Shailesh Kumar

About

Area of Specialization: Plant Physiology, Abiotic Stress Physiology, and Wheat and Small Millet Physiology.

I completed my graduation from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, and obtained my Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.

Currently, I am working as an Associate Professor-cum-Senior Scientist at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar.

Employment

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University Associate professor
  2019 - Present

Education

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute M. Sc., Ph. D.
  2002 - 2004

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (62)

• Genetic diversity and multi-trait selection using the multi-trait genotype-ideotype distance index in a proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) germplasm collection
  Plant Science Today 2026 DOI: 10.14719/pst.16491
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• Unravelling the combined abiotic stress responses of wheat under heat and drought conditions
  Plant Science Today 2026
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• Ecological and human health risk assessment of heavy metal accumulation in soil and vegetables under 60 years of sewage water irrigation
  Scientific Reports 2026
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• Environmental studies & Disaster Management
  Elite Publication House, New Delhi 2026
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• Legume intercropping and phosphorus management enhance the productivity and profitability of winter maize in calcareous soil
  Plant Science Today 2026 DOI: 10.14719/pst.12933
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• Unravelling the combined abiotic stress responses of wheat under heat and drought conditions
  Plant Science Today 2026 DOI: 10.14719/pst.15136
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• Development of Lysigenous Aerenchyma in Root Alleviates the Waterlogging Stress in Little Millet
  Tropical Plant Biology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s12042-025-09439-8
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• Individual and Combined Effect of Water Deficit and High Temperature Stress on Root Architecture of Finger Millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] Genotypes
  National Academy Science Letters 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s40009-025-01869-y
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• Identification of stable and high yielding genotypes of proso millet for summer production in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India
  Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization 2025 DOI: 10.1017/s1479262125100221
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• Suitable Planting Material with Integrated Nutrient Management Can Enhance Productivity, Nutrient Use Efficiency and Profitability of Sugarcane
  Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s42729-025-02358-3
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