Email: tchaubeyiivr@gmail.com, Tribhuvan.Chaubey@icar.org.in

Mobile: 9415813453, 6306427893

Field of Specialization:
Vegetable Breeding (Luffa Vegetables i.e. sponge gourd, ridge gourd and Satputia), Breeder and TL Seed Production at the Institute including seed search and taking care of Breeder seed production programme through AICRP on Vegetable crops.

Professional Experience

• Principal Scientist (Seed Technology), ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi (06.08.2014 – Present)
• Sr. Scientist (Seed Technology), ICAR-IIVR (06.08.2008 – 05.08.2014)
• Technical Officer (T-6), ICAR-IIVR (20.09.2003 – 05.08.2006)
• Technical Officer (T-5), ICAR-IIVR (20.09.1998 – 19.09.2003)
• FA (T-4), ICAR-IIVR (20.09.1993 – 19.09.1998)

Research Interests

• Productivity enhancement through development of high yielding varieties and hybrids of sponge gourd, ridge gourd and satputia having resistance against Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus and Downy Mildew.
• Developed 04 OP varieties: Kashi Shreya, Kashi Jyoti, Kashi Kalyani and Kashi Vanadana.
• Developed 02 hybrids: Kashi Rakshita and Kashi Saumya.
• Ridge gourd varieties: Kashi Shivani and Kashi Nanda.
• Genotype VRSG-7-17 registered as Unique Germplasm by ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi (2023).

1. Tribhuvan Chaubey et al. (2022). Volatile Compounds Governed by Single Recessive Gene Impart Aroma in Sponge Gourd. Plants – Basel, 11, 2881.
2. Nakul Gupta et al. (2022). ZnO and Fe3O4 Nanoparticles impact on Seed Yield in Cucumber. Plants – Basel, 11, 3211.
3. Krishnan Nagendran et al. (2023). Yellowing disease in cucurbits. Virology, 587.
4. Nagendran Krishnan et al. (2023). Mosaic disease of sponge gourd caused by ToLCNDV. Journal of Plant Pathology.
5. R.K. Singh et al. (2018). Heterosis & genetic inheritance in tomato. Journal of Genetics.
6. Jaydeep Halder et al. (2024). Epuraea motschulskyi as pollinator. Arthropod-Plant Interactions.
7. W.A. Ansari et al. (2024). Snapmelon under drought stress. Plant Genetic Resources.
8. Jaydeep Halder et al. (2021). Insect visitors in sponge gourd. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science.
9. B. Singh et al. (2014). Vegetable pea characterization. Legume Research.
10. B. Singh et al. (2015). Okra varietal characterization. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences.

• Young Scientist Associate Award-2013
• Scientist of the Year Award-2014
• Dr. Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award-2021
• Outstanding Achievement Award in Vegetable Science-2023
• Fellow of Society for Horticulture Research and Development (FSHRD)
• Fellow of Indian Society of Vegetable Science (FISVS)
• Bioved Fellowship Award-2020
• Fellow of Indian Society of Horticultural Research & Development (2017)