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Publications And Awards

  1. Mapping the adaptor protein complex interaction network in Arabidopsis identifies P34 as a common stability regulator. Wang P, Siao S, Zhao X, Arora D, Wang R, Eeckhout D, Leene JV, Kumar R, Houbaert A, Winne N, Mylle E, Vandorpe M, Testerink RAK,  Gevaert K, Vanneste S, De Jaeger G,  Van Damme D,  Russinova E. Nature Plants. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01328-2.

  2. Gambhir P, Singh V; Raghuvanshi U. Parida, AP, Pareek, A, Roychowdhury A, Sopory SK, Kumar R*, and Sharma AK*. A glutathione-independent DJ-1/PfpI domain-containing tomato glyoxalaseIII2 , SlGLYIII2 , confers enhanced tolerance under salt and osmotic stresses. (Accepted in Plant Cell and Environment)

  3. Gambhir P, Parida AP, Singh V, Raghuvanshi U, Kumar R*, Sharma AK, * (2022) A ripening-associated ethylene response factor ERF.D7 activates ARF2 orthologs to regulate tomato fruit ripening. Plant Physiology, 00: 1–22 https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac441

  4.  Srivastava R, Roychowdhury A and Kumar R* (2022) Host SPX-PHR regulatory circuit: the molecular dynamo steering mycorrhization in plants. Plant Cell Reports 41, 1329–1332 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-022-02845-2

  5.  Srivastava R, Basu S, Roychodhur and Kumar R* (2021) Phosphorus starvation response dynamics and management in plants for sustainable agriculture. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 30, 829–847 (DOI : 10.1007/s13562-021-00715-8) ISSN 0974-1275

  6. Srivastava R, Sirohi S, Chauhan H and Rahul Kumar R* (2021) The enhanced phosphate-use-efficiency in phosphate-deficient and mycorrhiza-inoculated barley seedlings involves activation of different sets of Pht1 transporters in roots. Planta, 254:38   https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-021-03687-0

  7. Singh NRR, Sarma SS, Tata Narsinga Rao T, PantH, SrikanthVVSS, and Kumar R* (2021) Cryo-milled nano-DAP for enhanced growth of monocot and dicot plants. Nanoscale Advances, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NA00283J

  8. Kujur S, Senthil-Kumar M, and Kumar R* (2021) Plant viral vectors: expanding the possibilities of precise gene editing in plant genomes. Plant Cell Reports 40, 931–934.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-021-02697-2

  9. Akash, Parida AP, Srivastava A, Mathur S, Sharma AK, Kumar R* (2021). Identification, evolutionary profiling, and expression analysis of F-box superfamily genes under phosphate deficiency in tomato. Accepted in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 162, 349-362 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.03.002

  10. Salava H, Thula S, Mohan V, Kumar R, Maghuly F (2021). Application of Genome Editing in Tomato Breeding:Mechanisms, Advances, and Prospects. Int. Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021 Jan 12;22(2):682. doi: 10.3390/ijms22020682.

  11. R Srivastava, AP Parida, PK Chauhan, R Kumar* (2020). Identification, structure analysis, and transcript profiling of purple acid phosphatases under Pi deficiency in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and its wild relatives.  Int. Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Volume 165, Part B, 2253-2266  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.080

  12. Derui Liu, Rahul Kumar, Lucas A.N. Claus, Alexander J. Johnson, Wei .....Jenny Russinova (2020). Endocytosis of BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1 Is Partly Driven by a Canonical Tyr-Based Motif. The Plant Cell 32 (11), 598-3612. doi: 10.1105/tpc.20.00384

  13. SK Mishra, AK Poonia, R Chaudhary, VK Baranwal, D Arora, R Kumar, Harsh Chauhan (2020). Genome-wide identification, phylogeny and expression analysis of HSF gene family in barley during abiotic stress response and reproductive development. Plant Gene, 100231

