Dr Awani Kumar Singh

About

Dr. Awani Kumar Singh is currently serving as the Head of the Regional Station, FSRCHPR, Ranchi (ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region). Previously, he held the position of Principal Scientist at the Centre for Protected Cultivation Technology (CPCT), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi. He holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Horticulture.

Dr. Singh's research primarily focuses on vegetable breeding for protected cultivation, standardization and optimization of production technologies for greenhouse vegetable cultivation, and the development of integrated approaches for vegetable protection under controlled environments.

In addition to his research contributions, Dr. Singh is actively engaged in postgraduate and doctoral teaching and has successfully guided six M.Sc. and two Ph.D. students.

Employment

• ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Principle Scientist
  2016 - Present
• ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Senior Scientist- Horticulture (Veggetable Science)
  2010 - 2016
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Assistant Professor (Horticulture)
  2004 - 2010
• ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Research Associate
  1996 - 2004

Education

• Agra University PhD in Horticulture
  1996 - 2000
• Agra University M.Sc. Horticulture
  ? - 1995
• Purvanchal University B.Sc. (Agriculture)
  ? - 1993

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (47)

• Genetic Variability, Trait Association, and Multi-Trait Selection of New Indeterminate Tomato Genotypes Under Protected Cultivation
  Plants 2026 DOI: 10.3390/plants15111760
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• Beneficial cyanobacteria as seed coatings to enhance the storability and viability indices of spinach seeds
  Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2025.103844
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• Optimized convolutional neural networks for real-time detection and severity assessment of early blight in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
  Fungal Genetics and Biology 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2025.103984
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• Foliar application of cyanobacterial formulations stimulates plant growth and fruit quality in tomato under protected cultivation
  New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 2025 DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2023.2294729
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• Beyond the genome: unveiling tissue-specific non-coding RNAs in clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.)
  3 Biotech 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-025-04251-3
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• Development of robust nurseries through cyanobacteria as seed priming or nursery media amendment options and their interactions with tomato cultivars
  Scientia Horticulturae 2025 DOI: 10.1016/J.SCIENTA.2025.114169
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• Enhancing fruit quality and yield in tomato through cyanobacterium mediated nutri-fertigation
  Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103344
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• A synergic and compatible microbial-based consortium for biocontrol of Fusarium wilt of tomato
  Phytopathologia Mediterranea 2023 DOI: 10.36253/phyto-13055
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• Impact of Foliar Application of ZnO and Fe3O4 Nanoparticles on Seed Yield and Physio-Biochemical Parameters of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Seed under Open Field and Protected Environment vis a vis during Seed Germination
  Plants 2022 DOI: 10.3390/plants11233211
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• Fortifying nursery soil-less media with cyanobacteria for enhancing the growth of tomato
  South African Journal of Botany 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2021.11.034
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