Dr. Sundeep Kumar
Dr. Sundeep kumar
Principal Scientist
Division/RS/Unit
Division of Genomic Resources
Contact
Phone: 011-25802878
Email:sundeep.kumar(AT)icar.gov.in
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2_xdxwkAAAAJ&hl=en
Qualification
| Degree | Discipline | Year |
| M.Sc.(Ag) | Genetics and Plant Breeding | 1999 |
| Ph.D. | Genetics and Plant Breeding | 2003 |
SPECIALIZATION
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Salient Achievements
- The success story of ICAR:
Rust Proofing Wheat Production – A Mega Study Finds Novel Sources of Disease Resistance in Wheat Germplasm – The biggest evaluation trial in the history of Indian agriculture I developed a team of colleagues (37) and partners/institutes (9) have created a history by evaluating the largest trial consisting of entire wheat germplasm collection (~22,000 accessions) conserved in the Indian National Gene bank at ICAR-National Bureau of plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi. This has led to the identification of multiple disease-resistant lines i.e., 137 accessions resistant to three prevailing rusts and spot blotch based on evaluation under hot spots and artificial epiphytotic conditions and novel genes. The identified accessions with multiple rust disease resistance can be used as a source of resistance to improve existing high-yield cultivars. This was the biggest evaluation trial in the history of Indian agriculture; reported in Limca Book of Records-2013 and also it has been published as a success story on ICAR-webpage. References: https://icar.org.in/node/417: Rust proofing wheat production to find novel sources of disease resistance in wheat germplasm - Genetic stock identified and registered:
>>Rust resistant wheat germplasm: IC536140 (INGR15022), EC573562 (INGR15023), EC339604 (INGR18012), IC252459 (INGR18013), IC536365 (INGR19007), EC574482 (INGR19008),IC290150 (INGR19046), IC73591 (INGR22073), IC290156 (INGR21187), IC128565 (INGR21030), IC128638 (INGR21031), HW-5074 (INGR-22068), HW-3654 (INGR-23082), HW-3655 (INGR23083), IC252458 (INGR21097), IC290150 (INGR21098), IC279875 (INGR21099)
>>Spot blotch resistant wheat germplasm: IC0624570 (INGR18008), IC564121 (INGR18014), IC443669 (INGR18015), IC529962 (INGR19044), IC0529684 (INGR19045)
>>Potential genetic resource for terminal heat stress tolerance: IC321906 (INGR21188), IC416488 (INGR22121)
>>Drought tolerant wheat germplasm: EC531185 (INGR18011), IC128335 (INGR22116)
>>Salt tolerant wheat germplasm: IC533742 (INGR22122), INGR22123 (EC178071-428) - Markers for economically important traits:
>>Robust KASP assays for novel spot blotch disease resistance alleles/genes
>>Robust KASP assays for novel stem rust resistance QTLs
>>Robust KASP assays for the traits associated with terminal heat stress tolerance in bread wheat
>>Reliable drought stress tolerance linked markers in bread wheat for their use in MAS
>>Markers for root lesion nematode resistance - Databases developed:
>>SSR marker database of medicinal plant, Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata)
>>Development of gene and SSR marker database of giloe (Tinospora cordifolia) - G-DIRT: a web server for the identification and removal of duplicate germplasms based on identity-by-state analysis
>>Development of Standard Operating Protocol for Wheat DNA Fingerprinting
>>Identified QTLs for spot blotch resistance, stay green, various drought-related traits following a biparental approach
>>Developed Composite Core set for management of NGB wheat collection
>>Development of rice core-set using SNP markers
>>Identified stem and leaf rust resistance in wild relatives of wheat with D genome
>>Identified morphological marker (leaf tip necrosis – Ltn) for spot blotch resistance which is being widely used in MAS
Awards/Honours
- BOYSCAST Fellow at KSU, Manhattan, KS, USA during 2008-09.
