Accomplished Agricultural Scientist with 22+ years in microbial biopesticide R&D and 17+ years of
industrial leadership. Specialist in mycoherbicide development, RNAi-based weed control, and nano-
enabled bioformulations. Holder of 24 global patents, contributor to 48+ publications, and recipient of
19+ national/international awards. Proven record in technology transfer, commercial-scale
formulation development, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Biosciences (Mycology)
Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India, 2007
Thesis: Isolation and Characterization of Fungal Metabolites as Herbicides
M.Sc. in Biosciences – 2000
B.Sc. in Microbiology – 1998
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Biotechnology
Fungal metabolites as a natural source of herbicide: a novel approach of weed management Ajay Kumar Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 2019 Weeds are undesirable vegetation directly or indirectly inferring with human welfare. Conventional methods of weed control have failed due to one or other reason. Herbicide-resistant weeds are the main problem in weed control due to the number of weed biotypes resistant to herbicides that constantly increases by the continuous use of the same products for years. Development of alternative weed control methods is needed to help decrease reliance on herbicide use. Biological weed control is an alternative option for weed problems, particularly in agriculture and forestry. It is based on the use of natural enemies, particularly insects and pathogens to control weeds, as a sustainable, low cost and more environmentally acceptable method of weed control. One of the approaches to biological weed control using fungal phytotoxin applied in similar ways to conventional herbicides. Fungal phytotoxins are natural secondary metabolites produced by plant pathogenic fungi during host–pathogen interactions. They have received considerable particular attention for elucidating disease etiology, and consequently to design strategies for disease control. Due to wide differences in their chemical structures, these toxic metabolites have different ecological and environmental roles and mechanisms of action. This review aims at summarizing the studies on the possible use of fungal phytotoxin as a lucrative, novel source of secondary phytotoxic herbicidal compounds for management of broad spectrum, noxious and pernicious weeds.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Therapeutic potential of Bergenia ciliata against lung cancer: an integrative molecular docking, ADMET, and molecular dynamics approach K Mukherjee, S Sengupta, AK Singh, R Tonk, S Azizov, RP Rajwade, ... In Silico Pharmacology 14 (1), 38 , 2026 2026
Schema relationship discovery S Sipani, A Singh US Patent 12,591,553 , 2026 2026
Conservation Agricultural Practices Enhance Food-Water-Economics Nexus and Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Maize (Zea mays L.)–Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cropping … CP Sawant, KP Singh, A Gupta, BP Meena, RK Fagodiya, A Singh, ... International Journal of Plant Production 20 (1), 1 , 2026 2026
Performance of an indigenously developed high-flow nasal cannula device in healthy human volunteers SL Soni, GD Puri, V Ganesh, A Singh, NN Banavathu, N Kaloria, H Singh, ... BMC anesthesiology , 2026 2026
Dose-dependent effects of perioperative opioids on cognitive outcomes in older adults undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hernia repair: A prospective observational study D Mistry, N Choudhary, A Maheshwari, R Verma, RK Anand, BR Ray, ... Surgery 190, 109922 , 2026 2026
An Efficient On‐Board Charging System for Light EVs Using High Gain SCBZ Converter With G2V and V2G Capabilities A Singh, M Badoni, AK Mishra International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications 54 (2), 1107-1120 , 2026 2026 Citations: 2
Comparative evaluation of physicochemical and functional characteristics of ripe and unripe Cavendish banana flour Aliza, H Singh, A Dewan, A Singh, M Malik, A Sharma, S Adil Discover Chemistry 3 (1), 48 , 2026 2026
Anti-nephrolithiatic activity of Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb: An in vitro Study J Kumar, N Sharma, P Katiyar, P Tiwari, AK Singh, A Kar, PC Gupta KIDNEYS 15 (1), 201-205 , 2026 2026
Concurrent Balanced Augmented Trees E Wrench, A Singh, Y Roh, P Fatourou, S Jayanti, E Ruppert, Y Wei Proceedings of the 31st ACM SIGPLAN Annual Symposium on Principles and … , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Sharded Elimination and Combining for Highly-Efficient Concurrent Stacks A Singh, N Metaxakis, P Fatourou Proceedings of the 31st ACM SIGPLAN Annual Symposium on Principles and … , 2026 2026
Effect of parental presence on intravenous sedation in children with cyanotic heart disease undergoing CT angiography: a prospective randomized trial A Singh, BN Naik, S Aghi, S Kumar, V Ganesh, Nivedita, PJ Mathew Journal of Anesthesia, 1-8 , 2026 2026
Epidemiological profile of paraquat poisoning in tertiary care center of eastern Nepal: A retrospective observational study RK Chaudhary, LK Rajbanshi, D Aryal, A Singh Medicine 105 (3), e47226 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Genome-wide association study for root-related traits at vegetative growth stages of soybean ( Glycine max L. Merrill) G Kumawat, N Agrawal, R Raghuvanshi, H Shrivastava, S Verma, ... BMC genomics , 2026 2026
Comparison of serum chloride and pH between Sterofundin and Plasma-Lyte in the initial resuscitation of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit: interim analysis of … C Kundal, V Ganesh, V Saini, N Sahni, A Singh ANAESTHESIA 81 , 2026 2026
