DHANANJAY KUMAR

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy ( Agriculture
Agricultural Biotechnology
DBT-AAU Centre, Assam Agricultural University, India
July 2013 – Aug 2017
• Investigated deep-water seed germination under flood conditions.
• Crossed hypoxic tolerant varieties with elite varieties for mapping hypoxic tolerant rice populations.
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Agriculture
Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Junagadh Agricultural University, India
July 2010 – October 2012
• Explored the cowpea yellow mosaic virus and its infection potential in cowpea.
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Hons.)
Biotechnology
Allahabad Agricultural Institute, India
May 2005 – May 2009
• Actively participated in sports, student competitions, and university activities

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Transcriptomic identification of nitric oxide–responsive genes associated with hypoxia tolerance in rice
D Kumar, A Kumar, PK Das
Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 1-12 , 2026
2026.0
Optimization of Regeneration and Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Protocol for Black Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Chakhao Poireiton)
R George, D Kumar, H Ojah, K Pathak, S Saha, A Baruah, PK Das
Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 28 (12), 372-383 , 2025
2025.0
Citations: 1
Molecular Validation of SSR Markers and Genetic Diversity Linked to Anaerobic Germination Tolerance in Deepwater Rice (Bao) of Assam
S Rajpoot, D Kumar, R Ojha, K Pathak, S Saha, PK Das
Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 28 (12), 227-238 , 2025
2025.0
Citations: 1
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO OPTIMIZE TEA WASTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
RP Bhuyan, R Kalita, R Ahmed, B Bora, N Tanti, D Kumar, S Sonowal, ...
Plant Archives 25 (1), 2531-2536 , 2025
2025.0
Affordable phenotyping of winter wheat under field and controlled conditions for drought tolerance
D Kumar, S Kushwaha, C Delvento, Ž Liatukas, V Vivekanand, ...
Agronomy 10 (6), 882 , 2020
2020.0
Citations: 39
Mining and Characterizing the SSR Markers for Black Rice Using the Illumina Sequencing Platform
D Kumar, PK Das, C Singha, BK Sarmah
Preprints , 2020
2020.0
Citations: 3
Identification of novel hypoxia-responsive factors in deep-water rice conferring tolerance to flood during germination
D Kumar, PK Das, BK Sarmah
Biologia plantarum 64 , 2020
2020.0
Citations: 7
Ethylene mediates repression of anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarps in the absence of light
D Kumar, BK Sarmah, PK Das
Journal of plant physiology 236, 34-38 , 2019
2019.0
Citations: 22
Reference gene validation for normalization of RT-qPCR assay associated with germination and survival of rice under hypoxic condition
D Kumar, PK Das, BK Sarmah
Journal of applied genetics 59 (4), 419-430 , 2018
2018.0
Citations: 40
Characterization and genetic diversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes linked to cowpea yellow mosaic virus
D Kumar, BA Golakia, AM Parakhia
Legume Research-An International Journal 41 (1), 27-33 , 2018
2018.0
Citations: 3
Palatoradicular Groove: An endoperiodontal continuum, Diagnosis and Management
P Kumar, D Kumar, ST Sonowal
Journal of Translational Clinical Case Reports and Family Physician 2 (1), 9-12 , 2016
2016.0
Citations: 1
1. 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol causes neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity in rats
S Singh, R Ahmed, D Kumar, B Krishana
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES 59 (2), 43 , 2005
2005.0
In silico network analysis of structural and regulatory genes governing anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarp
D Kumar, H Ojah, K Pathak, S Saha, PK Das