  14. Juhi Chaudhary, Praveen Khatri, Pankaj Singla, Surbhi Kumawat, Anu Kumari, Vinaykumar R, Amit Vikram, Salesh Kumar Jindal, Hemant Kardile, Rahul Kumar, Humira Sonah, and Rupesh Deshmukh (2019) Advances in Omics Approaches for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Tomato. Biology, 8, 90; doi:10.3390/biology8040090

  15. Gupta BB, Selter LL, Baranwal VK, Arora D, Mishra SK, Sirohi P, Poonia AK, Chaudhary R, Kumar R, Krattinger SG, Chauhan H (2019) Updated inventory, evolutionary and expression analyses of G (PDR) type ABC transporter genes of rice.  Plant Physiology and Biochemistry  142:429-439DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.08.004

  16. Chaudhary R, Baranwal VK, Kumar R, Sircar D, Chauhan H (2019) Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of Hsp70, Hsp90, and Hsp100 heat shock protein genes in barley under stress conditions and reproductive development. Functional & Integrative Genomics 19(6):1007-1022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-019-00695-y

  17. Srivastava R and Kumar R (2019) The expanding roles of APETALA2/Ethylene Responsive Factors and their potential application in crop improvement. Briefings in Functional Genomics. DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elz001

  18. SravanKumar T, Akash, NandKiran N and Kumar R* (2018). A ripening-induced SlGH3-2 gene regulates fruit ripening via adjusting auxin-ethylene levels in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.).  Plant Molecular Biology (2018) 98:455–469

  19. Parida AP, Raghuvanshi U, Pareek A, Singh V, Kumar R, and Sharma AK (2018). Genome-wide analysis of genes encoding MBD domain-containing proteins from tomato suggests their role in fruit development and abiotic stress responses. Mol. Biol. Reports (in press)

  20. Zhou J, Liu D, Wang P, Ma X, Lin W, Chen S, Mishev J, Lu D, Kumar R, Vanhoutte I,  Meng X, He P, Russinova E, Shan L* (2018). Regulation of Arabidopsis brassinosteroid receptor BRI1 endocytosis and degradation by plant U-box PUB12/PUB13-mediated ubiquitination. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 20;115(8):E1906-E1915 (www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1712251115)

  21. Amit Pareek, Ashima Khurana, Arun K. Sharma and Rahul Kumar* (2017). An overview of signaling regulons during cold stress tolerance in plants. Curr Genomics DOI: 10.2174/1389202918666170228141345 *Corresponding author ISSN: 1389-2029

  22. Agarwal P, Kumar R, Pareek A and Sharma AK (2016). Fruit preferential activity of a tomato RPP1 gene promoter in transgenic tomato and Arabidopsis. Mol Genet Genomics 292(1):145-156 doi:10.1007/s00438-016-1262-4.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00438-016-1262-4

  23. Ortiz-Morea FA, Savatin DV, Dejonghe W, Kumar R, Luo Y, Adamowski M, Van den Begin Jos, Dressano K, Pereira de Oliveira G, Zhao X, Lu Q, Madder A, Friml J, Moura D, Russinova E (2016) Danger-associated peptide signaling in Arabidopsis requires clathrin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 113(39):11028-33 ISSN: 1091-6490. doi:10.1073/pnas.1605588113

  24. Kumar R (2016) Evolutionary Trails of Plant Group II Pyridoxal Phosphate-Dependent Decarboxylase Genes. Front. Plant Sci. 7:1268. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01268 ISSN: 1664-462X

  25. Kumar R*, Kumar P and Khurana A (2016). Identification and expression profiling of DNA methyltransferases during development and stress conditions in Solanaceae. Funct and Integr Genomics 16(5):513-28, DOI 10.1007/s10142-016-0502-3, ISSN: 1438-7948 *Corresponding author

