Showkat A Waza

About

I did my PhD (Genetics and Plant Breeding) from Banaras Hindu University and had been associated with the teaching and research activities in the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, BHU, Varanasi. In July 2016, I joined IRRI as National consultant and worked there till August 2017. I am currently working as Assistant Professor/ Junior Scientist in the Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding of SKUAST-K (MCRS Sagam/Khudwani). I have been associated with various aspects of plant breeding with expertise in breeding for stress (biotic/abiotic) tolerance, high yield, early maturity and better quality. I possess a practical know-how regarding marker-assisted selection/ backcross breeding, marker development, QTL/gene discovery, genomics, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), phenotyping and population development. Besides, I had an expertise in maintenance, evaluation, characterization and enrichment of wild and improved genotypes. I’m proficiently capable of contributing towards research publications, presentations and technical reports with prowess for use of computer-based programmes, softwares and bioinformatics tools like SPSS, LaTeX, R packages, marker design, etc. I have been awarded with various laurels like UGC Research Fellowship, ICAR’s Senior Research Fellowship, Best Doctoral Thesis Award, Young Scientist Award and have about 55 publications to my credit.

Employment

• Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Assistant Professor
  2017 - Present
• International Rice Research Institute National Consultant
  2016 - 2017

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (59)

• Plant Breeding Approaches for Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops: A Review
  Madras Agricultural Journal 2025 DOI: 10.29321/MAJ.10.90JE29
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• Climate warming–driven phenological shifts are species-specific in woody plants: evidence from twig experiment in Kashmir Himalaya
  International Journal of Biometeorology 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-022-02317-y
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• Agronomic practices for sustainable diseases management in rice: A review
  Environment Conservation Journal 2022 DOI: 10.36953/ECJ.9742205
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• Abiotic Stress Tolerance-Progress and Pathways of Sustainable Rice Production
  Sustainability 2021 DOI: 10.3390/su13042078
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• Drought Tolerant Rice for Ensuring Food Security in Eastern India
  Sustainability 2020 DOI: 10.3390/su12062214
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• Gender focused training and knowledge enhances the adoption of climate resilient seeds
  Technology in Society 2020
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• Gender focused training and knowledge enhances the adoption of climate resilient seeds
  Technology in Society 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101388
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• Larnoo purple: A high yielding, early maturing, cold tolerant maize line with high carotenoid and protein content
  Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 2020
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• Shalimar Maize Hybrid 4, a Most Promising Hybrid for High Altitude Ecologies of Kashmir Valley
  Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology 2020
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• Developing rice hybrids for temperate conditions using three line approach
  Indian J. Genet 2019 DOI: 10.31742/IJGPB.79.1.4
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