Madan Singh

Madan Singh is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia. His research focuses on chickpea genetics and stress tolerance, particularly investigating drought and salinity stress responses in this important food legume.

His primary research interests include:

• Chickpea genetics and breeding
• Salinity stress responses and mechanisms
• Drought tolerance in agricultural crops
• Long non-coding RNA in stress adaptation
• High-throughput phenotyping techniques
• Plant physiological responses to environmental stress

Dr. Singh's publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on understanding chickpea's molecular and physiological responses to environmental stresses. His work integrates genomic, molecular, and field-based approaches to identify stress-tolerance mechanisms. Recent research has particularly emphasized advanced phenotyping methods for drought stress and molecular investigations of salt-stress responses involving long non-coding RNAs. His fingerprint analysis shows significant contributions across multiple related fields including Chickpea (100%), Inbred Lines (50%), Long Non-Coding RNA (50%), Recombinant Inbred Strain (50%), Salinity (50%), Chlorophyll Fluorescence (37%), Stomatal Conductance (25%), and Drought Tolerance (25%).

His scientific contributions include:

• Development of high-throughput phenotyping approaches for terminal drought stress
• Identification of salt-stress related long non-coding RNAs in chickpea
• Analysis of ionic distribution responses to salinity in chickpea breeding lines

With an h-index of 45, Dr. Singh maintains an active research profile as evidenced by his 2024 publication. His work has practical implications for developing more resilient crop varieties in challenging environmental conditions, with applications for food security in changing climate conditions.