Dr.Rakesh Kumar

Introduction

Short Introduction of Dr.Rakesh Kumar

Name Dr. Rakesh Kumar
Designation Reader
Qualification M.Sc., Ph.D.
Address A-32/53, Anand Nagar, Rae Bareli-229001
Phone no. 09415034297, 0535-2205498.
Symposia & Conferences Attended (a) International Conferences

(i) XVI International Congree on Genetics held at Toronto, Canada

(ii) Fifth ISHS International symposium on Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Plant held at Darjeeling.

(iii) International Conference on Bio Deterioration held at National research Laboratory on Conservation of Cultural Properties (NRLC), Lucknow.

(iv) SAARC conference on Environmental Management in Developing Countries held at Raebareli.

(b) National Conferences:

(i)All India Symposium on Current Research in Plant Sciences, Punjab University, Chandigarh.

(ii) Fourth All India Workshop on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants held at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

(iii) 72nd Session on the Science Congress at Lucknow University, Lucknow.

(iv) Sixth all India Workshop on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants held at Banglore.

(v) Special Geophytological conference held at University of Poona, Pune.

(vi) 74th session of the India science Congress at Banglore University, Banglore.

(vii) National Seminar on "Intellectual property Rights: Plant Varieties and Genome Conservation" held at Allahabad University, Allahabad.
Achievements (i) Junior Research Fellowship of CSIR w.e.f. Oct.1977 to Oct. 1979 (at National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow).

(ii) Senior Research Fellowship of CSIR w.e.f. Oct.1979 to Oct. 1982 (at National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow).

(iii) 02 Refresher course & 01 Orientation course from A.S.C. Lucknow, University, Lucknow.

(iv) Attended 2 months training in remote sensing.

Countries Visited

  • Canada
  • U.S.A.
Books Published A.K. Sinha, D.P.Panday, Rakesh Kumar and Ram Boojh, 1991, Environment Management in Developing Countries Volume I; Air and Its Management. The upper India Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, Lucknow)
Research Work (a) Published Papers (In National Journal / Conferences):

(i) Khanna, K.R. and Rakesh Kumar, 1981. Germplasm evaluation and Line x Tester analysis in opium poppy with emphasis on factors influencing opium and morphine yields presented in IVth Indian on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants held at Madurai.

(ii) Khanna, K.R. and Rakesh Kumar, 1981. An assessment of germplasm and prospects for exploitation of heterosis in opium poppy. Contemporary trends in Plant Sciences (Ed. S.C. Verma) Kalyani Publishers, pp. 369-81.

(iii) Khanna, K.R. and Rakesh Kumar, 1983, The effect of lancing and capsule position on opium yield and morphine percentage in P. somniferum L. Indian J. Pharma. Sci. 1983, 45(4), pp. 159-160.

(iv) Khanna, K.R. and Rakesh Kumar, 1983, Divrsity and genetic architecture of the Indian Cultivaras of Opium Poppy. Paper presented in XV International Congress of Genetic held at New Delhi Abst. No. 994, pp. 597.

(v) Khanna, K.R. and Rakesh Kumar, S. Shukla, 1984, The development of advance breeding stock on Opium poppy and prospects of producing varieties with higher content of phenanthrene alkaloids. Abstract has published in progress in Botanical Research, Punjab University, Chandigarh, pp. 18.

(vi) Khanna, K.R. and Rakesh Kumar, 1985, Divergence studies I opium poppy. Presented in Vth ISHS International Symposium held at Darjeeling. Abst. No. 923, pp. 19.

(vii) Rakesh Kumar, 1986, Inheritence of quality characters in opium poppy. Presented in sp. India Geophytological Conference held at Pune, pp. 21.

(viii) Sinha, A.K., Ajit Kumar & Rakesh Kumar 1986, Coltivated plants in Raebareli town. Presented in Symposium on environment Hazards in Rae Bareli and Published in Air and its Management, (1991) pp. 90-95.

(ix) Khanna, K.R. and Rakesh Kumar, 1987, Correlation and Path analysis in opium poppy. Presented in 75th session of Ind. Sci. Cong. of Genetic Held at Toronto, Canada.

(x) Rakesh Kumar 2004, Genetic Architecture of yield and its Qualitative traits in First Seminar of Ind. Sci. Cong. held at Chandigarh pp 71.

(xi)Rakesh Kumar 2004, Genetic architecture of yield and its Qualitative traits in first Seminar of Ind. Sci. Cong. held at Chandigarh. pp 71.

(b) Published Papers (In Internation Journal / Conferences):

(i) Atul Bhargava, Sudhir Shukla, Rakesh Kumar and Deepak Ohri 2008, Metroglyph Analysis of Morphological variations in Chenopodium spp. World J. Agri Sci. 5(1): 117-120-2009, ISSN 1817-3047
Training Program Participated as a trainee in VIth NNRMS course of two conducted by Indian Institute of Remoting Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun w.e.f. 5th june to 28th July, 2000
Special Attainments (i) Recently one variety of opium poppy BROP-2 recommanded for UP has been developed by collective efforts of Genetics of NBRI Lucknow and myself.

(ii) More than 100 students of M.Sc. Botany submitted their projects on different aspects of Biotechnology, Molecular Genetics, Bioinformatics and Genetics and Plant Breeding under my supervision.

(iii) Attended O.C. & R.C. of N.S.S. at Literacy House, Lucknow.

(iv) Attended UTA Programme at BR Ambedkar University, Agra.

(v) Attended workshop on woman and Child development, jointly organised by NSS and UNICEF at Agra wf 12-14 May 2008,

(vi) Guided students in Tutorials

(vii) Actively participated in group discussion on problems of higher education, a programmer under Uva Darshan, was telecast by Doordarshan Lucknow

(viii) Worked as a co-worker in modification and framing of new syllabus under new education policy.

(ix) Actively participated in Pulse Polio Immunisation programme at Raebareli in year 1996 - 2000.

(x) Worked as programme officer of NSS unit of college for three years ie. 1996-1999.

(xi) Working as counselor of IGNOU, FG College of Raebareli, Since last six years.