Profile of Dr. Priyanka Upadhyay

• B.Sc. (Agriculture): Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
• M.Sc. (Genetics & Plant Breeding): Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Ph.D. (Plant Breeding & Genetics): Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Professional Area

• Research Area:
• Research Interests: Developing climate-resilient pulse crops and mustard requires an integrated breeding and management strategy that combines traditional breeding techniques, modern biotechnological tools, and sustainable agronomic practices

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Upadhyay P, Kaur G, Gupta M, Sra SK, Sharda R, Sharma S, Sardana VK and Akhatar J, 2022, Genome wide association studies for acid phosphatase activity at varying phosphorous levels in Brassica juncea L. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13:1056028.
• Singh, G., Gudi, S., Amandeep, Upadhyay, P., Shekhawat, P. K., Nayak, G., Goyal, L., et al., 2022, Unlocking the hidden variation from wild repository for accelerating genetic gain in legumes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13:1035878.
• Upadhyay P, Krishna S, Mishra V K, Kujur S N, Yadav P S, Mahato P K, Singh P, Ashutosh, Sharma S and Chand R, 2020, Evaluation of terminal heat tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Indian J. Genet., 80(4): 468-70.
• Singh P, Upadhyay P, Singh SK (2025) Unlocking the economic potential of potato cultivars for mini-tuber production under aeroponic culture. Potato Research.
• Lalotra S, Upadhyay P, Aslam S, Yadav PK, Singh A, Rajput VD, Minkina T, Tawaha ARMA, Ali I, Elshikh MS, Alkahtani J and Ghazaryan K (2024) Enhancing Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Resilience to Water Stress through Seed Priming Agents: Agro-morphological and Physio-biochemical Insights. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Pradhan B, Upadhyay P (Corresponding author), Singh SK, Yadav PK, and Krishna S (2024) Dissecting the Genetic Variability in Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Genotypes Using Univariate and Multivariate Statistical Approaches. Biopesticides International .20(2):295-302.
• Thakur P, Upadhyay P, Rashmi K, Namrata, Prasad R, Chandra K, Madhukar K and Prasad L C, 2018, Study of genetic variability, path analysis and diversity of selected germplam lines of wheat (Triticum aestivm), under very late sown condition. NAAS: International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management, 9(2): 203-08. NAAS: 5.40
• Krishna S, Upadhayay P, Mishra V K, Kujur S N, Kumar M and Yadav P S, 2020, Aassociation study for yield and other morpho-physiological traits among high zinc wheat (Triticum aestivum) germplasm. Multilogic sci 10(33): 697-701.
• Thakur P, Prasad L C, Prasad R, Chandra K, Madhukar K, Rashmi K and Upadhyay P, 2018, Estimation of genetic variability, diversity and path coefficient analysis in wheat (Triticum aestivum) germplasms. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Biotechnology, 907-912.
• Sunayana, Singh M, and Upadhyay P (2024) Studies on Genetic Variability for Morpho-physiological traits in diversity fixed foundation set of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea Czern & Coss) Journal of Oilseed Brassica (Accepted yet to be published).

 BOOKS/ BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Upadhyay P, Navvuru S, Yadav PK, Lalotra S, Singh A, Rajpu VD, Minkina T and Ghazaryan K (2024). Nano-Omics-Based Abiotic and Biotic Stresses Management. In Harnessing NanoOmics and Nanozymes for Sustainable Agriculture (pp. 348-371). IGI Global, USA.
• Upadhyay P, Ronika, Arora A, Yadav S, Sudeshna and Bisht A (2023) Databases: A Tool in the Bioinformatics Armory for Cereals Research. In: System Biology Approaches for Delivering Better Cereals: Advancements, Challenges, and Way Forward. Taylor & Francis Group LLC, USA.
• Upadhyay P, Navvuru S, Singh M, Yadav PK, Krishna B, Sunayana, Sivia SS, Lalotra S (2024) NanoOmics approaches for crop Improvement and Management. In: Nano-Omics: A Emerging tool for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. Scrivener WILEY.
• Krishna, B., Upadhyay, P., Singh, A. K., Kumar, R., Mahto, D. K., Kumar, R. R., … & Yadav, P. K. (2025). Nanotechnology for improved crop resilience in challenging environments. In Biogenic Nanoparticles (pp. 79-102). Elsevier.
• Akhatar, J., Upadhyay, P., & Kumar, H. (2025). Crop Cultivation and Hybrid Seed Production Strategies in Rapeseed-Mustard. In Hybrid Seed Production for Boosting Crop Yields: Applications, Challenges and Opportunities (pp. 177-224). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
• Lalotra S, Mukherjee T, Yadav PK and Upadhyay P (Corresponding author) (2024) Plant genetic engineering: A key role in sustainable agriculture. In: Sustainable Agriculture: Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, and Management. Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, Germany.
• Krishna B, Upadhyay P, Singh AK, Kumar R, Mahto DK, Kumar RR, Kamat DN, Hussain MZ and Yadav PK (2025) Nanotechnology for improved crop resilience in challenging environments. In Interaction of biogenic nanomaterials and the environment. In: Interaction of biogenic nanomaterials and the environment Elsevier.
• Verma P, Thakur D, Upadhyay P and Shailesh Kumar Singh (2025) Breeding Approaches for Intervention in Biotic and Abiotic Stress Elevation in Agriculture. Springer

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

M. upriyanka42@gmail.com

T. + 91-8004396221

ORCID: 0000-0002-1647-7589

Scopus Author ID: 57241072300