  26. Kumar R*, Jiwani G, Amit Pareek, Thulakumar S, Khurana A and Sharma AK (2015). Evolutionary profiling of group II PLP-dependent decarboxylase gene family suggests expansion and functional diversification of histidine decarboxylases in tomato. The Plant Genome 9(1): 1-15. doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2015.07.0057 *Corresponding author   *Corresponding author https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/tpg/abstracts/9/1/plantgenome2015.07.0057

  27. Kumar R, Agarwal P, Pareek A, Tyagi AK and Sharma AK (2015). Genomic survey, gene expression and interaction analysis suggest diverse roles of ARF and Aux/IAA proteins in Solanaceae. PMB Reporter; 33: 1552-1572, ISSN: 1572-9818,

  28. Kumar R* and Khurana A (2014). Functional genomics of tomato: Opportunities and challenges in post-genome NGS era. J Biosci; 39(5):917-929; ISSN: 0973-7138, Impact Factor (IF) – 1.9 *Corresponding author http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431420

  29. Kumar R, Khurana A and Sharma AK (2014). Role of plant hormones and their interplay in fruit development and ripening. J Exp Bot; 65 (16): 4561-4575; 277 ISSN: 1460-2431;

  30. Khurana A, Kumar R and Babbar SB (2014). Nitric oxide is involved in salicylic acid-induced flowering of Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Acta Physiol Plant; 36: 2827-33; ISSN: 0137-5881; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11738-014-1600-2

  31. Kumar R, Khurana A and Sharma AK (2013). Molecular regulators of fruit ripening. Stewart Postharvest Review, 4:4 (doi: 10.2212/spr.2013.4.4). ISSN: 1895-1066. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sphs/sphr/2013/00000009/00000004/art00006

  32. Tomato Genome Consortium (2012).The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution. Nature 485: 635-641. ISSN : 0028-0836, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22660326

  33. Kumar R, Sharma S, Kapoor S, Tyagi AK and Sharma AK (2012). Transcriptome analysis of rin mutant fruit and in silico analysis of promoter sequences of differentially regulated genes provides insight into LeMADS-RIN-regulated ethylene-dependent as well as ethylene-independent aspects of ripening in tomato. Mol Genet Genomics 287:189-203. ISSN: 1617-4623 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22212279

  34. Kumar R, Agarwal P, Tyagi AK and Sharma AK (2012). Genome-wide analysis of the auxin-responsive GH3 gene family in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Mol Genet Genomics 287: 221-35. ISSN: 1617-4623 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00438-011-0672-6

  35. Kumar R, Tyagi AK, Sharma AK (2011) Genome-wide analysis of Auxin Response Factor (ARF) gene family from tomato and analysis of their role in flower and fruit development. Mol Genet Genomics 285: 245-260. ISSN: 1617-4623 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00438-011-0602-7

  36. Sharma MK, Kumar R, Solanke AU, Sharma R, Tyagi AK, Sharma AK (2010) Identification, phylogeny, and transcript profiling of ERF family genes during development and abiotic stress treatments in tomato. Mol Genet Genomics 284: 455-475. ISSN: 1617-4623 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00438-010-0580-1

  37. Gupta V, Mathur S, Solanke AU, Sharma MK, Kumar R, Vyas S, Khurana P, Khurana JP, Tyagi AK and Sharma AK (2009). Genome analysis and genetic enhancement of tomato. Crit Rev Biotechnol 29, 152-181. ISSN: 1549-7801

  38. Mueller LA, ..., Kumar R, ..... Knapp S, Zamir D and Stiekema W (2009). A snapshot of the emerging tomato genome sequence. Plant Genome 2, 78-92. ISSN. 1940-3372

  39. Sharma AK, Kumar R, Sharma MK (2011) Transcriptional changes during ripening of tomato fruits. In, B Biswal, J Panigrahi, eds, Proceedings of International Conference on Plant Science in Post Genomic Era, Sambalpur, India: 93-103. (Feb 17-19, 2011).

