Title Prof. First Name MANU Last Name AGARWAL
Designation Professor
Department Department of Botany
Email magarwal@botany.du.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 9971963911
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational Qualifications
Degree/Certification Name Institution Year of Completion
Ph.D. - Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology Delhi University 2002
M.Phil. Delhi University 1997
PG Goa University 1995
UG Rohilkahnd University, Bareilly 1993
HSC ICSE 1989
SSC ICSE 1987
Qualifications
Examination Name Conducting Body Date of Passing
NET CSIR 01-01-1996
Teaching Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Professor Presently Working since 15-01-2008 (17 years, 1 months, 23 days)
Research Supervision Overview
PhD Scholars Supervised PhD Degrees Awarded Theses Submitted
5 9 0
Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Use of hydroponics-based evaluation for phenotyping tolerance/susceptibility to the aphid, Uroleucon compositae and inheritance analysis of aphid tolerance in a global germplasm collection of Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower) ARTICLE Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants 30 2024
Meta-QTL and ortho analysis unravels the genetic architecture and key candidate genes for cold tolerance at seedling stage in rice ARTICLE Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants 30 2024
Genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression analysis unveil the roles of pseudouridine synthase family proteins in rice development and stress response ARTICLE Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants 29 2023
Meta-QTL and haplo-pheno analysis reveal superior haplotype combinations associated with low grain chalkiness under high temperature in rice ARTICLE Front. Plant Sci. 14 2023
Identification and validation of in silico mined polymorphic {EST-SSR} for genetic diversity and cross-species transferability studies in Safflower ARTICLE J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 31 2022
Contrasting reproductive strategies of two Nymphaea species affect existing natural genetic diversity as assessed by microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and wetlands restoration ARTICLE Front. Plant Sci. 13 2022
Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of young genes in plants ARTICLE BMC Biol. 20 2022
Know when and how to die: gaining insights into the molecular regulation of leaf senescence ARTICLE Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants 28 2022
Integrated transcriptomics and {miRNAomics} provide insights into the complex multi-tiered regulatory networks associated with coleoptile senescence in rice ARTICLE Front. Plant Sci. 13 2022
Identification of significant marker‑trait associations for Fusarium wilt resistance in a genetically diverse core collection of safflower using {AFLP} and {SSR} markers ARTICLE J. Appl. Genet. 63 2022
Long-read-based draft genome sequence of Indian black gram {IPU-94-1} 'Uttara': Insights into disease resistance and seed storage protein genes ARTICLE Plant Genome 15 2022
Establishment of a correlation between pistil size and female gametophyte developmental stages in apomictic and sexual lines of Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone ARTICLE Vegetos 35 2022
AtHsp101} research sets course of action for the genetic improvement of crops against heat stress ARTICLE J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 29 2020
Abiotic stress-mediated modulation of the chromatin landscape in Arabidopsis thaliana ARTICLE J. Exp. Bot. 71 2020
Silencing of class {I} small heat shock proteins affects seed-related attributes and thermotolerance in rice seedlings ARTICLE Planta 251 2019
Identification and characterization of {miRNAs} during flag leaf senescence in rice by high-throughput sequencing ARTICLE Plant Physiol. Rep. 24 2019
Association mapping for important agronomic traits in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) core collection using microsatellite markers ARTICLE Front. Plant Sci. 9 2018
Standardization of Hydroponics based procedure for High-Throughput Screening and its Application for identification of differential host response in Safflower against Fusarium oxysporum carthamii Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Vegetos 31 2018
Discovery of small {RNAs} in wheat: a survey ARTICLE Indian J. Plant Physiol. 22 2017
Genome-wide identification and characterization of {miRNAome} from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) roots and root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) during susceptible interaction ARTICLE PLoS One 12 2017
Utilization of molecular, phenotypic, and geographical diversity to develop compact composite core collection in the Oilseed crop, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) through maximization strategy ARTICLE Front. Plant Sci. 7 2016
Development of an efficient, genotype independent plant regeneration and transformation protocol using cotyledonary nodes in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) ARTICLE J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 25 2016
