Name : Dr. Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay Designation : Principal Scientist Address : CSIR-CIMAP, Research Center, Pantnagar, USN, Uttarakhand-263149 E. mail : rk[dot]upadhyay[at]cimap[dot]res[dot]in Contact No : 8004916220 Epabx No. : 05944234445 Download Resume Area of Specialization Dr. Upadhyay’s lab has been working in the area of development of Agrotechnology/variety for quality cultivation of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants. Group has developed New agrotechnology for quality cultivation of Menthol-mint (Mentha arvensis L.) during rainy season/kharif season, in addition to that also discovered new source of planting material for quality cultivation of menthol-mint. His research suggests menthol-mint cultivation during rainy season especially in Bundelkhand region, rainfed areas, M.P. Chhattisgarh, etc can play important role to provide sustainable source of income to the farmers of these areas. He demonstrated that menthol-mint can be successfully cultivated in rainy season, its helps to minimize ground water exploitation and simultaneously save ground water for future generation. The group also developed new agrotechnology for quality cultivation of Chamomile, Rose-scented geranium, Wild marigold, Menthol-mint, Silybum, Phyllanthus amarus, Lemongrass, Citronella, Palmarosa, etc. based on integrated nutrient management, integrated weed management, precision farming, climate smart agriculture, organic farming, etc. for quality cultivation of MAPs to provide sustainable source of income to the farmers. Education B.Sc. Agriculture Hign School Science M.Sc. Agronomy NET Agronomy Ph.D. Agronomy Intermediate Agriculture Group Academic/Research Experience CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, - Project Assistant-II (September 2006- December 2008 ) CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, - ICAR SRF (December 2008- August 2009 ) CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, - Young Scientist/PI (August 2009- March 2011 ) ICRISAT, Hyderabad, - Visiting Scientist (March 2011- October 2011 ) Vigyan Prasar (Govt. of India), Noida, - Scientist- ‘C’ (October 2011- February 2013 ) CSIR-CIMAP, - Scientist (February 2013- February 2017 ) CSIR-CIMAP, - Senior Scientist (February 2017- February 2021 ) CSIR-CIMAP, - Principal Scientist (February 2021- till date ) Honours and Awards Best Poster Award,by CSIR-CIMAP in 2015 Best Paper Award,by IJTA & Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. in 2016 Young Scientist Award,by IJTA & Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. in 2016 Best Paper Presentation Award,by IJTA & Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. in 2018 Scientist of the Year Award,by IJTA & Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. in 2017 Scientist of the Year Award,by IJTA & Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. in 2018 Third position in Hindi Gyan Pratiyogita,by CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow in 2007 Second position in Hindi Gyan Pratiyogita,by CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow in 2008 Second position in Cycle Race,by NDUAT Faizabad in 1999 First position,Udyan Pradarshni by GBPUAT Pantnagar in 2018 Third Position in Term Paper award,by IIPA New Delhi in 2011-2012 Publication R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, R.K. Upadhyay and V.R. Singh . Productivity and essential oil composition of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) harvested at different growth stages under the subtropical region of north India. Journal of Essential Oil Research 2020 R.K. Upadhyaya, V.R. Singh, R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Chauhana & S.K. Tewari. Development of postharvest management practices for quality essential oil production of Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W. Watson.. Journal of Essential Oil Research 2019 V.R .Singh, R. K Lal, C. S, Chanotiya, S.S. Dhawan P.Gupta, S. Srivastava, N, Singh, R.K. Upadhyay, R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, K.T. Venkatesha, S. Singh R. K, Verma, S. Tandon, S. Kumar, B. Kumar, Nannaware, A. Chauhan, R. Chandra, T. Chaturvedi, V. Kumar, A, Yadav, R. Maurya, S. Shukla, A. Mishra, S. Singh. CIM-Utkrisht: A high essential oil yielding variety of patchouli (Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth) with a unique aroma suitable for cultivation under North Indian conditions. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 2019 V.R. Singh, R.K. Lal, C.S. Chanotiya, R. Maurya, S. Singh, R.K. Verma, M. Semwal, R.K. Upadhyay, R.C. Padalia, R.S. Verma, A. Chauhan, K.T. Venkatesha, S.S. Dhawan, P. Gupta, S. Sarkar, A. Yadav, S. Kumar, R. Chandra, N. Singh, S. Srivastava, T. Chaturvedi, S. Shukla. Registration of new variety of chamomile (Chamomile recutita (L.) Reuschert) CIM-Ujjwala : A novel source of acetylinic compound [(2Z-8Z)- Metricaria acid methyl ester] for use in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 2019 Rakesh Kumar, R.K. Upadhyay, Venkatesha KT, R.C. Padalia, Venkatesha KT, Amit Chauhan. Performance of Different Parts of Planting Materials & Suckers Production of Menthol-mint (Mentha arvensis L.). International Journal of Current Microbiology & Applied Science 2019 V.R. Singh, R.K. Upadhyay, Pragya Pandey, R.C. Padalia, A.K. Tiwari, & Sonveer Singh. Development of best post harvest processing technology for quality production of Satawar (Asparagus racemosus L.). International Journal of Tropical Agriculture 2019 Yadav, A.S. and Upadhyay, R.K.. Climate Smart Agriculture. Biotech Books, New Delhi 2016 Patents File No Title Inventors Patent No. Abstract