Dr. Pradeep Kumar

Eductaion:

B.Sc. Botany, Ind. Microbiology & Chemistry, DDU Gorakhpur University, UP, India (2002).

M.Sc. Biotechnology, DDU Gorakhpur University, UP, India (2004).

Ph.D. Biotechnology, Central institute for Subtropical Horticulture (ICAR) & BBA University, Lucknow, UP, India. Title “Variability studies of mango malformation pathogen (Fusarium moniliforme var. subglutinans) and its molecular characterization” (Submitted- July 2010/ Viva April 2012).

Email: pkbiotech@gmail.com / pradeep@post.bgu.ac.il

Publications:     Google Scholar Citations

A. Dubey, S. K. Diwakar, S. K. Rawat, P. Kumar, N. Batra, A. Joshi and J. Singh (2007) Characterization of Ionically Bound Peroxidases from Apple (Mallus pumilus) Fruits. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology. 37: 47-58.

P. Kumar, A. K Misra and B. K. Pandey (2007) In vitro study of efficacy of Trichoderma spp. against Fusarium moniliforme var. subglutinans isolated from vegetative malformation. Journal of Eco-Friendly Agriculture 2(2): 187-189.

A Gupta, V. Gupta and P. Kumar (2007) Effect of carbon and nitrogen source on production of extra cellular alpha-amylase by Aspergillus niger. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology.37 (1): 158-159.

P. Kumar, M. Kamle, J. Singh and D. P. Rao (2008) Isolation and characterization of peroxidases from the leaves of Ricinus communis. International Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 4(4): 283-292.

V. K. Gupta, R. Gaur, N. Gautam, P. Kumar, I. J. Yadav and N. S. Darmwal (2009) Optimization of Xylanase Production from Fusarium solani F7. American Journal of Food Technology. 4(1): 20-29.

P. Mittal, A. Sengar, S.S. Ghosal and P. Kumar (2009) Impact of cefotaxime on somatic embryogenesis and shoot regeneration in sugarcane. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 15(3) 257-265.

P. Kumar, A. K. Misra, B. K. Pandey, S. P. Misra and D. R. Modi (2009) Eco- friendly management of mango malformation Fusarium moniliforme var. subglutinans from leaf extracts. Journal of Eco-Friendly Agriculture. 4 (1) 61-64.

P. Kumar, V. K. Gupta, A.K. Misra, D. R. Modi and B. K. Pandey (2009) Potential of Molecular Markers in Plant Biotechnology. Plant Omics Journal. 2(4): 141-162.

V. K. Gupta, A. Pandey, P. Kumar, B. K. Pandey, R. K. Gaur, V. Bajpai, N. Sharma and S. Sharma (2010) Genetic characterization of mango anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. By Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology.09 (26): 4019-4023.

A. Pandey, M. Kamle, L.P. Yadav, M. Muthukumar, P. Kumar, V. K. Gupta, M. Asfaque and B. K. Pandey (2010) Genetically modified food: its uses, future prospects and safety assessment. Biotechnology. 09 (4): 444-458.

P. Kumar, A. K. Misra and D. R. Modi (2011) Current status of mango malformation in India. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences. 10 (1):01-23.

P. Kumar, M. Kamle and J. Singh (2011) Biochemical characterization of Santlum album (Chandan) leaf peroxidase. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 17(2)153-159.

P. Kumar, A. K. Misra, A. K. Srivastava and D. R. Modi (2011) Mapping of F. moniliforme var. subglutinans from normal and malformed panicles and malformed seedlings of mango by recovery method. Plant Archives. 11 (1) 567-569.

J. Singh, P. Kumar, N. Batra and A. Joshi (2012) Partial purification and characterization of peroxidases from the leaves of Sapindus mukorossi. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 21 (1):11-16.

P. Kumar, A. K. Misra, D. R. Modi and V. K. Gupta (2012) Biocontrol potential of Trichoderma species against mango malformation pathogens. Archives of Phytopathology & Plant Protection. 45 (10):1237-1245.

A. K. Tiwari, S. K. Vishwakarma, P. Kumar, N. Pandey, M. Lal and M. L. Sharma (2012) Ratoon stuuning disease of sugarcane. Plant knowledge Journal. 1(1) 20-24.

A. K. Tiwari, S. K. Vishwakarma, S. P. Singh, P. Kumar, M. S. Khan , S. C. Chun and G. P. Rao (2012) First report of a 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' associated with little leaf disease of Ageratum conyzoides in India. New Disease Report (Plant Pathology). 26, 18.

P. Kumar, M. Kamle and A. Pandey (2012). RNAi: New Era of Functional Genomics for Crop Improvement. In: Frontior In Frontier on Recent Development in Plant Sciences Eds. Aakash Goyal and Priti Maheshwari. “Peer reviewed e-Book series of Bentham Science Publisher". USA. (eISBN:978-1-60805-403-9, ISBN: 2213-2708; DOI: 10.2174/97816080540391120101) pp.24-38 (15).