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Ashok K. Singh is affiliated with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in India, where the research focus centers on agricultural and biological sciences with further specialization in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their primary research contributions lie within the subfields of plant science, genetics, molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, and soil science.

The research topics associated with Ashok K. Singh include rice cultivation and yield improvement, GABA and rice research, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, plant micronutrient interactions and effects, agricultural science and fertilization, plant disease resistance and genetics, and food composition and properties.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Ashok K. Singh encompass several key studies in plant science and genetics:

  • Rhizoctonia solani Kühn Pathophysiology: Status and Prospects of Sheath Blight Disease Management in Rice (2022, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Novel Marker-Trait Associations (MTAs) Governing the Localization of Fe and Zn in the Rice Grain (2020, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • Marker aided introgression of 'Saltol', a major QTL for seedling stage salinity tolerance into an elite Basmati rice variety 'Pusa Basmati 1509' (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Genetic Architecture and Anthocyanin Profiling of Aromatic Rice From Manipur Reveals Divergence of Chakhao Landraces (2020, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • Biofortification of sweet corn hybrids for provitamin-A, lysine and tryptophan using molecular breeding (2020, Journal of Cereal Science)

The most frequent co-authors collaborating with Ashok K. Singh include:

  • S. Gopala Krishnan
  • Ranjith Kumar Ellur
  • Haritha Bollinedi
  • Prolay Kumar Bhowmick
  • K. K. Vinod

Publication venues where Ashok K. Singh has consistently contributed include Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant Breeding, Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Scientific Reports, and Plants. These venues reflect a focus on plant science, genetics, breeding, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Best Publications

  • MADS-box gene family in rice: genome-wide identification, organization and expression profiling during reproductive development and stress

    Rita Arora;Pinky Agarwal;Swatismita Ray;Ashok Kumar Singh

  • Role of angiotensin II in diabetic nephropathy

    David J. Leehey;Ashok K. Singh;Nahid Alavi;Rekha Singh

  • Mapping of quantitative trait loci for basmati quality traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Yellari Amarawathi;Rakesh Singh;Ashok K. Singh;Vijai P. Singh

  • Combining bacterial blight resistance and Basmati quality characteristics by phenotypic and molecular marker-assisted selection in rice

    M. Joseph;S. Gopalakrishnan;R.K. Sharma;V.P. Singh

  • Genome-wide identification of C2H2 zinc-finger gene family in rice and their phylogeny and expression analysis.

    Pinky Agarwal;Rita Arora;Swatismita Ray;Ashok K. Singh

  • Role of angiotensin II in glucose-induced inhibition of mesangial matrix degradation.

    Rekha Singh;Nahid Alavi;Ashok K. Singh;David J. Leehey

  • Integrating marker assisted background analysis with foreground selection for identification of superior bacterial blight resistant recombinants in Basmati rice

    S. Gopalakrishnan;R. K. Sharma;K. Anand Rajkumar;M. Joseph

  • Combining QTL mapping and transcriptome profiling of bulked RILs for identification of functional polymorphism for salt tolerance genes in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    Awadhesh Pandit;Vandna Rai;Subhashis Bal;Shikha Sinha

  • Relaxin decreases renal interstitial fibrosis and slows progression of renal disease.

    Sandra L. Garber;Yelena Mirochnik;Carolyn S. Brecklin;Elaine N. Unemori

  • Marker-assisted improvement of bacterial blight resistance in parental lines of Pusa RH10, a superfine grain aromatic rice hybrid

    S. H. Basavaraj;Vikas K. Singh;Atul Singh;Ashutosh Singh

  • Molecular fingerprinting of hybrids and assessment of genetic purity of hybrid seeds in rice using microsatellite markers

    N. Nandakumar;A.K. Singh;R.K. Sharma;T. Mohapatra

  • Mechanism of Increased Angiotensin II Levels in Glomerular Mesangial Cells Cultured in High Glucose

    Rekha Singh;Ashok K. Singh;Nahid Alavi;David J. Leehey

  • Activated omentum becomes rich in factors that promote healing and tissue regeneration

    Natalia O. Litbarg;Krishnamurthy P. Gudehithlu;Perianna Sethupathi;Jose A. L. Arruda

  • Incorporation of blast resistance into “PRR78”, an elite Basmati rice restorer line, through marker assisted backcross breeding

    Vikas K. Singh;Atul Singh;S.P. Singh;Ranjith K. Ellur

  • Marker assisted selection: a paradigm shift in Basmati breeding

    A. K. Singh;S. Gopalakrishnan;V. P. Singh;K. V. Prabhu

  • Global warming potential of manure amended soils under rice–wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic plains

    A. Bhatia;H. Pathak;N. Jain;P.K. Singh

  • Mapping QTLs for Salt Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Bulked Segregant Analysis of Recombinant Inbred Lines Using 50K SNP Chip

    Sushma Tiwari;Krishnamurthy Sl;Vinod Kumar;Balwant Singh

  • Suitability of mapped sequence tagged microsatellite site markers for establishing distinctness, uniformity and stability in aromatic rice

    R.K. Singh;R.K. Sharma;A.K. Singh;V.P. Singh

  • Diversity and genetic resources of wild Vigna species in India

    I. S. Bisht;K. V. Bhat;S. Lakhanpaul;M. Latha

  • A novel mechanism for angiotensin II formation in streptozotocin-diabetic rat glomeruli

    Rekha Singh;Ashok K. Singh;David J. Leehey

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Gopala Krishnan
S. Gopala Krishnan Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Trilochan Mohapatra
Trilochan Mohapatra Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Nagendra K. Singh
Nagendra K. Singh Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Swarup K. Parida
Swarup K. Parida Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Tilak Raj Sharma
Tilak Raj Sharma Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Akhilesh K. Tyagi
Akhilesh K. Tyagi University of Delhi
Vijay P. Singh
Vijay P. Singh Texas A&M University
Viswanathan Chinnusamy
Viswanathan Chinnusamy Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Alok Singh
Alok Singh University of Lucknow
Rakesh Singh
Rakesh Singh Indian Council of Agricultural Research

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