{"id":8260,"date":"2025-09-17T18:24:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=8260"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:16:10","slug":"dr-ravinder-kumar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=8260","title":{"rendered":"Dr  Ravinder Kumar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8260\" class=\"elementor elementor-8260\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a575df9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"47842\" data-id=\"a575df9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cropped-Dr-Ravinder-Kumar.webp\" alt=\"Dr Ravinder Kumar \">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Dr Ravinder Kumar <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Principal Scientist , Crop Improvement (Plant Breeding)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">\nEmail:raviagricos@gmail.com \nMobile:+91 9813377502 \nICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, post box no. 52, Agarsain Marg, Kunjpura road, Karnal-132001, Haryana, India <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-researchgate\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research interests and current focus <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-32284bf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"85071\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" data-id=\"32284bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b3ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38b3ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Development of improved sugarcane varieties for subtropical India, integrating high yield, high sugar content, and resistance to diverse biotic and abiotic stresses.<\/li><li>Identification of water logging tolerant sugarcane genotypes suitable for Eastern UP and Bihar.<\/li><li>Production of high-quality breeder seed of Karnal bred &#8220;Co&#8221; sugarcane varieties, utilizing tissue culture, settling production, and a participatory farmer approach for rapid multiplication of superior varieties.<\/li><li>Evaluation of pre-breeding germplasm under subtropical climates<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Membership in professional societies  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-727c52a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"59858\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" data-id=\"727c52a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3589810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3589810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Life member of the Society for sugarcane research and development (SSRD)<\/li><li>Life member of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> List of current external funded project <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-724742d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"56140\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" data-id=\"724742d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b35cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b35cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>C1-07\/6-1-21. ICAR Seed project \u2013 Seed production in agricultural crops and fisheries \u2013 sugarcane (continuous project under RFS, Karnal) (as PI)<\/li><li>C1-18\/6-1-22. Healthy seed production and mechanization of sugarcane agriculture-A farmer\u2019s participatory initiative (RKVY Raftaar Haryana) (from 2018-2025, ; Sanctioned amount 132.33 lakhs (As PI)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Patent Details <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d72c5c5 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"3241\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" data-id=\"d72c5c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b21252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b21252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Quatro Sugarcane single bud cutter is a cost effective single budded sett cutting tool which begged design patent in the country &#8220;<strong>Design No. 297432&#8243;<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Awards and honours <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7e994b3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"84524\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" data-id=\"7e994b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75246ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75246ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Best Scientist Award &#8211; ICAR-SBI<\/strong>: ICAR-SBI Foundation Day award 2020 for the outstanding contribution at ICAR SBI, Coimbatore, under the scientific category of the institute on 31<sup>st<\/sup> Dec<\/li><li>Received the <em>\u201c<strong>Certificate of Appreciation<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u201d<\/strong> on 31 Dec 2020 from the Director, ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore for an extraordinary duty during the Covid lockdown period 2020.