Profile of Dr. S. K. Singh

• B.Sc. (Ag): U.P. College, Varanasi, UP
• M.Sc. (Ag) in Genetics and Plant Breeding: BHU, Varanasi, UP
• Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding: BHU, Varanasi, UP

Professional Area

• Research Area: Development of Improved Varieties in Wheat and Small Millets
• Research Interests: Conventional and Molecular Breeding

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Lekhana MV, Meena RK, Anirudh TV, Barman M, Kumar A, Reddy MSS, Sharma AK, Bahuguna RN, Singh SK (2025) Effect of terminal heat stress on stay-green and senescence process could explain genetic variation in grain yield and nutritional profile in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Growth Regul.
• Kundu S, Reddy G, Meena B, Das S, Singh SK, Bahuguna RN (2024) Warmer nights predominantly alter yield and biomass in wheat experiencing heat waves at the terminal growth stage. Acta Physiol Plant.
• MP SK, Alagesan K, Priya, Singh SK, Rai D, Jaiswal A, Reddy MSS (2024) Exploration of culturable bacterial associates of aphids and their interactions with entopathogens. Arch Microbiol 206(3).
• Keerthana A, Marri K, MP SK, Bahuguna RN, Singh SK, Rai D, Reddy MSS (2024) Characterization and assessing the wheat–aphid complex under varying temperature and humidity. Cereal Res Commun.
• Singh SK, Barman M, Prasad JP, Bahuguna RN (2022) Phenotyping diverse wheat genotypes under terminal heat stress reveals determinant of grain yield. Plant Physiol Rep 27(4).
• Singh SK, Barman M, Sil A, Prasad JP, Kundu S, Bahuguna RN (2022) Nutrient biofortification in wheat: opportunities and challenges. Cereal Res Commun.
• Upadhyaya HD, Ramesh S, Sharma S, Singh SK, Varshney SK, Sarma NDRK, Ravindankar CR, Narsimhudu Y, Reddy VG, Sahrawat KL, Dhanalakshir TN, Mgorya MA, Parsies HK, Gowda CLL, Singh S (2011) Genetic diversity for grain nutrients in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.). Field Crops Res 121:42–52
• Upadhyaya HD, Ravishankar CR, Narsimhudu Y, Sharma NDRK, Singh SK, Varshney SK, Reddy VG, Singh S, Parzies HK, Dwivedi SL, Nadaf HL, Sahrawat KL, Gowda CLL (2011) Mini core collection for foxtail millet improvement. Field Crops Res 124:259–267
• Upadhyaya HD, Sharma NDRK, Ravishankar CR, Albert T, Narsimhudu Y, Singh SK, Varshney SK, Reddy VG, Singh S, Dwivedi SL, Wanyera N, Oduori COA, Magonja MA, Kisandu DB, Parzies HK, Gowda CLL (2010) Developing mini-core collection in finger millet using multilocation data. Crop Sci 50:1924–1931
• Singh MN, Singh SK (2006) Study of induced amphidiploid derivatives of Vigna radiata × Vigna mungo. Indian J Genet Plant Breed 66(3):245–246

BOOKS/ BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Raaj N, Singh SK, Kumar A, Raghuvanshi V (2019) Objective Plant Breeding. Educreation Publishing. ISBN: 978-93-89808-14-8
• Raaj N, Singh SK, Kumar A, Raghuvanshi V (2020) Plant Breeding and Genetics. NIPA, New Delhi
• Banshidhar J, Jaiswal P, Singh MK, Kumar R, Singh SK, Nilanjaya (2021) Biometrical Genetics. New Delhi Publishers. ISBN: 9789388879989
• Sen S, Barman M, Singh SK (2022) Plant Host Resistance. IBPSS. ISBN: 978-93-90425-71-6
• Barman M, Mukherjee A, Pramanik K, Verma G, Bhattacharyya K, Mahapatra D, Singh SK, Dhaka AK (2022) Wheat Production, Protection & Improvement. Satish Serial Publishing. ISBN: 978-93-90660-00-1
• Singh SK, Reddy MSS, Bahuguna RN, Anirudh TV, Prasad JP (2025) Small millets for food security. In: Climate Change and Agriculture.
• Pramanik K, Barman M, Kundu R, Singh SK (2024) Genetically engineered organisms in pest management. In: Food Process Eng & Tech.
• Barman M, Das S, Mukherjee S, Singh SK (2023) Nanopore DNA sequencing. In: Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture
• Kundu S, Das S, Singh SK, Jha RK, Bahuguna RN (2023) Climate-resilient crops in CO₂-rich environments. In: Global Climate Change & Plant Stress Mgmt.
• Jaiswal P, Banshidhar J, Singh SK (2022) Biofortification in field crops. In: Sustainable Agriculture Development. ISBN: 978-81-943375-4-6

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

M. satish.singh@rpcau.ac.in

T. +91 7250209227

ORCID: 0000-0002-4842-6268

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