dr.vishalkumar.agrawal
About Candidate
Location
Education
P
Ph.D.
2014
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding
M
M.Sc. (Ag.) in Genetics and Plant Breeding
2008
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
B
B.Sc. (Ag.)
2006
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Work & Experience
S
Senior Associate Breeder - Watermelon
Sep, 2019 - June, 2025
East-West Seeds India Pvt. Ltd.
Run the project on watermelon hybrid development in a global role for the assigned segments. Based at Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
R
Research Associate
Sep, 2017 - Sep, 2019
ICAR - Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi
Worked in a project entitled 'National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)'; focussed on development of climate resilient technologies - such as hybrids, grafting, biochemical screening, and molecular tools development - in tomato cultivation.
A
Assistant Breeder - Cabbage
June, 2016 - Mar, 2017
Namdhari Seeds Pvt. Ltd.
Worked on line development of cabbage, based at Kullu, HP.
R
Research Associate
May, 2014 - May, 2016
Monsanto Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Associated with the line development program of cotton breeding for India - west zone, based at Gandhinagar, GJ and Udaipur, RJ.
M
Management Trainee - R&D
June, 2008 - Mar, 2009
Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. Ltd.
Associated with millet breeding programme of NSL, based at Hyderabad, Telangana
Awards
C
CSIR - NET (JRF) in Life Science
2010
Received Junior Research Fellowship of CSIR for Ph.D. research, through countrywide examination and screening in National Eligibility Test (NET) for lectureship.