheduler” for scheduling of irrigation by surface, sprinkler and drip methods of irrigation
  50. Estimation of weekly crop evapotranspiration (ETc) for effective irrigation scheduling in gram for
  51. Estimation of weekly crop evapotranspiration (ETc) for effective irrigation scheduling in Rabi onion  for the jurisdiction of MPKV, Rahuri
  52. Estimation of weekly crop evapotranspiration (ETc) for effective irrigation scheduling  in Rabi sorghum  for the jurisdiction of MPKV, Rahuri
  53. Estimation of weekly crop evapotranspiration (ETc) for effective irrigation scheduling in soybean  for the jurisdiction of MPKV, Rahuri
  54. Development of Decision Support System for Optimization of Farm Pond Size
  55. Reference evapotranspiration under shading nets in semi-arid conditions
  56. Response of tomato to different shading percentages and irrigation levels under shadenet house condition
  57. Response of tomato to different irrigation and fertigation levels under polyhouse
  58. Response of tomato to synthetic colour mulches in conjunction with drip irrigation levels.
  59. Response of broccoli under different colour shadenets with varying  irrigation and fertigation regimes in rabi season
  60. Muskmelon Response to Spectral Modification of Shading Nets under Different Drip Irrigation Regimes
  61. Development of web and android based application for weather data input and   retrieval system (WDIRS) for meteorological parameter
  62. Estimation of weekly crop evapotranspiration (ETc) for effective irrigation scheduling in Safflower, Sweet corn, Cotton and Tomato crops for the jurisdiction of MPKV, Rahuri

Team

Dr. Vaibhav Somnath Malunjkar

Dr. Vaibhav Somnath Malunjkar

 Research Associate (SWCE)
B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (SWE), Ph. D. (SWCE)
Dr. Girishkumar Balasaheb Bhanage

Dr. Girishkumar Balasaheb Bhanage

 Research Associate (FMPE)
B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.), M.Tech. (FMPE), Ph. D. (FMPE)
Er.Tejashree Nawale

Er.Tejashree Nawale

 Senior Research Fellow (Smart Irrigation Project)
M.E.(E&TC)
Dr. Ghadge S. N.

Dr. Ghadge S. N.

 Research Associate-(Agril.Extn)
Ph. D. (Agril.Extn.)
Er. Vishal Pandey

Er. Vishal Pandey

 Senior Research Fellow (IDE-Smart Irrigation Project)
M. Tech. in Agricultural Engineering
Er. Datir Abhishek Dinkar

Er. Datir Abhishek Dinkar

 Senior Research Fellow (IDE)
M.Tech (Agril. Engg)
Er. Supekar Shubham Rajendra

Er. Supekar Shubham Rajendra

 Senior Research Fellow (IDE)
M.Tech (IDE)
Dr .DEVARSH BHANU

Dr .DEVARSH BHANU

 Research Associate(E&TC)
Ph.D. (Electronics), M. Tech. (Mechatronics), B.Tech. (E&TC),
Kavita Devising Rajput

Kavita Devising Rajput

 Research Associate- Agronomy
M.Sc. ( Agri-Agronomy )
Dr. Anand Sunil Bade

Dr. Anand Sunil Bade

 Research Associate- Agricultural Entomology
Ph.D. (Agricultural Entomology)
Sagar Tukaram Majik

Sagar Tukaram Majik

 Research Associate- Soil Science
M.Sc. (Agri-Soil Science)
Dr. Anil Patel

Dr. Anil Patel

Research Associate-Agricultural Meteorology
Ph.D. (Agricultural Meteorology)
Er. Shubham Singh

Er. Shubham Singh

 SRF-IDE
M.Tech-IDE
Dr. Lavudi Bheemlal Thulasiram

Dr. Lavudi Bheemlal Thulasiram

Research Associate (Horticulture)
Ph. D (Horticulture) Vegetable science
Dr. S.D.Gorantiwar

Dr. S.D.Gorantiwar

 Principal Investigator
M. Tech (IIT), Ph D (UK), Post-Doc (UK)
Dr.M.G.Shinde

Dr.M.G.Shinde

 Co-Principal Investigator
B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (WRDM), Ph. D. (SWE)
Dr. Jayashree Shivaji Pachpute

Dr. Jayashree Shivaji Pachpute

 Co-Principal Investigator,Pune Sub Campus Center
M.Tech.(IDE), Ph.D.(IWM),Post Doc (Land and Water Productivity)
Dr. Milind C. Ahire

Dr. Milind C. Ahire

Nodal and Outreach officer
B.Sc. (Agri), M. Sc.. (Agril.Extn.), Ph. D. (Agril.Extn)
Er. Sachin Krishna Rao Dingre

Er. Sachin Krishna Rao Dingre

 Student Relation Officer
B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (IDE), Ph. D. (IDE-7th sem. pursuing)
Dr. Ravi Pandharinath Andhale

Dr. Ravi Pandharinath Andhale

 Academic and Education Officer
M.Sc. Agri. (Ag. Met), M. Sc. Agri. (Agronomy), Ph. D. (Agronomy)
Dr. Atul Arvind Atre

Dr. Atul Arvind Atre

 Procurement Officer
B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (WRDM), Ph. D. (SWCE)
Dr. Dilip Dnyandeo Pawar

Dr. Dilip Dnyandeo Pawar

 Liaison within University
M. Tech. (WRDM), Ph. D. (IWME)
Dr. Sachin Madhukar Nalawade

Dr. Sachin Madhukar Nalawade

 Machinery,Electronics,Robotics and Drone aspect
B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (FMPE), Ph. D. (FMPE)
Dr. Pawan Laxminarayan Kulwal

Dr. Pawan Laxminarayan Kulwal

 Environment Sustainability officer
M. Sc. (Agril.), Ph. D. (Genetics & Plant Breeding)
Dr. Ulhas Shantaram Surve

Dr. Ulhas Shantaram Surve

 Farm In-charge Climate Smart Block
B.Sc (Agri),M.Sc (Agri)-IWM, Ph.D. (Agronomy)
Dr. Gavit Bhaupatil Kisan

Dr. Gavit Bhaupatil Kisan

 IT officer
B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech.(SWCE), Ph. D. (SWCE)
Dr. Sunil A. Kadam

Dr. Sunil A. Kadam

 Team Member
B. Tech. (AE), M. Tech. (IDE), Ph. D. (IDE) & PDF (USA)
Piers Mitchell Holden

Piers Mitchell Holden
Co-head of Engineering - Enterprise Solutions, KisanHub
VASUDEV KUMANDURI

VASUDEV KUMANDURI
VP – Trials – KisanHub
Lav R. Khot

Lav R. Khot
Assistant Professor Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems Department of Biological Systems Engineering IAREC, Washington State University (WSU) 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99164 509
R. Troy Peters

R. Troy Peters
Ph.D., P.E. Extension Irrigation Engineer and Associate Scientist, 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99350. E-mail: troy_peters@wsu.edu. Phone: (509) 786-9247
Claudio O. Stöckle

Claudio O. Stöckle
M.S., Ph.D. Washington State University 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99350-8694
David J. Brown

David J. Brown
BS, MS, PhD
Qin Zhang

Qin Zhang
MS, PhD Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems Washington State University 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99350-8694
Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika

Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (Ag. Engg), ME (RS-GIS) Ph. D. (Civil Engg) Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
Ganesh C. Bora

Ganesh C. Bora
M.Eng. Ph.D. Associate Professor, Precision Agriculture and Machinery Systems Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Tel: +1- 662-32
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