Dr. Vishnu Kumar

Dr. Vishnu Kumar
Principal Scientist

Division/RS/Unit

Division of Genomic Resources

Contact

Phone:011-25802810
Email: vishnu.kumar-icar@nic.in

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1M2tnEAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

Qualification

Degree

Discipline

Year

M.Sc.

Genetics & Plant Breeding

2006

Ph.D.

Plant Breeding & Genetics

2010

SPECIALIZATION

Division of Genomic Resources

Salient Achievements

  • Contributed in the development of 14 wheat and barley varieties, released by CVRC
  • Registered 23 unique trait specific germplasm accessions with ICAR-NBPGR
  • Received one copy right

Awards/Honours

  • Associate, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences wef Jan., 2018
  • Fellow of Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding, New Delhi
  • Fellow of SAWBR, Karnal
  • Bestowed with Prof. Mahatim Singh Memorial Award, SAWBR, Karnal
  • Received Recognition Award from PPV&FRA, New Delhi
  • Received Best Scientist Award from ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal
  • ARS, 2009 first rank in Plant Breeding
  • PhD Gold medallist
  • Received ICAR SRF for PhD Prog.

Recent Publications Research Papers

  1. Vishnu Kumar and Ghorpade, P.B. 2009. Evaluation of third cycle of half-sib recurrent selection using genetic male sterility in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding 69 (3): 250-253.
  2. Vishnu Kumar and Maloo, S.R. 2011. Heterosis and combining ability studies for yield components and grain protein content in bread wheat [Triticum aestivum (L.)]. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 71 (4): 363-366.
  3. Vishnu Kumar and Maloo, S.R. 2012. Parental molecular diversity and its concurrence to heterosis in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 82 (3): 207-212.
  4. Vishnu Kumar, Raj Kumar, R P S Verma, Ajay Verma and Indu Sharma. 2013. Recent trends in breeder seed production of barley (Hordeum vulgare) in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 83 (5): 576–578.
  5. Vishnu Kumar, Raj Kumar and Indu Sharma. 2013. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) varietal spectrum and need of varietal replacement in relation to north-eastern India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 83 (6): 694-696.
  6. Vishnu Kumar, BS Tyagi, Ajay Verma and Indu Sharma. 2014. Association of Indian bread wheat genotypes under different moisture regimes. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 74 (2): 251-253.
  7. Vishnu Kumar, BS Tyagi, Ajay Verma and Indu Sharma. 2014. Stability analysis for grain yield and its components under different moisture regimes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 84 (8): 931-936.
  8. Vishnu Kumar, RPS Verma, SR Vishwakarma, D Kumar, AS Kharub and Indu Sharma. 2015. Characterization for DUS descriptors and environmental interaction studies for grain protein and starch contents in barley (H. vulgare L.). SABRAO Journal of Breeding & Genetics, 47(3): 260-267.
  9. Vishnu Kumar, B Sarkar, Dinesh Kumar, RPS Verma, AS Kharub and Indu Sharma. 2015. Genetic analyses of malting quality characters in barley (H vulgare L.). Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 75 (1): 125-127.
  10. Vishnu Kumar, AS Kharub, RPS Verma and Ajay Verma. 2016. AMMI, GGE biplots and regression analysis to comprehend the G X E interaction in multi-environment barley trials. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 76 (2): 202-204.
  11. Vishnu Kumar, AS Kharub, RPS Verma and Ajay Verma. 2016. Applicability of joint regression and biplot models for stability analysis in multi-environment barley trials. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 86(11): 1443-1448.
  12. Vishnu Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, AS Kharub and GP Singh. 2017. Evaluation of grain yield and diastatic power in barley for north western plains of India. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 77 (4): 569-573.
  13. Vishnu Kumar, AS Kharub and GP Singh. 2018. Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative Interaction and Yield Stability Index for Genotype by Environment Analysis and Wider Adaptability in Barley. Cereal Research Communication, 46 (2): 365-375.
