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Expert in breeding, precision phenotyping and farming, aeroponics and farm development

Profile Summary

Founder and Director of Astralyn Agro (OPC) Pvt. Ltd Company. (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Area of interest is provide service for precision filed Phenotyping for biotic and abiotic stresses in multiple environments, Quality seed production, crop health monitoring and advisory. In addition to this, consultancy is provided to seed company for developing in-house breeding program.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Plant Pathology
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Agricultural Engineering
• ☆ Agricultural Technology
• ☆ Agricultural Biotechnology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Processing

Product Development Manufacturing, Prototyping

Work Experience

Founder and Director

Astralyn Agro (OPC) Pvt. Ltd

October 2023 - Present

Wheat Breeder

Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA)

January 2014 - May 2023

Wheat Breeder

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

January 2013 - January 2014

Researcher

The Energy and Resources Institute

November 2009 - November 2012

post doc

Institute for Plant genetics and Crop plant Research (IPK)

May 2006 - December 2009

Education

Ph.D. (Genetics and Plant Breeding)

Banaras Hindu University

August 2001 - April 2005

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Uttam Kumar, Monu Kumar, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Ramesh Chand, Sandeep Sharma, Jai Prakash Jaiswal, Mukesh Choudhary, Anima Mahato, Ashutosh, Prashant Singh, et al. (2023). NDVI and grain fill duration are important to be considered in breeding for terminal heat stress tolerance in wheat . Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science.

Uttam Kumar, Md. Farhad, Shashi Tripathi, Ravi Singh, Arun Joshi, Pradeep Bhati, Manish Vishwakarma (2023). GWAS for Early-Establishment QTLs and Their Linkage to Major Phenology-Affecting Genes (Vrn, Ppd, and Eps) in Bread Wheat . Genes.

UTTAM KUMAR, MD FARHAD, Shashi B. Tripathi, Ravi P. Singh, Arun K. Joshi, Pradeep Kumar Bhati, Manish Kumar Vishwakarma (2023). GWAS for Early-Establishment QTLs and Their Linkage to Major Phenology-Affecting Genes (<i>Vrn</i>, <i>Ppd,</i> and <i>Eps</i>) in Bread Wheat . Genes.

UTTAM KUMAR(2022). Stripe rust and leaf rust resistance in CIMMYT wheat line “Mucuy” is conferred by combinations of race-specific and adult-plant resistance loci . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

UTTAM KUMAR(2022). Dissecting the Genetic Architecture of Phenology Affecting Adaptation of Spring Bread Wheat Genotypes to the Major Wheat-Producing Zones in India . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

UTTAM KUMAR(2022). Indian Wheat Genomics Initiative for Harnessing the Potential of Wheat Germplasm Resources for Breeding Disease-Resistant, Nutrient-Dense, and Climate-Resilient Cultivars . Frontiers in Genetics. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

UTTAM KUMAR(2022). Genomic selection for spot blotch in bread wheat breeding panels, full-sibs and half-sibs and index-based selection for spot blotch, heading and plant height . Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135. (6). p. 1965--1983. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

UTTAM KUMAR(2022). SNP Discovery Using BSR-Seq Approach for Spot Blotch Resistance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), an Essential Crop for Food Security . Frontiers in Genetics. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

UTTAM KUMAR(2022). Genome-Wide Association Mapping Indicates Quantitative Genetic Control of Spot Blotch Resistance in Bread Wheat and the Favorable Effects of Some Spot Blotch Loci on Grain Yield . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

UTTAM KUMAR(2022). Genomic Selection: A Tool for Accelerating the Efficiency of Molecular Breeding for Development of Climate-Resilient Crops . Frontiers in Genetics. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

Uttam Kumar, Md Farhad, Shashi Bhushan Tripathi, Ravi Prakash Singh, Arun Kumar Joshi, Pradeep Kumar Bhati, Manish Kumar Vishwakarma, Suchismita Mondal, Anoop Anand Malik (2022). Multi‐trait selection of bread wheat ideotypes for adaptation to early sown condition . Crop Science.

