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Genetics      (51 scientists)

Dr A. K. Singh

   

Field of Specialisation : Rice Genetics, Breeding, Molecular Genetics, Basmati rice improvement

Dr A. K. Singh
Director, Principal Scientist

M.Sc. : Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Ph.D : Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Genetics and Plant Breeding

No. of Students Guided : -    M.Sc :   5

   Ph.D :   15

Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only

  1. Bollinedi H, Singh AK, Singh N, Gopala Krishnan S, Bhowmick PK, Vinod KK, Nagarajan M and Ellur RK. 2020. Genetic and genomic approaches to address rapid rancidity of rice bran. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 110. doi:10.1080/10408398.2020.1718598.
  2. Bollinedi H, Lad JD, Gopala Krishnan S, Bhowmick PK, Prabhu KV, Singh NK and Singh AK. 2019. Kinetics of β-carotene degradation under different storage conditions in transgenic Golden Rice lines. Food Chemistry 278: 773779.
  3. Singh AK, Singh VK, Singh A, Ellur RK, Pandian RTP, Gopala Krishnan S, Singh UD, Nagarajan M, Vinod KK and Prabhu KV. (2014) Introgression of multiple disease resistance into a maintainer of Basmati rice CMS line by marker assisted backcross breeding. Euphytica, 203: 97-107
  4. Marathi B., Guleria S, Mohapatra T, Parsad R, Nagarajan M, Vinod KK, Atwal SS, Prabhu KV, Singh NK and Singh AK (2012) QTL analysis of novel genomic regions associated with yield and yield related traits in new plant type based recombinant inbred lines of rice (Oryza sativa L.). BMC Plant Biology. 12: 137
  5. Ellur RK, Khanna A, Yadav A, Pathania, S, Rajashekara H, Singh VK, Gopala Krishnan S, Bhowmick PK, Nagarajan M, Vinod KK, Prakash G, Mondal KK, Singh NK and Singh AK (2016) Improvement of Basmati rice varieties for resistance to blast and bacterial blight diseases using marker assisted backcross breeding. Plant Sci. 242: 330-341
  6. Singh VK, Singh A, Singh SP, Ellur RK, Choudhary V, Sarkel S, Singh D, Gopala Krishnan S, Nagarajan M, Vinod KK, Singh UD, Rathore R, Prashanthi SK, Aggrawal PK, Bhatt JC, Mohapatra T, Prabhu KV and Singh AK (2011) Incorporation of blast resistance into PRR78, an elite Basmati rice restorer line, through marker assisted backcross breeding. Field Crop Research.,128 : 8-16
  7. Fiyaz RA, Yadav AK, Gopala Krishnan S, Ellur RK, Bashyal BM, Grover N, Bhowmick PK, Nagarajan M, Vinod KK, Singh NK, Prabhu KV and Singh AK. 2016. Mapping quantitative trait loci responsible for resistance to Bakanae disease in rice. Rice 9(1):45
  8. Babu NN, Gopala Krishnan S, Vinod KK, Krishnamurthy SL, Singh VK, Singh MP, Singh R, Ellur RK, Rai V, Bollinedi H, Bhowmick PK, Yadav A, Mariappan N, Singh NK, Prabhu K and Singh AK. 2017. Marker aided incorporation of Saltol, a major QTL associated with seedling stage salt tolerance, into Oryza sativa Pusa Basmati 1121. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 8: 41. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00041.
  9. Ellur RK, Khanna A, Gopala Krishnan S, Bhowmick PK, Vinod KK, Nagarajan M, Mondal KK, Singh NK, Singh K, Prabhu KV and Singh AK. 2016. Marker-aided incorporation of Xa38, a novel bacterial blight resistance gene, in PB 1121 and comparison of its resistance spectrum with xa13+Xa21. Scientific Reports 6: 29188.
  10. Khanna A, Sharma V, Ellur RK, Shikari AB, Gopala Krishnan S, Singh UD, Prakash G, Sharma TR, Rathour R, Variar M, Prashanthi SK, Nagarajan M, Vinod KK, Bhowmick PK, Singh NK, Prabhu KV, Singh BD and Singh AK. 2015. Development and evaluation of near isogenic lines for major blast resistance gene(s) in Basmati rice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 128(7): 1243-1259. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-015-2502-4.

Patent / Technologies / Methodologies / System etc. (Upto Five) :

  1. Pusa Basmati 1121 - Worlds longest cooked rice notified vide Gazette Notification: S.O.2547(E) dated 29.10.2008
  1. Pusa Basmati 1509 - An early maturing, semi-dwarf, high yielding and superior quality Basmati rice variety notified vide Gazette Notification S.O.2815(E) dated 19.09.2013
  1. Pusa Basmati 1728 (IET 24573) A MAS derived near isogenic line of Pusa Basmati 6 possessing bacterial blight resistance genes, xa13 and Xa21 notified vide Gazette notification no. S.O.3540 (E) dated 22.11. 2016
  1. Pusa Basmati 1718 (IET 24565) A MAS derived near isogenic line of Pusa Basmati 1121 possessing bacterial blight resistance genes, xa13 and Xa21 notified vide Gazette notification no. S.O.2805(E) dated 25.08.2017
  1. Pusa Basmati 1637 (IET 24570) A MAS derived near isogenic line of Basmati rice variety, Pusa Basmati 1 possessing blast resistance gene, Pi9 notified vide Gazette notification no. S.O.3540 (E) dated 22.11. 2016

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

  1. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award (2013) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
  1. Bharat Ratna Dr. C. Subramanian Award (2013) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
  1. Fellow of NAAS (2011) by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi
  1. Fellow of NAAS (2018) by Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
  1. Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award (2017) by Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation Award for Science and Technology and NASI, India