  14. Vishnu Kumar, RPS Verma, Dinesh Kumar, AS Kharub and GP Singh. 2018. Assessment of barley genotypes for malting quality: Genotype x environment interactions. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 78 (4): 523-526.
  15. Vishnu Kumar, SC Bhardwaj, AS Kharub and GP Singh. 2019. Genetics of stripe rust resistance in two barley (H. vulgare L.) genotypes. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 79 (2): 503-506.
  16. Vishnu Kumar, Shekhawat AS, Kumar Y, Kaur S, Swati, Kharub AS and Singh GP. 2020. G x E models for yield adaptation and target environment analysis in barley (H. vulgare L.). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 90(1): 128-132.
  17. Vishnu Kumar, Kumar S, Singh SP, Vaish SS, Deepshikha, Khan JB, Kharub AS and Singh GP. 2020. Identification of resistant genotypes and representative environments for spot blotch (Biplorais sorokiniana) in barley. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 90(5): 909-913.
  18. Vishnu Kumar, SK Chaturvedi and GP Singh. 2022. Brief review of malting quality and frontier areas in barley. Cereal Res. Communications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00292-z.
  19. M Patial, R Chauhan, HK Chaudhary, KK Pramanick, AK Shukla, Vishnu Kumar and RPS Verma. 2022. Au-courant and novel technologies for efficient doubled haploid development in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2022.2050181.
  20. MK Saini, Vishnu Kumar*, P Supriya, Sultan Singh, KK Singh and SK Chaturvedi. 2023. Genetic analysis for green fodder quality characters in concurrence of heterosis and genotype-by-trait biplot in bread wheat (T. aestivum L.). Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 83 (3): 366-373.
  21. J S Chauhan, KH Singh, PR Choudhary, BB Singh and Vishnu Kumar. 2023. Breeding varieties and seed production chain of minor cereals in India: Status and strategies. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 93 (6): 583-590. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v93i6.126191
  22. P Supriya, Vishnu Kumar*, Manoj Kumar Saini, Sultan Singh, Krishna K Singh, Sushil Kumar Chaturvedi and Bhudeva Singh Tyagi 2024. Gene effect analysis of forage quality traits in barley (H. vulgare L.) in Bundelkhand region of India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 94 (4): 369-374.
  23. Vishnu Kumar, PS Shekhawat, S Kumar, OP Gangwar, BS Tyagi, Arun Gupta, Vikas Gupta and GP Singh. 2025. Inheritance studies for stripe rust and identification of multiple rust resistant genotypes in bread wheat (T. aestivum L.). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 95 (4): 371-375.
  24. Raj Pal Meena, Vishnu Kumar*, K Venkatesh, HT Sujatha, SC Tripathi, R Nargund and V Nataraj. 2025. Multi-trait based identification of water use efficient genotypes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 85 (3): 418-425.
  25. JS Chauhan, PR Choudhury, KH Singh and Vishnu Kumar. 2025. Unravelling the output and outcome of field crops breeding in India since implementation of Seeds Act, 1966. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 85 (3): 343-359.
  26. SHN Reddi, VP Naole, V S Goyal, PV Patil, VB Kalamkar, NH Sable, JJ Maheshwari and PB Ghorpade. 2010. Evaluation of three cycle of recurrent selection for improvement of seed yield in safflower using genetic male sterility. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 70 (1): 44-47.
  27. Ajay Verma, V Kumar, AS Kharub and GP Singh. 2019. Quantification of G × E interactions for feed barley genotypes by parametric and non-parametric measures. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 48(1): 33-42.
  28. Devinder Mohan, Hanif Khan, Vishnu Kumar, Raj Kumar, Ajay Verma, Randhir Singh and Gyanendra Singh. 2023. Significance of yield sustainability to develop climate smart wheat (T. aestivum) in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 93 (9): 954-959. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v93i9.137708
  29. Kaur, DK Payasi, R Choudhary, Vishnu Kumar, SK Yadav, D Singh, V Kumar, B Jat, D Garg, VK Gupta, S Kumar, V Chinnusamy, AS Kushwah, A Kumar and GP Singh. 2024. Genetic resources for enhancing drought tolerance from National Genebank collection of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) in India. Plant and Soil, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06966-3.

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