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Crop Improvement Researcher | Expert in PVP&FR | Research Project Management Expert | Research Manuscript Editing & Revi

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With over 22 years of extensive expertise in 🌱 crop improvement, I am a visionary project coordinator with a track record of executing continuous improvement projects to deliver exceptional results. My technical specialties encompass strategic planning for crop hybrid and variety development, seed and product development, root cause analysis, quality assurance, auditing and monitoring, budget planning, and crop and seed R&D stewardship. 🧑‍🔬🌱💼💰 I possess practical experience and analytical skills in utilizing computer statistical programs and the Microsoft Office Suite to make impactful contributions to projects aimed at improving crop yield, quality, and sustainability. 💻📊📈 I am highly motivated to lead and excel in any project related to crop improvement and research, and to drive innovation in the field. 🚀🌟

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ★ Agronomy & Crop Science
• ★ Agricultural Biotechnology
• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Agricultural Technology
• ☆ Soil Science
• ☆ Integrated Pest Management
• ☆ Weed Management
• ☆ Plant Biotechnology
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Conservation Genetics
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Agroecology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Newswriting

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Manager - Sustainable Agriculture Programme

Barmalt Malting (India) Private Limited

September 2023 - Present

Station Coordinator

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

June 2021 - July 2023

Scientist - Product Development Manager (North)

Metahelix Life Science Limited (A Tata Enterprise)

March 2019 - March 2020

Scientist - Product Selection Lead (Rice)

Syngenta India Ltd

February 2016 - December 2018

Special Project Scientist (Plant Breeding)

International Rice Research Institute

November 2012 - November 2015

Research Associate

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources

September 2011 - July 2012

Researcher - Wheat

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

April 2011 - November 2011

Researcher - Rice

Central Rice Research Institute

January 2011 - February 2011

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Technology Management in Agriculture (National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, ICAR)

University of Hyderabad

July 2013 - December 2015

Certificate Course in Intellectual Property Rights (Distance Education)

Indian Law Institute

September 2011 - December 2011

PhD (Agriculture) Plant Breeding and Genetics (Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture)

Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, ICAR

July 2005 - December 2010

M.Sc. (Agriculture) Genetics and Plant Breeding (Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agriculture Sciences)

Bundelkhand University

August 2002 - June 2004

B.Sc. (Biology) (Faculty of Science)

Government PG College

August 1996 - June 1999

Certifications

• Certificate - Supervisory Skills Program

  TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY, CIMMYT Academy, Mexico

  September 2022 - Present

• Certificate - Farm Data Management, sharing and services for Agriculture Development

  Food and Agriculture Organization

  November 2019 - Present

• Certificate - Commercial Concepts for Agronomy

  Market Edge, Wilmington, DE, USA

  April 2018 - Present

• Certificate - Project, Program and Portfolio Management Learning Map

  3PM Academy, Syngneta, Basel, Switzerland

  November 2016 - Present

• Certificate - Breeding Beyond the Horizon

  Syngenta APAC Product Development Conference, Thailand

  June 2016 - Present

• Certificate - Summer School on Geospatial Technologies

  DST-GOI, New Delhi at Chitkara University, Solan, Himanchal Pradesh

  August 2015 - Present

• Certificate - Data Management and Statistical Analysis Training

  IRRI-South Asia Rice Breeding Hub, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh

  April 2013 - Present

• Certificate - Wheat Phenotyping Workshop

  CIMMYT-NBPGR, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi

  March 2012 - Present

• Certificate - Bioinformatics Research and Application

  DBT-GOI, New Delhi at BIF, Department of Biochemistry, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

  February 2010 - Present

• Certificate - International Training Workshop on Potato Disease Detection Techniques

  Ministry of Agriculture of the People Republic of China at Supervision and Testing Centre for Virus

  September 2009 - Present

• Certificate - Biotechnology in Agriculture in a World of Global Environmental Changes

  Division for External Studies of Israel (MASHAV) at Robert H. Smith, Faculty of Agriculture, Food an

  March 2009 - Present

• Certificate - CIMAP Winter Training on Techniques and Tools of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

  Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, CSIR, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

  February 2008 - Present

• Certificate - Flawless Consulting Skills - Contracting

  Flame Centre, Singapore

  February 2018 - January 2025

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Avinash Chandra Pandey, Nusanisa Chedao, Potjamarn Suraninpong (2025). Identification of Indigenous Thai Phlegmariurus Genotypic Population by Integrating Morphological and Molecular Studies . Plants.

