03-10-2024

भाकृअनुप - भारतीय मक्का अनुसंधान संस्थान

ICAR - Indian Institute of Maize Research

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Nurturing Diversity, Resilience, Livelihood & Industrial Inputs

Dr. Pravin Kumar Bagaria

Designation: Scientist Sr.Scale (Plant Pathology)

Qualification: B.Sc. (Ag.) Hons. from SKRAU, Bikaner (Rajasthan) M.Sc. (Ag.) Plant Pathology from CCS HAU, Hisar (Haryana) Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab) (Pursuing)

Address: Scientist (Plant Pathology) ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research PAU Campus

Email: pravin.bagaria@icar.gov.in, pravin87hau@gmail.com

Mobile: +91 9461728945

Phone: +91 0161 2440048 (O)

Fax: +91 0161 2430038



Work experience

  • Scientist (Plant Pathology) at ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana from 11/04/2016 to till date.
  • Scientist (Plant Pathology) as FOCARS 103rd batch trainee at ICAR-NAARM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, from 01/01/2016 to 31/03/2016

Area of interest

  1. Diversity analysis of maydis leaf blight pathogen of maize.
  2. Screening to identify elite resistant maize germplasm lines against major maize diseases.

Most significant achievements (in last five years)

  • Three single cross maize hybrids (DMRH 1305, IMHB 1532 and IMHB 1539) released & notified vide Gazette Notification Details: S.O. 6318(E) -S.N.40, -S.N.41 and, -S.N.42 Dated 26th December, 2018 (Association as Pathologist)
  • Developed web enabled forecasting model for banded leaf and sheath blight of maize in 2019.
  • Development of Sick plots of charcoal rot and banded leaf sheath blight pathogens for mass screening of germplasm.
  • Development of Plant Pathology Research Block at ICAR-IIMR, Ladhowal Farm.
  • Development of Plant Pathology Research Laboratory at ICAR-IIMR, PAU Campus, Ludhiana.

Publications in last five years

Research/ Review papers

  1. Kumar B, Singh SB, Singh V, Hooda KS, Bagaria PK, Kumar K, Pradhan HR, Kumar S, Meenakshi, Bhati P, Kumar B, Chaturvedi G and Rakshit S (2020) RILs development and its characterization for MLB resistance and flowering in maize (Zea mays). IJAS 90(1):183-8.
  2. Kaur H, Kumar S, Hooda KS, Gogoi R, Bagaria P, Singh RP, Mehra R and Kumar A (2020) Leaf stripping: an alternative strategy to manage banded leaf and sheath blight of maize. Indian Phytopathol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-020-00208-z
  3. Choudhary M, Wani S, Kumar P, Bagaria PK, Rakshit S, Roorkiwal M and Varshney RK (2019) QTLian breeding for climate resilience in cereals: Progress and Prospects. Functional & Integrative Genomics 19(5):685-701. DOI: 10.1007/s10142-019-00684-1
  4. Singh SB, Yadav KK, Bagaria P, Kasana RK and Bhati J (2017) Morpho-genetic variability and characterization of newly developed winter maize in bred lines. Progressive Res. – an International Journal 12(1):141-3.
  5. Hooda KS, Khokhar MK, Sekhar JC, Bagaria PK, Sharma SS, Kaur H, Gogoi R and Reddy RR (2017) Identification of resistance sources against post flowering stalk rot in maize. Indian Phytopathol 70(4):432-9. DOI 10.24838/ip.2017.v70.i4.76985
  6. Hooda KS, Singh V, Bagaria P, Gogoi R, Kumar S and Shekhar M (2016) Emerging biotic constraints to maize production in the global climate change-An overview. Maize Journal 5(1&2):1-13.

