Education: B.Sc., CSK HPKV, Palampur (2000); M.Sc., CSK HPKV, Palampur (2002); Ph.D., CSK HPKV, Palampur (2006)

Positions held: Plant Breeder, RRS, Ballowal Saunkhri (2012-till date)

Field of Specialization: Plant Breeding

Research Interests:

1. Breeding disease resistant and high yielding varieties of wheat and Maize
2. Characterization, maintenance and exploitation of exotic and wild germplasm.
3. Genetic analysis of economically important traits and gene introgression from wild relatives.

Selected Research Publications

1. Naresh Kumar and Vijay Kumar. 2021. Assessment of genetic diversity in linseed germplasm using morphological traits. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 12(1):66 – 73.
2. Naresh Kumar and Vijay Kumar. 2021. GGE biplot and AMMI analysis of advanced breeding lines of linseed. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 12(2): 455-463.
3. Anil Khokhar, Vivek Sharma, MJ Singh, Abrar Yousuf, Parminder Singh Sandhu, Vijay Kumar and MA Bhat (2021) Effect of potassium and magnesium application on growth, yield and nutrient uptake of rainfed maize in the sub-montaneous region of Punjab, India Journal of Plant Nutrition 45(14): 2202-2212.
4. Mohammad Jafar Tanin, Achla Sharma, Dinesh Kumar Saini, Satinder Singh, Lenika Kashyap, Puja Srivastava, G. S. Mavi, Satinder Kaur, Vijay Kumar, Vineet Kumar, Gomti Grover, Parveen Chhuneja and V. S. Sohu. 2022. Ascertaining yield and grain protein content stability in wheat genotypes having the Gpc-B1 gene using univariate, multivariate, and correlation analysis. Frontiers in Genetics doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1001904.
5. Vijay Kumar, Vivek Sharma, Manmohanjit Singh and S C Sharma. 2022. Impact of low cost interventions through frontline demonstrations on crop productivity and profitability of small and marginal farmers under dryland conditions. Agricultural Research Journal 59: 531-536.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions

1. Received best All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture (ORP Centre) Award for the year 2012-14. (Team Award)
2. Received Best Responsive All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture (Main Centre) Centre award for the year 2017-18. (Team Award)
3. Merit scholarship holder during B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D.