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Reference gene validation for normalization of RT-qPCR assay associated with germination and survival of rice under hypoxic condition
D Kumar, PK Das, BK Sarmah
Journal of applied genetics 59 (4), 419-430 , 2018
2018.0
Citations: 40
Affordable phenotyping of winter wheat under field and controlled conditions for drought tolerance
D Kumar, S Kushwaha, C Delvento, Ž Liatukas, V Vivekanand, ...
Agronomy 10 (6), 882 , 2020
2020.0
Citations: 39
Ethylene mediates repression of anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarps in the absence of light
D Kumar, BK Sarmah, PK Das
Journal of plant physiology 236, 34-38 , 2019
2019.0
Citations: 22
Identification of novel hypoxia-responsive factors in deep-water rice conferring tolerance to flood during germination
D Kumar, PK Das, BK Sarmah
Biologia plantarum 64 , 2020
2020.0
Citations: 7
Mining and Characterizing the SSR Markers for Black Rice Using the Illumina Sequencing Platform
D Kumar, PK Das, C Singha, BK Sarmah
Preprints , 2020
2020.0
Citations: 3
Characterization and genetic diversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes linked to cowpea yellow mosaic virus
D Kumar, BA Golakia, AM Parakhia
Legume Research-An International Journal 41 (1), 27-33 , 2018
2018.0
Citations: 3
Optimization of Regeneration and Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Protocol for Black Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Chakhao Poireiton)
R George, D Kumar, H Ojah, K Pathak, S Saha, A Baruah, PK Das
Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 28 (12), 372-383 , 2025
2025.0
Citations: 1
Molecular Validation of SSR Markers and Genetic Diversity Linked to Anaerobic Germination Tolerance in Deepwater Rice (Bao) of Assam
S Rajpoot, D Kumar, R Ojha, K Pathak, S Saha, PK Das
Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 28 (12), 227-238 , 2025
2025.0
Citations: 1
Palatoradicular Groove: An endoperiodontal continuum, Diagnosis and Management
P Kumar, D Kumar, ST Sonowal
Journal of Translational Clinical Case Reports and Family Physician 2 (1), 9-12 , 2016
2016.0
Citations: 1
Transcriptomic identification of nitric oxide–responsive genes associated with hypoxia tolerance in rice
D Kumar, A Kumar, PK Das
Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 1-12 , 2026
2026.0
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO OPTIMIZE TEA WASTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
RP Bhuyan, R Kalita, R Ahmed, B Bora, N Tanti, D Kumar, S Sonowal, ...
Plant Archives 25 (1), 2531-2536 , 2025
2025.0
1. 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol causes neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity in rats
S Singh, R Ahmed, D Kumar, B Krishana
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES 59 (2), 43 , 2005
2005.0
In silico network analysis of structural and regulatory genes governing anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarp
D Kumar, H Ojah, K Pathak, S Saha, PK Das

Publications

1. Kumar, D., Kushwaha, S., Delvento, C., Liatukas, Ž., Vivekanand, V., Svensson, J. T., & Chawade, A. (2020). Affordable Phenotyping of Winter Wheat under Field and Controlled Conditions for Drought Tolerance. Agronomy, 10(6), 882. doi:10.3390/agronomy10060882
2. Kumar, D., Das, P.K., & Sarmah, B.K. (2020). Identification of novel hypoxia-responsive factors in deep-water rice conferring tolerance to flood during germination. Biologia Plantarum. DOI: 10.32615/
3. Kumar, D., Das, P.K., & Singha, C., Sarmah, B.K. (2020). Mining and Characterizing the SSR Markers for Black Rice Using the Illumina Sequencing Platform. Preprints, 2020030119. doi: 10.20944/
4. Kumar, D., Sarmah, B.K., & Das, P.K. (2019). Ethylene mediates repression of anthocyanin accumulation in black rice pericarps in the absence of light. Journal of Plant Physiology.
5. Kumar, D., Das, P.K., & Sarmah, B.K. (2018). Reference gene validation for normalization of RT-qPCR assay associated with germination and survival of rice under hypoxic conditions. Journal of Applied Genetics.
6. Kumar, D., Golakia, B. A., & Parakhia, A.M. (2017). Characterization and genetic diversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes linked to cowpea yellow mosaic virus. Legume Research: An International Journal, 41(1). doi:10.18805/
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