- DAAD fellow atInstitute of Phytopathology and Zoology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany during 2004-05.
- Fellow of National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS), Chennai, India for the year 2021.
- Member, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)-2023
- Expert Working Group on Wheat Phenotyping and durum wheat working globally headed by INRA, France.
- Member of Board of Studies in Biotechnology, CCS University, Meerut
- Annual Research Fellowships Programme of ENEA-RES (External Relation, Govt. of Italy) at ENEA, Casaccia, Rome, Italy in 2004.
- Distinguished Scientist Award 2020 for contribution to the field of Plant Genetic Resources, conferred during International Web Conference on “Global Research Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture & Allied Sciences (GRISAAS-2020) during 28-30 December, 2020
- Elected ISGPB Fellow 2018 for my achievements and outstanding contribution in the field of Genetics and Plant Breeding conferred during 1st National Genetics Congress on 14 Dec, 2018 at IARI, New Delhi.
- Distinguished Scientist Award2017 in the field of Plant Biotechnology at MaharanaPratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
- Young Scientist Award2015 during National Conference on “Sustainable Agriculture Development through Biotechnological Techniques and its Impact on Food Security, Human Welfare and Climate”, February 28 to March 1, 2015.
- R.S. Paroda Young Scientist Award2012for significant contributions in the field of Plant Genetic Resources.
- Young Scientist Award2012 during 14th Indian Agricultural scientists & Farmers’ Congress, 2012.
Recent Publications Research Papers
- Divya Sharma, Neeraj Budhlakoti, Anita Kumari, Dinesh Kumar Saini, Anshu Sharma, Aakash Yadav, Reyazul Rouf Mir, Amit Kumar Singh, V.K Vikas, Gyanendra Pratap Singh and Dr. Sundeep Kumar* (2024). Exploring the Genetic Architecture of Powdery Mildew Resistance in Wheat through QTL Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in Plant Sciences, 2024, 10: 3389DOI 10.3389/fpls.2024.1386494
Divya Sharma, Anita Kumari, Priya Sharma, Anupma Singh, Anshu Sharma, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Uttam Kumar, Sofora Jan, M. Parthiban, Reyazul Rouf Mir, Pradeep Bhati, Anjan Kumar Pradhan, Aakash Yadav, Dwijesh Chandra Mishra, Neeraj Budhlakoti, Mahesh C. Yadav, Kiran B. Gaikwad, Amit Kumar Singh, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Sundeep Kumar*(2023). Meta-QTL analysis in wheat: progress, challenges and opportunities.Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2023) 136:247 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-023-04490-z
Anjan Kumar Pradhan, Neeraj Budhlakoti, Dwijesh Chandra Mishra, Pramod Prasad, S. C. Bhardwaj, Sindhu Sareen, M. Sivasamy, P. Jayaprakash, M. Geetha, R. Nisha, P. Shajitha, John Peter, Amandeep Kaur, Satinder Kaur, V. K. Vikas, Kuldeep Singh, and Sundeep Kumar* (2023). Identification and validation of novel QTLs/defense genes in spring wheat germplasm for seedling and adult plant resistance to stem rust. Plant Diseasedoi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-22-2242-RE
Mir ZA, Chauhan D, Pradahan AK, Srivastava V., Sharma D, Budlakoti N, Mishra DC, Jadan V, Sahu TK, Grover M, Gangwar OP, Kumar S, Bharadwaj SC, Padaria JC, Singh AK, Rai A, Singh GP and Kumar S* (2023). Comparative Transcriptome Profiling of Near Isogenic Lines PBW343 and FLW29 to Unravel Defense Related Genes and Pathways Contributing to Stripe Rust Resistance in Wheat. Functional & Integrative Genomics, doi.org/10.1007/s10142-023-01104-1
Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Tilak Chandra, Anurag Saharan, Neeraj Budhlakoti, DC Mishra, MS Saharan, Reyazul Rouf Mir, Amit Kumar Singh, Soumya Sharma, VK Vikas, Sundeep Kumar*(2023). Recent advances on genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and genomic selection (GS); prospects for Fusarium head blight research in Durum wheat. Molecular Biology Reports, DOI:10.1007/s11033-023-08309-4
Kumar S, Saini DK, Jan F, Jan S, Tahir M, Djalovic I, Latkovic D, Khan MA, Kumar S, Vikas VK, Kumar U, Kumar S, Dhaka NS, Dhankher OP, Rustgi S and Mir RR (2023). Comprehensive meta-QTL analysis for dissecting the genetic architecture of stripe rust resistance in bread wheat. BMC Genomics. 24:259 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09336-y
Jan S, Kumar S, Yousuf M, Shafi S, Majid R, Khan MA, Jeelani F, Shikari AB, Kaur S, Kumar S, Kalia S, Singh K, Prasad M, Varshney RK, Mir RR (2023). Do diverse wheat genotypes unleash their biochemical arsenal differentially to conquer cold stress? A comprehensive study in the Western Himalayas. Physiologia Plantarum. 2023;175:e1406DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14069
Vikas Kumar Singh, Deepti Chaturvedi, Saksham Pundir, Deepak Kumar, Rajiv Sharma, Sundeep Kumar, Shiveta Sharma, Shailendra Sharma (2023). GWAS scans of cereal cyst nematode (Heterodera avenae) resistance in Indian wheat germplasm. Molecular Genetics and GenomicsDOI: 10.1007/s00438-023-01996-5
Deepali Upadhyay, Neeraj Budhlakoti, DC Mishra, Jyoti Kumari, Vijay Gahlaut, Nidhee Chaudhary, Jasdeep Chatrath Padaria, Sindhu Sareen, Sundeep Kumar* (2023). Characterization of stress-induced changes in morphological, physiological and biochemical properties of Indian bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under deficit irrigation. Genetic Resources & Crop Evolution. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-023-01693-7.
Deepali Upadhyay, Neeraj Budhlakoti, Jyoti Kumari, Nidhee Chaudhary, Jasdeep Chatrath Padaria, Sindhu Sareen &Sundeep Kumar* (2023). In-silico characterization of drought stress related WRKY2 transcription factor in wheat crop (Triticum aestivum L.): study of its physico-chemical properties and structural dynamics. Genetic Resources & Crop Evolution. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-023-01706-5
Suneel Kumar, Anjan Kumar Pradhan, Uttam Kumar, Guriqbal Singh Dhillon, Satinder Kaur, Neeraj Budhlakoti, Dwijesh Chandra Mishra, Amit Kumar Singh, Rakesh Singh, Jyoti Kumari, Vikas V Kumaran, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Pradeep Kumar Bhati, Saikat Das, Ramesh Chand, Kuldeep Singh, Sundeep kumar*(2022). Validation of Novel spot blotch disease resistance alleles identified in unexplored wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) germplasm lines through KASP markers. BMC Plant Biology. 22:618. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-04013-w
Kumar S*, Jacob SR, Mir RR, Vikas VK, Kulwal P, Chandra T, Kaur S, Kumar U, Kumar S, Sharma S, Singh R, Prasad S, Singh AM, Singh AK, Kumari J, Saharan MS, Bhardwaj SC, Prasad M, Kalia S and Singh K (2022) Indian Wheat Genomics Initiative for Harnessing the Potential of Wheat Germplasm Resources for Breeding Disease-Resistant, Nutrient-Dense, and Climate-Resilient Cultivars. Front. Genet. 13:834366. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.834366
Vikas VK, Pradhan AK, Budhlakoti N, Mishra D, Chandra T, Bhardwaj SC, Kumar S, Sivasamy M, Jayaprakash P, Nisha R, Shajitha P, Peter J, Geetha M, Mir R, and Singh K, Kumar S*(2022). Multi-locus genome-wide association studies (ML-GWAS) reveal novel genomic regions associated with seedling and adult plant stage leaf rust resistance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). HeredityDOI: 10.1038/s41437-022-00525-1
