Profile
Dr. Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek is a prominent plant biologist known for her outstanding contributions to Plant Stress Biology and Agriculture Biotechnology. Her groundbreaking research focuses on the intricate mechanisms of stress biology, particularly exploring the diverse roles of the glyoxalase pathway in enhancing stress tolerance and crop yield. Her pioneering efforts in translating this knowledge into practice have earned recognition from the seed industry, leading to the development of high-performing rice plants that exhibit remarkable tolerance to multiple stresses. Additionally, she has identified novel components of plant stress response, including NAP and CBS domains, contributing significantly to our understanding of stress adaptation mechanisms. Her expertise extends to gene editing, gene pyramiding, and plant-microbe interactions, facilitating the development of environmentally sustainable crop varieties. Her contribution in developing state-of-the-art crop evaluation facilities, active participation in institutional committees, international collaborations and editorial roles in prestigious journals highlight her global impact, driving innovation and excellence in plant science.
Current Focus Areas
Enhancing multiple stress tolerance, boosting yield, and nutrition in crop plants
Enhancing crop yield through microbial interventions
Genome editing for higher yield and stress tolerance
Allele mining and functional genomics of abiotic stress response
Mutation breeding and transgenic technology
Selected Publications
Joshi R, Sahoo KK, Singh AK, Anwar K, Pundir P, Gautam RK, Krishnamurthy SL, Sopory SK, Pareek A & Singla-Pareek SL. (2020). Enhancing trehalose biosynthesis improves yield potential in marker-free transgenic rice under drought, saline, and sodic conditions. J Exp Bot. 71, 653-668.
Gupta BK, Sahoo KK, Ghosh A, Tripathi AK, Anwar K, Das P, Singh AK, Pareek A, Sopory SK. Singla-Pareek SL. (2018). Manipulation of glyoxalase pathway confers tolerance to multiple stresses in rice. Plant Cell Environ. 41, 1186-1200.
Joshi R, Sahoo KK, Tripathi AK, Kumar R, Gupta BK, Pareek A & Singla-Pareek SL. (2018). Knockdown of an inflorescence meristem-specific cytokinin oxidase - OsCKX2 in rice reduces yield penalty under salinity stress conditions. Plant Cell Environ. 41, 936-946.
Tripathi AK, Pareek A & Singla-Pareek SL. (2016). A NAP-family histone chaperone functions in abiotic stress response and adaptation. Plant Physiol. 171, 2854-2868.
69. Mustafiz A, Ghosh A, Tripathi AK, Kaur C, Ganguly AK, Bhavesh NS, Tripathi JK, Pareek A, Sopory SK & Singla-Pareek SL. (201A unique Ni2+-dependent and methylglyoxal-inducible rice glyoxalase I possesses a single active site and functions in abiotic stress response. Plant J. 78, 951- 963.