Santosh Kumar

Research Scientist (Wheat Breeder)

Development of premium quality wheat cultivars for Canadian Prairies

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

2701 Grand Valley Road, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A5Y3, Canada

Current research and/or projects

Marker assisted Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) Wheat Breeding
Molecular physiology of pre-harvest sprouting
Germplasm development for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) resistance
Transcriptome analysis of emmer wheat flowering time
Pathogenesis mechanisms of leaf rust in wheat

Professional activities / interests

Plant Physiology
Molecular Biology
Plant Genomics
Plant Breeding

Education and awards

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Plant Science)
Master of Science (Plant Physiology)
Bachelor of Science (Agriculture)

Awards

NSERC visiting Fellow, PBI, Saskatoon (Not Availed)
Clark Newman Clayton Award
Keystone Symposium Scholarship from NIH, USA
Meredith Fellowship for Barley Research by Canadian Grain Commission
UMSU Travel award from University of Manitoba
Helgason Travel award from University of Manitoba
George Duff travel award from Canadian Society of Plant Biology
University of Manitoba Student Union (UMSU) award for academic excellence
International Graduate Student Scholarship from University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba Graduate (PhD) Fellowship (UMGF)
Department of Plant Science PhD UMGF Top-Up Award
CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Ph.D and Lectureship (Not Availed)
Research Assistantship in Department of Plant Physiology IARI
Junior Research Fellowship for M.Sc
University Merit Scholarship and Merit Certificate in Graduation, PAU, Punjab, India

Additional links

http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/science-and-innovation/research-centres-and-collections/manitoba/brandon-research-and-development-centre/scientific-staff-and-expertise/kumar-santosh-phd/?id=1412359797894

Key publications

Ruan, Y., Knox, R., Pozniak, C.J., Clarke, J., Singh, A.K., DePauw, R., Henriquez, M.A., McCallum, B., Brûlé-Babel, A., Burt, A., Kumar, S., and Cuthbert, R. 2016. FHB resistance breeding in durum wheat: progress and perspectives. 8th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 20-25, 2016.
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Berraies, S., Cuthbert, R., Knox, R., Henriquez, M.A., Burt, A., Kumar, S., Ruan, Y., Pozniak, C.J., N’Diaye, A., Sharpe, A., and Bokore, F. 2016. Molecular mapping of QTL for leaf spot disease complex resistance in spring wheat. 3rd Canadian Wheat Symposium (CWS), Ottawa, November 22-25.
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Sari, E., Knox, R., Ruan, Y., Cuthbert, R.D., Henriquez, M.A., Kumar, S., Yates, S., Campbell, H., Lokuruge, P., Berraies, S., Bokore, F.E., and Fobert, P. 2016. A genome-wide association study reveals novel Fusarium head blight resistance QTL in the durum breeding lines derived from the DT696 source of resistance. 8th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 20-22, 2016.
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Santosh Kumar, Sudhakar Pandurangan, Jacob Toth, and Jennifer M. Fetch. (2016). Characterization of potential disease resistance related polymorphic genes in wheat. Plant Biotechnology 2016. Edmonton, Alberta, June 19-21, 2016. P 119.
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Kumars, S. (Ed) (2016). Crop Breeding: Bioinformatics and Preparing for Climate Change. Apple Academic Press Inc. New Jersey. (Book)
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You, F.M., Li, P., Kumar, S., Ragupathy, R., Banik, M., Duguid, S.D., Booker, H.M., Deyholos, M.K., Fu, Y.B., Sharpe, A.G., and Cloutier, S. (2015). "The refined flax genome, its evolution and application.", XXIII Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, January 10-14, 2015, P1039. (Poster)
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Kaur, J., Kumar, S., Fetch Jr., T.G., Burt, A.J., and Mitchell Fetch, J.W. (2015). "Prevalence of Sr2 in Canadian wheat varieties using molecular markers.", Botany 2015 Joint Conference: Science and plants for people, Shaw Convention Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 25-29, 2015.
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You F, Li P, Kumar S, Ragupathy R, Banik M, Duguid S, Booker H, Deyholos M, Fu Y-B, Sharpe AG, Cloutier S (2015) The refined flax genome, its evolution and application. Proc 23rd Plant and Animal Genome meeting, San Diego, CA, 10-15 Jan, P1039
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Kumar, S. (Ed.) (2014). The Role of Bioinformatics in Agriculture., Apple Academic Press Inc. New Jersey. (Book)
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You, F.M., Li, P., Kumar, S., Ragupathy, R., Li, Z.N., Fu, Y.B., and Cloutier, S. (2014). "Genome-wide Identification and Characterization of the Gene Families Controlling Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Flax (Linum usitatissimum L).", Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 7(10), pp. 310-326. doi : 10.4172/jpb.1000334
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Kumar, S., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "The 10K+ SNP maps of flax.", Plant & Animal Genome XXI Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, January 12-16, 2013.
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You, F.M., Kumar, S., Banik, M., Ragupathy, R., Deyholos, M.K., Fu, Y.B., Sharpe, A.G., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Ordering the draft genome sequence of flax (Linum usitatissimum).", Plant & Animal Genome XXI Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, January 12-16, 2013.
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Kumar, S., Hirani, A.H., Asif, M., and Goyal, A. (2013). "Molecular mechanisms controlling dormancy and germination in barley.", in Goyal, A. and Asif, M. (eds.) - Crop Production, InTech, Open Access Publisher, Chapter 4, pp. 69-98.
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You, F.M., Kumar, S., Ragupathy, R., Deyholos, M.K., Fu, Y.B., Sharpe, A.G., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Organization and evolution of the flax genome.", 2013 CSPB/SCBV Annual General Meeting, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada, June 25-28, 2013, Poster no. F6, page no. 89 of the abstract book. (Poster)
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Kumar, S. and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Total Utilization Flax GENomics (TUFGEN): Major Thrust-Genomics.", Manitoba Flax Growers Association AGM, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, January 14, 2013, Oral presentation.
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Kumar, S., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2012). "High density genetic maps for flax.", Genomics: The Power and the Promise, the Gairdner Foundation and Genome Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 27-28, 2012.
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Kumar, S., Banks, T.W., and Cloutier, S. (2012). "SNP discovery through next-generation sequencing and its applications.", International Journal of Plant Genomics, 2012(Article No. 831460). doi : 10.1155/2012/831460
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Jiang, S., Kumar, S., Eu, Y.-J., Jami, S.K., Stasolla, C., and Hill, R.D. (2012). "The Arabidopsis mutant, fy-1, has an ABA-insensitive germination phenotype.", Journal of Experimental Botany, 63(7), pp. 2693-2703. doi : 10.1093/jxb/err452
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Kumar, S., Jiang, S., Jami, S.K., and Hill, R.D. (2011). "Cloning and characterization of barley caryopsis FCA.", Physiologia Plantarum, 143(1), pp. 93-106. doi : 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2011.01490.x
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Kumar, S., Jiang, S., Jami, S.K., and Hill, R.D. (2010). "FCA affects ABA responsive genes in barley caryopses.", American Society of Plant Biology Meeting 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 30-August 4, 2010. (Poster)
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