Profile of Dr. Pravesh Kumar

• B.F. Sc.: Junagadh Agricultural University, Gujarat
• M.F. Sc. in Fish Genetics and Breeding: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
• Ph.D. in Fish Genetics and Breeding: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai

Professional Area

• Research Area: Fish Breeding, Reproductive endocrinology, Genetics
• Research Interest: Fish Breeding, Fish welfare, Molecular mechanism of fish reproduction

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Banik, Aditi, Shivendra Kumar, Prem Prakash Srivastava, Pankaj Kishore, Sujit Kumar Nayak, Pravesh Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, and Maneesh Kumar Dubey. “Total replacement of soybean meal by rice distilled dried grain soluble (DDGS) with lysine supplementation: effect on growth, nucleic acid content, digestive enzyme activity, and health status in Carp (Cirrhinus mrigala).” Aquatic Living Resources38 (2025): 9.
• Kosriya, Muskan, Pravesh Kumar, Sujit Kumar Nayak, and Ankur Jamwal. “Interactive effects of carbendazim and cold shock on haematology and behaviour of juvenile Labeo rohita.” Discover Environment3, no. 1 (2025): 1-15.
• Mishra, Raj Kamal, Bhumika Gamango, Ankur Jamwal, Roshan Kumar Ram, Adita Sharma, and Pravesh Kumar. “Effect of fasting and re-feeding cycles on growth, glucose level, glycogen level, and digestive enzyme activity of Nile tilapia juveniles (Oreochromis niloticus) for cost-effective aquaculture.” Aquaculture International 33, no. 1 (2025): 61.
• Verma, Dolly, Shivendra Kumar, Pankaj Kishore, Pravesh Kumar, Roshan Kumar Ram, and Aditi Banik. “Improved digestibility of black gram leaf meal based diets for rohu (Labeo rohita) with supplementation of exogenous enzyme cocktail.” Animal Feed Science and Technology316 (2024): 116064.
• Sahu, Omkar, H. S. Mogalekar, Pravesh Kumar, R. K. Ram, S. K. Nayak, P. P. Srivastava, and R. K. Brahmchari. “Length-weight relationship and exploitation of Macrobrachium species in the Burhi Gandak River, North Bihar, India.” Indian Journal of Fisheries71, no. 3 (2024).
• Dheeraj K. Kashyap, Mogalekar H.S., Sahil, S.K. Nayak, R.K. Ram, Adita Sharma, Pravesh Kumar, Mudeet Saxena, Shivendra Kumar and M.K. Singh. “Feeding habits and reproductive behavior of zig-zag eel Mastacembelus armatus (lacepède, 1800) from the Burhi Gandak river in Bihar, India.” Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India, 55 (1) (2023): 03-15.
• Singha, Sanayaima, Shivendra Kumar, Sujit Kumar Nayak, Pravesh Kumar, Aditi Banik, and Prem Prakash Srivastava. “Blue lotus (Nymphaea nouchali) flower and leaf supplements enhance growth and hemato-immunological parameters in Indian major carp (Labeo rohita) juveniles.” Animal Feed Science and Technology 304 (2023): 115741.
• Mukaddim M.A. Hazarika, Shivendra Kumar, Sujit K. Nayak, Rajive K. Brahmchari, Anirudh Kumar, Pravesh Kumar, S. Mogalekar, P. P. Srivastava. “Comparative study on growth performance and survival of Indian major carps and male monosex tilapia in recirculating aquaculture system”. Indian Journal of Fisheries 70(1) (2023): 36-43.
• Lal, Jham, Pravesh Kumar, Sahil Rai, Prem Prakash Srivastava, Shivendra Kumar, Roshan Kumar Ram, and Suresh Chand Rai. “Effect of HUFA‐and vitamin C‐enriched live food, infusoria on growth and survival of Clarias Magur (Hamilton, 1822) larvae.” Aquaculture Research 53, no. 17 (2022): 5865-5874.
• Wisdom, K. S., Irfan Ahmad Bhat, Pravin S. Walke, Khan Pathan, Pravesh Kumar, Gireesh Babu, Chanu TI, Sunil Kumar Nayak, and Rupam Sharma. “Teleost nonapeptides, isotocin and vasotocin administration released the milt by abdominal massage in male catfish, Clarias magur.” Frontiers in endocrinology(2022): 1061.
