Profile of Dr. M. K. Singh

• B.Sc. (Ag.): Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi (U.P.)
• M.Sc. (Agri.) Genetics and Plant Breeding: University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (Karnataka)
• Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding: GBPUAT, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand)

Professional Area

• Research Area: Millets and Rice Breeding
• Research Interests: Molecular and conventional breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses and higher productivity in Millets and Rice

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Banshidhar, Jaiswal P, Kumar R, Singh MK, Nilanjaya, Kumar A (2022). Studies of genetic correlation and path coefficient analysis between resistance to brown spot disease and yield related traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Environmental Conservation Journal, 23(3): 361–366.
• Vanlalrinngama C, Banshidhar, Singh SK, Tigga A, Kumar B, Kumari N, Singh MK (2022). Variability and divergence studies in rice genotypes for micronutrient potential and its utility in biofortification. Environmental Conservation Journal, 24(1): 1–6.
• Ahmad MA, Ranjan R, Kumar V, Mahanta DK, Nilanjaya, Singh MK, Kumar V, Ranjan RK, Pramanick B (2023). Effects of integrated pest management and farmer’s practices on yellow stem borer and rice leaf folder in Bihar. Scientist, 2(2): 221–228.
• Jaiswal P, Banshidhar, Singh SK, Singh MK (2023). Assessment of gene action for morpho-physiological and biochemical traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Environmental Conservation Journal, 24(1): 60–70.
• Banshidhar, Pandey S, Singh A, Jaiswal P, Singh MK, Meena, Singh SK (2023). The potentialities of omics resources for millet improvement. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 23(3): 210.
• Vanlalrinngama C, Banshidhar, Singh SK, Tigga A, Kumar B, Kumari N, Singh MK (2023). Trait association studies in diverse genotypes of rice for their utilization in biofortification. Environmental Conservation Journal, 24(3): 152–156.
• Singh D, Kushwaha N, Swapnil, Parveen R, Mohanty TA, Suman SK, Kumar R, Kumar A, Singh MK (2023). Assessment of QPM inbreds for genetic diversity using morphological and SSR markers. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 14(3): 1276–1284.
• Banshidhar, Jaiswal P, Deo I, Kumar R, Singh MK, Kumar R (2024). SSR marker-based genetic evaluation for leaf blast resistance genes in Kalanamak rice. Plant Archives, 24(1): 536–542.
• Dev D, Suresh H, Antre B, Nandni S, Pandey S, Singh MK, Singh A (2024). Accelerated crop domestication: Candidates, advanced tools and prospects. South African Journal of Botany, 171: 237–244.
• Kumar B, Singh MK, Kumari N, Kumari S, Banshidhar, Singh D (2024). Variability assessment and screening of superior rice genotypes for micronutrients and yield. EJPB, 15(3): 794–800.

BOOKS/ BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Banshidhar, Jaiswal P, Singh MK, Kumar R, Singh SK, Nilanjaya. Biometrical Genetics – A students’ guide. New Delhi Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-88879-98-9.
• Kumar R, Choudhary RK, Nilanjaya, Singh MK, Choudhary SK, Kumar S (2022). Statistical Genetics and Design of Experiments. Parmar Publications, Jharkhand. ISBN: 978-81-928932-5-0.
• Singh MK, Prasad B, Kumar A (2016). Plant B chromosomes. In: Prasad B, Kumar U (eds.) Innovative Agriculture: Techniques and Practices. Biotech Books, pp. 55–64.
• Singh MK, Kumar A, Prasad B, Kumar A (2016). Significance of cytoplasmic DNA in plant breeding. In: Prasad B, Kumar U (eds.) Innovative Agriculture: Techniques and Practices. Biotech Books, pp. 65–73.
• Kumar A, Prasad B, Singh MK, Kumar A (2016). Flor’s hypothesis for disease resistance breeding. In: Prasad B, Kumar U (eds.) Innovative Agriculture: Techniques and Practices. Biotech Books, pp. 107–118.
• Kumar A, Singh MK, Prasad B (2016). Enhancing Crop Gene Pool Using Wild Relatives. In: Prasad B, Kumar U (eds.) Innovative Agriculture: Techniques and Practices. Biotech Books, pp. 147–170.
• Singh MK, Prasad B, Amadabade J, Kumar A (2017). Modern Techniques for Diagnosis of Seedborne Microorganisms. In: Prasad B, Shukla PS, Tiwari RK (eds.) Seed Science and Technology: Basics and Applications. Gene-Tech Books, pp. 325–334.
• Swapnil, Parveen R, Singh D, Imam Z, Singh MK (2024). Breeding Kodo Millet for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance. In: Mishra S, Kumar S, Srivastava RC (eds.) Genetic Improvement of Small Millets. Springer, Singapore, pp. 613–635.

A. Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, PGCA, RPCAU, Pusa, Samastipur-848 125 Bihar, India

M. mithilesh.pbg@rpcau.ac.in

T. +91 7983312594

ORCID: 0000-0002-2974-7920

Scopus Author ID: 59031071100

Google Scholar ID: sB4Kbs8AAAAJ