Name : Narendra Kumar Designation : Senior Scientist Address : CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Lucknow E. mail : narendrakumar@cimap.res.in Contact No : 9419130263 Epabx No. : 661 Download Resume Area of Specialization Pharmacognostic evaluation, Angiosperm Taxonomy, Molecular fingerprinting. • Pharmacongostic evaluation of important medicinal and aromatic plants and developed markers for identification of crude drugs. • Morphological, molecular and chemical characterization of important medicinal and aromatic plants /crude drugs and development of pharmacopoeial standards. • Maintenance and improvement of genetic resources of rare, endemic, threatened (RET) and commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants. Education M.Sc. Botany Ph.D. Botany Academic/Research Experience CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative medicine Jammu, Plant Genetic Resources and Agrotechnology Division - Scientist (May 2013- May 2016 ) CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Plant Breeding and Genetic Resource Conservation Division - Scientist (May 2016- May 2020 ) CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Plant Breeding and Genetic Resource Conservation Division - Senior Scientist (May 2020- till date ) Honours and Awards Scientist of the Year Award,Best Extension activities of Lavender in Jammu and Cymbopogon in Gujaratby Essential Oil Association of India in 2014-2016 Publication Chaudhary, Neha, Dipayan Ghosh, and Narendra Kumar*. The intermorph breeding system is responsible for reproductive success in heterostylous Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.. Plant Species Biology (Wiley), doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12493 2024 Aftab, N., Gupta, A., Prasad, P., Kushwaha, H.K., Kishor, R., Singh, V., Chandra, S., Venkatesha, K.T., Kumar, D., Kumar, N. and Shanker, K.,. Exploring Genetic Diversity for High CBD Content in Cannabis Accessions in Tropical and Subtropical Regions of India. Biochemical Genetics, 1-31. 2024 Ravi Kumar, Saurabh Kumar, Parmanand Kumar, Divya Bhatt, Deepika Srivastava, Narendra Kumar, DU Bawankule, Anirban Pal. Pharmacology of Manilkara hexandra leaf extract: potent antimalarial by targeting ß-hematin formation and pro-inflammatory cytokine investigation. Vegetos, 1-13 2024 Dipayan Ghosh, Anitika Kundu, Neha Chaudhary, Sakshi Singh, Karuna Shanker, Birendra Kumar, Narendra Kumar*. . Morpho-anatomical, phytochemical, and molecular diversity of North-Indian Cannabis sativa L. germplasms for CBD-rich genotypes. The Nucleus, doi.org/10.1007/s13237-024-00519-w 2024 Neha Chaudhary, Dipayan Ghosh, Namita Gupta, Narendra Kumar*. Quantitative instrumental thin-layer chromatography method development of astragalin and its chemical diversity in different populations of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.. JPC - Journal of Planar Chromatography - Modern TLC 2024 Ghosh, Dipayan, Neha Chaudhary, Karuna Shanker, Birendra Kumar, and Narendra Kumar*. Monoecious Cannabis sativa L. discloses the organ-specific variation in glandular trichomes, cannabinoids content and antioxidant potential. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2023 Kumar, Narendra*, Dipayan Ghosh, Neha Chaudhary, and Chandan Singh Chanotiya. Rainfall-induced premature senescence modulates biochemical and essential oils profiles in Pelargonium graveolens L'Hér. under sub-tropical climate. Industrial Crops and Products 2022 Deepak Kumar, Vipin Kumar Singh, Narayan Prasad Yadav, Sudeep Tandon, Karuna Shanker, Chandan Singh Chanotiya, Narendra Kumar, Puja Khare, Anirban Pal, Debabrata Chanda, Dharmendra Saikia, Yusuf Hussain, Abha Meena, Sunita Singh Dhawan, Prasanta Kumar Rout. Green and proficient process for industrial-scale preparation of Gymnema sylvestre standardized-extract enriched with Gymnemic acids through polymer-matrix-adsorption to reduce hyperglycemia. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 116, 229-238 2022 Kumar, A., Verma, N., Kaur, P., Kumar, D., Ghosh, D., Singh, A., Siddiqui, A., Kumar, N., Singh, A.K., Khare, P. and Singh, S.. Physiological and chemical changes induced by transparent polythene+ green net shed on Pelargonium graveolens L. mother plants during monsoon season. Industrial Crops and Products, 188, p.115686 2022 Babu, V., Binwal, M., Kumari, R., Sen, S., Kumar, A., Mugale, M.N., Shanker, K., Kumar, Narendra. and Bawankule, D.U.. Hesperidin-rich ethanol extract from waste peels of Citrus limetta mitigates rheumatoid arthritis and related complications.. Phytotherapy Research, 35(6), pp.3325-3336. 2021 Ghosh, D., Chaudhary, N., Uma Kumari, K., Singh, J., Tripathi, P., Meena, A., Luqman, S., Yadav, A., Chanotiya, C.S., Pandey, G. and Kumar, Narendra*.. Diversity of Essential Oil-Secretory Cells and Oil Composition in Flowers and Buds of Magnolia sirindhorniae and Its Biological Activities. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 18(1), p.e2000750. 2021 Kumar, A., Srivastava, P., Srivastava, G., Kumar, Narendra., Chanotiya, C.S. and Ghosh, S.. BAHD acetyltransferase contributes to wound-induced biosynthesis of oleo-gum resin triterpenes in Boswellia.. The Plant Journal, 107(5), pp.1403-1419. 2021 Patents File No Title Inventors Patent No. Abstract