Varieties developed:
CVRC(07): IPFD 10-12, Central fieldpea IPFD 11-5, Central Fieldpea IPFD 12-2, IPF16-13 (HARIT), Central fieldpea IPFD 2014-2, ARPAN (IPFD 19-3), IPFD 19-1(SHIKHAR)

SVRC (04): IPFD 16-3, IPFD 13-2 (ANANT), IPFD 12-8 (AAKASH), IPFD 9-2

Contribution of IIPR Field pea varieties in national seed indent

P-637 (INGR19075), IPFD 18-14(INGR21140), IPF 2014-13 (INGR21227), IPF 2014-16(INGR 22043), IPFD 18-26(INGR 22044), EC 564816(INGR 22045) and EC 0414478 (INGR21225)

Genetic improvement of pigeonpea and Field pea using conventional and modern
breeding tools & techniques.

Research papers

• Parihar, A.K., Hazra, K.K., Lamichaney, A., Singh, A.K. and Dixit, G.P., 2023. Delineating the role of plant stature towards heat stress tolerance in field pea (Pisum sativum L.). Heliyon, 9(3).
• Parihar A.K., Gupta, S., Hazra, K.K., Lamichaney, A., Gupta, D.S., Singh D., et al. 2022. Multi-location evaluation of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) in Indian climates: eco-phenological dynamics, yield relation and characterization of locations. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, pp.984912-984912.
• Parihar, A.K., Kumar, J., Sen Gupta, D., Lamichaney, A., Naik SJ, S., Singh, A.K., Dixit, G.P., Gupta, S. and Toklu, F.2022. Genomics Enabled Breeding Strategies for Major
• Biotic Stresses in Pea (Pisum sativum L.). Frontiers in Plant Science, p.1132.
• Parihar, A.K., Hazra, K.K., Lamichaney, A., Dixit, G.P., Singh, D., Singh, A.K. and Singh, N.P.2022. Characterizing plant trait (s) for improved heat tolerance in field pea (Pisum sativum L.) under subtropical climate. International Journal of Biometeorology, pp.1-15.
  Lamichaney, A., Parihar, A.K*., Hazra, K.K., Dixit, G.P., Katiyar, P.K., Singh, D., Singh, A.K., Kumar, N. and N.P Singh 2021. Untangling the Influence of Heat Stress on Crop Phenology, Seed Set, Seed Weight, and Germination in Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.). Frontiers in plant science, 12, p.437

Book:

• Bohra A., Parihar AK., Naik SJ and Chandra A. 2022. Plant Male sterility system for accelerating crop improvement. Springer Nature Singapore Pvt. Ltd 2022.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3808-5

Awards and Fellowships

• Dr. AK Parihar awarded Associateship of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi
• Dr. AK Parihar received ISPRD Young Scientist Award-2020
• Dr. AK Parihar received Best Scientist Award (Young category-2022) of the ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur.
• Dr. AK Parihar received Best Scientist Award (Young category-2018) of the ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur.
• Dr. AK Parihar admitted as Fellow of ISPRD-2016 for contribution in pulses development.
• Dr. AK Parihar got Team Award-2016 from Protection of plant Varieties and Farmers rights authority (PPV&FRA), Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, MA &FW, GOI, New Delhi.
• Dr. AK Parihar received “Best Centre Award 2017’ for ‘outstanding contribution in development of high yielding varieties of field pea.
• Dr. AK Parihar received 2nd prize as co-author for poster presentation entitled “EST-SSR based estimation of molecular variation and population structure of grasspea (Lathyrus sativus)” in National conference on pulses: Challenges and opportunities under changing climate scenario held during 29th Sep-1st Oct, 2014 organized by ISPRD.
• Dr. AK Parihar received 1st position in ‘Best poster award’ category for poster presentation entitled “Pulses outlook: trend, market and policy initiatives” at National Symposium on pulses for Nutritional Security and Agricultural Sustainability organized during Dec.2-4, 2017 by ISPRD and ICAR-IIPR in collaboration with ICAR, New Delhi.
• Dr. AK Parihar got Team Award ‘Sardar Patel outstanding Institute award-2018 of ICAR.
• Dr. AK Parihar selected as Fellow of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB) for contribution in pulses research.
• Dr. AK Parihar received best poster award presented on “Genetic improvement of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) through host plant resistance” during International conference on ‘Pulses as the climate smart crops: challenges and opportunities’ ICPulse2020 organized at Bhopal during 10-12 Feb, 2020.
• Dr. AK Parihar bagged best poster award presented poster on “Profiling of field pea and cowpea genotypes for their bioactive constituents” as co-author during International conference on ‘Pulses as the climate smart crops: challenges and opportunities’ ICPulse2020 organized at Bhopal during 10-12 Feb, 2020.
• Dr. AK Parihar adjudged best poster award for poster presentation on “Global pulses outlook: Trend, market and policy initiatives” as co-author during International conference on ‘Pulses as the climate smart crops: challenges and opportunities’ ICPulse2020 organized at Bhopal during 10-12 Feb, 2020
• Dr. AK Parihar received best poster award for poster presentation on “Production trend, market and policy initiatives for enhancing per capita availability of pulses in India’ as co-author under the theme “Crop scenario and policy perspectives” in National web conference on “Sustaining pulses production for self-sufficiency and nutritional security” (Pulse Web Con 2021) organized during Feb 09-11, 2021
• Dr. AK Parihar served as councilor of Zone-VIII in Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development (ISPRD), ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur (2017-2020)
• Dr. AK Parihar got appreciation certificate from DM of Jaluan district for outstanding research in field pea.