Name : Saudan Singh Designation : Chief Scientist Address : CSIR-CIMAP, Near Kukrail Picnic Spot, Lucknow-226015, India E. mail : s[dot]singh[at]cimap[dot]res[dot]in , sscimap[at]gmail.com Contact No : 5222718510 Fax : 629 Area of Specialization Dr Saudan Singh born on August, 12, 1964 in a farming family is an agriculturist by profession and agronomist by training. He is the product of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi. He started his career in 1991 as scientist-B at the CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and promoted at various positions thereon. At present he is working as Chief Scientist & Head, Crop Production and Crop Protection DU of the Institute. As an agronomist he has developed a number of demand based, translational, problem solving and marketable agro-technologies for medicinal and aromatic plants of commercial value such as menthol mint, other mint species, rose scented geranium, aromatic grasses, Indian basil, scented rose, African marigold, ashwagandha, safed musli, sarpgandha, kalmegh, senna, Aloe vera, opium poppy, pyrethrum etc. Education Ph.D. Crop Husbandry Master Degree Agriculture Bachelor Degree Agriculture Academic/Research Experience Honours and Awards FICCI award , by in 2005 CSIR award for S & T innovations ,rural development by CSIR in 2008 CSIR-Technology award ,life sciences by CSIR in 2015 CSIR-Technology award ,life sciences by CSIR in 2018 Publication Optimization of primary post-harvest processing techniques for Cassia angustifolia Vahl Quantifying the Boron demand of Pelargonium graveolens for optimum biomass yield and balanced C:G ratio of essential oil under field conditions Optimized irrigation regime and planting technique improve yields and economics in aloe vera [Aloe barbadensis (Miller)] Aromatic and Medicinal plants for salt and moisture stress conditions Medicinal and aromatic crops for crop diversification and economic utilization of waterlogged soils Effect of menthol cultivars on productivity and farm income Best performance of menthol mint cultivars under different dates of transplanting Recent advances in the Agro-technologies of important Medicinal Crops Comparative performance of the traditional and improved methods of menthol mint sucker production on farmer’s field in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh-A case study Evaluation of productivity and quality of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal under different plant populations, irrigation levels and moisture conservation practices in sub-tropical plains of North India Productivity and quality of Cymbopogon martinii (Roxb.) Wats. as influenced by harvesting at different phenological stages Patents PP 10935 Himalaya- a high yielding clone of Menthol mint ( Mentha arvensis L ) Sushil kumar, B. R. Tyagi, J. R. Bahl, H. Singh , V. Singh, S. P. S. Khanuja, A.K. Shasnay, R. S. Shukla, A, Sattar, D. Singh, A. Haseeb, V. P. Singh, P. Ram, K. Singh, S. Singh, S. P. Singh, M. Alam., M. Ram, K. K. Agarwal and K. Singh US/PP 10935/ Himalaya- a high yielding clone of Menthol mint ( Mentha arvensis L ) 6, 673,749, G.B.2411651 Use of phyllocladane diterpenoides for plant growth promotion and alleviation of growth retardant allelochemicals Singh AK, Bagchi G.D, Singh S, Dwivedi PD, Gupta AK and Khanuja SPS US/6, 673,749, G.B.2411651/ Use of phyllocladane diterpenoides for plant growth promotion and alleviation of growth retardant allelochemicals