Dr. Manoj Kumar Yadav

Dr. Manoj Kumar Yadav has earned a B.Sc. (Ag.) from Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (2010), M.Sc. (2012)& PhD. (2023)in Plant Pathology from ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi. He had significantly contributed in the identification of genetic diversity of blast pathogens from different geographical regions of India and identification of resistant donor against rice blast disease. Dr. Yadav has published more than 25 peer-reviewed publications in national and international journal,1 book, 8 book chapters and several popular articles.Honors include Netaji Subhas-ICAR International Fellowship, INSPIRE-DST, ICAR-merit fellowship, and ICAR-ASRB-NET. Dr. Yadav is currently works at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Karnal. His area of interest is host plant resistance, genetic diversity of plant pathogens and integrated disease management.