Budhlakoti N, Kushwaha AK, Rai A, Chaturvedi KK, Kumar A, Pradhan AK, Kumar U, Kumar RR, Juliana P, Mishra DC and Kumar S* (2022). Genomic Selection: A Tool for Accelerating the Efficiency of Molecular Breeding for Development of Climate-Resilient Crops. Front. Genet. 13:832153. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.832153
Sahu TK, Singh AK, Mittal S, Jha SK, Kumar S, Jacob SR, Singh K (2022).G-DIRT: a web server for identification and removal of duplicate germplasms based on identity-by-state analysis using single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping data. Briefings in Bioinformatics 23 (5): bbac348,
DOI : org/10.1093/bib/bbac348Aakash Yadav, Tilak Chandra, Sundeep Kumar (2022). Evaluation of differentially expressed genic marker linked resistance gene analog (RGAs) effective at seedling stage against spot blotch in wheat. Cereal Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00285-y
Deepak Kumar, Shiveta Sharma, Rajiv Sharma, Saksham Pundir, Vikas Kumar Singh, Deepti Chaturvedi, Bansa Singh, Sundeep Kumar, Shailendra Sharma (2021). Genome wide association study in hexaploid wheat identifies novel genomic regions associated with resistance to root lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei). Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-80996-0
Shiksha Chaurasia, Amit Kumar Singh, Arvind Kumar, L.S.Songachan, Mahesh C. Yadav, Sundeep Kumar, Jyoti Kumari, Ruchi Bansal, Parbodh Chander Sharma, Kuldeep Singh (2021). Genome-wide association mapping reveals key genomic regions for physiological and yield-related traits under salinity stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Genomics 113: 3198-3215.
Pradhan AK, Kumar S*, Singh AK, Budhlakoti N, Mishra DC, Chauhan D, Mittal S, Grover M, Kumar S, Gangwar OP, Kumar S, Gupta A, Bhardwaj SC, Rai A and Singh K (2020) Identification of QTLs/Defense Genes Effective at Seedling Stage Against Prevailing Races of Wheat Stripe Rust in India. Front. Genet. 11:572975. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.572975
Sundeep Kumar*, JyotiKumari, NabinBhusal, Anjan k. Pradhan, NeerajBudhlakoti, Dwijesh C. Mishra, Divya Chauhan, Suneel Kumar1, Amit K. Singh, Matthew P. Reynolds, Gyanendra P. Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Sindhu Sareen(2020). Genome-wide association study reveals genomic regions associated with ten agronomical traits in wheat under late-sown conditions. Front. Plant Sci. | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.549743
Amit Kumar Singh, Nidhi Singh, Sundeep Kumar, JyotiKumari, Rakesh Singh, SonamGaba, Mahesh C Yadav, Monendra Grover, ShikshaChaurasia, Rajesh Kumar (2020). Identification and evolutionary analysis of polycistronic miRNA clusters in domesticated and wild wheat. Genomics, 2020.
Singh S, Mishra VK, Kharwar RN, Budhlakoti N, Ahirwar RN, Mishra DC, Sundeep K, Ramesh Chand R, Kumar U, Kumar S, Joshi AK (2020). Genetic characterization for lesion mimic and other traits in relation to spot blotch resistance in spring wheat. PLOS ONE 15(10): e0240029. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240029
Sindhu Sareen, Nabin Bhusal, Manoj Kumar, Pradeep Kumar Bhati, RenuMunjal, JyotiKumari, Sundeep Kumar, A. K. Sarial (2020). Molecular genetic diversity analysis for heat tolerance of indigenousand exotic wheat genotypes. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 29(1):15–23 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-019-00501-7
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