Dr Mahesh C. Yadav

About

Principal Scientist and Lab Head, Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi. Dr. Mahesh Yadav is heading NICRA project since Feb 2015. His group has identified numerous QTLs/QTNs for salinity, drought, heat and grain size in bread wheat. Dr. Yadav has developed 5-parent and 8-parent MAGIC populations in bread wheat, which are in advanced stage of attaining homogygosity. Besides, he has developed DNA barcodes for Oryza species.

Employment

• National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Principal Scientist
  2009 - Present
• ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research Senior Scientist (Genetics)
  1996 - 2009
• National Academy of Agricultural Research Management Scientist Trainee - 55th FoCARS
  1996 - 1996

Education

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute Ph.D.
  1992 - 1996
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute M.Sc.
  1990 - 1992
• Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology B.Sc. (Ag & A.H.)
  1985 - 1989

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (108)

• Pigments and Epicuticular Wax in Wheat Spikelets and Grains Under Terminal Heat-Stress
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B Biological Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s40011-025-01755-z
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• Aromatic rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces of Indo‐Gangetic Plains of India harbor rich genetic diversity
  Crop Science 64: 1711–1728 2024 DOI: 10.1002/csc2.21211
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• Phenotypic Characterization of Crop Genetic Resources of AA-genome Species in Rice (Oryza spp.)
  Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 36(3): 402-414 2023 DOI: 10.61949/0976-1926.2023.v36i03.09
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• Population structure and genetic differentiation analyses reveal high level of diversity and allelic richness in crop wild relatives of AA genome species of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in India
  Journal of Applied Genetics 64: 645–666 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-023-00787-3
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• Identification of Climate-Smart Bread Wheat Germplasm Lines with Enhanced Adaptation to Global Warming
  Plants 12(15): 2851 2023 DOI: 10.3390/plants12152851
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• Population Structure and Genetic Differentiation Analyses Reveal High Level of Diversity and Allelic Richness in Crop Wild Relatives of AA-Genome Species of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in India
  2023 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3115871/v1
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• Morphological and molecular analyses of grain traits in aromatic rice landrace accessions from Indo-Gangetic plain region of India
  Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 36(2): 290-300 2023 DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2023.00036.2.11
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• Aromatic Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Landraces of Indo-Gangetic Plains of India Harbor Rich Genetic Diversity as Revealed by Phenotypic Traits and Microsatellite Markers
  Research Square 2023 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3063336
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• Association mapping reveals novel genes and genomic regions controlling grain size architecture in mini core accessions of Indian National Genebank wheat germplasm collection
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1148658
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• Meta-QTL analysis in wheat: progress, challenges and opportunities
  Theoretical and Applied Genetics 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04490-z
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