15-11-2024

भाकृअनुप - भारतीय मक्का अनुसंधान संस्थान

ICAR - Indian Institute of Maize Research

(ISO 9001:2015 certified)

Nurturing Diversity, Resilience, Livelihood & Industrial Inputs

डॉ. कृष्ण कुमार

Designation: वैज्ञानिक (पादप जैवप्रौद्योगिकी)

Qualification: Ph.D. in Life Sciences (Plant Sciences) from International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), JNU, New Delhi

Address: ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research Delhi Office, Pusa Campus, IARI, New Delhi-110012 (INDIA)

Email: krishan.kumar6@icar.gov.in, krishjiwra@gmail.com

Work experience

  • Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Delhi Office, Pusa Campus (India) from Oct 9, 2015 – to date
  • Scientist Probationer, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad (India) from July 1, 2015 to Sep 30, 2015

Area of interest
Transcriptomic studies and development of Genome Edited maize for useful breeding traits.

Most significant achievements (in last five years)

  • Standardized in vitro regeneration protocol in tropical maize using nodal explants/mature embryo.
  • Identified Phosphorus use efficient (PUE) maize line via hydroponic culture.
  • As team member, standardized a hydroponic-based rapid method of screening for drought stress tolerance in maize.
  • As team member, identified a set of differentially expressed miRNAs in tropical maize subjected to different abiotic stresses (drought, water-logging and Phosphate-deficiency).
  • Identified genes and glycoproteins preferentially expressed during cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) fibre development. Further, cloned, characterized and registered five novel genes related to cotton fibre development.

 Publications in last five years

 Research/Review papers

  1. Kumar K*, Gambhir G, Dass A, Tripathi AK, Singh A, Jha AK Yadav P, Chaudhary M and Rakshit S. 2020. Genetically modified crops: current status and future prospects. Planta: (in press).
  2. Kumar B*, Kumar K, Jat SL, Srivastava S, Tiwari T, Kumar S, Meenakshi, Pradhan HR, Kumar B, Chaturvedi G, Jha AK and Rakshit S. 2020. Rapid method of screening for drought stress tolerance in maize (Zea mays). Indian J. Genet. 80(1): (in press).
  3. 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 L.). Indian J. Agril Sci. 90(1): 183-188.
  4. Yadava P*, Aggarwal C, Verma R, Kumar K and Singh I. 2020. Effect of nitrogen-starvation on growth pattern and expression of nitrogen assimilation genes. Indian J. Agril Sci. 90(1): 195–200.
  5. Kumar K, Singh I*, Aggarwal C, Tewari I, Jha AK, Yadava P and Rakshit S. 2019. Expression profiling of heat shock protein genes in two contrasting maize inbred lines. J. Curr. Microbiol. Appl. Sci. 8(6): 347-348.
  6. Agarwal A, Yadava P*, Kumar K, Singh I, Kaul T, Pattanayak A and Agrawal PA. 2018. Insights into maize genome editing via CRISPR/Cas9. Mol. Biol. Plants. 24(2):175–183.
  7. Kumar S, Kanakachari M, Dhandapani G, Kumar K, Narayanasamy P, Padmalatha KV, Solanke AK, Gamanagatti S, Hiremath V, Katageri IS, Leelavathi S, Kumar PA and Reddy VS*. 2016. Genome-wide transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of bollworm-infested developing cotton bolls revealed the genes and pathways involved in the insect pest defence mechanism. Plant Biotech. J. 14(6):1438-1455.
  8. Mahanta P, Bhardwaj A, Kumar K, Reddy VS and Ramakumar S*. 2015. Structural insights into N-terminal to C-terminal interactions and implications for thermostability of a (ß/α) 8-triosephosphate isomerase barrel enzyme. FEBS J. 282(18): 3543-3555.
  9. Kumar S, Pandey P, Kumar K, Rajamani V, Padmalatha KV, Dhandapani G, Kanakachari M, Leelavathi S, Kumar PA and Reddy VS. 2015*. Delineating the glycoproteome of elongating cotton fiber cells. Data in Brief J. 5: 717-725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2015.10.015.

  Popular articles

  1. कृष्ण कुमार, पूजा शर्मा, अभिषेक झा, भूपेंद्र कुमार, प्रांजल यादव, एवं सुजय रक्षित। विश्व में ट्रांसजेनिक फसलों की स्थिति। कृषि चेतना 2020: अंक – 3 ।
  2. भूपेंद्र कुमार, कृष्ण कुमार, पूजा शर्मा, बृजेश कुमार सिंह, मीनाक्षी, सोनू कुमार, पुष्पेंदर, एवं सुजय रक्षित। पोषण संबंधी खाद्य सुरक्षा के लिए क्वालिटी प्रोटीन मक्का महत्व। कृषि चेतना 2020: अंक – 3।
  3. Kumar K (2019). Genome editing with engineered nuclease. Online presentation at https://www.slideshare.net/https://www.slideshare.net/secret/A8RCgFqlpFZ8Rb
  4. कृष्ण कुमार एवं अवनि। ट्रांसजेनिक मक्का की स्थिति: एक समीक्षा। कृषि चेतना 2018: अंक – 1 (मक्का विशेषांक) 89-92.
  5. Yadava P, Kumar K, Kumar B and Singh I. Landmark maize research papers in 2018. Maize Journal 7(2): 90-92; Short Communication.
  6. बचाएँ सफ़ेद सोना हलधर टाइम्ज़, जयपुर 2015 ।

 

 Book chapters

  1. YadavaP, Singh A, Kumar K, Sapna, and Singh I. 2019. Plant Senescence and Agriculture In: Sarwat M, Tuteja N Eds. Senescence Signalling and Control in Plants. Elsevier, Academic Press (ISBN: 978-0-12-813187-9), pp 283-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813187-9.00018-4
  2. Kumar K, Aggarwal C, Sapna, Singh I, Yadava P. 2018. Microbial Genes in Crop Improvement. In Prasad R, Gill SS, Tuteja N Eds. New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Crop Improvement through Microbial Biotechnology. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands (ISBN: 978-0-444-63987-5), pp 39-54.
  3. Kumar K, Gupta M, Singh A, Aggarwal C, Choudhary M, Singh I, Yadava P. Frontier technologies in maize improvement. In Maize research in India: Retrospect and prospect. Indian Institute of Maize Research (ISBN 978-81-928624-2-2), pp 425-443.
  4. Avni, Yadava P, Kumar K. Role of frontier technologies in maize improvement. All India co-ordinated maize improvement project, 2016 (pp. 19-28).

 Significant recognition

  • Best poster award in International Conference on Photobiology Phytochemistry & Plant Biotechnology (ICPPP-2019) held at MohanLal Sukhadia University, Udaipur from 8th to 9th May, 2019.
  • Editor (Basic Sciences), Maize Journal (https://mtaisociety.weebly.com/maize-journal.html), 2018-19.
  • Best oral presentation award in International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (ICCBSA) held at Jorhat, Assam from 13 December to 16 December , 2018 ICCBSA-2018
  • Awarded with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) for PhD research in UN institute (ICGEB) by DBT, Govt. of India (June 2011-June 2015).
  • CSIR-JRF fellowship for PhD research (Aug 2010 – May 2011).
  • Certificate of merit for securing 2nd rank at University level and grade O (Outstanding) in M.Sc. examination.
  • DBT, Govt. of India Merit Scholarship during M.Sc. programme (2008-10)
  • Certificate of appreciation/merit for outstanding performance in B.Sc. III exam
  • Certificate of appreciation/merit for outstanding performance in B.Sc. II exam