Avinash Kumar
Vinoba Bhave University, Jharkhand, India
Biography
Dr Avinash Kumar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Vinoba Bhave University, Jharkhand, India is actively engaged in Teaching and Research. During his Ph.D., he has worked extensively on the assessment of genetic diversity of endangered medicinal plant species growing in the extremes of Himalayan regions of India, as well as the genetic diversity study of few endemic tree species. Based on his finding and subsequent recommendations, few germplasm of Picrorhiza kurroa, Valeriana jatamansi, Gentiana kurroo have been taken for ex situ conservation and cultivation. Presently he is guiding students for their Ph.D on diverse topics such as- Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) associated with drought tolerance in upland local rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties, Assessment of diversity of Diospyros melanoxylon, Floristic survey of different areas of India.