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Dr. Mool Chand Singh
Designation:
Principal Scientist
     
Division/RS/Unit:
Division of Plant Quarantine
     
Discipline:
Agronomy/Weed Science
Contact:
+919958196700
     
E-Mail:
moolchand.singh(AT)icar.gov.in, mchsingh(AT)gmail.com
     
Personal Webpage:
     
Salient Achievements:
  • Weed Risk Assessment system: Developed Weed Risk Assessment system to assess invasiveness and weediness of plant species to facilitate weed free introduction of germplasm.
  • Standardization of package of practices: Standardized package of practices for giloe and satavar.
  • Plant Quarantine regulations: Drafted Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order 2003
  • Interception and identification of exotic weeds: A number of exotic weed seeds were intercepted and identified and thus prevented introduction of exotic weeds into India.
  • Teaching: Teaching Weed Science part of PGR-502 (Germplasm Exchange and Plant Quarantine) course to the M. Sc. and Ph. D. students of PG School of ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
  • Advanced training: Coordinated various trainings pertaining to plant quarantine and other advanced training on weed seed identification and weed risk assessment.
  • Testing and popularization of technologies: On-farm testing of various agronomical technologies were undertaken and popularized through front line demonstrations at farmers fields.
  • Resources person:  Vichar gosthi in Kisan melas, trainings, radio and TV talks.
  • Projects completed/ongoing:  Completed ICAR-CABI collaborative project entitled Study    of biological control of invasive plant species and Indian natural enemies viz., Component A: Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera).       

     

Awards/Honours:
  • Fellowship: FAO fellowship to visit Australia for advanced training in the area of weed seed identification and weed risk assessment.
  • Fellow of Ethnobotanical Society
  • Fellow of Society of Environment Sciences
  • Member of National Academy of Sciences, India 

     

Recent Publications

1.Singh, Mool Chand and Madhu B Priyadarshi (2014). Predicting invasive plants using weed   risk assessment. Indian Journal of Weed Science. 46(1): 91-95

2. Robert Tanner, Carol Ellison, Mool Chand Singh et al. (2015). Puccinia komarovii var.  glanduliferae:  a potential agent for the biological control of Himalyan balsam (Impatiens

  glandulifera). European Journal of Plant Pathology 141: 247-266.

3.Singh, Mool Chand and CV Sairam (2015). Evaluation Of Integrated Weed Management Practices in  Rainfed Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) at Farmers Fields. International 

   Journal of Tropical Agriculture 33(1):51-53. 

4. Pandey, Anjula, KS Negi, K Pradheep and Singh, Mool Chand (2015). Note on occurrence of fragrant false garlic (Nothoscordum gracile) in India. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic

   Resources. 28(3): 351-355.

5. Singh, Mool Chand and CV Sairam (2016). Effect of spacing and intercropping with cowpea on weed growth in banana. International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology.

    5 (2): 558-563.

6.Singh, Mool Chand, Anjula Pandey, Madhu B. Priyadarshi and SC Dubey (2016). Allelopathic effect of some aromatic plants on weed seeds. Indian Journal of Weed science. 48(1): 102-104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
     
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The contents of this page are personal information/views of the staff. NBPGR is neither responsible for the contents or reliability nor endorses the views expressed within them.
     
Last Updated : 03/06/2020