D. K. Singh received faculty excellence award in 2014 from college of agriculture, Pantnagar. He is conffered fellowship of horticultural and vegetable science society of India in 2014.He has received Dr. S. K. Sgag neniruak scuebtues award by Chandra Shnkar Trust, Aknira in 2011.Cultivation of grain cowpea varieties develop at Pantnagar is very much popular in state like M.P.,Kerala, Rajsthan, U.P. and Uttarakhand.

 Melon, Cucumis melo L, SDS-PAGE, UPGMA, Cluster analysis.