<\/li><li><strong><em>STAI Silver Medal award<\/em><\/strong> awarded by the sugarcane technologist association of India (STAI) for the research paper \u201cCo 15023, a newly developed early maturing variety, potential substitute of Co 0238: Performance at Institute, AICRP and Factory Trails\u201d The award was announced and given during 80<sup>th<\/sup> STAI Annual Convention and International Sugar Expo held at Goa during July 28-29, 2022.<\/li><li><strong>Best Oral award<\/strong>: <strong>Ravinder Kumar<\/strong>, R. Meena, Pooja, M. L. Chhabra and S. K. Pandey, has been awarded best oral paper award for oral presentation \u201cScreening and identification of genetically diverse winter tolerant sugarcane clones for sub-tropical India\u201d in the ISPP (Indian Society of Plant Physiology) North Zonal <strong>national Seminar 2022 on &#8220;<em>Inter-Disciplinary Research Strategies for Climate Resilient Agriculture,<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; held on 25th June, 2022 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, Karnal, Haryana, India.<\/li><li>Received \u201c<strong><em>Reviewer Excellence Award<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> by ARCC Journal as reviewer of Indian Journal of Agricultural Research for significant contribution in reviewing of the articles during 2020.<\/li><li>Received \u201c<strong><em>Certificate of excellence in reviewing<\/em><\/strong>\u201d award by Internation Journal of Plant &amp; Soil Science in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the quality of the journal for year 2021.<\/li><li>Received \u201c<strong><em>Reviewer Excellence Award<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> by ARCC Journal as reviewer of Agricultural Reviews for significant contribution in reviewing of the articles during 2022.<\/li><li>Awarded <strong><em>first Prize by Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanyavan Samittee<\/em><\/strong> (Ministry of Home, Rajbhasha Department, GOI), at ICAR-NDRI, Karnal to the Hindi phamplet \u201c<em>Ganne ki unnat kismeh-01\/2020<\/em>\u201d (2019-20) published by M. R. Meena, <strong>Ravinder Kumar<\/strong>, Bakshi Ram and SK Pandey.<\/li><li>Received \u201c<strong>Certificate of appreciation<\/strong>\u201d for serving as <strong>Co-Convener<\/strong> of the lead oral session \u2013 Theme: <strong>Sugarcane Improvement- Conventional Breeding<\/strong> lead oral in the <strong>\u201cInternational Conference on Sugarcane Research: Sugarcane for Sugar and Beyond (CaneCon2021)\u2019<\/strong> held through virtual mode during June 19-22, 2021 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.<\/li><li>Received \u201c<strong>Certificate of appreciation<\/strong>\u201d for serving as <strong>Rapporteur<\/strong> of the short oral session \u2013 Theme: <strong>Sugarcane Improvement- Conventional Breeding<\/strong> lead oral in the <strong>\u201cInternational Conference on Sugarcane Research: Sugarcane for Sugar and Beyond (CaneCon2021)\u2019<\/strong> held through virtual mode during June 19-22, 2021 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1495\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1495\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research Publications  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e3e3291 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"82689\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1495\" data-id=\"e3e3291\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57daa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57daa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Dhansu, P., Kulshreshtha, N., Meena, M. R., Kumaraswamy, M. H., Appunu, C., Chhabra, M. L., &amp; Pandey, S. K. (2023). Identification of salinity tolerant stable sugarcane cultivars using AMMI, GGE and some other stability parameters under multi environments of salinity stress. <em>Sustainability, 15<\/em>(2), Article 1119. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su15021119\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su15021119<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, M. R., Dhansu, P., Karuppaiyan, R., Appunu, C., Kulshreshtha, N., Kaushik, P., &amp; Ram, B. (2022). Winter tolerance potential of genetically diverse sugarcane clones under subtropical climate of northern India. <em>Sustainability, 14<\/em>(18), Article 11757. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su141811757\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su141811757<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, M. R., Kulshreshtha, N., Kumar, A., &amp; Ram, B. (2017). Genotypic response of recently evolved sugarcane \u201cCo\u201d clones under different levels of saline irrigation water. <em>Journal of Sugarcane Research, 7<\/em>, 159\u2013168.<\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, M., Dhansu, P., Karuppaiyan, R., Appunu, C., Kulshreshtha, N., Kaushik, P., &amp; Ram, B. (2025). Disclosure of productive and stable sugarcane genotypes for cane yield and quality traits using various stability statistics. <em>Tropical Plant Biology, 18<\/em>, Article 11. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12042-024-09374-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12042-024-09374-0<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Premachandran, M. N., Appunu, C., Durai, A. A., Viola, R. V., Mahadevaiah, C., &amp; Ram, B. (2015). Molecular identification and genetic improvement vis-\u00e0-vis comparison of yield and quality in different generations of <em>Erianthus arundinaceus<\/em>, <em> bengalense<\/em> and <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em> cyto-nuclear genome introgressed sugarcane. <em>Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 14<\/em>(2), 249\u2013255.<\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Appunu, C., Durai, A. A., Mahadevaiah, C., Sreenivasa, V., &amp; Premachandran, M. N. (2015). Genetic confirmation and field performance comparison for yield and quality among advanced generations of <em>Erianthus arundinaceus<\/em>, <em> bengalense<\/em> and <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em> cyto-nuclear genome introgressed sugarcane intergeneric hybrids. <em>Sugar Tech, 17<\/em>(4), 379\u2013385. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-014-0333-2\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-014-0333-2<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Appunu, C., Mohanraj, K., Durai, A. A., Mahadevaiah, C., Sreenivasa, V., &amp; Premachandran, M. N. (2013). Pedigree based assessment of genomic contribution of <em>Saccharum<\/em> species in the evolution and genetic diversity of elite sugarcane breeding stocks of India. <em>International Journal of Agricultural and Statistical Sciences, 9<\/em>(2), 627\u2013638.<\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Mohanraj, K., Durai, A. A., &amp; Premachandran, M. N. (2012). Pedigree analysis of sugarcane parental breeding pool used in evolving \u2018Co\u2019 varieties in India. <em>Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 72<\/em>(1), 61\u201371.<\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Waldia, R., &amp; Kumar, R. (2012). Generation mean analysis and genetic parameters for yield and contributing traits in chickpea (<em>Cicer arietinum<\/em>). <em>Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 82<\/em>(6), 528\u2013531.<\/li><li><strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Appunu, C., Mahadeviah, C., Sreenivasa, V., Waldia, R. S., Meena, M. R., &amp; Chhabra, M. L. (2013). Impact of Ascochyta blight disease on the expression of biochemical compounds in chickpea. <em>Legume Research: An International Journal, 36<\/em>(3), 268\u2013270.<\/li><li>Singh, N. V., Abburi, V. L., Ramajayam, D., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Chandra, R., Sharma, K. K., &#8230; &amp; Reddy, U. K. (2015). Genetic diversity and association mapping of bacterial blight and other horticulturally important traits with microsatellite markers in pomegranate from India.\u00a0<em>Molecular Genetics and Genomics<\/em>,\u00a0<em>290<\/em>(4), 1393-1402.<\/li><li>Appunu, C., Narayan, J. A., Mahadevaswamy, H. K., Karthigeyan, S., Valarmathi, R., Mahadevaiah, C., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, M. R., &amp; Ram, B. (2020). Variability and molecular diversity of wild sugarcane germplasm collected from low temperature regions Lohit and Changlang of Arunachal Pradesh. <em>Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 19<\/em>(3), 173\u2013181.<\/li><li>Chinnaswamy, A., Sakthivel, S. K., Channappa, M., Valarmathi, R., Suresh, G., Shivalingamuthry, Swathik, C. P., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Arun, K. R., Pooja, D., Meena, M. R., Gomathi, R., Boominathan, P., &amp; Manickavasagam, M. (2024). Overexpression of an NF-YB gene family member, <em>EaNF-YB2<\/em>, enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane (<em>Saccharum<\/em> hybrid). <em>BMC Plant Biology, 24<\/em>, Article 1246. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12870-024-05932-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12870-024-05932-6<\/a><\/li><li>Dhansu, P., Ram, B., Singh, A. K., Tomar, S. K., Karuppaiyan, R., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Chhabra, M. L., Singh, A., Raja, A. K., Kaushik, P., &amp; Pandey, S. K. (2023). Different Treatments for Sugarcane Juice Preservation.\u00a0<em>Foods<\/em>,\u00a0<em>12<\/em>(2), 311. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods12020311\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods12020311<\/a><\/li><li>Dhansu, P., Kulshreshtha, N., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Raja, A. K., Pandey, S. K., Goel, V., &amp; Ram, B. (2021). Identification of drought-tolerant co-canes based on physiological traits, yield attributes and drought tolerance indices. <em>Sugar Tech, 23<\/em>(4), 747\u2013761. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-021-00967-7\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-021-00967-7<\/a><\/li><li>Dharshini, S., Chakravarthi, M., Narayan, J. A., Manoj, V. M., Naveena Rani, M., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, M. R., Ram, B., &amp; Appunu, C. (2016). <em>De novo<\/em> sequencing and transcriptome analysis of a low temperature tolerant <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em> clone IND 00-1037. <em>Journal of Biotechnology, 231<\/em>, 280\u2013294. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jbiotec.2016.06.013\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jbiotec.2016.06.013<\/a><\/li><li>Dharshini, S., Manoj, V. M., Suresha, G. S., Narayan, J. A., Padmanabhan, S. S. T., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, M. R., Manickavasagam, M., Ram, B., &amp; Appunu, C. (2020). Isolation and characterization of nuclear localized abiotic stress responsive cold regulated gene 413 (<em>SsCor413<\/em>) from <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em>. <em>Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 38<\/em>(3), 463\u2013475. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11105-020-01224-z\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11105-020-01224-z<\/a><\/li><li>Meena, M. R., Karuppaiyan, R., Ram, B., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> &amp; Kulshreshtha, N. (2017). Genotypes x environment interactions and stability analysis of sugarcane clones (<em>Saccharum<\/em>) by AMMI model in sub-tropical region of India. <em>Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 77<\/em>(4), 540\u2013546. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5958\/0975-6906.2017.00071.6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5958\/0975-6906.2017.00071.6<\/a><\/li><li>Mahadevaiah, C., Vignesh, P., Appunu, C., Valarmathi, R., Dhansu, P., Kumar, A., Dharshini, S., Padmanabhan, T. S. S., Narayan, J. A., Selvamuthu, K., Sreenivasa, V., Mahadeva Swamy, H. K., Vinu, V., Raja, A. K., Suresha, G. S., Hemaprabha, G., &amp; <strong>Kumar, R.<\/strong> (2023). Physiological characterization of <em>Tripidium arundinaceum<\/em> and sugarcane (<em>Saccharum<\/em>) germplasm for salinity stress tolerance at the formative stage. <em>Sustainability, 15<\/em>(8), Article 6962. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su15086962\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su15086962<\/a><\/li><li>Meena, M. R., Alarmelu, S., Vasantha, S., Sheelamary, S., Anusheela, V., Kumar, R. A., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Chhabra, M. L., Mutharasu, S., &amp; Karthick, M. (2024). Drought resilience evaluation of sugarcane (<em>Saccharum<\/em>) hybrids in Indian tropical and sub-tropical climates. <em>Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 84<\/em>(2), 266\u2013272. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31742\/ISGPB.84.2.15\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31742\/ISGPB.84.2.15<\/a><\/li><li>Meena, M. R., Govindaraj, P., Kumar, R. A., Elayaraja, K., Appunu, C., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Chhabra, M. L., Kulshreshtha, N., &amp; Hemaprabha, G. (2024). Biomass and energy potential of <em>Erianthus arundinaceus<\/em> and <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em>-derived novel sugarcane hybrids in rainfed environments. <em>BMC Plant Biology, 24<\/em>, Article 198. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12870-024-04885-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12870-024-04885-0<\/a><\/li><li>Meena, M. R., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Chinnaswamy, A., Karuppaiyan, R., Kulshreshtha, N., Ram, B., &amp; Pandey, S. K. (2020). Current breeding and genomic approaches to enhance the cane and sugar productivity under abiotic stress conditions. <em>3 Biotech, 10<\/em>(10), Article 440. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13205-020-02409-2\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13205-020-02409-2<\/a><\/li><li>Meena, M. R., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Karuppaiyan, R., Kulshreshtha, N., Ram, B., &amp; Chhabra, M. L. (2024). Unraveling the stability of sugarcane clones using multivariate stability models for cane yield and quality under subtropical climates. <em>Sugar Tech, 26<\/em>(3), 672\u2013682. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-024-01442-9\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-024-01442-9<\/a><\/li><li>Dhansu, P., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Kumar, A., Vengavasi, K., Raja, A. K., Vasantha, S., Meena, M. R., Kulshreshtha, N., &amp; Pandey, S. K. (2022). Differential physiological traits, ion homeostasis and cane yield of sub-tropical sugarcane varieties in response to long-term salinity stress. <em>Sustainability, 14<\/em>(20), Article 13246. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su142013246\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su142013246<\/a><\/li><li>Meena, M. R., Mohanraj, K., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Kumar, R. A., Chhabra, M. L., Kulshreshtha, N., Krishnappa, G., Swamy, H. K. M., Suganya, A., Govindaraj, P., &amp; Ram, B. (2024). Deciphering winter sprouting potential of <em>Erianthus procerus<\/em>-derived sugarcane hybrids under subtropical climates. <em>Plants, 13<\/em>(7), Article 1023. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/plants13071023\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/plants13071023<\/a><\/li><li>Meena, M. R., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Karuppaiyan, R., Chhabra, M. L., Kulshreshtha, N., Pandey, S. K., &amp; Ram, B. (2020). Biomass potential of novel interspecific and intergeneric hybrids of <em>Saccharum<\/em> grown in sub-tropical climates. <em>Scientific Reports, 10<\/em>, Article 21560. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-78329-8\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-78329-8<\/a><\/li><li>Dharshini, M. S., Hoang, N. V., Mahadevaiah, C., Padmanabhan, T. S. S., Alagarasan, G., Suresha, G. S., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, M. R., Ram, B., &amp; Appunu, C. (2020). Root transcriptome analysis of <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em> uncovers key genes and pathways in response to low-temperature stress. <em>Environmental and Experimental Botany, 171<\/em>, Article 103935. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envexpbot.2019.103935\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envexpbot.2019.103935<\/a><\/li><li>Murugan, N., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Pandey, S. K., Dhansu, P., Chennappa, M., Nallusamy, S., Govindakurup, H., &amp; Chinnaswamy, A. (2023). In silico dissection of regulatory regions of <em>PHT<\/em> genes from <em>Saccharum<\/em> hybrid and <em>Sorghum bicolor<\/em> and expression analysis of <em>PHT<\/em> promoters under osmotic stress conditions in tobacco. <em>Sustainability, 15<\/em>(2), Article 1048. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su15021048\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su15021048<\/a><\/li><li>Sreenivasa, V., Mahadevaiah, C., Mahadeva Swamy, H. K., Kumar, R. A., Meena, M. R., Appunu, C., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Mohanraj, K., Govindaraj, P., &amp; Hemaprabha, G. (2024). Deciphering biomass contributing traits of interspecific and intergeneric hybrids derived from early generations hybrids of <em>Saccharum<\/em> and <em>Erianthus<\/em> as potential sources of biomass and bioenergy. <em>Industrial Crops and Products, 211<\/em>, Article 118267. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.indcrop.2024.118267\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.indcrop.2024.118267<\/a><\/li><li>Venkatarayappa, S., Channappa, M., Amaresh, <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Kumar, R. K., Meena, M. R., Durai, A. A., Chinnaswamy, A., Govindakurup, H., &amp; Perumal, G. (2025). Evaluation of <em>Saccharum<\/em> and <em>Erianthus<\/em> introgressed early generation novel sugarcane hybrids as potential sources of biomass for cogeneration. <em>Sugar Tech, 27<\/em>(1), 158\u2013172. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-024-01421-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-024-01421-0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Books<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Govindaraj, P., Mohanraj, K., Appunu, C., Jayakumar, V., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Manjunatha, T., &amp; Sivaraman, K. (Eds.) (2012). Hundred Years of Research in Sugarcane Breeding Institute (1912-2012) Publisher: Director, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore 641 007, India. SBI Centenary Publication No 21. (Pages 317).<\/li><li><strong>Kumar, Ravinder.,<\/strong> Meena, M. R., Kulshreshtha, N., Chhabra, M. L., &amp; Kumar, Rajesh. (Eds.). (2017). Saransh sangrah: Bharat mein mithas kranti ke sau varsh: Co 205 se Co 0238 tak [Abstract collection: One hundred years of the sweet revolution in India: From Co 205 to Co 0238]. Indian Council of Agricultural Research &#8211; Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre970. (Pages 148).<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Book Chapters<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Meena, M. R., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Karuppaiyan, R., Parameswari, B., &amp; Ram, B. (2017). Procedure for filling application for registration of varieties under PPV&amp;FR Act. In <em>IP Protection and Technology Transfer in Indian Perspective<\/em> (pp. 133\u2013151). ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal. (ISBN: 978-93-83537-31-0).<\/li><li>Lakshmi, K., Appunu, C., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, M. R., &amp; Yadav, D. K. (2021). Transgenic approaches for biotic stress tolerance in plants. In P. Yadav, S. Kumar, &amp; V. Jain (Eds.), <em>Recent Advances in Plant Stress Physiology<\/em> (pp. 1\u2013539). Astral International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.<\/li><li>Kaur, L., Meena, M. R., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Appunu, C., &amp; Kulshreshtha, N. (2021). Molecular approaches for improving abiotic stress tolerance in sugarcane. In Shankar et al. (Eds.), <em>Climate Change and Crop Stress<\/em> (pp. 1\u2013525). Elsevier. (ISBN: 9780128160916).