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Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding


Dr. N.K. Singh


DESIGNATION:Professor
QUALIFICATION:Ph.D.
SPECIALISATION:Genetic and Plant Breeding, Maize Breeding, Plant Biotechnology
EMAIL:narendraksingh2[at]rediffmail[dot]com
CONTACT NO.:+91-9412909645
Research Areas/ Areas of Interest

  • Maize Breeding and Biotechnology, Stress breeding
    • Research Projects

  • Metabolic engineering of plants with stress tolerance phenotypes of D. radiodurans
    • Selected Research Publications

    1. NK Singh, Amarjeet Kumar, Hukum Chandra, Krishna Pal and SS Verma. 2017. Enhancement of Maize Allelic Diversity using Wild Relative Teosinte (Zea mays ssp. Parviglumis). Indian J. Plant Genet. Resour. 30: 253-257.

    2. Jha, S.K., Singh, N.K. and Agrawal, P.K. 2016. Complementation of sweet corn mutants: a method for grouping of sweet corn genotypes. J. Genetics, 95:183–187.

    3. Tufchi, M., Rashmi, Jha, S.K. and Singh, N.K. 2015. Effect on tryptophan content in opaque - 2 gene introgressed BC2F2:3 population of maize. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 75(4): 453-458.

    4. Devi, E. Lamalaxmi, Verma, SS, Kumar, S. and Singh, NK. 2015. Genetic variability studies for yield and contributing traits under two plant densities and molecular diversity analysis in maize (Zea mays L). Maydica, 60 (4): 1-11

    5. Akhtar, M. Jaiswal, A. Ahmad, E. Jaiswal, J.P. Qureshi, M.I. Tufchi, M. kumar, A. and Singh, N.K. 2015. Molecular cloning and characterization of a cold-induced gene encoding DRE-binding transcription factor from cold-arid adapted ecotype of Lepidium latifolium L. Indian J. of Biotechnology. 14:26-32
    Recognitions

  • DRDO Cash award 2003

  • Faculty Excellence Award, Ag. College, GBPUAT-2014

  • Dr. R.B. Ekbote Award by MACS, ARI, Pune-2017.

  • Dr. Joginder Singh Memorial Award of ISGPB-2019

  • Reviewer Excellence Award of ISGPB-2019

  • Fellow, Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding

  • Executive Member, ISGPB

  • Member, Variety Identification Committee

  • Member, Board of Studies, KU-NTL and DDU-GKP
    • Other Information

  • Fellow, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi
  • Recipient of Dr. RB Ekbote award of MACS, Pune

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