DHANANJAY KUMAR

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Senior Assistant Professor and Faculty of Agricultural Science and Technology
Assan down town University

DHANANJAY KUMAR

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy ( Agriculture
Agricultural Biotechnology
DBT-AAU Centre, Assam Agricultural University, India
July 2013 – Aug 2017
• Investigated deep-water seed germination under flood conditions.
• Crossed hypoxic tolerant varieties with elite varieties for mapping hypoxic tolerant rice populations.
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Agriculture
Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Junagadh Agricultural University, India
July 2010 – October 2012
• Explored the cowpea yellow mosaic virus and its infection potential in cowpea.
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Hons.)
Biotechnology
Allahabad Agricultural Institute, India
May 2005 – May 2009
• Actively participated in sports, student competitions, and university activities

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology
117

Scholar Citations

4

Scholar h-index

3

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Transcriptomic identification of nitric oxide–responsive genes associated with hypoxia tolerance in rice
    D Kumar, A Kumar, PK Das
    Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 1-12 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Optimization of Regeneration and Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Protocol for Black Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Chakhao Poireiton)
    R George, D Kumar, H Ojah, K Pathak, S Saha, A Baruah, PK Das
    Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 28 (12), 372-383 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Molecular Validation of SSR Markers and Genetic Diversity Linked to Anaerobic Germination Tolerance in Deepwater Rice (Bao) of Assam
    S Rajpoot, D Kumar, R Ojha, K Pathak, S Saha, PK Das
    Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 28 (12), 227-238 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO OPTIMIZE TEA WASTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
    RP Bhuyan, R Kalita, R Ahmed, B Bora, N Tanti, D Kumar, S Sonowal, ...
    Plant Archives 25 (1), 2531-2536 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Affordable phenotyping of winter wheat under field and controlled conditions for drought tolerance
    D Kumar, S Kushwaha, C Delvento, Ž Liatukas, V Vivekanand, ...
    Agronomy 10 (6), 882 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 39
  • Mining and Characterizing the SSR Markers for Black Rice Using the Illumina Sequencing Platform
    D Kumar, PK Das, C Singha, BK Sarmah
    Preprints , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 3
  • Identification of novel hypoxia-responsive factors in deep-water rice conferring tolerance to flood during germination
    D Kumar, PK Das, BK Sarmah
    Biologia plantarum 64 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 7
  • Ethylene mediates repression of anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarps in the absence of light
    D Kumar, BK Sarmah, PK Das
    Journal of plant physiology 236, 34-38 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 22
  • Reference gene validation for normalization of RT-qPCR assay associated with germination and survival of rice under hypoxic condition
    D Kumar, PK Das, BK Sarmah
    Journal of applied genetics 59 (4), 419-430 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 40
  • Characterization and genetic diversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes linked to cowpea yellow mosaic virus
    D Kumar, BA Golakia, AM Parakhia
    Legume Research-An International Journal 41 (1), 27-33 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 3
  • Palatoradicular Groove: An endoperiodontal continuum, Diagnosis and Management
    P Kumar, D Kumar, ST Sonowal
    Journal of Translational Clinical Case Reports and Family Physician 2 (1), 9-12 , 2016
    2016.0
    Citations: 1
  • 1. 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol causes neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity in rats
    S Singh, R Ahmed, D Kumar, B Krishana
    INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES 59 (2), 43 , 2005
    2005.0
  • In silico network analysis of structural and regulatory genes governing anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarp
    D Kumar, H Ojah, K Pathak, S Saha, PK Das

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Reference gene validation for normalization of RT-qPCR assay associated with germination and survival of rice under hypoxic condition
    D Kumar, PK Das, BK Sarmah
    Journal of applied genetics 59 (4), 419-430 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 40
  • Affordable phenotyping of winter wheat under field and controlled conditions for drought tolerance
    D Kumar, S Kushwaha, C Delvento, Ž Liatukas, V Vivekanand, ...
    Agronomy 10 (6), 882 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 39
  • Ethylene mediates repression of anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarps in the absence of light
    D Kumar, BK Sarmah, PK Das
    Journal of plant physiology 236, 34-38 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 22
  • Identification of novel hypoxia-responsive factors in deep-water rice conferring tolerance to flood during germination
    D Kumar, PK Das, BK Sarmah
    Biologia plantarum 64 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 7
  • Mining and Characterizing the SSR Markers for Black Rice Using the Illumina Sequencing Platform
    D Kumar, PK Das, C Singha, BK Sarmah
    Preprints , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 3
  • Characterization and genetic diversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes linked to cowpea yellow mosaic virus
    D Kumar, BA Golakia, AM Parakhia
    Legume Research-An International Journal 41 (1), 27-33 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 3
  • Optimization of Regeneration and Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Protocol for Black Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Chakhao Poireiton)
    R George, D Kumar, H Ojah, K Pathak, S Saha, A Baruah, PK Das
    Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 28 (12), 372-383 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Molecular Validation of SSR Markers and Genetic Diversity Linked to Anaerobic Germination Tolerance in Deepwater Rice (Bao) of Assam
    S Rajpoot, D Kumar, R Ojha, K Pathak, S Saha, PK Das
    Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 28 (12), 227-238 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Palatoradicular Groove: An endoperiodontal continuum, Diagnosis and Management
    P Kumar, D Kumar, ST Sonowal
    Journal of Translational Clinical Case Reports and Family Physician 2 (1), 9-12 , 2016
    2016.0
    Citations: 1
  • Transcriptomic identification of nitric oxide–responsive genes associated with hypoxia tolerance in rice
    D Kumar, A Kumar, PK Das
    Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 1-12 , 2026
    2026.0
  • INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO OPTIMIZE TEA WASTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
    RP Bhuyan, R Kalita, R Ahmed, B Bora, N Tanti, D Kumar, S Sonowal, ...
    Plant Archives 25 (1), 2531-2536 , 2025
    2025.0
  • 1. 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol causes neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity in rats
    S Singh, R Ahmed, D Kumar, B Krishana
    INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES 59 (2), 43 , 2005
    2005.0
  • In silico network analysis of structural and regulatory genes governing anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarp
    D Kumar, H Ojah, K Pathak, S Saha, PK Das

Publications

1. Kumar, D., Kushwaha, S., Delvento, C., Liatukas, Ž., Vivekanand, V., Svensson, J. T., & Chawade, A. (2020). Affordable Phenotyping of Winter Wheat under Field and Controlled Conditions for Drought Tolerance. Agronomy, 10(6), 882. doi:10.3390/agronomy10060882
2. Kumar, D., Das, P.K., & Sarmah, B.K. (2020). Identification of novel hypoxia-responsive factors in deep-water rice conferring tolerance to flood during germination. Biologia Plantarum. DOI: 10.32615/
3. Kumar, D., Das, P.K., & Singha, C., Sarmah, B.K. (2020). Mining and Characterizing the SSR Markers for Black Rice Using the Illumina Sequencing Platform. Preprints, 2020030119. doi: 10.20944/
4. Kumar, D., Sarmah, B.K., & Das, P.K. (2019). Ethylene mediates repression of anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarps in the absence of light. Journal of Plant Physiology.
5. Kumar, D., Das, P.K., & Sarmah, B.K. (2018). Reference gene validation for normalization of RT-qPCR assay associated with germination and survival of rice under hypoxic conditions. Journal of Applied Genetics.
6. Kumar, D., Golakia, B. A., & Parakhia, A.M. (2017). Characterization and genetic diversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes linked to cowpea yellow mosaic virus. Legume Research: An International Journal, 41(1). doi:10.18805/
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