PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST
Crop Improvement
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| Date & Place of Birth | 11.02.1966 (Firozabad UP) | ||
| Nationality | Indian | ||
| Field of specialization | Plant Breeding | ||
| Present Position/Designation | Principal Scientist | ||
| Tel. No | 0184-2209327 | ||
| Cell | 9315382163 | ||
| Tel. No (R) | 0184-2280502
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| kulshreshthan@yahoo.com; neeraj.kulshreshtha@icar.gov.in | |||
| Address Official | Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Central Soil salinity Research Institute, Karnal 132001 | ||
| Address Residential | A 502 Palm Residency, Sector 35, Karnal 132001 |
Academic career and professional attainments
| (a) Degree | University/Institution | Year |
| Graduation | Punjabi University Patiala
Bio, Phy, Chem, Eng |
1982
Ist, 443/650 68% |
| Masters M.Sc (Ag) Plant Breeding | GBPUAT Pantnagar | 1987
Ist, 4.866/5.0 |
| Ph.D. (Plant Breeding) | GBPUAT Pantnagar | 1992
Ist, 4.709/5.0 UGC JRF/SRF |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
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IGNOU, NEW DELHI, | 1998 |
| (b) Position held | Institution | Period of appointment |
| Scientist (Rs. 8,000- 13,500) | ICAR-NAARM Hyderabad | 21-07-1993 to 18-12-1993 |
| Scientist (Rs. 8,000- 13,500) | ICAR-IIWBR (DWR) Karnal (Attachment) | 19-12-1993 to 22.08.1994 |
| Scientist (Rs. 8,000- 13,500) | ICAR-IISR Lucknow | 23.08.1994 to 20.07.1998 |
| Scientist (Sr Scale) | ICAR-IISR Lucknow | 21.07.1998 to 20.07.2002 |
| Sr Scientist (Rs. 12,000- 18,300) | ICAR-IISR Lucknow | 21.07.2002 to 28.07.2003 |
| Sr Scientist (Rs. 12,000- 18,300) | ICAR-CSSRI Karnal | 29.07.2003 to 31.12.2005 |
| Sr Scientist (Rs 37400-67000
Grade Pay 9000) |
ICAR-CSSRI Karnal | 01.01.2006 to 31.12.2008 |
| Principal Scientist (Rs 37400-67000 Grade Pay 10000) | ICAR-CSSRI Karnal | 01.01.2009 to 02.11.2014 |
| Principal Scientist & Head (Rs (37400-67000 Grade Pay 10000) | ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute, regional center Karnal
132001 |
03.11.2014 to 11.03.2020 |
| Principal Scientist & Head Crop Improvement (A) (Rs (37400-67000 Grade Pay 10000) | ICAR CSSRI Karnal | 24.03.2020-till date |
Varieties developed
| 1 | Salt tolerant wheat variety KRL 210 Gazette Notified by the CVRC and recognized at national level (As PI)
Released by CVRC Notified in 2012 Govt of India notification no. S.O. 456 (E) dated March, 16th, 2012 Registered with PPVFRA with registration no. 816 of 2014 issued on December 23, 2014. National identity number IC 574474 by NBPGR vide letter no. Cons/RV/4125 |
| 2 | Salt tolerant wheat variety KRL 213 Gazette Notified by the CVRC and recognized at national level (As PI)
Released by CVRC Notified in 2011 Govt of India notification no. S.O. 2326 (E) dated October 10th, 2011. National identity number IC 574475 by NBPGR vide letter no. Cons/RV/4125. Registered with PPVFRA with registration no. 654 of 2014 issued on October 15, 2014. |
| 3 | Salt tolerant wheat variety KRL 283 Gazette Notified by the CVRC for salt affected areas of UP (As PI)
Approved in 79th meeting of Central Sub Committee on crop standards, notification and release of varieties for Agricultural crops (CVRC) in January 2018. Notified vide gazette notification S.O. 1379(E) dated 27.03.2018 |
| 4 | Sugarcane variety Co 12029 (Karan 13) released 2019
Notified vide gazette notification S.O.1498 (E) dated 01.04.2019 Approved in 81st meeting of Central Sub Committee on crop standards, notification and release of varieties for Agricultural crops (CVRC) vide o/o no. 3-70/2018-SD.IV dated 19.02.2019 |
| 5 | Sugarcane Variety CoLk 9709 released for UP State 2012 – Early maturing high yielding sugarcane variety |
| Genetic Stocks Registered at NBPGR | |
| 1 | KRL 99 (Wheat) Salt and waterlogging tolerance
Registration number INGR 07046 of NBPGR |
| 2 | KRL 3-4 (Wheat) Salt and waterlogging tolerance
Registration number INGR 09087 of NBPGR |
Patents:
Patent granted for “QUATRO SUGARCANE SINGLE BUD CUTTER” CUTTING TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS” on 12/06/2019 (Design reference no. 297432 dated 03-Jul-2017)
Technologies/concepts:
- A modified single seed descent approach for genetic improvement of wheat (Triticum aestivum) for waterlogged sodic soils