G Mahendra Singh and S SrinathaReddy and Gaurav Sharma and Suman Bakshi and Uttam Kumar and Pradeep Bhati and Sanjay J. Jambhulkar and Ramesh Chand and Arun K Joshi and Vinod K. Mishra and Sandeep Sharma(2021). Expression analysis of hormonal pathways and defense associated genes in gamma-rays mutagenized wheat genotypes against combined stresses of spot blotch and terminal heat . Current Plant Biology. p. 100234. Elsevier {BV}

Uttam Kumar, Ravi Prakash Singh, Susanne Dreisigacker, Marion S. R&#246;der, Jose Crossa, Julio Huerta-Espino, Suchismita Mondal, Leonardo Crespo-Herrera, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Chandra Nath Mishra, et al.(2021). Juvenile Heat Tolerance in Wheat for Attaining Higher Grain Yield by Shifting to Early Sowing in October in South Asia . Genes. 12. (11). p. 1808. {MDPI} {AG}

Vipin Tomar and Daljit Singh and Guriqbal Singh Dhillon and Yong Suk Chung and Jesse Poland and Ravi Prakash Singh and Arun Kumar Joshi and Yogesh Gautam and Budhi Sagar Tiwari and Uttam Kumar(2021). Increased Predictive Accuracy of Multi-Environment Genomic Prediction Model for Yield and Related Traits in Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. Frontiers Media {SA}

Vipin Tomar and Guriqbal Singh Dhillon and Daljit Singh and Ravi Prakash Singh and Jesse Poland and Anis Ahmad Chaudhary and Pradeep Kumar Bhati and Arun Kumar Joshi and Uttam Kumar(2021). Evaluations of Genomic Prediction and Identification of New Loci for Resistance to Stripe Rust Disease in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Frontiers in Genetics. 12. Frontiers Media {SA}

Md Farhad and Shashi Bhushan Tripathi and Ravi P. Singh and Arun Joshi and Pradeep Bhati and Manish Kumar Vishwakarma and Suchismita Mondal and Anoop Anand Malik and Uttam Kumar(2021). Multi‐trait selection of bread wheat ideotypes for adaptation to early sown condition . Crop Science. Wiley

Vipin Tomar and Guriqbal Singh Dhillon and Daljit Singh and Ravi Prakash Singh and Jesse Poland and Arun Kumar Joshi and Budhi Sagar Tiwari and Uttam Kumar(2021). Elucidating SNP-based genetic diversity and population structure of advanced breeding lines of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . PeerJ. 9. p. e11593. {PeerJ}

Tomar, V., Singh, D., Dhillon, G.S., Singh, R.P., Poland, J., Joshi, A.K., Singh, P.K., Bhati, P.K., Kumar, S., Rahman, M., et al.(2021). New QTLs for Spot Blotch Disease Resistance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Using Genome-Wide Association Mapping . Frontiers in Genetics. 11.

Juliana, P., Singh, R.P., Poland, J., Shrestha, S., Huerta-Espino, J., Govindan, V., Mondal, S., Crespo-Herrera, L.A., Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K., et al.(2021). Elucidating the genetics of grain yield and stress-resilience in bread wheat using a large-scale genome-wide association mapping study with 55,568 lines . Scientific Reports. 11. (1).

Uttam Kumar, Shweta Singh, Manoj Prasad, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Ravindra Nath Kharwar, Neeraj Budhlakoti, Ram Narayan Ahirwar, Dwijesh Chandra Mishra, Sundeep Kumar, Ramesh Chand, et al.(2020). Genetic characterization for lesion mimic and other traits in relation to spot blotch resistance in spring wheat . PLOS ONE. 15. (10). p. e0240029. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Singh, S., Mishra, V.K., Kharwar, R.N., Budhlakoti, N., Ahirwar, R.N., Mishra, D.C., Kumar, S., Chand, R., Kumar, U., Kumar, S., et al.(2020). Genetic characterization for lesion mimic and other traits in relation to spot blotch resistance in spring wheat . PLoS ONE. 15. (10 October).

Juliana, P., Singh, R.P., Huerta-Espino, J., Bhavani, S., Randhawa, M.S., Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K., Bhati, P.K., Mir, H.E.V., Mishra, C.N., et al.(2020). Genome-wide mapping and allelic fingerprinting provide insights into the genetics of resistance to wheat stripe rust in India, Kenya and Mexico . Scientific Reports. 10. (1).

Navathe, S., Chand, R., Mishra, V.K., Pandey, S.P., Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K.(2020). Management of Spot Blotch and Heat Stress in Spring Wheat Through Azoxystrobin-Mediated Redox Balance . Agricultural Research. 9. (2). p. 169-178.

Juliana, P., Singh, R.P., Braun, H.-J., Huerta-Espino, J., Crespo-Herrera, L., Payne, T., Poland, J., Shrestha, S., Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K., et al.(2020). Retrospective Quantitative Genetic Analysis and Genomic Prediction of Global Wheat Yields . Frontiers in Plant Science. 11.