Popular articles

  1. सुमित कुमार अग्रवाल, कर्मबीर सिंह हुड्डा, मोहित, धीरेन्द्र सिंह ओलख, प्रवीण कुमार बगड़िया, रमन कौर एवं दीप मोहन महला (2020) I मक्का का चारकोल वृन्त सड़न रोग एवं प्रबंधन I कृषि चेतना, तृतीय अंक पृष्ठ संख्या 33-35.
  2. कर्मबीर सिंह हुड्डा, सुमित कुमार अग्रवाल, मोहित, धीरेन्द्र सिंह ओलख एवं प्रवीण कुमार बगड़िया (2020) I मक्का के रोगों से बचाव I खेती 72(9):72.
  3. प्रवीण कुमार बगड़िया, सुमित अग्रवाल, कर्मबीर सिंह हुड्डा, विशाल सिंह एवं हरलीन कौर (2019) I भारत में मक्का का जीवाणु तना सड़न रोग: परिचय एवं प्रबंधन के उपाय I कृषि चेतना, द्वितीय अंक पृष्ठ संख्या 31-32.
  4. सुमित कुमार अग्रवाल, प्रवीण कुमार बगड़िया, ममता गुप्ता, संतोष कुमार, शांति देवी बम्बोरिया एवं कर्मबीर सिंह हुड्डा (2019) I रबी मक्का: प्रमुख रोग एवं प्रबंधन I कृषि चेतना, द्वितीय अंक पृष्ठ संख्या 28-30.
  5. मनेश चंद्र डागला, भारत भूषण, प्रदीप कुमार, विशाल सिंह एवं प्रवीण कुमार बगड़िया (2019) पीड़कनाशी रसायन: फसल उत्पादन में भूमिका, उपयोग एवं सावधानियाँ I कृषि चेतना, द्वितीय अंक पृष्ठ संख्या 51-54.
  6. प्रवीण कुमार बगड़िया, कर्मबीर सिंह हुड्डा एवं बी.एल. बहेती (2017) I मक्का की फसल में सूत्रकृमि की समस्या एवं समाधान I कृषि चेतना, प्रथम अंक पृष्ठ संख्या 61-64.
  7. शंकर लाल जाट, सी. एम. परिहार, भूपेंद्र कुमार, सुबी एस. बी., मुकेश चौधरी, आदित्य कुमार सिंह एवं प्रवीण कुमार बगड़िया (2017) I कृषि में लाभप्रदता हेतु मक्का की उन्नत तकनीकियाँ I कृषि चेतना, प्रथम अंक पृष्ठ संख्या 1-7.
  8. विशाल सिंह, मुकेश चौधरी, प्रदीप कुमार, प्रवीण कुमार बगड़िया, अल्ला सिंह, अभिजीत कुमार दास, बहादुर सिंह जाट एवं मनेश चन्द्र डागला (2017) I सहभागी पादप प्रजनन: मक्का के सन्दर्भ सहित एक परिचय I कृषि चेतना, प्रथम अंक पृष्ठ संख्या 84-85.

Book chapters/ Technical bulletins

  1. Hooda KS, Bagaria PK, Khokhar MK, Kaur H, Rakshit S (2018) Mass screening techniques for resistance to maize diseases. ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141004. pp 93.
  2. Hooda KS, Bagaria PK, Khokhar MK (2017) Maize diseases: Current Status and their management. In: Gautam HR, Gupta SK (eds.) Diseases of Commercial Crops in India. Neoti Book Agency Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. pp 81-100.
  3. Vishal Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Alla Singh, Pravin Kumar Bagaria, Mamta Gupta, Bhupender Kumar, Chikkappa J. Karjagi, Shankar Lal Jat, Vinay Mahajan and Pardeep Kumar. Improvement of industrially important traits in maize In: Maize Research in India: Retrospect and prospect. Published by IIMR during Diamond Jubilee Celebration of AICRP on Maize.
  4. Meena Shekhar and Pravin Kumar Bagaria. Maize Disease Research in India: Progress and Future Thurst. In: Maize Research in India: Retrospect and prospect. Published by IIMR during Diamond Jubilee Celebration of AICRP on Maize
  5. Compilation/ documentation
  6. ICAR-IIMR Annual Progress Report Rabi Maize 2015-16. All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize. ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141 004, India, pp 226.
  7. ICAR-IIMR Annual Progress Report Kharif Maize 2016. All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize. ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141 004, India, pp 1082.
  1. ICAR-IIMR 2017. Annual Progress Report Rabi 2016-17. All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize. ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141 004, India, pp 332.
  2. ICAR-IIMR 2017: Annual Progress Report Kharif 2017. All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize. ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141 004, India, pp 883.
  3. ICAR-IIMR 2018: Annual Maize Progress Report Rabi 2017-18. All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize. ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141004, India, pp. 302.
  4. ICAR-IIMR 2018: Annual Maize Progress Report Kharif 2018. All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize. ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141004, India, pp. 1139.
  5. ICAR-IIMR 2018: Annual Report 2017-18. ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141004, India.