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Dr. Poonam Kumari

Designation
Scientist
Specialisation
Floriculture and Landscaping
Qualification
Ph.D
Email
poonam@ihbt.res.in
Phone
01894-233339 Ext. 383

Research Focus

Characterization of ornamental crops 

 Edible flowers: new source of functional food

Achievements / Awards

Awarded Merit Certificate in Matriculation

Awarded University Merit Scholarship in B.Sc 

Awarded Certificate of Honour for B.Sc

ICAR- Junior Research Fellowship (2010)

ICAR- Senior Research Fellowship (2013)

IARI- Senior Research Fellowship (2013)

ICAR- NET (2013 and 2016)

Major Publications

Kumari, P*., Raju, D.V.S., Prasad, K.V., Saha, S., Panwar, S., Paul, S., Banyal, N., Bains, A., Chawla, P., Fogarasi, M. and Fogarasi, S., 2022. Characterization of Anthocyanins and Their Antioxidant Activities in Indian Rose Varieties (Rosa× hybrida) Using HPLC. Antioxidants11(10), p.2032.

Kumari, P*., Sharma, R., Panwar, S., Paul, S. and Banyal, N., 2022. Silicon as vital element in flower crop production. Journal of Plant Nutrition, pp.1-16.

Hegde, A.S., Gupta, S., Sharma, S., Srivatsan, V. and Kumari, P*., 2022. Edible rose flowers: A doorway to gastronomic and nutraceutical research. Food Research International, p.111977.

Devi, S. and Kumari, P*., 2022. Rhizospheric Engineering for Sustainable Production of Horticultural Crops. In Re-visiting the Rhizosphere Eco-system for Agricultural Sustainability (pp. 511-537). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

Poonam Kumari*, Ujala and Bhargava B. 2021. Phytochemicals from edible flowers: opening a new arena for healthy lifestyle. Journal of Functional Foods, 78: 104375.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2021.104375 

Poonam Kumari, T. Manjunatha Rao, Anuradha Sane, Rajiv Kumar and M.V. Dhananjaya. 2016. Characterization of Fusarium wilt in resistant and susceptible gladiolus (Gladiolus spp) genotypes using DNA markers. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 86(7): 849–53.

Poonam Kumari, D.V.S. Raju, K.V. Prasad, Kanwar Pal Singh, Supradip Saha, Ajay Arora and Firoz Hossain. 2017. Quantification and correlation of anthocyanin pigments and their antioxidant activities in rose (Rosa hybrida) varieties. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 87(10): 1340–6.

Poonam Kumari, D.V.S. Raju, Kanwar Pal Singh, K.V. Prasad and Sapna Panwar. 2018. Characterization of phenolic compounds in petal extracts of rose (Rosa hybrida L.). Indian Journal of Horticulture, http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-0112.2018.00060.9

Poonam Kumari, Sapna Panwar, Thaneshwari, Namita, Sapna Kaushal and Shisa Ullas P. 2017. Pigment Profiling of Flower Crops. Ecology Environment and Conservation, 23 (2): 1000-1008. 

Poonam Kumari, Sapna Panwar, Kanwar Pal Singh, D.V.S. Raju and Prabhat Kumar. 2014. Artificial lighting systems for ornamental plants - A review. Journal of Ornamental Horticulture17 (1&2): 1-11.

Thaneshwari, Poonam Kumari*, Rishu Sharma and Homraj Anandrao Sahare. Therapeutic gardens in healthcare: A review. 2018. Annals of Biology, 34 (2): 162-166

Sapna Panwar, Poonam Kumari, Thaneshwari and R.L. Misra, 2017. Salpiglossis In: Commercial Ornamental Crops: Cut Flowers. Edited by R.L. Misra, Sanyat Misra. Kruger Brentt Publishers UK. Ltd., pp. 475-478.

Namita, Poonam Kumari, Soudamini Karjee and Sanyat Misra.      2017. Columnea In: Commonly Used Ornamental Plants. Edited by R.L.  Misra and Sanyat Misra. Kruger Brentt Publishers UK. Ltd., pp. 247-262.   

Patents

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Research Group

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