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Plant Genetics, Genomics & Stress Biology
Current Focus Areas
Understanding the molecular mechanism of Tomato leaf curl disease and development of molecular markers for crop improvement through marker assisted
Selected Publications
Sharma N, Sahu PP, Prasad A, Muthamilarasan M, Waseem M, Khan Y, Thakur JK, Chakraborty S, Prasad M. The Sw5a gene confers resistance to ToLCNDV and triggers an HR response after direct AC4 effector recognition. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021;118:e2101833118. DOI:10.1073/pnas.2101833118 Prasad A, Prasad M. Interaction of ToLCNDV TrAP with SlATG8f marks it susceptible to degradation by autophagy. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2022;79:241. DOI:10.1007/s00018-022-04281-7 Bandyopadhyay T, Swarbreck SM, Jaiswal V, Maurya J, Gupta R, Bentley AR, Griffiths H, Prasad M. GWAS identifies genetic loci underlying nitrogen responsiveness in the climate resilient C4 model Setaria italica (L.). J Adv Res. 2022;doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2022.01.010.doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2022.01.010. Lata C, Bhutty S, Bahadur RP, Majee M, Prasad M. Association of an SNP in a novel DREB2-like gene SiDREB2 with stress tolerance in foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.)]. J Exp Bot. 2011;62:3387-401. DOI:10.1093/jxb/err016 Sahu PP, Rai NK, Chakraborty S, Singh M, Chandrappa PH, Ramesh B, Chattopadhyay D, Prasad M. Tomato cultivar tolerant to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infection induces virus-specific short interfering RNA accumulation and defence-associated host gene expression. Mol Plant Pathol. 2010;11:531-44. DOI:10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00630.x