• Kumar, Pravesh, S. Wisdom, Roshan Kumar Ram, Pathakota Gireesh-Babu, Sunil Kumar Nayak, N. S. Nagpure, and Rupam Sharma. “Gonadotropin inhibitory hormone receptors (GnIHRs): Molecular characterization and synergistic effect of different drugs in Indian major carp, Labeo catla.” General and Comparative Endocrinology 314 (2021): 113904.
• Kumar, Pravesh, K. S. Wisdom, Gulshan Kumar, Pathakota Gireesh-Babu, Sunil Kumar Nayak, N. S. Nagpure, and Rupam Sharma. “Ontogenetic and tissue-specific expression of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) and its receptors in Catla catla.” Molecular Biology Reports (2020): 1-10.
• Kumar, Pravesh, Mukesh Kumar, K. S. Wisdom, Pathakota Gireesh-Babu, Sunil Kumar Nayak, Dhalongsaih Reang, N. S. Nagpure, and Rupam Sharma. “Characterization, Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Gonadotropin- Inhibitory Hormone Receptor (GnIHR2) in Labeo Catla.” Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 54 (2020): 825-841.
• Wisdom, K. S., Irfan Ahmad Bhat, T. I. Chanu, Pravesh Kumar, Gireesh-Babu Pathakota, Sunil Kumar Nayak, Pravin Walkee, and Rupam Sharma. “Chitosan grafting onto single-walled carbon nanotubes increased their stability and reduced the toxicity in vivo (catfish) model.” International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2020).
• Kumar, Pravesh, K. S. Wisdom, Irfan Ahmad Bhat, Gireesh-Babu Pathakota, Sunil Kumar Nayak, Dhalongsaih Reang, N. S. Nagpure, and Rupam Sharma. “Molecular characterization of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) gene and effect of intramuscular injection of GnIH peptide on the reproductive axis in Catla catla.” Animal biotechnology 31, no. 4 (2020): 335-349.
• Wisdom, K. S., Irfan Ahmad Bhat, Pravesh Kumar, Mujahid Khan Pathan, T. I. Chanu, Pravin Walke, and Rupam Sharma. “Fabrication of chitosan nanoparticles loaded with aromatase inhibitors for the advancement of gonadal development in Clarias magur (Hamilton, 1822).” Aquaculture 497 (2018): 125-133.
• Bhat, Irfan Ahmad, Mohd Ashraf Rather, Pravesh Kumar Rathor, P. Gireesh-Babu, Mukunda Goswami, J. K. Sundaray, and Rupam Sharma. “Cloning, expression, molecular modelling and docking analysis of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in Clarias batrachus.” Genes & Genomics(2017): 1-15.
• Bhat, Irfan Ahmad, Pravesh Kumar Rathor, Ishfaq Nazir Mir, P. Gireesh-Babu, Mukunda Goswami, J.K. Sundaray, Rupam Sharma, Toxicological evaluation and effective dose selection of eurycomanone, a quassinoid of Eurycoma longifolia plant in fishes, Aquaculture (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.08.030
• Rathor, Pravesh Kumar, Irfan Ahmad Bhat, Mohd Ashraf Rather, Pathakota Gireesh-Babu, Kundan Kumar, Suresh Babu Padinhate Purayil, and Rupam Sharma. “Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) gene expression construct: Development, nanodelivery and effect on reproduction in air-breathing catfish, Clarias batrachus.” International Journal of Biological Macromolecules104 (2017): 1082-1090.
• Rather, Mohd Ashraf, Irfan Ahmad Bhat, Pravesh Kumar Rathor, P. Gireesh-Babu, Aparna Chaudhari, Sundaray Jeetendra Kumar, and Rupam Sharma. “In silico analysis and expression studies of Kisspeptin gene in catla.” Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics(2016): 1-12.

A. Department of Fish Genetics and Breeding

M. pravesh.cof@rpcau.ac.in

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