<\/li><li>Meena, M. R., Akhtar, T., Raja, A. K., Vasantha, S., Pooja, <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> &amp; Pandey, S. K. (2022). Impact of salinity stress on sugarcane yield and quality: Management approaches for higher cane sugar productivity. In K. K. Verma, X. P. Song, V. D. Rajput, S. Solomon, Y. R. Li, &amp; G. P. Rao (Eds.), <em>Agro-industrial Perspectives on Sugarcane Production under Environmental Stress<\/em>. Springer, Singapore. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-981-19-3955-6_3?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-981-19-3955-6_3<\/a><\/li><li>Govindaraj, P., Meena, M. R., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Patwa, N., Elayaraja, K., Amaresh, &amp; Sreenivasa, V. (2024). Powering tomorrow: Advancements in energycane breeding for sustainable bioenergy solutions. In G. S. Suresha et al. (Eds.), <em>Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane<\/em> (pp. 311\u2013322). Springer, Singapore. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-981-97-7228-5_16?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-981-97-7228-5_16<\/a> (ISBN: 978-981-97-7227-8).<\/li><li>Dhansu, P., Raja, A. K., Vengavasi, K., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Pazhany, A. S., Kumar, A., Kumar, N., Mann, A., &amp; Pandey, S. K. (2022). Physiological and molecular adaptation of sugarcane under drought vis-a-vis root system traits. In <em>Drought \u2013 Impacts and Management<\/em>. IntechOpen. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5772\/intechopen.103795<\/li><li>Pooja, Kumar, A., Mann, A., <strong>Kumar, R.,<\/strong> Meena, B. L., Sheoran, P., Parameswari, B., &amp; Kulshreshtha, N. (2017). Insights into biotechnological interventions for sugarcane improvement. In <em>Biotechnology to Enhance Sugarcane Productivity and Stress Tolerance<\/em> (pp. 131\u2013152). CRC Press. (ISBN: 978-131-51-5277-6).<\/li><li>Kumar, Y., Singh, V., Samita, &amp; <strong>Kumar, R.<\/strong> (2020). Maintenance breeding and varietal notification system in India. In A. Bhuker, A. K. Chhabra, &amp; V. P. Singh (Eds.), <em>Seed Science and Technology<\/em> (pp. 46\u201370). Kalyani Publishers.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientist Profile Dr Ravinder Kumar Principal Scientist , Crop Improvement (Plant Breeding) Email:raviagricos@gmail.com Mobile:+91 9813377502 ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, post box no. 52, Agarsain Marg, Kunjpura road, Karnal-132001, Haryana, India Research interests and current focus Development of improved sugarcane varieties for subtropical India, integrating high yield, high sugar content, and resistance to diverse biotic and abiotic stresses. Identification of water logging tolerant sugarcane genotypes suitable for Eastern UP and Bihar. Production of high-quality breeder seed of Karnal bred &#8220;Co&#8221; sugarcane varieties, utilizing tissue culture, settling production, and a participatory farmer approach for rapid multiplication of superior varieties. Evaluation of pre-breeding germplasm under subtropical climates Membership in professional societies Life member of the Society for sugarcane research and development (SSRD) Life member of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB) List of current external funded project C1-07\/6-1-21. ICAR Seed project \u2013 Seed production in agricultural crops and fisheries \u2013 sugarcane (continuous project under RFS, Karnal) (as PI) C1-18\/6-1-22. Healthy seed production and mechanization of sugarcane agriculture-A farmer\u2019s participatory initiative (RKVY Raftaar Haryana) (from 2018-2025, ; Sanctioned amount 132.33 lakhs (As PI) Patent Details Quatro Sugarcane single bud cutter is a cost effective single budded sett cutting tool which begged design patent in the country &#8220;Design No. 297432&#8243; Awards and honours Best Scientist Award &#8211; ICAR-SBI: ICAR-SBI Foundation Day award 2020 for the outstanding contribution at ICAR SBI, Coimbatore, under the scientific category of the institute on 31st Dec Received the \u201cCertificate of Appreciation\u201d on 31 Dec 2020 from the Director, ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore for an extraordinary duty during the Covid lockdown period 2020. STAI Silver Medal award awarded by the sugarcane technologist association of India (STAI) for the research paper \u201cCo 15023, a newly developed early maturing variety, potential substitute of Co 0238: Performance at Institute, AICRP and Factory Trails\u201d The award was announced and given during 80th STAI Annual Convention and International Sugar Expo held at Goa during July 28-29, 2022. Best Oral award: Ravinder Kumar, R. Meena, Pooja, M. L. Chhabra and S. K. Pandey, has been awarded best oral paper award for oral presentation \u201cScreening and identification of genetically diverse winter tolerant sugarcane clones for