Singh, D., Wang, X., Kumar, U., Gao, L., Noor, M., Imtiaz, M., Singh, R.P., Poland, J.(2019). High-throughput phenotyping enabled genetic dissection of crop lodging in wheat . Frontiers in Plant Science. 10.

Juliana, P., Poland, J., Huerta-Espino, J., Shrestha, S., Crossa, J., Crespo-Herrera, L., Toledo, F.H., Govindan, V., Mondal, S., Kumar, U., et al.(2019). Improving grain yield, stress resilience and quality of bread wheat using large-scale genomics . Nature Genetics. 51. (10). p. 1530-1539.

Joshi, A.K., Kumar, U., Mishra, V.K., Chand, R., Chatrath, R., Naik, R., Biradar, S., Singh, R.P., Budhlakoti, N., Devulapalli, R., et al.(2019). Variations in straw fodder quality and grain–Straw relationships in a mapping population of 287 diverse spring wheat lines . Field Crops Research. 243.

UTTAM KUMAR, Pawan Kumar Singh, Xinyao He, Carolina Sansaloni, Philomin Juliana, Susanne Dreisigacker, Etienne Duveiller, Arun Kumar Joshi, Ravi Prakash Singh (2018). Resistance to Spot Blotch in Two Mapping Populations of Common Wheat Is Controlled by Multiple QTL of Minor Effects . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Bhati, P.K., Singh, S.K., Kumar, U.(2018). Screening and validation of fertility restoration genes (Rf) in wild abortive CMS system of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using microsatellite markers . Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. 78. (2). p. 270-274.

Gupta, P.K., Chand, R., Vasistha, N.K., Pandey, S.P., Kumar, U., Mishra, V.K., Joshi, A.K.(2018). Spot blotch disease of wheat: the current status of research on genetics and breeding . Plant Pathology. 67. (3). p. 508-531.

Kumar, S., Singh, R.P., Joshi, A.K., R&#246;der, M.S., Chhuneja, P., Mavi, G.S., Kumar, U.(2018). Association of Lr 34 gene complex with spot blotch disease resistance at molecular level in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. 78. (3). p. 302-308.

Reynolds, M.P., Pask, A.J.D., Hoppitt, W.J.E., Sonder, K., Sukumaran, S., Molero, G., Pierre, C.S., Payne, T., Singh, R.P., Braun, H.J., et al.(2018). Correction to: Strategic crossing of biomass and harvest index—source and sink—achieves genetic gains in wheat (Euphytica, (2017), 213, 257, 10.1007/s10681-017-2040-z) . Euphytica. 214. (1).

Singh, S., Vikram, P., Sehgal, D., Burgue&#241;o, J., Sharma, A., Singh, S.K., Sansaloni, C.P., Joynson, R., Brabbs, T., Ortiz, C., et al.(2018). Harnessing genetic potential of wheat germplasm banks through impact-oriented-prebreeding for future food and nutritional security . Scientific Reports. 8. (1).

Jat, R.K., Singh, P., Jat, M.L., Dia, M., Sidhu, H.S., Jat, S.L., Bijarniya, D., Jat, H.S., Parihar, C.M., Kumar, U., et al.(2018). Heat stress and yield stability of wheat genotypes under different sowing dates across agro-ecosystems in India . Field Crops Research. 218. p. 33-50.

Singh, P.K., He, X., Sansaloni, C.P., Juliana, P., Dreisigacker, S., Duveiller, E., Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K., Singh, R.P.(2018). Resistance to spot blotch in two mapping populations of common wheat is controlled by multiple QTL of minor effects . International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19. (12).

Reynolds, M.P., Pask, A.J.D., Hoppitt, W.J.E., Sonder, K., Sukumaran, S., Molero, G., Pierre, C.S., Payne, T., Singh, R.P., Braun, H.J., et al.(2017). Strategic crossing of biomass and harvest index—source and sink—achieves genetic gains in wheat . Euphytica. 213. (11).

Kumar, S., R&#246;der, M.S., Singh, R.P., Kumar, S., Chand, R., Joshi, A.K., Kumar, U.(2016). Mapping of spot blotch disease resistance using NDVI as a substitute to visual observation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Molecular Breeding. 36. (7).

Tiwari, C., Wallwork, H., Arun, B., Mishra, V.K., Velu, G., Stangoulis, J., Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K.(2016). Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for zinc, iron and protein content in the grains of hexaploid wheat . Euphytica. 207. (3). p. 563-570.

Kumar, S., Tripathi, S.B., Kumar, U.(2015). Dissection of wheat spot blotch disease resistance QTLs in to single mendelian genes . Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. 75. (4). p. 434-439.

