National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh
FELLOW, ELECTED 2018

Born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 13 October 1966. B.Sc. 1989; M.Sc. 1991 and Ph.D. 1995, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Post Doc, University of Florida, USA 2008-09.

Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-II, Pusa campus, New Delhi 110012, 2024 to date.

Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru 560089, Karnataka, 2022-24; Head, Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2016-22; Professor (Fruit Science), Division of Fruits & Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2014-16.

Awards/Honours: ICAR Bharat Ratna Dr. C. Subramanian Best Teacher Award, 2017; ICAR Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 2005-06; ISGPB-Dr B.P. Pal Memorial Award (2025), IARI Best Teacher Award, 2005; HSI Sh. G.L. Chadha Memorial Gold Medal, 2009; HHS Scientist of the Year Award, 2009; Distinguished Scientist of the Year Award, 2010; Vice President & President, Society for Promotion of Horticulture, Bengaluru (2022-till date); Editor, 2008-12 and Editor-in-Chief, 2013-2017 -Indian Journal of Horticulture; President & Vice-President, Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences (formerly Horticultural Society of India) 2023 to date.

Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences, Hill Horticulture Development Society, Chaubattia and several others; Associate of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi (2007) and Department of Biotechnology, GoI (2008).

Research Areas: Fruit breeding (Tropical fruits: Mango, grape, guava, papaya etc.), Biotechnolgical interventions in improvemnet of Fruit crops & Rootstocks (Biotic & abiotic stresses), application of MAS, Trancriptomics, functional genomics and genome editing

Address: Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan - II, New Delhi 110012; C-27, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. (011) 25842068; 25842285/62/70/71 Ext. 1422; Cell: 8920968154; 9868450329; Email: ddghort.icar@gov.in; ddghort@gmail.com; sanjaydr2@gmail.com; sanjaydr2@rediffmail.com]

NAAS Associate, 2007