sub-tropical India\u201d in the ISPP (Indian Society of Plant Physiology) North Zonal national Seminar 2022 on &#8220;Inter-Disciplinary Research Strategies for Climate Resilient Agriculture,&#8221; held on 25th June, 2022 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, Karnal, Haryana, India. Received \u201cReviewer Excellence Award\u201d by ARCC Journal as reviewer of Indian Journal of Agricultural Research for significant contribution in reviewing of the articles during 2020. Received \u201cCertificate of excellence in reviewing\u201d award by Internation Journal of Plant &amp; Soil Science in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the quality of the journal for year 2021. Received \u201cReviewer Excellence Award\u201d by ARCC Journal as reviewer of Agricultural Reviews for significant contribution in reviewing of the articles during 2022. Awarded first Prize by Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanyavan Samittee (Ministry of Home, Rajbhasha Department, GOI), at ICAR-NDRI, Karnal to the Hindi phamplet \u201cGanne ki unnat kismeh-01\/2020\u201d (2019-20) published by M. R. Meena, Ravinder Kumar, Bakshi Ram and SK Pandey. Received \u201cCertificate of appreciation\u201d for serving as Co-Convener of the lead oral session \u2013 Theme: Sugarcane Improvement- Conventional Breeding lead oral in the \u201cInternational Conference on Sugarcane Research: Sugarcane for Sugar and Beyond (CaneCon2021)\u2019 held through virtual mode during June 19-22, 2021 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Received \u201cCertificate of appreciation\u201d for serving as Rapporteur of the short oral session \u2013 Theme: Sugarcane Improvement- Conventional Breeding lead oral in the \u201cInternational Conference on Sugarcane Research: Sugarcane for Sugar and Beyond (CaneCon2021)\u2019 held through virtual mode during June 19-22, 2021 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Research Publications Kumar, R., Dhansu, P., Kulshreshtha, N., Meena, M. R., Kumaraswamy, M. H., Appunu, C., Chhabra, M. L., &amp; Pandey, S. K. (2023). Identification of salinity tolerant stable sugarcane cultivars using AMMI, GGE and some other stability parameters under multi environments of salinity stress. Sustainability, 15(2), Article 1119. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su15021119 Kumar, R., Meena, M. R., Dhansu, P., Karuppaiyan, R., Appunu, C., Kulshreshtha, N., Kaushik, P., &amp; Ram, B. (2022). Winter tolerance potential of genetically diverse sugarcane clones under subtropical climate of northern India. Sustainability, 14(18), Article 11757. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su141811757 Kumar, R., Meena, M. R., Kulshreshtha, N., Kumar, A., &amp; Ram, B. (2017). Genotypic response of recently evolved sugarcane \u201cCo\u201d clones under different levels of saline irrigation water. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 7, 159\u2013168. Kumar, R., Meena, M., Dhansu, P., Karuppaiyan, R., Appunu, C., Kulshreshtha, N., Kaushik, P., &amp; Ram, B. (2025). Disclosure of productive and stable sugarcane genotypes for cane yield and quality traits using various stability statistics. Tropical Plant Biology, 18, Article 11. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12042-024-09374-0 Kumar, R., Premachandran, M. N., Appunu, C., Durai, A. A., Viola, R. V., Mahadevaiah, C., &amp; Ram, B. (2015). Molecular identification and genetic improvement vis-\u00e0-vis comparison of yield and quality in different generations of Erianthus arundinaceus, bengalense and Saccharum spontaneum cyto-nuclear genome introgressed sugarcane. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 14(2), 249\u2013255. Kumar, R., Appunu, C., Durai, A. A., Mahadevaiah, C., Sreenivasa, V., &amp; Premachandran, M. N. (2015). Genetic confirmation and field performance comparison for yield and quality among advanced generations of Erianthus arundinaceus, bengalense and Saccharum spontaneum cyto-nuclear genome introgressed sugarcane intergeneric hybrids. Sugar Tech, 17(4), 379\u2013385. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-014-0333-2 Kumar, R., Appunu, C., Mohanraj, K., Durai, A. A., Mahadevaiah, C., Sreenivasa, V., &amp; Premachandran, M. N. (2013). Pedigree based assessment of genomic contribution of Saccharum species in the evolution and genetic diversity of elite sugarcane breeding stocks of India. International Journal of Agricultural and Statistical Sciences, 9(2), 627\u2013638. Kumar, R., Mohanraj, K., Durai, A. A., &amp; Premachandran, M. N. (2012). Pedigree analysis of sugarcane parental breeding pool used in evolving \u2018Co\u2019 varieties in India. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 72(1), 61\u201371. Kumar, R., Waldia, R., &amp; Kumar, R. (2012). Generation mean analysis and genetic parameters for yield and contributing traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 82(6), 528\u2013531. Kumar, R., Appunu, C., Mahadeviah, C., Sreenivasa, V., Waldia, R. 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