Dr. Sivakumar Sukumaran is a Senior Research Scientist and Senior Genebank Curator at the Australian Grains Genebank, Australia where he provides strategic leadership in research and innovation to advance the conservation, management, and utilisation of plant genetic resources. He brings extensive expertise in leveraging genetic resources through quantitative genetics, genomics, crop physiology, and pre-breeding, developed across internationally recognised institutions including the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico, The University of Queensland, Australia, Clemson University and Kansas State University, USA.

Dr. Sukumaran holds a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Kansas State University, a Master’s degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India and a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from Kerala Agricultural University, India.

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Editorial board appointments

• Associate Editor: Crop Science (2020+)

• Editorial Advisor: Plants, People, Planet (2024+)

• Review Editor: Frontiers in Plant Science (2019+)

Recognition and awards

• 2021 - Editor's citation for excellence, Associate editor, Crop Science

• 2018 - Early Career Agricultural Scientist - Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin (AASIO), Crop Science Society of America, Baltomore Annual meeting.

Membership

• American Society of Agronomy

• Crop Science Society of America

• Life member: Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin

• Life member: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding