Sanjeev Kumar

About

Senior Research Scientist and Associate Professor with over 16 years of experience in agricultural biotechnology, microbial genomics, molecular biology, and plant breeding. Experienced in both academia and industry R&D including biofertilizer and biopesticide development, molecular marker technology, functional genomics, and microbial biotechnology for sustainable agriculture. Published extensively in SCI and Scopus indexed journals and actively involved in graduate supervision and international research collaborations.

Employment

• GLA University Associate Professor
  2022 - Present
• Lovely Professional University Associate Professor
  2015 - 2021

Education

• TERI University PhD
  2005 - 2012
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
• Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (37)

• Assessment of salinity tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes under differential chloride salt stress
  Journal of Applied and Natural Science 2026 DOI: 10.31018/jans.v18i2.7222
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• First Report on Novel Cellulase Producing Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata EU-FB-14 Endophytic Mushroom from Cannabis sativa Growing in Hilly Region of Indian Himalayas
  National Academy Science Letters 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s40009-024-01544-8
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• Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Mediated Carbon Sequestration: Mechanisms, Influencing Factors, and Future Directions
  Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32077
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• Cumin (Cuminum cuminum L.): Present breeding status and future prospective
  Industrial Crops and Products 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.121117
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• Microbial Nanotechnology for Precision Nanobiosynthesis: Innovations, Current Opportunities and Future Perspectives for Industrial Sustainability
  Current Microbiology 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-024-03772-z
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• Next generation probiotics for human health: An emerging perspective
  Heliyon 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35980
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• Soil inhabiting bacto-helmith complex in insect pest management: Current research and future challenges
  Heliyon 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36365
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• Microbial Amelioration of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants for Agro-Environmental Sustainability
  Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11270-024-07251-w
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• Bioformulation of mineral solubilizing microbes as novel microbial consortium for the growth promotion of wheat (Triticum aestivum) under the controlled and natural conditions
  Heliyon 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33167
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• Isolation and Characterization of Bacterial Consortia for Bioremediation of Textile Dye Effluent
  BIOPESTICIDES INTERNATIONAL 2024 DOI: 10.59467/bi.2024.20.151
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