Name | Dinesh Singh |
Designation | Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) |
Complete postal Address with city code | Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow – 226002, Uttar Pradesh |
Email IDs | 1970dinesh@gmail.com |
Mobile No. | 9452655352 |
Birth & Educations: Borne in Vill-Gopalpur (Belhari), Post-Nanemau, District-Sultanpur.
Completed school education from Primary Pathshala Gopalpur up to 5th
standard and Janata Inter College, Belhar, Sultanpur, UP from 6th to
12th standard with science subject. Did B. Sc. (Ag.) from NDUAT,
Kumarganj, Faizabad, UP (Passed: 1992); M.Sc. Plant Pathology from same
university (Passed: 1994) and Ph. D. Plant Pathology also from NDUAT, Kumarganj, Faizabad, UP (Passed:
1998).
Positions hold: Joined
Research Fellow in the Department
of Vegetable Crops, P.A.U, Ludhiana, Punjab and worked
w.e.f. 04.10.1994 to 07.02.1995. After
my Ph. D. worked as Research Associate in the Division of Mycology and Plant
Pathology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi w.e.f. 02.02.1998 to 22.04.2001. Then joined as
Assistant Professor/Junior Scientist in the
Division of Plant Pathology, SKUAST-Jammu w.e.f. 23.04.2001 to
25.04.2007. There after got selected in ICAR and joined as Senior
Scientist-Plant Pathology (26.04.2007 to 25.04.2013) and Principal
Scientist-Plant Pathology (w.e.f. 26.04.2013 to 05.08.2013) at ICAR-Directorate
of Seed Research, Kushmaur, Mau, UP. Later on transferred to ICAR-Indian
Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, UP and joined on dated 06.08.2013.
After August 06, 2013 to till date working in the Division of Crop Protection,
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow as Principal Scientist-Plant
Pathology.
Awards/Honours: Awarded as “Adarsh Vaighanik Award” by Krishi
Vighayan Kendra, Mau, NDUAT, Faizabad for the contribution of plant disease
management under Diagnostic Visit Programme. Awarded as “Krishik Mitra Award” by Krishi Vighayan Kendra, Mau, NDUAT,
Faizabad for the contribution of disease
management in pulse crop. For the contribution toward building of the research standard, the Association of Plant Pathologists of India,
Dr. PDKV, Akola has awarded me the Executive Member Ship for the year
2010-11, year 2011-12 and year 2012-13. Amar
Ujala News Paper group/society awarded me an “Ideal Civilian” award and ask me
to open the lucky draw “Har din diwali
aafer”. Best Paper Presentation Award of Indian Phytopathological
Society, ME-Zone in 1995 and Gold Medal in M. Sc. (Ag.) Plant Pathology from
NDUAT, Kumarganj, Faizabad, UP.
Research Areas: Breeding for
disease resistance, Wheat Pathology, Sugarcane Pathology, Fungal pathology and Seed Pathology.