Indian Institute of Pulses Research

Profile of Dr. (Mrs.) Monika Punia

Personal Information

Name	:	Dr. (Mrs.) Monika Punia
Designation	:	Scientist (Sr. Scale)
Email	:	monikapunia02@gmail.com; monika.punia@icar.org.in
Telephone (Office)	:
Mobile No.	:	+91-7891127982
Date of joining ICAR	:	07th January 2020
Discipline and specialization	:	Genetics and Plant Breeding; Breeding for arid pulses
Training/advance exposure in the area of work	:	Online Training Programme on “Analysis of Experimental Data” organized by ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad, from 17th to 22nd January, 2022 Faculty Development Program on “Genomics-assisted Crop Improvement: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects” from July 18-19, 2024, organized by the Faculty of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Virtual Training Programme on ‘Plant Genetic Resources Management and Utilization’ from July 19th to August 1st, 2021, organized by the ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 10-day Short Course on ‘Pulses as the Climate Smart Crops for Resource Conservation and Economic Intensification/Diversification of Cropping Systems’ from February 10-20, 2022, sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. Three-week online workshop on “Empowering Agriculture Through Technology: A Workshop on Data Management and Analysis, Documentation and Project Writing,” starting from August 12, 2024, jointly organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) and the All India Coordinated Research Project on Kharif Pulses, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research

Professional Information

Activities & Achievements

Identified elite moth bean accessions with diverse growth habits for breeding in arid ecosystems
Characterized early maturing and high yielding moth bean accessions from germplasm evaluation
Identified disease resistant moth bean accessions against multiple pathogens
High-yielding and early maturing cowpea accessions identified under hot arid conditions

Current area of research

Breeding of arid pulses for abiotic and biotic stresses in arid ecosystem

Ongoing research project

Development of abiotic and biotic stress resistant genotypes in arid pulses: Moth bean, Cowpea and Cluster bean

Publications

Jat, R. L., Rolaniya, L. K., Kumar, N., Choudhary, R. R., Punia, M., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Jakhar, R. K., Bhatt, R., Alamri, S., & Siddiqui, M. H. (2024). Strategic scheduling of urea foliar application and irrigation for moth bean: A path to improve productivity, profitability and quality in Western dry region of India. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10(1), 2368269.
Punia, M., Meena, R. S., Meena, N. K., Bagra, S. K., & Sharma, P. (2021). Genetic variability and character association among yield and yield contributing traits in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) germplasm. International Journal of Seed Spices, 11(1), 57–63.
Punia, M., Rolaniya, L. K., Jat, R. L., Parihar, A. K., & Kumar, S. (2023). Phenotypic variability analysis of moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia) accessions under drought and heat stress conditions. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(11), 483–488.
Punia, M., Rolaniya, L. K., Parihar, A. K., Jat, R. L., & Kumar, N. (2023). Multivariate analysis and screening of moth bean accessions for biotic stresses in the arid region of Western India. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13(12), 1118–1126.
Punia, M., Sharma, L. D., Gothwal, D. K., Rolaniya, L. K., & Jakhar, M. L. (2022). Combining ability and gene action analysis for yield and yield attributing traits in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.). Frontiers in Crop Improvement, 10(Special Issue-VII), 3514–3522.

Awards and Fellowships

Received University Gold Medal in M.Sc.
Young Scientist Award by Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology
Best Paper Presentation Award in an international conference on Impact of Climate Changes on Global Food, Livestock, Livelihood and Environmental Security: Advanced Approaches and Mitigation Strategies (ICCGFLLES-2023)