Rakesh Kumar

Employment

• Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology CSIR Chief Scientist
  2006 - Present

Education

Education history is unavailable.

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (17)

• A Nutrient-Driven Agronomic Approach to Enhance Biomass and Essential Oil Yield of Tagetes Minuta L. in the Western Himalayas
  Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s42729-025-02833-x
  +Save
• Digital convergence in Agri‐Tech: Reviewing the role of advanced technologies in enabling precision and sustainability
  Agronomy Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1002/agj2.70310
  +Save
• Optimizing seaweed extract for enhanced biomass yield and pharmacologically active specialized metabolites in St. John's wort
  South African Journal of Botany 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2025.11.023
  +Save
• Seasonal variation effect on yield, chemical composition and antibacterial activity of aromatic grasses cultivated in the North East Himalayas
  Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature 2026 DOI: 10.1080/22311866.2026.2619175
  +Save
• Micronutrient-mediated modulation of biomass, essential oil yield and composition in aromatic marigold from the western Himalayas
  Journal of Essential Oil Research 2026 DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2026.2621856
  +Save
• Sculpturing Hypericum perforatum L.-rhizosphere with plant-specific and un-specific beneficial rhizobacteria distinctively tailors rhizosphere bacterial community structure to accumulate differential amounts of specialized metabolites
  Industrial Crops and Products 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120670
  +Save
• Assessing Growth Performance and Agrometeorological Indices of Matricaria chamomilla L. Governed by Growing Season Length and Salicylic Acid in the Western Himalaya
  Horticulturae 2025 DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae11050485
  +Save
• Elicitation with CaCl₂ and SNP enhance antioxidant defense and regulate transcriptional changes in drought-stressed saffron
  Plant Cell Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-025-03590-y
  +Save
• St. John's wort root-associated beneficial bacteria with vermicompost augment specialized metabolites without penalizing biomass yield by improving photosynthesis and soil microbial properties
  Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmap.2025.100670
  +Save
• Variation in productivity and essential oil composition of aromatic grasses grown in mid-hill conditions of the Western Himalayas
  Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s13580-024-00610-w
  +Save