Profile of Dr. Viabhav Kumar Upadhyay

• B.Sc. in Zoology and Botany: Bareilly College, Bareilly (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly), Uttar Pradesh, India
• M.Sc. in (Agriculture) Microbiology: Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
• M.Phil. in Microbiology: Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
• Ph.D. in Microbiology: Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

Professional Area

• Research Area: Microbiology and Agricultural Microbiology
• Research Interests: Plant-microbe interactions (Microbial-assisted nutrient enhancement in crops; Microbial-assisted Biofortification, Microbial-mediated abiotic stress mitigation in plants), New formulations and delivery systems for Bioinoculants
• Memberships/Fellow of Societies: Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Upadhayay, V. K., Singh, A. V., Khan, A., Singh, J., Pareek, N., & Raghav, A. (2022). FE-SEM/EDX Based Zinc Mobilization Analysis of Burkholderia cepacia and Pantoea rodasii and Their Functional Annotation in Crop Productivity, Soil Quality, and Zinc Biofortification of Paddy. Frontiers in microbiology, 13, 852192. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.852192.
• Upadhayay, V. K., Chitara, M. K., Mishra, D., Jha, M. N., Jaiswal, A., Kumari, G., Ghosh, S., Patel, V. K., Naitam, M. G., Singh, A. K., Pareek, N., Taj, G., Maithani, D., Kumar, A., Dasila, H., & Sharma, A. (2023). Synergistic impact of nanomaterials and plant probiotics in agriculture: A tale of two-way strategy for long-term sustainability. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1133968
• Upadhayay, V. K., Singh, A. V., Khan, A., & Sharma, A. (2022). Contemplating the role of zinc-solubilizing bacteria in crop biofortification: An approach for sustainable bioeconomy. Frontiers in Agronomy, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2022.903321
• Khan, A., Singh, A. V., Kukreti, B., Pandey, D. T., Upadhayay, V. K., Kumar, R., & Goel, R. (2024). Deciphering the impact of cold-adapted bioinoculants on rhizosphere dynamics, biofortification, and yield of kidney bean across varied altitudinal zones. The Science of the total environment, 927, 172204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172204
• Mishra, D., Chitara, M. K., Upadhayay, V. K., Singh, J. P., & Chaturvedi, P. (2023). Plant growth promoting potential of urea doped calcium phosphate nanoparticles in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) under drought stress. Frontiers in plant science, 14, 1137002. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1137002
• Khan, A., Singh, A. V., Pareek, N., Arya, P., Upadhayay, V. K., Kumar Jugran, A., Kumar Mishra, P., & Goel, R. (2023). Credibility assessment of cold adaptive Pseudomonas jesenni MP1 and P. palleroniana N26 on growth, rhizosphere dynamics, nutrient status, and yield of the kidney bean cultivated in Indian Central Himalaya. Frontiers in plant science, 14, 1042053. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1042053
• Upadhayay, V. K., Singh, A. V., & Khan, A. (2022). Cross Talk Between Zinc-Solubilizing Bacteria and Plants: A Short Tale of Bacterial-Assisted Zinc Biofortification. Frontiers in Soil Science, 1. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2021.788170
• Singh, J., Singh, A. V., Upadhayay, V. K., Khan, A., & Chandra, R. (2022). Prolific contribution of Pseudomonas protegens in Zn biofortification of wheat by modulating multifaceted physiological response under saline and non-saline conditions. World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 38(12), 227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-022-03411-4
• Khan, A., Singh, A. V., Gautam, S. S., Agarwal, A., Punetha, A., Upadhayay, V. K., Kukreti, B., Bundela, V., Jugran, A. K., & Goel, R. (2023). Microbial bioformulation: a microbial assisted biostimulating fertilization technique for sustainable agriculture. Frontiers in plant science, 14, 1270039. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1270039
• Ahamad, S., Upadhayay, V. K., Tiwari, A., & Taj, G. (2023). In silico Exploration of Interaction Profile of Fructan 6G-Fructosyltransferase (6G-FTT) Enzyme with its Substrate 1-Kestose From Cichorium Intybus in Order to Determine Active Site of this Conjugation. Letters in Organic Chemistry, 20(7), 612–617. https://doi.org/10.2174/1570178620666230123101752
• Khan, A., Singh, A. V., Upadhayay, V. K., Ballabh, A., & Prasad, B. (2022). Influence of PGPR on growth and yield of oat (Avena sativa L.) under field conditions. Indian Journal of Ecology, 49(4), 1351-1356.
• Upadhayay, V. K., Singh, A. V., Khan, A., Jaiswal, A., Kumari, G., & Kukreti, B. (2024). Assessment of zinc-solubilizing bacterial isolates for plant growth promoting traits and water stress tolerance behaviour. International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research, 8(2), 378-382.
• Adeleke, B. S., Chaudhary, P., Ayilara, M. S., Ojo, F. M., Erinoso, S. M., Upadhayay, V. K., Adeyemo, A. I., & Akinola, S. A. (2024). Rhizosphere Microbiomes Mediating Abiotic Stress Mitigation for Improved Plant Nutrition. Ecologies, 5(3), 375-401. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies5030024
• Upadhayay, V. K., Khan, A., Singh, J., & Singh, A. V. (2022). Bacterial assisted improved zn consignment in root and shoot of rice plant by zinc solubilizing Serratia marcescence bearing plant probiotic traits. Adv. Biores, 13(1), 1-08.
• Upadhayay, V. K., Singh, A. V., Khan, A., & Pareek, N. (2021). Influence of zinc solubilizing bacterial co-inoculation with zinc oxide supplement on rice plant growth and Zn uptake. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 10(7): 113-116.
• Roshani, Khan, A., Singh, A. V., Upadhayay, V. K., & Prasad, B. (2020). Development of potential microbial consortia and their assessment on wheat (Triticum aestivum) seed germination. Environment and Ecology, 38(1):6–16
• Singh, J., Singh, A. V., Upadhayay, V. K., & Khan, A. (2020). Comparative evaluation of developed carrier based bioformulations bearing multifarious PGP properties and their effect on shelf life under different storage conditions. Environment and Ecology, 38(1):96–103

Achievements

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