Sanjeev Kumar
HSS BHALRA, BHADERWAH, J&K (UT), University of Jammu, Meerut College
0009-0005-8042-1124
About
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Koul young teacher and researcher have significantly contributed in field of wild mushrooms systematic and ethnomycology of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh (UTs). Dr. Kumar is a Young ‘mycologist'. He was one of the first research scholars who have attained the importance of ‘diversity’ and ‘ethnomycology’ of macrofungi in the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. His academic distinctions to the growth of science of Mycology have been recognized both National and International level.
1. Early life and Education
Dr. Koul was born on 18th March 1978 in Mohalla Khakhal of Tehsil Bhaderwah, District Doda, J&K (UT). He had his early education at Adarsh Vidya Mandir Bhaderwah and Govt. Higher Secondary School (Boys) Bhaderwah (1993-1996). He did B.Sc. (Medical) with a first class from Govt. Degree College Bhaderwah (1996-1999), B.Ed. from MIER College Jammu (2000) and M.Sc. (Botany) from the Meerut College Meerut, Uttar Pardesh (2001-2003). Dr. Kumar later joined the Department of Botany, University of Jammu to work for his Ph.D. Degree under the benevolent supervision of Dr. Yash Pal Sharma (Prof.). He was awarded Ph.D. Degree (2009) for his thesis on “Taxonomic and Ethnomycological Studies of Fleshy Fungi in some regions of District Doda”. Subsequently he received the D.Sc. (2020) (Doctrin de Science Award Honoris Causa) in the field of Mycology & Plant Pathology by Division of Certification and Accreditation, International Agency for Standard and Ratings.
2. Professional Experience including Current position
Starting his career as a Teacher at Middle School Sindra, Bhaderwah in the Department of School Education and Govt. of J&K (2009-2013). Presently, he is posted as Teacher and Associate NCC Officer at Govt. Higher Secondary School Bhalra, Bhaderwah, J&K (UT). During his career, he was recipient of Summer Research Fellowship of Indian National Science Academy and did his work at CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) under the guidance of Dr. P.S. Ahuja then the Director General CSIR, which enabled him to carry out a detailed work on Mushroom Flora of Jammu and Kashmir. At the young age, he attended the 18th International Congress of Mushroom Science at Beijing, China (2012) and visited several research centers of Mycology across the country and abroad and discussed mycology with leading scientists in the country and abroad. He has presented his research work at 62 National and 14 International conferences/Seminars/ Symposia/ workshops and has published 52 research publications, 85 abstracts in National and International journals repute and 05 books in general and Red List of Macrofungi of India in particular with Harsh et.al., 2021. Number of research students has now adopted this field of research in the biodiversity rich state of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
3. Membership of Professional Societies
Dr. Koul is a Life member of Mycological Society of India, National Environmental Science Academy, Indian Mushrooms Growers Association, Journal of Scientific & Applied Research, Journal of Plant Development Sciences, Mushrooms Society of India, Indian Science Congress Association, Asian Biological Research Foundation (ABRF) and Association of Fungal Biologists.
4. Significant Contribution to Mycology
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Koul major contributions in mycology are on macrofungal Systematics and Ethnomycology. He is pioneering researcher from J&K, who worked on the exploration of Mushrooms flora of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh in general and Jammu Province in particular resulted in the discovery and description of numerous new and interesting species of macrofungi.
5. List of few publications in Mycology
Few of his most significant publications are listed below:
1. Y. P. Sharma1, S. A. J. Hashmi1, Roshi Sharma1, Sanjeev Kumar1 and R. K. Manhas2,* (2022). Macrofungal diversity and distribution in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Current Sciences, Vol. 122, No. 12: 1415-1425.
2. Harsh NSK, Kumar R, Tapwal A, Singh S, Kumar M, Mohan V, Verma RK, Sharma YP, Kumar S and Sharma A, (2021). Red List of Macrofungi of India. Xpression Pvt. Ltd. Dehradun, Uttrakhand pp. 162 (ISBN# 978-93-5578-938-9).
3. Sharma R, Sharma YP, Hashmi SA, Kumar S, and Manhas RK (2022). Ethnomycological study of wild edible and medicinal mushrooms in district Jammu, J&K (UT), India. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 18:23 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-022-00521-z.
4. Sharma R, Sharma YP, Kumar S, Hashmi SA and Manhas RK (2020). Diversity and Distribution of Wild Fleshy Fungi in District Jammu, J&K, India. The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (6): 524-531.
5. Dorjey K, Kumar S and Sharma Y P (2019). High Altitude morels from Ladakh Trans-Himalaya (J&K), India Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products Vol 26(3) 123-129.
6. Atri N S, Sharma Y P, Kumar S and Mridu (2019). Wild Edible Mushrooms of North West Himalaya: Their Nutritional, Neutraceutical and Sociobiological Aspects. Mic
Employment
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HSS BHALRA, BHADERWAH, J&K (UT) TEACHER/ASSOCIATE NCC OFFICER2013 - Present
Education
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University of Jammu PH.D.2005 - 2009
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Meerut College M.SC.2001 - Present
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University of Jammu B.SC.1996 - 1999
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (69)
- Wild edible mushrooms of North West Himalaya: Their nutritional, nutraceutical, and sociobiological aspects Save
- Biochemical characterization of some wild edible mushrooms from Jammu and Kashmir Save
- Two more bird�s nest fungi from cold desert of Ladakh, India Save
- Some noteworthy taxa of wild macrofungi from North-West Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Save
- Incidence of some agarics from the plains of Jammu, India Save
- Incidence of some agarics from the plains of Jammu, India Save
- Some pyronemataceous macrofungi from Ladakh (J&K), India Save
- Some pyronemataceous macrofungi from Ladakh (J&K), India Save
- Three new records of genus Gymnopilus P. Karst from India. Save
- Biochemical Characterization of Some Wild Edible Mushrooms from Jammu and Kashmir Save