Dr. Kamal Kumar

Employment

• University of Delhi - South Campus Assistant Professor
  2022 - Present
• Jawaharlal Nehru University Project Fellow
  2021 - 2022
• National Institute of Plant Genome Research Research Associate-III
  2017 - 2020

Education

• National Institute for Plant Genome Research Ph. D
  2003 - 2010
• Tezpur University Master of Sciences (M.Sc)
  2001 - 2003
• Seth Motilal College Bachelor of Sciences (B.Sc)
  1998 - 2001
• Sainik School Chittorgarh Schooling
  1990 - 1997

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (29)

• HSP101 alleles from indica and japonica subspecies of rice (Oryza sativa L.) show differential response to heat stress
  Planta 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-025-04863-2
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• Genomics-assisted genetics of complex regions from chickpea chromosome 4 reveals two candidate genes for Ascochyta blight resistance
  Plant Science 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111781
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• A small cysteine-rich fungal effector, BsCE66 is essential for the virulence of Bipolaris sorokiniana on wheat plants
  Fungal Genetics and Biology 2023
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• The nuclear effector ArPEC25 from the necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei targets the chickpea transcription factor CaβLIM1a and negatively modulates lignin biosynthesis, increasing host susceptibility
  The Plant Cell 2023 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac372
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• Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production
  Molecular Plant Pathology 2022 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13235
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• Global transcriptome and co-expression analysis reveal robust host defence pathway reprogramming and identify key regulators of early phases of Cicer-Ascochyta interactions
  Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 2022 DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-06-22-0134-R
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• Transcriptome analysis reveals robust transcriptional reprogramming during early stages of Cicer-Ascochyta interaction
  2022 DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.26.485904
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• Broadening the horizon of crop research: a decade of advancements in plant molecular genetics to divulge phenotype governing genes
  Planta 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03827-0
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• The nuclear effector ArPEC25 from the necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei targets the chickpea transcription factor CaβLIM1a and negatively modulates lignin biosynthesis for host susceptibility
  bioRxiv 2021 DOI: 10.1101/2021.09.02.458738
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• Australia’s initiatives towards clean energy and net-zero emissions
  Science Diplomacy 2021
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