Dr. Ajay Kumar Tiwari
Principal InvestigatorU P Council of Sugarcane Research, india
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology from U P Council of Sugarcane Research, India
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Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology from U P Council of Sugarcane Research, India
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Dr. Ajay K Tiwari is working as Principal Investigator in Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, India funded project. He did his Ph D in 2011 on Cucurbit viruses from Biotechnology department of CCS University, Meerut, UP, India. Dr Tiwari is regular member of British Society of Plant Pathology, Indian Phytopathological Society, Sugarcane Technologists Association of India, International Society of Sugarcane Technologists, Society of Sugarcane Research and Promotion, Prof H S Srivastava foundation, Society of Plant Research. He has published 45 research articles, 7 review articles in national and International journals, 3 book chapters in edited books and also submitted more than 120 nucleotide sequences of plant pathogens in Genbank to his credit. He is also editor of a book “Current status of sugarcane research in India” published by Nova, USA. He is regular reviewer of many International journals and also member of editorial board and editor in Chief of Agrica Journal. He has visited China, Italy, Germany for conferences/workshop. He has been involved in the research on molecular characterization and management of agricultural plant pathogens for the last 9 years. Currently he is working on Molecular characterization of sugarcane phytoplasma and their secondary spread in nature.