Background
Srivastava, Om Prakash was born on January 6, 1944 in Banda, India. Son of Brijmohan Lal and Shanti Devi Srivastava.
Soil science and agricultural chemistry educator
Srivastava, Om Prakash was born on January 6, 1944 in Banda, India. Son of Brijmohan Lal and Shanti Devi Srivastava.
Master of Science in Agricultural Chemistry, Agra University, India, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Chemistry, Agra University, India, 1967.
Assistant soil chemist, Haryana Agricultural U., Hisar, Haryana., India, 1966-1975; rice chemist, professor, Chnadra Shekhar Azad Agriculture U., Kanpur, India, 1975-1983; professor soil science and agricultural chemistry, Banaras Hindu U., Varanasi, India, since 1984; head department, Banaras Hindu U., Varanasi, India, since 1993. Member research Meerut, Agra & Purwanchal Universities, India, 1984-1990. Experimental member selection committee various universities, India, 1984-1992.
President Shri R.B.L. Verma Religious Trust, Allahabad, since 1992. Fellow Indian Society Agricultural Chemistry (N.R. Dhar award 1992). Member Indian Society Soil Scientists, Society for International Development (executive director Varanasi since 1995).
Married Sharda Rani, June 12, 1966. Children: Shikha, Prashant.