Yogendra Singh

Researcher, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding · College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh · India

Yogendra studies morphological characterisation and genetic diversity in indigenous crop germplasm, with a focus on DUS-based documentation and conservation of rice landraces in central India.

1 published paper

Qualitative Morphological Characterisation and Assessment of Genetic Diversity among Indigenous Landraces of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Surveying 254 rice accessions from Madhya Pradesh against 30 standardised DUS descriptors, researchers found near-total uniformity in basic leaf traits but the widest variation of the whole study in awn length — a practical shortlist of traits for telling indigenous landraces apart.

Genetics and Plant BreedingIndiaRiceGermplasm Conservation

1 field note

Field notes7 min read

What 254 Rice Varieties Reveal About Hidden Genetic Diversity

Researchers in Madhya Pradesh scored 254 rice accessions on 30 standardised traits and found that while nearly every plant looked the same at the leaf, the length and colour of the awn told them apart better than anything else.

By Vikash Sharma, Yogendra Singh, S. K. Singh, Stuti Sharma, Kanchan Bhan, and Chandrabhan AhirwarFrom the paper: Qualitative Morphological Characterisation and Assessment of Genetic Diversity among Indigenous Landraces of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) →