Area of specialization
Mungbean, pigeonpea and chickpea breeding
Current area of research
- Genetic enhancement of mungbean for high yield, multiple disease resistance and stress tolerance across kharif, rabi and spring-summer seasons
- Chickpea pre-breeding, wide hybridization, germplasm maintenance and rejuvenation, and genetic enhancement for nutritional and grain quality
- Waterlogging tolerance in pigeonpea
Major research achievements
- Developed the machine-harvestable desi chickpea variety IPCB 2015-132 (Kundan) and the Kabuli varieties IPCK 2013-163 (Madhav) and IPCK 2009-145 as developer.
- Developed desi chickpea IPCL 4-14 (IPCMAS-1) as a team member, released for NWPZ in 2021.
- Registered chickpea donors IPC 2020-198 (INGR 21141) and ICC 12315 (INGR 21142) as lead developer, and ICC 15925, IPC 2010-121 and IPC 2019-52 as team member.
- Eight chickpea varieties registered with PPV&FRA in December 2024; six varieties licensed to Vishwas Agri Seeds, IFSA Seed and Star Agri Seeds for commercialization.
Awards and recognitions
- Young Scientist Award, Dr. Ramawatar Shastri Shiksha Samiti, Lucknow University, 2019
- IIPR Foundation Day Award 2020 as a member of the best research team
- Best poster awards for work on genetic enhancement of protein content in chickpea (2017) and at The National Seed Congress 2022
- CSIR-JRF and CSIR-SRF at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi; ICAR-NET (2011, 2012); ICAR-ARS (Plant Breeding) 2012
Publications
Personal information
- Date of joining ICAR
01st July, 2014
- Discipline and specialization
Genetics And Plant Breeding
Training & Exposure
Nutritional and grain quality breeding, marker assisted breeding, genetic mapping, prebreeding, etc.
Professional Information
Contribution to the scientific advancement
Contributed in development of desi chickpea variety IPC 2011-112 identified for UP state in 2018 under timely sown condition.
Current area of research
Chickpea breeding, breeding for nutritional and grain quality, marker assisted breeding, genetic mapping, germplasm conservation and maintenance, prebreeding, maintenance breeding etc..
Publications
- Mondal B. , Singh A., Yadav A., Tomar R.S., Vinod S., Singh G.P. and Prabhu K.V. (2017) QTL mapping for early ground cover in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under drought stress. Current Science. 112 (6): 1266-1271. [NAAS rating: 6.76, 2019]
- Mondal B., Singh A., Yadav A., Tomar R.S., Vinod S., Singh G.P. and Prabhu K.V. Physiological phenotyping of recombinant inbred lines of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under terminal drought and heat stress. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (In press) (Manuscript number ED –2015/ 419). [NAAS rating: 6.65, 2020].
- Mondal B., Singh S.P. and Joshi D.C. (2014). DUS characterization of rice (Oryza Sativa L.) using morphological descriptors and quality parameters. Outlook on Agriculture 43 (2): 131-137 [NAAS rating 7.04, 2020].
- Mondal B., Grewal S.K., Sharma K., Bharadwaj R.D., Hegde V., Tripathi S., Singh S., Jain P.K. and Agrawal P.K. (2020) Understanding genotypic variation and identification of promising genotypes for iron and zinc content in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 88: 103458 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103458 [NAAS rating 8.99, 2020].
Awards and Fellowships
- Young Scientist Award by Dr. Ram Avatar Shiksha Samiti, Pilibhit U.P. at Lucknow University During July, 2019 ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship.
- Best Poster Award for the Poster presentation on “Genetic enhancement for protein content in chickpea: revelations and lessons” (Mondal B, Singh J, Chaturvedi SK and Kannaujia R) in the theme “Secondary Agriculture Initiatives” at the National Symposium (PULSYM 2017) on “Pulses for nutritional security and agricultural sustainability” held at ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur from 2–4 Dec., 2017.