Ajay Kumar

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Science
Central University of Kerala
India

Professor Plant Sciences
Biography

Ajay Kumar obtained his Master’s degree from the Department of botany, University of Jammu in 2013 with specialization in Plant Pathology and then he moved to the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi for his Doctorate degree (PhD). He joined Central University of Kerala in 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Science, School of Biological Sciences. His research is focussed on the genetics and epigenetics of ovary to fruit transition inCapsicum species.

Research Intrest

Reproductive biology of plants. Epigenetics of the ovary to fruit transition. Plant developmental biology. Himalayan medicinal plants. Ethnobotany and biodiversity conservation