Comprehensive expression profiling of rice tetraspanin genes reveals diverse roles during development and abiotic stress ARTICLE Front. Plant Sci. 6 2015
Global insights into high temperature and drought stress regulated genes by {RNA-Seq} in economically important oilseed crop Brassica juncea ARTICLE BMC Plant Biol. 15 2015
De novo transcriptome profiling of cold-stressed siliques during pod filling stages in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) ARTICLE Front. Plant Sci. 6 2015
Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure in a global reference collection of 531 accessions of Carthamus tinctorius L. (safflower) using {AFLP} markers ARTICLE Plant Mol. Biol. Rep. 33 2015
Development of genomic microsatellite markers in Carthamus tinctorius L. (safflower) using next generation sequencing and assessment of their cross-species transferability and utility for diversity analysis ARTICLE PLoS One 10 2015
A genome-wide perspective of miRNAome in response to high temperature, salinity and drought stresses in Brassica juncea (Czern) {L ARTICLE PLoS One 9 2014
A comprehensive genome-wide study on tissue-specific and abiotic stress-specific miRNAs in Triticum aestivum ARTICLE PLoS One 9 2014
Identification and characterization of Wilt and salt stress-responsive {microRNAs} in chickpea through high-throughput sequencing ARTICLE PLoS One 9 2014
Identification and characterization of {miRNAome} in root, stem, leaf and tuber developmental stages of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by high-throughput sequencing ARTICLE BMC Plant Biol. 14 2014
OsHsfA2c and OsHsfB4b are involved in the transcriptional regulation of cytoplasmic {OsClpB} (Hsp100) gene in rice (Oryza sativa L.) ARTICLE Cell Stress Chaperones 17 2012
Cycloheximide-mediated superinduction of genes involves both native and foreign transcripts in rice (Oryza sativa L.) ARTICLE Plant Physiol. Biochem. 49 2011
ARGONAUTE10 and ARGONAUTE1 Regulate the Termination of Floral Stem Cells through Two MicroRNAs in Arabidopsis article PLOS Genetics 7 2011 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1001358 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001358

siRNAs} compete with {miRNAs} for methylation by {HEN1} in Arabidopsis ARTICLE Nucleic Acids Res. 38 2010
Disruption of Arabidopsis {CHY1} reveals an important role of metabolic status in plant cold stress signaling ARTICLE Mol. Plant 2 2009
The {FHA} domain proteins {DAWDLE} in Arabidopsis and {SNIP1} in humans act in small {RNA} biogenesis ARTICLE Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 105 2008
Interaction of {SOS2} with nucleoside diphosphate kinase 2 and catalases reveals a point of connection between salt stress and {H2O2} signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana ARTICLE Mol. Cell. Biol. 27 2007
Molecular characterization of a novel isoform of rice (Oryza sativa L.) glycine {rich-RNA} binding protein and evidence for its involvement in high temperature stress response ARTICLE Plant Sci. 173 2007
A {R2R3} type {MYB} transcription factor is involved in the cold regulation of {CBF} genes and in acquired freezing tolerance ARTICLE J. Biol. Chem. 281 2006
The plasma membrane {Na+/H+} antiporter {SOS1} interacts with {RCD1} and functions in oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis ARTICLE Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 103 2006
The negative regulator of plant cold responses, {HOS1}, is a {RING} {E3} ligase that mediates the ubiquitination and degradation of {ICE1 ARTICLE Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 103 2006
Mutations in a conserved replication protein suppress transcriptional gene silencing in a {DNA-methylation-independent} manner in Arabidopsis ARTICLE Curr. Biol. 15 2005
Arabidopsis thaliana Hsp100 proteins: kith and kin ARTICLE Cell Stress Chaperones 6 2001
Research Projects
Project Title Project Type Year Of Sanction Outcome/Output Duration
Small RNA genomics of Indian mustard and wheat: tissue-specific and abiotic stress related profiling subproject under the DBT consortia project on “Development and Stress specific genomics of small non-coding RNA in Brassica sps., Rice and Wheat” Major 2008 02-01-2008 To 01-01-2012 (3 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Transgenic approaches for frost resistance in mustard Major 2008 23-12-2008 To 30-09-2014 (5 years, 9 months, 7 days)
Development and stress specific genomics of small non-coding RNAs in Brassica sps, rice and wheat: Phase II Major 2012 23-03-2012 To 15-03-2015 (2 years, 11 months, 20 days)
Exploration of genome-wide polymorphism, imprintomes and methylomes to unfold the genetic, epigenetic and evolutionary mysteries of basal angiosperms with emphasis on Nymphaea L. Major 2016 17-11-2016 To 16-11-2019 (2 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Global perspective of transcriptome, proteome and metabolome of root-knot nematode effectors conferring host specificity and host response to them during disease development Major 2019 16-02-2019 To 31-03-2023 (4 years, 1 months, 15 days)
Identification of superior donors and alleles for spikelet fertility and low chalkiness under thermal stress in rice Major 2018 01-08-2018 To 31-01-2024 (5 years, 5 months, 30 days)
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