Profile of Dr. Rajeev Kumar

• B.Sc. in  Agriculture: B.H.U. Varanasi
• M.Sc. in Genetics: I.A.R.I., New Delhi
• Ph.D. in Genetics (Plant Breeding): I.A.R.I., New Delhi

Professional Area

• Research Area: Molecular Breeding (Wheat, Pulses)
• Research Interests: Molecular breeding, Genomics, Gene editing
• Memberships/Fellow of Societies: Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding Society for Advancement of Wheat and Barley Research

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Mishra BP, Kumar R, Mohan A, Gill KS 2017 Conservation and divergence of Starch Synthase III genes of monocots and dicots PLoS One, 12(12): e0189303.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189303 Cui, Fuqiang; Wu, Hongpo; Safronov, Omid; Zhang, Panpan; Kumar, Rajeev; et al. 2018 Arabidopsis MLO2 is a negative regulator of sensitivity to extracellular ROS Plant, Cell & Environment; 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13144
• Jagadale Mahesh Vasantrao, Y K Pankaj and Rajeev Kumar 2019 Characterization of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes unraveled by molecular markers considering heat stress Indian Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 18, July 2019, pp 204-213
• Suneel Kumar Verma, Surendra Kumar Chaurasia, Yaswant Kumar Pankaj, Rajeev Kumar 2020 Study on the genetic variability and pathogenicity assessment among isolates of spot blotch causing fungi (Bipolaris sorokiniana) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plant Physiol. Rep. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-020-00510-y
• Kumar, V., Kumar, R., Panigrahi, S. et al..  2021 Molecular cloning and characterization of the wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) starch synthase III gene sheds light on its structure CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS  https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-021-00182-w
• Pankaj, Y.K., Kumar, R., Pal, L. et al. 2022 Mapping QTLs for morpho-physiological traits related to grain yield under late sown conditions in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-021-00234-1
• Pankaj, Y.K., Kumar, R., Pal, L. et al. 2022 Performance and yield stability of doubled haploid population of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under high-temperature regime.
• CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00247-4
• Pankaj, Y.K., Kumar, R., Gill, K.S. et al. 2022 Discovering QTLs related to spot blotch disease in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genome.     Australasian Plant Pathol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-022-00873-w
• Pankaj, Y.K., Kumar, R., Gill, K.S. et al. 2022 Unravelling QTLs for Non-Destructive and Yield-Related Traits Under Timely, Late and Very Late Sown Conditions in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).         Plant Mol Biol Rep . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-022-01357-3
• Sourav Panigrahi, Yaswant Kumar Pankaj, Vishnu Kumar, Rajeev Kumar* and Santosh Kumar Singh 2022 Studies on effects of terminal heat stress on yield stability, grain iron and zinc contents in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Indian J. Genet., (2022); 82(3): 289-298; doi: 10.31742/ISGPB.82.3.3
• Yadav, S.; Raazi, Z.; Shivaraj, S.M.; Somani, D.; Prashant, R.; Kulkarni, A.; Kumar, R.; Biradar, S.; Desai, S.; Kadoo, N. 2023 Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomics of Indian Isolates of Wheat Spot Blotch Pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana Reveals Expansion of Pathogenicity Gene Clusters. Pathogens 2023, 12, 1.
• Deepak Reddy B, Kumar B, Sahni S, Yashaswini G, Karthik S, Reddy MSS, Kumar R, Mukherjee U 2024 Genetic diversity and population structure of Fusarium udum in India and its correlation with pigeonpea wilt incidence.      J Basic Microbiol.;  e202300682. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.202300682
• Kumar, V., Nameirakpam, B., Murugesh, T. et al. Comprehensive analysis of wheat starch synthase III revealed existence of two copies differentially expressed under heat stress. CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-024-00553-z

A. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Molecular Biology, CBS&H, RPCAU, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar-848125

M. rajeev.k@rpcau.ac.in/ rajiv.gen@gmail.com

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