Santosh Kumar

Research Scientist (Wheat Breeder)

Regulation of pre-harvest sprouting resistance in wheat
Wheat germplasm development for climate resilience
Develop wheat germplasm to promote clean environment and clean food
Improve nutrient use efficiencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Increase breeding efficiencies using targeted trait manipulation

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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

Current research and/or projects

Wheat germplasm development for climate resilience
Develop wheat germplasm to promote clean environment and clean food
Improve nutrient use efficiencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Increase breeding efficiencies using targeted trait manipulation

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

Santosh Kumar | Directory of scientists and professionals (science.gc.ca)

Key publications

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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Kumar, S. and Hill, R.D. (2008). "The flowering time protein FCA is ABA inducible and is involved in desiccation tolerance and induction of dormancy in barley embryos.", International Conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur, India, October 19-21, 2008.
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Kumar, S. and Hill, R.D. (2008). "An ABA binding protein ABAP1 affects germination in barley embryos.", Keystone Symposium on Plant Hormones and Signalin, Keystone Resort, Keystone, Colorado, USA, February 10-15, 2008.
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Singh, B., Singh, B., and Kumar, S. (2007). "Evidence for the role of phytosiderophores in zinc efficiency of wheat.", ZINC CROPS 2007 "Improving crop production and human health", Istanbul, Turkey, May 24-26, 2007. (Abstract)
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Kumar, S. and Hill, R.D. (2007). "How divergent are similar genes - A tale of two ABA receptors.", North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, March 24, 2007. (Presentation)
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Kumar, S. and Hill, R.D. (2007). "The two ABA binding proteins, FCA and ABAP1, share common origins.", Plant Canada 2007, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 11, 2007. (Presentation)
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Singh, B., Kumar, S., and Singh, B.K. (2006). "Phytosiderophore production and its release is related to Zn-Efficiency of wheat under Zn-deficiency.", in Nayeem et al (eds.) - Wheat for Tropical Areas, pp. 247-252.
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Kumar, S., El-Kereamy, A., Razem, F.A., and Hill, R.D. (2006). "Upstream components of ABA signal transduction.", Plant Biology 2006: American Society of Plant Biologists Annual Meeting, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA, August 5-9, 2006.
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