Research Interest

Research Interest

Exploration of heat-shock proteins (HSPs) and factors (HSFs) in a thermotolerant plant Prosopis cineraria by genome-wide transcriptome study.
Developing heat/abiotic stress tolerant transgenic rice using HSP/HSF genes from Prosopis cineraria.
Application of genome editing (CRISPR-Cas9) for enhanced heat stress tolerance in rice.
Root system architecture and root-omics during drought and thermotolerance in Prosopis cineraria, a promising desert plant.

PhD/Research Scholars

1. Hansa Sehgal (Institute Fellow)

2. Chandrakant Pant (Project Associate -I)

M.E. Student in Project

1. Soham Ray

First Degree Students in Projects

1. Yatish Agrawal (Thesis)

2. Prajwal Nakil

3. Garima Garg

4. Piyush Kedia

5. Sejal Agarwal

6. Vaibhav Jain

7. Sanya Agarwal

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