A Bibliometric Analysis for Estimating the Women Entrepreneurship Affecting Indicators A Behera, AK Singh, SKK Patra, DK Swain Navigating ESG in Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, 115-144 , 2026 2026
Impact of Digital Infrastructure on Renewable Energy Consumption Across Countries AK Singh, S Srinivasan, A Behera Leveraging Technology and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Supply Chains … , 2026 2026
Understanding the mechanism of change in digestion behaviour, antinutritional properties, and rheological characteristics of barnyard and browntop millet: the role of soaking … M Dey, A Singh, P Kumar Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 20 (1), 321-339 , 2026 2026
Assessing resistance against Alternaria leaf spot in marigold genotypes (Tagetes spp.): A comprehensive in vitro and in vivo study S Sharma, A Das, KP Singh, S Panwar, A Talukdar, E Arzoo, A Singh, ... Journal of Horticultural Sciences 20 (2) , 2025 2025
EAP 06 M Patel, BK Ojha, A Singh, K Govil, AK Singh, AK Mishra, JS Rajoriya Global Resilience in Animal Nutrition: Innovations for Sustainable Future, 228 , 2025 2025
Eco-Friendly Weed Suppression: Advances in Fungal Metabolite-Based Mycoherbicides AK Singh, AK Pandey International Journal of Engineering Development and Research 13 (4), 316 … , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Introduction to metallic nanoparticles VV Mody, R Siwale, A Singh, HR Mody Journal of Pharmacy and bioallied sciences 2 (4), 282-289 , 2010 2010 Citations: 1528
Magnetic nanoparticle drug delivery systems for targeting tumor VV Mody, A Cox, S Shah, A Singh, W Bevins, H Parihar Applied Nanoscience 4 (4), 385-392 , 2014 2014 Citations: 627
Biocompatible nanomaterials in food science, technology, and nutrient drug delivery: recent developments and applications MMAN Ranjha, B Shafique, A Rehman, A Mehmood, A Ali, SM Zahra, ... Frontiers in Nutrition 8, 778155 , 2022 2022 Citations: 155
Basics of magnetic nanoparticles for their application in the field of magnetic fluid hyperthermia VV Mody, A Singh, B Wesley European Journal of Nanomedicine 5 (1), 11-21 , 2013 2013 Citations: 145
Measurement of charged pion production yields off the NuMI target JM Paley, MD Messier, R Raja, U Akgun, DM Asner, G Aydin, W Baker, ... arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.5882 , 2014 2014 Citations: 72
Reproductive biotechniques in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis): status, prospects and challenges B Singh, MS Chauhan, SK Singla, SK Gautam, V Verma, RS Manik, ... Reproduction, Fertility and Development 21 (4), 499-510 , 2009 2009 Citations: 66
Effect of ohmic heating on food products: An in‐depth review approach associated with quality attributes M Sain, PS Minz, H John, A Singh Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 2024 (1), 2025937 , 2024 2024 Citations: 55
Quality assessment of groundwater for drinking and irrigation use in semi-urban area of Tripura, India AK Singh, SR Kumar Ecology, Environment and Conservation 21 (1), 97-108 , 2015 2015 Citations: 51
Komariah; et al VD Rajput, A Singh, T Minkina, S Rawat, S Mandzhieva, S Sushkova, ... Nano-enabled products: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable … , 2021 2021 Citations: 50
Electromechanical instability of dielectric elastomer actuators with active and inactive electric regions AK Sharma, P Kumar, A Singh, DM Joglekar, MM Joglekar Journal of Applied Mechanics 86 (6), 061008 , 2019 2019 Citations: 50
Effect of pinching and growth retardants on flowering and yield of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) var. Pusa Narangi Gainda NC Pushkar, AK Singh International Journal of Horticulture 2 , 2012 2012 Citations: 47
Elevation gradients alter vegetation attributes in mountain ecosystems of eastern Himalaya, India VS Negi, A Pandey, A Singh, A Bahukhandi, DS Pharswan, KS Gaira, ... Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 7, 1381488 , 2024 2024 Citations: 46
Hypothermia reduces secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor by cultured retinal pigment epithelial cells M Coassin, KG Duncan, KR Bailey, A Singh, DM Schwartz British Journal of Ophthalmology 94 (12), 1678-1683 , 2010 2010 Citations: 45
Consumer’s perspective and retailer’s consideration towards purchase of private label brands D De, A Singh Procedia computer science 122, 587-594 , 2017 2017 Citations: 42
As sup 3 sup+- As sup 5 sup+ equilibrium in borate and silicate glasses R Pyare, SP Singh, A Singh Physics and Chemistry of Glasses 23 (5), 158-68 , 1982 1982 Citations: 42
WAASB index revealed stable resistance sources for soybean anthracnose in India LS Rajput, V Nataraj, S Kumar, PK Amrate, S Jahagirdar, SN Huilgol, ... The Journal of Agricultural Science 159 (9-10), 710-720 , 2021 2021 Citations: 41
Financial literacy & its impact on investment behaviour for effective financial planning A Singh, R Sharma International Journal of Research in Finance and Marketing 6 (8), 50-63 , 2016 2016 Citations: 39
Herbicidal Potential of Cell Free Culture Filtrate of Helminthosporium sp FGCC#74 against Hyptis suaveolens SQAKS A. K Pandey, Rekha Sharma J. Basic. Appl. Mycol 6 (I&II), 89-93 , 2007 2007 Citations: 38
Modal cutoff condition of an optical chiral fiber with different chiralities in the core and the cladding AK Singh, KS Singh, P Khastgir, SP Ojha, ON Singh Journal of the Optical Society of America B 11 (7), 1283-1287 , 1994 1994 Citations: 38
Influence of transverse magnetic field on steady blood flow in a stenosed artery: Numerical and analytical insights A Singh, SR Shah International Journal of Mathematical Archive 15 (8), 1-10 , 2024 2024 Citations: 37
