Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar. Additionally, he is associated with AICRP on Rice as Plant Breeder. Prior to his current engagement he was engaged in teaching at HNBGU (central University), Deharadun, Uttarakhand and as Senior Research Fellow at National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi. He is an alumnus of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar; University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He was awarded ICAR-JRF for M.Sc. and ICAR-SRF for Ph.D. and qualified ASRB- NET. He has published more than 15 research papers in various journals of national and international repute, contributed 5 book chapters and several popular articles in leading magazines. He has attended various national and international conferences/ seminar/ symposium/ lectures. He is life time member of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi. He is mentoring several masters and doctoral fellows in their research programme. Dr Singh has keen interest in Plant Science and ardently engaged in varietal improvement programme for crop plants especially rice crop with special reference to biotic and abiotic stresses for wider adaptation and enhanced yield potential
Research Interest of Asst. Prof. Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Singh is in Plant Science