Book Chapters

  1. Kumar R and Sharma AK. Ethylene perception and signaling in ripening fruit. 2014. Fruit Ripening: Physiology, Signalling and Genomics; 193-201; Edited by P Nath, National Botanical Research Institute, India, M Bouzayen, INRA, France, A Mattoo, USDA, J C Pech, ENSA, France. Publisher: © CAB International; ISSN: 1749-8848

http://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781845939625

  1. Khurana A and Kumar R (2014). Biosafety Concerns in Biotechnology. Virtual Learning Environment, Institute of Lifelong Learning, University of Delhi; ISSN:2349-154X

http://vle.du.ac.in/file.php/576/Biosafety_Concerns_in_Plant_Biotechnology/Biosafety_concerns_in_Plant_Biotechnology.pdf

  1. Khurana A and Kumar R (2014). Laboratory requirements and general techniques including tissue culture media. Virtual Learning Environment, Institute of Lifelong Learning, University of Delhi, ISSN:2349-154X

http://vle.du.ac.in/mod/book/print.php?id=12882

  1. Agarwal P, Jiwani J, Khurana A, Gupta P and Kumar R* (2017). Ethylene and stress-mediated signaling in plants: a molecular perspective in a book entitled, “Mechanism of Plant Hormone Signaling under Stress”, ed Giridhar Pandey, ISBN: 978-1-118-88892-6 Wiley-Blackwell. *Corresponding author

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Awards/Scholarships/Recognitions

  • NASI-SCOPUS Award (2022) in Agriculture, Plant Sciences and Rural Development category.

  • SERB-ITS Financial Assistance to Dr. Rahul Kumar for participating in  "XVII SOLANACEAE2022 International Conference on the Plant Family of Solanaceae and Cost Action , Greece (01 November, 2022 to 05 November, 2022).

  • Listed in the 2% of Scientists in the World under ‘Overall citations since first publication” for the year 2022.

  • Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Plant Science (2022) for the research topic “Phosphorus signaling in plants”.

  • Dr. Y.S. Mutry Medal (2021) by Indian Botanical Society, India.

  • Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Sciences.

  • SPBB (Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology)–Springer Young Investigator Award for excellence in Plant Biology (2019) (presented at National Conference on Integrative Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology' to be held at ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad during 08-09 November 2019)

  • CCSTDS-India travel award (2019)-Not availed

  • The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)-2015 Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award in the field of Plant Sciences.

  • Shortlisted for the INSA YS medal final presentation in INSA in 2014 and 2015.

  • FondsWetenschappelijkOnderzoek (FWO) Belgium “Travel Grant”-2015 for presenting a poster in an international conference “ENPER-2015” held at Leeds, UK on 17-20 Aug, 2015.

  • CSIR-Travel grant (August 2013; TG/8137/HRD) for presenting a research paper in an international conference “SOL2013” held at Beijing, China on Oct 13-17, 2013.

  • BELSPO-postdoctoral research fellowship-2013.

  • DST-INSPIRE Young Faculty Award-2012.

  • Awarded ENEA International Fellowship (2012), Italy (not availed).

  • Research Associate in DBT-funded project, from December 2011 to April 2013.

  • DST-ITS grant for presenting a research paper in an international conference “Plant Genome Evolution” held at Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Sept 4-6, 2011.

  • Senior Research Fellowship by DBT, Govt. of India, from September 2010 to November 2011.

  • Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR, Govt. of India, from August 2007 to August 2010.

  • Junior Research Fellowship by CSIR, Govt. of India, from August 2005 to August 2007.

  • Delhi University Merit Scholarship for three consecutive years 2001-2003 during graduation.

  • Zakir Husain Delhi College topper in graduation for three consecutive years (2001-2003).

  • Dr. Harjinder Grover Memorial Zakir Husain Delhi College Merit Scholarship in year 2003.

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