Avinash Chandra Pandey, Nusanisa Chedao, Potjamarn Suraninpong (2025). Identification of Indigenous Thai <i>Phlegmariurus</i> Genotypic Population by Integrating Morphological and Molecular Studies . Plants.

Raj K. Jat and Vijay S. Meena and Manish Kumar and Vijay S. Jakkula and Illathur R. Reddy and Avinash C. Pandey(2022). Direct Seeded Rice: Strategies to Improve Crop Resilience and Food Security under Adverse Climatic Conditions . Land. 11. (3). p. 382. {MDPI} {AG}

Avinash Chandra Pandey, B.S. Phogat, Sandeep Kumar, Jyoti Kumari, Naresh Kumar, T.P. Singh, Sundeep Kumar, R.K. Tyagi, Sherry Rachel Jacob, Amit Kumar Singh, et al. (2021). Characterization of wheat germplasm conserved in the Indian National Genebank and establishment of a composite core collection . Crop Science.

Shukla, S., Bhargava, A., Chatterjee, A., Pandey, A.C., Mishra, B.K.(2010). Diversity in phenotypic and nutritional traits in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor), a nutritionally underutilised crop . Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 90. (1). p. 139-144.

Pandey, Avinash Chandra, Shukla, Sudhir, Bhargava, Atul, Chatterjee, Avijeet, Kumar, Anu Rastogi Alok (2010). Genetic interrelationship among nutritional and quantitative traits in the vegetable amaranth . Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology.

Shukla, S., Bhargava, A., Chatterjee, A., Pandey, A.C., Kumar, A.R.A.(2010). Genetic interrelationship among nutritional and quantitative traits in the vegetable Amaranth,Interrelacionamento genético entre caracteres nutricionais e quantitativos em Amarantus (Amaranthus tricolor L.) . Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology. 10. (1). p. 16-22.

P&#233;rez-Vendrell AM, Guasch J, Francesch M, Molina-Cano JL, Brufau J(1995). Determination of beta-(1-3),(1-4)-D-glucans in barley by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography . Journal of chromatography. A.

Development of Core Set of Wheat (Triticum spp.) Germplasm Conserved in the National Genebank in India .

BOOK CHAPTER

(2015). Development of Core Set of Wheat (Triticum spp.) Germplasm Conserved in the National Genebank in India . Advances in Wheat Genetics: From Genome to Field.

Importance of Seed in Agriculture Production and Supply System” (2009) ICAR sponsored Winter School – “Recent Advances in Seed Production and Supply Systems” (January 21- February 10), 299-305.

Molecular Markers: Application in Varietal Identification and Genetic Purity (2009) ICAR sponsored Winter School – “Recent Advances in Seed Production and Supply Systems” (Jan. 21- February 10), 210-214.

Recent Advances in DNA Fingerprinting (2009) ICAR sponsored Winter School – “Recent Advances in Seed Production and Supply Systems” (January 21- February 10), 286-298.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Rice genotypes suitable for dry direct seeded conditions in India (2014) IRC14-0420 02a. Breeding informatics and multi-environment testing “The 4th International Rice Congress (IRC2014)” Bangkok, Thailand, 27 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2014 .

Phenotyping of wheat germplasm for tolerance to terminal heat stress (2014) “3rd International Plant Phenotyping Symposium - Phenotyping for Agriculture Sustainability”, Chennai, India, 17-19 Feb. 2014 .

Development of core set of wheat germplasm conserved in National Genebank in India (2013) “The 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium”, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan, 8-14 September .

Evaluation of 21000 wheat accessions conserved in the national genebank in India for tolerance to terminal heat stress (2013) “The 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium”, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan, 8-14 September .