ICAR–Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi

Name: Dr. Vidya Sagar

Designation: Scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding)

Email: vidya.sagarkaushal@gmail.com

Mobile: 7982279949

Education: Ph.D. (Genetics and Plant Breeding)

Field of Specialization: Vegetable Breeding

Professional Experience: 8 Years

Professional Summary: Dr. Vidya Sagar has extensive research experience in vegetable breeding focusing on okra, cucumber, underutilized crops, stress tolerance, trait mapping, and variety development. He has developed 9 improved varieties and identified 50+ trait-specific genotypes across crops through intensive field and molecular evaluation.

1. Sagar, V., et al. (2022). Inheritance of betalain pigmentation in Basella alba. South African Journal of Botany.
2. Chaubey T, Sagar V., et al. (2022). Aroma governed by recessive gene in sponge gourd. Plants.
3. Gupta N., Sagar V., et al. (2022). Nanoparticles alleviate Pb toxicity in Basella. Plants.
4. Devi J., Sagar V., et al. (2025). Stability analysis of vegetable pea under heat. Scientia Horticulturae.
5. Gupta N., Sagar V., et al. (2022). Seed maturation & desiccation tolerance in Moringa. South African J. Bot.
6. Ghoshal C., Sagar V., et al. (2025). Identification of leaf curl disease resistance in cucumber. J. Phytopathology.
7. Devi J., Dubey R.K., Sagar V., et al. (2021). Multi-flowering trait inheritance in pea. Scientia Horticulturae.
8. Devi J., Sagar V., et al. (2023). Elite pea germplasm diversity. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research.
9. Sharma A.K., Sagar V., et al. (2025). Review on Amaranthus spp. South African Journal of Botany.
10. Devi J., Mishra G.P., Sagar V., et al. (2025). Multiflowering trait in legumes. Legume Science.

• Fellow, Society for Biological Sciences & Rural Development (SBSRD), 2024
• CSIR/UGC JRF-NET – Life Sciences (2013)
• Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis – ICAR (2019–2020)