Dr Giriraj Kumawat

Dr Giriraj Kumawat

Seinor Scientist (Agricultural Biotechnology)
Giriraj.Kumawat@icar.gov.in
07312437926(O)
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Academics

Post Doctoral in Root development in Soybean
Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
Ph.D. in Molecular biology and biotechnology
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, India
M.Sc.Molecular biology and biotechnology
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
B.Sc Agriculture
Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

Projects

  • Current projects as PI and CO-PI (In House)
  • NRCS 1.87/1.1 Augmentation, management and documentation of soybean germplasm (as Co-PI)
  • NRCS 1.6/92 Hybridization, selection and development of multi-parent population for genetic improvement of yield potential in soybean (as Co-PI)
  • DSR 5.6b/18 Soybean breeding for waterlogging tolerance(as Co-PI)
  • Current projects as PI and CO-PI (External)
  • DBT: Development of genetic stocks for maturity and growth habit genes in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) (as Co-PI)
  • NASF: Genomics strategies for improvement of yield and seed composition traits under drought stress conditions in soybean (as Co-PI)

Publications

  • Best Five Publications
  • Kumawat G, Maranna S, Gupta S, Tripathi R, Agarwal N, Singh V, Rajesh V, Chandra S, Kamble V, Nataraj V, Bharti A, Sharma M P, Jadhav P V, Ratnaparkhe M B, Satpute G K, Bhatia V S (2020) Identification of novel genetic sources for agronomic and quality traits in soybean using multi-trait allele specific genic marker assays. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-020-00580-x
  • Nataraj V, Shivakumar M, Kumawat G, Gupta S, Rajput L S, Kumar S, Sharma A N, Bhatia V S (2020) Genetics of anthracnose disease resistance revealed complementary gene interaction in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-020-00917-4
  • Kumawat G, Yadav A, Satpute G K, Gireesh C, Patel R, Shivakumar M, Gupta S, Chand S, Bhatia V S (2019) Genetic relationship, population structure analysis and allelic characterization of flowering and maturity genes E1, E2, E3 and E4 among 90 Indian soybean landraces. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 25:387-398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-018-0615-3
  • Shivakumar M, Kumawat G, Nataraj V, Gireesh C, Gupta S, Satpute G K, Ratnaparkhe M B, Yadav D P (2019) NAM population – a novel genetic resource for soybean improvement: development and characterization for yield and attributing traits. Plant Genetic Resources, 17:545-553. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1479262119000352
  • Kumawat, G, Gupta, S, Ratnaparkhe, M B, Maranna, S and Satpute, G K (2016) QTLomics in Soybean: a way forward for translational genomics and breeding. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7:1852. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01852

Achievements

  • JIRCAS Visiting Research Fellow 2019-20, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences, Japan
  • Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India