- Mechanism of waterlogging tolerance in wheat
- Waterlogged Sodic soils: Environmental Characterization
- Screening protocol for Boron tolerance
- B toxicity in wheat
Externally Funded Projects
| Title | (PI/CoPI/Associate) | Budget (Rs. in lakhs) | Sponsoring Agency |
| Wheat Improvement for waterlogging, salinity and element toxicities in Australia and India
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PI | Aus $ 1210143
CSSRI Component: Rs 52.3 lakh (Aus $ 248180)
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ACIAR, Australia |
| Multilocation evaluation of wheat germplasm”
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PI | Rs 19,00197/=
Expenditure incurred upto 2014 |
ICAR through NBPGR |
| Improvement of wheat for salt tolerance using molecular approach | PI | 54.62 lakhs | ICAR Network project |
| Physiological and Genetic Approaches for the Development of Waterlogging Tolerance in Wheat on Sodic/ Alkaline and Neutral Soils in India And Australia | Co PI | Rs 24,67,255/= | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Australia |
| Using genomics and mapping approaches to improve tolerance of crop plants to salinity stress | Co PI | 5.31 lakhs | DST funded for CP-STIO |
| Physiological approaches for winter ratooning management in Sugarcane under subtropical conditions | Co PI | 100 lakhs | RKVY |
| Healthy seed production and mechanization of sugarcane agriculture_ A farmers participatory initiative Funding from RKVY Haryana – Approved | Co PI | 175.5 lakhs | RKVY |
| Healthy seed production and quality jaggary production towards increasing sugarcane farmers income- An Institute, Industry and Farmers participatory initiative
Funding from RKVY Haryana – Approved |
Co PI | 313.5 lakhs | RKVY |
| Sugarcane breeder seed production and demonstration of intercropping
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PI | 1620000
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NFSM
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Recognition at the National Level
- Nominated as member of the Board of Directors of Sugarfed Punjab by honourable Governer Punjab.
- Nominated as member Board of Management of CCSHAU Hisar by DG ICAR.
- Nominated as member Institute Management Commiittee of ICAR IIWBR, Karnal by DG ICAR
- Nominated as member Institute Management Commiittee of ICAR- IISR Lucknow by DG ICAR.
- Nominated as member Institute Management Commiittee of ICAR-SBI Coimbatore
- Nominated as member Institute Management Commiittee of ICAR-CSSRI Karnal
- Member Executive committee Society of sugarcane research and development, ICAR Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore
- Councilor Indian Society for soil salinity and water quality from 2011 to 2013
- Chairman screeining committee for SAWBAR Awards (IIWBR) 2018
Foreign visits
| Place of visit | Duration | Purpose |
| International Rice Research institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
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24.11.2008 to 5.12.2008 December 8-10, 2008 | Training on “Marker Assisted selection (MAS) in Rice: Theory, Practice and application”
Training on “Hands-on Training on Screening Rice Genotypes for Salinity Tolerance” |
| Australia | 28.09.2011 to 23.10.2011 | Deputed as
1.Visiting scientist to DAFWA Australia (Sep 28, 2011 to October 8, 2011) CSSRI O/O No. 4(7)/CSSRI/2310 dated 3, Aug, 2011 and CSSRI O/O No. 4(7)/E-1/2009/3786-94 dated 27.09.2011. Visited waterlogging screening trials at Katanning, salinity tolerance trials at Ballidu, attended field trials at Albany and Merreden. Worked on doubled haploid production in wheat with Dr Sue Broughton 2.Visiting scientist to University of Adelaide , Australia (October 9-October 15, 2011) CSSRI O/O No. 4(7)/CSSRI/2310 dated 3, Aug, 2011 and CSSRI O/O No. 4(7)/E-1/2009/3786-94 dated 27.09.2011. Visited ICP facilities at UA. Visited Experimental fields at Kalpanda, Merildrin, Redhill and James Town, Visited Angus Valley and Murray Valley |
| Kathmandu, Nepal | September 10-14, 2014. | Invited to deliver keynote address on “Wheat breeding for salt affected soils: current status and options” on 12.09.2014 during 6th CSISA Annual research and workplan meeting. |
Publications :36
Books Authored : 2
Books Edited : 8
