Education

Career Profile

Research Interests / Specialization

Understanding the molecular mechanisms associated with the stress tolerance during reproductive stage in     Chickpea(Cicer arietinum L) and soybean (Glycine max)

Teaching Experience (Subjects/Courses Taught)

Research Methodology, Biochemistry and Metabolism, Oxidative Stress Physiology

Honors & Awards

Promising Young researcher award 2010 by Local organizing committee International Food legumes Research conference, 26th -30th April 2010, Antalya Turkey.

International Travel award by DST and CSIR New Delhi for presenting research Paper in 9th Biological science

Graduate Congress held in Bangkok Thailand. 15th-18th Dec.2004

Merit Scholarship 1991-1992 HP Govt.

Publications

   1) Gurinder Kaur, Sanjeev Kumar, Prince Thakur, Jahid A. Malik, Kalpna Bhandhari, K.D. Sharma, Harsh Nayyar . 2011 Involvement of proline in response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to chilling stress at reproductive stage .Scientia Horticulturae, 128,(3), 174-181

  2) Sanjeev Kumar, Jahid Malik, Prince Thakur, Suchi Kaistha and Kamal Dev Sharma Jens D. Berger and Harsh Nayyar. 2010. Growth and metabolic responses of contrasting chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes to chilling stress at reproductive phase. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Online First™, 18 September 2010 DOI: 10.1007/s11738-010-0602-y

  3) Sanjeev Kumar, R.K Bhanwara and H.D Upadhyaya and Harsh Nayyar, 2010. Cold stress effects on reproductive growth in Chickpea. SAT eJournal / e journals.icrisat.org . Volume 8.

  4) Jahid Ali Malik, Sanjeev Kumar, Prince Thakur, Shuchi Sharma, Navneet Kaur, Dirender Pathania, Kalpna Bhandari, Neeru Kaushal, Kamaljeet Singh, A, Srivastva and Harsh Nayyar. 2010. Promotion of Growth in Mungbean (Phaseolus aureus Roxb.) by Selenium is Associated with Stimulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism. Biological trace element research (Available online)

   5)* Prince Thakur, Sanjeev Kumar, Jahid Ali Malik, Jens D. Berger and Harsh Nayyar, 2009. Cold stress effects on reproductive in grain crops: an overview. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 67: 429-443.

  6) Sanjeev Kumar, Gurinder Kaur and Harsh Nayyar, 2008. Exogenous application of abscisic acid improves cold tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 449-456.

  7) Gurinder Kaur, Sanjeev Kumar, Harsh Nayyar and Hari D. Upadhyaya, 2008. Cold stress injury during the pod-filling phase in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): effects on quantitative and qualitative components of seeds. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 457-464.

  8) Harsh Nayyar, Gurinder Kaur, Sanjeev Kumar, H. D. Upadhyaya, 2007. Low temperature effects during seed filling on chickpea genotypes (Cicer arietinum l.): probing mechanisms affecting seed reserves and yield. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 193 (5) 336-344.

  9) Harsh Nayyar, Smita Singh, Satwinder Kaur, Sanjeev Kumar and Hari D. Upadhyaya, 2006. Differential sensitivity of macrocarpa and microcarpa types of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to water stress: association of contrasting stress response with oxidative injury. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 48 (11) : 1318-1329.

10) Sanjeev Kumar, Harsh Nayyar, T.S. Bains, G. Kaur and R.K. Bhanwra, 2005. Low Temperature Effects on Early maturing chickpea Genotype ICCV 96029. International Chickpea and Pigeon pea Newsletter. ICRISAT. 19-22.

11)* Harsh Nayyar, T. S. Bains and Sanjeev Kumar, 2005. Low temperature induced floral abortion in chickpea: relationship to abscisic acid and cryoprotectants in reproductive organs. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 53: 39-47.

12*) Harsh Nayyar, T.S. Bains and Sanjeev Kumar, 2005. Chilling stressed chickpea seedlings: effect of cold acclimation, calcium and abscisic acid on cryoprotective solutes and oxidative damage. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 54 (3): 275-285. s

13) Harsh Nayyar, T.S. Bains and Sanjeev Kumar and Gurinder Kaur, 2005. Chilling effects during seed filling on accumulation of seed reserves and yield of chickpea. Journal of the science of food and agriculture. 85(11):1925-1930.

14) Harsh Nayyar, Krishan Chander, Sanjeev Kumar and T. Bains, 2005. Role of Glycine betaine mitigates cold stress damage in chickpea. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 25:381-388.

15) Satwinder Kaur, Harsh Nayyar, R. K. Bhanwra and Sanjeev Kumar, 2005. Precocious Germination of Pollen Grains in anthers of soybean (Glycine max(L.)Merrill.). Soybean Genetics Newsletter. 32, 1-10.

16) Harsh Nayyar, Satwinder Kaur, Smita, Sanjeev Kumar, K.J. Singh and K.K. Dhir, 2005. Involvement of polyamines in the contrasting sensitivity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and soybean (Glycine max(L.) Merrill.) to water deficit stress. Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica. 46: 333-338.

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