Academic record & distinction

M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture(Vegetable Science) obtained in first division from Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

Ph. D. Horticulture(Olericulture) obtained with first class with distinction from Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar.

Areas of Specialization

Vegetable Breeding, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Organic Farming 

Research Guidance

PhD Research: 03 registered
M.Sc. Dissertation: 20 plus awarded

Publications and Projects

Research Papers: 31; Books: 03; Book chapters: 04; Technical Bulletins: 03; Projects: 04

Latest Publications

1. Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure analysis in Himalayan garlic genotypes from Sikkim using SSR markers. (2025). Lomash Sharma, Rajesh Kumar, Kime Tare and Sandhya Lamichaney. Molecular Biology Reports. 52: 38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-024-10142-2. (IF: 2.6).
2. Genetic diversity of bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.] genotypes of Eastern India through agro‑morphological traits and ISSR markers: implication for future breeding. (2024). Rajesh Kumar, Randhir Kumar, Bishun Deo Prasad, Jitesh Kumar and Bahadur Singh Bamaniya. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 71: 873–891. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-023-01670-0. (IF: 1.6).
3. Genetic diversity of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) genotypes assessed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA markers. (2024). Vijay Kumar, Rajesh Kumar and Manju Rana. National Academy Science Letters. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-024-01490-5. (IF: 1.2).
4. Morpho-biochemical diversity in tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav.) genotypes grown under different altitudinal locations of north eastern Himalayas of India. (2024). Sita Kumari Prasad, Rajesh Kumar, Ankita Debnath and Nisha Sharma. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 23(1): 25-34. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v23i1.8140. (IF: 0.7).
5. Assessment of genetic diversity in Nelumbo nucifera genotypes. (2025). Vijay Kumar, Rajesh Kumar and Manju Rana. Journal of Environmental Biology. 46(1): 28-38.  http://doi.org/10.22438/jeb/46/1/MRN-5393. (IF: 0.6).
6. Multivariate analysis for genetic diversity estimation in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) genotypes. (2025). Vijay Kumar, Manju Rana, Rajesh Kumar and Anil Kumar Yadav. Agricultural Science Digest. 1-6. doi: 10.18805/ag.D-6021. 
7. Efficacy of plant extracts against aphid Lipaphis erysimi (kalt) in brown mustard Brassica juncea L. (2024). Kunal Kaushik and Rajesh Kumar. Indian Journal of Entomology. 86(4): 1302-1306. http://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.1664.
8. Evaluation of hybrids of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) under organic cultivation conditions. (2024). Suren Limbu, Laxuman Sharma, Rajesh Kumar, Manju Rana and Sujata Upadhyay. Ecology, Environment & Conservation. 30: S275-S283.
9. Influence of organic fertilizers and vermiwash spray on growth, yield and quality attributes of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). (2024). Rama Poudel, Karma Diki Bhutia, Rajesh Kumar, Anil Kumar Yadav and Anamika Kharka. Ecology, Environment & Conservation. 30(2): 631-635.
10. Tropical and Subtropical vegetable crops. (2024). Jogdhande Srinivas and Rajesh Kumar. Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-56512-10-8.