Kumar, S., R&#246;der, M.S., Tripathi, S.B., Kumar, S., Chand, R., Joshi, A.K., Kumar, U.(2015). Mendelization and fine mapping of a bread wheat spot blotch disease resistance QTL . Molecular Breeding. 35. (11).

Dwivedi, N., Kumar, R., Paliwal, R., Kumar, U., Kumar, S., Singh, M., Singh, R.K.(2015). QTL mapping for important horticultural traits in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) . Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 24. (2). p. 154-160.

Kumar, S., Kumari, P., Kumar, U., Grover, M., Singh, A.K., Singh, R., Sengar, R.S.(2013). Molecular approaches for designing heat tolerant wheat . Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 22. (4). p. 359-371.

Tiwari, C., Wallwork, H., Kumar, U., Dhari, R., Arun, B., Mishra, V.K., Reynolds, M.P., Joshi, A.K.(2013). Molecular mapping of high temperature tolerance in bread wheat adapted to the Eastern Gangetic Plain region of India . Field Crops Research. 154.

Paliwal, R., R&#246;der, M.S., Kumar, U., Srivastava, J.P., Joshi, A.K.(2012). QTL mapping of terminal heat tolerance in hexaploid wheat (T. aestivum L.) . Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 125. (3). p. 561-575.

Kumar, S., Sehgal, S.K., Kumar, U., Prasad, P.V.V., Joshi, A.K., Gill, B.S.(2012). Genomic characterization of drought tolerance-related traits in spring wheat . Euphytica. 186. (1). p. 265-276.

Sareen, Purnima; Kumar, Sundeep; Kumar, Uttam; Prasad, Lakshman; Singh, Amit K; Singh, Rakesh; Arun K Joshi (2012) Pathological and molecular characterizations of slow leaf rusting in fifteen wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell) genotypes Vol. 11 No. 84 (2012) .

Khlestkina, E.K., Kumar, U., R&#246;der, M.S.(2010). Ent-kaurenoic acid oxidase genes in wheat . Molecular Breeding. 25. (2). p. 251-258.

Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K., Kumar, S., Chand, R., R&#246;der, M.S.(2010). Quantitative trait loci for resistance to spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana in wheat (T. aestivum L.) lines 'Ning 8201' and 'Chirya 3' . Molecular Breeding. 26. (3). p. 477-491.

Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K., Kumari, M., Paliwal, R., Kumar, S., R&#246;der, M.S.(2010). Identification of QTLs for stay green trait in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the 'Chirya 3' × 'Sonalika' population . Euphytica. 174. (3). p. 437-445.

Kumar, U., Joshi, A.K., Kumar, S., Chand, R., R&#246;der, M.S.(2009). Mapping of resistance to spot blotch disease caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana in spring wheat . Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 118. (4). p. 783-792.

Kuldeep, T., Nandan, R., Kumar, U., Prasad, L.C., Chand, R., Joshi, A.K.(2008). Inheritance and identification of molecular markers associated with spot blotch (Cochliobolus sativus L.) resistance through microsatellites analysis in barley . Genetics and Molecular Biology. 31. (3). p. 734-742.

Kumar, U., Kumar, S., Tyagi, K., Chand, R., Joshi, A.K.(2005). Microsatellite markers for resistance to spot blotch in spring wheat . Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences. 70. (3). p. 59-60.

Pandey, S.P., Kumar, S., Kumar, U., Chand, R., Joshi, A.K.(2005). Sources of inoculum and reappearance of spot blotch of wheat in rice-wheat cropping systems in eastern India . European Journal of Plant Pathology. 111. (1). p. 47-55.

BOOK CHAPTER

UTTAM KUMAR(2022). Molecular markers and genomics assisted breeding for improving crop plants . Relationship Between Microbes and the Environment for Sustainable Ecosystem Services, Volume 1. p. 303--334. Elsevier

Suchismita Mondal and Ahmed Sallam and Deepmala Sehgal and Sivakumar Sukumaran and Md Farhad and J. Navaneetha Krishnan and Uttam Kumar and Akshaya Biswal(2021). Advances in Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat . Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Cereal Crops. p. 71--103. Springer International Publishing

PREPRINT

Safoora Shafi and Mohd Tahir and Mohd Anwar Khan and Mohd Ashraf Bhat and Uttam Kumar and Sanjay Kumar and Reyazul Rouf Mir(2021). Trait Phenotyping and Genic/Random SSR Markers Characterization for Breeding Early Maturing Wheat’s for Western-Himalayas . []. Research Square Platform {LLC}