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.