Profile of Dr. V.K. Sharma

• B.Sc. in Agriculture: R.A.U., Bihar, Pusa
• M.Sc. in Agriculture: R.A.U., Bihar, Pusa
• Ph.D.: I.A.R.I., New Delhi

Professional Area

• Research Area: Plant Genetics, Plant Molecular Breeding & Plant Genomics
• Research Interests: Rice Genetics, Rice Breeding & Rice genomics
• Memberships/Fellow of Societies:

Fellowship

• Fellowship – 2004 conferred by the Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding
• Fellowship – 2021 conferred by the Asian Biological Research Foundation
• Fellowship – 2021 conferred by the Environment and Social Development Association
• Fellowship – 2021 conferred by the National Environmental Science Academy
• Fellowship – 2021 conferred by the Glocal Environment and Social Association
• Fellowship – 2022 conferred by the International Academy of Science and Research

Membership

• Life Membership of the Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding
• Life Membership of the Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources
• Life Membership of the Indian Society of Genetics, Biotechnology Research & Development
• Life Membership of the National Society of Plant Science.
• Life Membership of the National Environmental Science Academy
• Life Membership of the National Academy of Biological Sciences
• Life Membership of the Glocal Environment and Social Association
• Life Membership of the Environment and Social Development Association
• Life Membership of the Asian Biological Research Foundation
• Life Membership of the Biotech Research Society, India
• Life Membership of the International Academy of Science and Research

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• S. Kothari, V. K. Sharma, A. Singh, S. K. Singh and Sarita Kumari (2024) Genome-wide identification, expression profiling and network analysis of calcium and cadmium transporters in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Cereal Res. Commun., doi: 10.1007/s42976-024-00492-9
• Y. D. Naik. V. K. Sharma. M. S. Aski, S. K. Rangari, R. Kumar, H. K. Dikshit, S. Sahani, Ravi Kant. Gyan Mishra, R. R. Mir, H. Kudapa2, D. Elango, R. S. Zwart9, R. K. Varshney and M. Thudi (2024) Phenotypic profiling of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) accessions enabled identification of promising lines for use in breeding for high yield, early flowering and desirable traits. Plant Genet. Resour-C., doi: 10.1017/S1479262124000042.
• K. L. Bhutia, M. Ahmad, A. Kisku, R A Sudhan, N. D. Bhutia, V. K. Sharma, B. D. Prasad, M. Thudii, S. Alamri, M. Skalicky and A. Hossain (2024) Shoot transcriptome revealed wide spread differential expression and potential molecular mechanisms of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) against Fusarium wilt. Front. Microbiol., 14:1265265. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1265265.
• D. A Ambadas, A. Singh, R. K. Jha, D. Chauhan, B. Santhosh and V. K. Sharma (2023) Genome-wide dissection of AT-hook motif nuclear-localized gene family and their expression profiles for drought and salt stress in rice (Oryza sativa). Front. Plant Sci., doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1283555.
• R. Kumar, V, K, Sharma, S. K. Rangari, U. C. Jha, A. Sahu, P. Paul, S. Gupta, S. S. Gangurde, H. Kudapa, R. R. Mir, P. M Gaur, R. K Varshney, D. Elango and M. Thudi (2023) High confidence QTLs and key genes identified using Meta-QTL analysis for enhancing heat tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Front. Plant Sci., 14:1274759. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1274759.
• B. Chaudhary, B. D. Prasad, S. Sahni, D. Kumari, V. K. Sharma and P. Dwivedi (2023) Brassinosteroid mediated modulation in the gene expression analysis of genes associated with arsenic uptake and transport in rice (Oryza sativa L.) for effective mitigation of arsenic. J. Plant Growth Regul., doi: 10.1007/s00344-023-11073-1.
• S.S. Gangurde, A. Xavier, Y. D. Naik, U. C. Jha, S. K. Rangari, R. Kumar, M. S. S. Reddy, S. Channale, D. Elango, R. R. Mir, R. Zwart, C. Laxuman, H. K. Sudini, M. K. Pandey, S. Punnuri, V. Mendu, U. K. Reddy, B. Guo1, N. V. P. R. Gangarao, V. K. Sharma, X. Wang, C. Zhao and M. Thudi (2022) Two decades of association mapping: Insights on disease resistance in major crops. Front. Plant Sci., 13:1064059. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1064059.
• R. Kumari, P. Kumar, V. K. Sharma and H. Kumar (2020) Genome profiling of differential salt stress responsive landraces and varieties of rice using ISSR markers. Genetika, 52(3): 1215-1233.
• S. Chaudhary, V. K. Sharma, Pankaj Kumar and M. Kumar. (2020) Molecular profiling in relation to drought tolerance in advance breeding lines of rice using microsatellite markers. J. Plant Biochem. & Biotechnol., 29(1): 36-46. doi: 10.1007/s13562-019-0059-z.
• Kumkum Kumari, Pankaj Kumar, V. K. Sharma and S. K. Singh (2019) Genomic marker assisted identification of genetic loci and genes associated with variation of grain zinc concentration in rice. Genet. 98: 111. doi: 10.1007/s12041-019-1144-8.
• Sugandh Suman, Bibha Rani; V. K. Sharma, H. Kumar and V. K. Shahi (2019) SSR marker based profiling and diversity analysis of mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] genotypes. Legume Research, 42(6): 585-594. doi: 18805/LR-3918.
• Bibha Rani and V. K. Sharma (2019) Microsatellite (SSR) markers assisted characterization of rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes in relation to salt tolerance. Indian J. Biotechnol., 18: 151-163.
• Rima Kumari, Pankaj Kumar, V. K. Sharma and Harsh Kumar (2019) Seedling stage salt stress response specific characterization of genetic polymorphism and validation of SSR markers in rice. Mol. Biol. Plants, 25(2): 407-419. doi: 10.1007/s12298-018-0623-3.
• Punya, V. K. Sharma and Pankaj Kumar (2018) Microsatellite marker dependent genetic divergence assessment within and among heterotic groups of tropical maize inbred lines. Maydica, 63(M23): 1-13.
• Pankaj Kumar, Rima Kumari and V. K. Sharma (2018) Choice of microsatellite markers for isolation of fertility restorers of wild abortive (WA) type cytoplasmic male sterility in rice. Indian J. Genet., 78: 202-210.

A. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Molecular Biology

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