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Ravindra Kumar
PeerJ Editor
300 Points

Contributions by role

Editor 300

Contributions by subject area

Agricultural Science
Microbiology
Mycology
Plant Science
Soil Science
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Genomics

Ravindra Kumar

PeerJ Editor

Summary

Dr. Ravindra Kumar is a Senor Scientist (Plant Pathology) at Crop Protection Division, ICAR-Indian Wheat and Barley Research Institute, Karnal-132 001 (Haryana). He obtained his M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. (Ag.) from the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He was selected as ARS Scientist in ICAR, New Delhi in ARS-2009 batch. His areas of research interest include Host-Pathogen Interaction, Fungal Pathology, Biological Control of Phytopathogens, Mycology, Seed Pathology, and Plant Disease Management. He has published more than 32 research papers and reviews in reputed national and international journals, and has more than 50 technical and popular articles to his credit. He has also written two text books on plant pathology.

Dr Ravindra Kumar has excellent scientific writing and editing skills. Recently he edited book entitled as "Seed-Borne Diseases of Agricultural Crops: Detection, Diagnosis & Management" published by Springer, Singapore. He has edited several technical bulletins and annual reports. He has been associated with several professional/research societies of national and international repute.

Agricultural Science Microbiology Plant Science

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Work details

Senior Scientist

ICAR-IIWBR
November 2019
Crop Protection Division
Senior Scientist

Websites

  • IIWBR website
  • Google Scholar

PeerJ Contributions

  • Edited 3

Academic Editor on

March 4, 2024
Effectiveness of Bacillus subtilis ANT01 and Rhizobium sp. 11B on the control of fusarium wilt in pineapple (Ananas comosus)
Lourdes Adriano-Anaya, Luis Fernando Pardo-GirĂ³n, Miguel Salvador-Adriano, Miguel Salvador-Figueroa, Isidro Ovando-Medina, Benjamin Moreno-Castillo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16871 PubMed 38464753
July 28, 2023
Diversity of bioprotective microbial organisms in Upper Region of Assam and its efficacy against Meloidogyne graminicola
Rupak Jena, Bhupendranath Choudhury, Debanand Das, Bhabesh Bhagawati, Pradip Kumar Borah, Seenichamy Rathinam Prabhukartikeyan, Swoyam Singh, Manaswini Mahapatra, Milan Kumar Lal, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Ravinder Kumar
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15779 PubMed 37529212
April 17, 2023
Evolutionary analysis of the OSCA gene family in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L) and expression analysis under NaCl stress
Feibiao Shan, Yue Wu, Ruixia Du, Qinfang Yang, Chunhui Liu, Yongxing Wang, Chun Zhang, Yang Chen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15089 PubMed 37090105