Profile
Dr. Swarup has made significant contribution in area of next-generation molecular breeding for crop improvement. He is instrumental in developing novel concepts, user-friendly databases, web-servers, cost-effective informative genome/pangenome-based arrays on various large-scale genetic markers designing and genotyping, as well as diverse integrated genomics-assisted breeding strategies for rapid quantitative dissection of complex yield, plant architecture, nutritional quality and abiotic stress tolerance traits aimed towards genetic improvement of rice and chickpea. Substantial efforts are being made to employ multiple genome-wide integrated genomics strategies for effective delineation, and meticulously introgress functionally relevant superior genes and natural alleles modulating traits of agronomic importance into a number of popular desi chickpea through marker (haplotype)-assisted breeding, which led to develop five high-yielding stress tolerant crop varieties enriched with nutritional quality traits. Molecular Bar-Codes developed are commonly utilized in Indian Basmati trade and commerce for marker-assisted selection of fertility restoration and production of pure hybrid rice seeds. Early-maturing, semi-erect, drought tolerant, high-yielding improved chickpea lines developed using next-generation molecular breeding are Notified in The Gazette of India for Release as Central Varieties (ADVIKA and SAATVIK) for large-scale National use and Cultivation, and product-commercialization in order to ensure food and nutrition security amidst climate change scenario.
Current Focus Areas
Instrumental in developing novel concepts, user-friendly databases, web-servers, and cost-effective informative genome/pangenome-based arrays on large-scale genetic markers designing/genotyping, as well as diverse integrated genomics-assisted breeding strategies for rapid quantitative dissection of complex yield, plant architecture, nutritional quality and abiotic stress tolerance traits aimed towards genetic improvement of rice and chickpea.
Selected Publications
Thakro V, Varshney N, Malik N, Daware A, Srivastava R, Mohanty JK, Basu U, Narnoliya L, Jha UC, Tripathi S, Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2023) Functional allele of a MATE gene selected during domestication modulates seed color in chickpea. The Plant Journal (First Online) doi:10.1111/tpj.16469. Malik N, Basu U, Srivastava R, Daware A, Ranjan R, Sharma A, Thakro V, Mohanty JK, Jha U, Tripathi S, Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2023) Natural alleles of Mediator subunit genes modulate plant height in chickpea. The Plant Journal (First Online) doi:10.1111/tpj.16423. Thakro V, Malik N, Basu U, Srivastava R, Narnoliya L, Daware A, Varshney N, Mohanty JK, Bajaj D, Dwivedi V, Tripathi S, Jha UC, Dixit GP, Singh AK, Tyagi AK, Upadhyaya HD, Parida SK (2023) A superior gene allele involved in abscisic acid signaling enhances drought tolerance and yield in chickpea. Plant Physiology 191:1884-1912. Daware A, Malik A, Srivastava R, Das D, Ellur RK, Singh AK, Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2022) Rice Pan-genome Array (RPGA): an efficient genotyping solution for pan-genome-based accelerated crop improvement in rice. The Plant Journal 113:26-46. Basu U, Upadhyaya HD, Srivastava R, Daware A, Malik N, Sharma A, Bajaj D, Narnoliya L, Thakro V, Kujur A, Tripathi S, Bharadwaj C, Hegde VS, Pandey AK, Singh AK, Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2019) ABC transporter-mediated transport of glutathione conjugates enhances seed yield and quality in chickpea. Plant Physiology 180:253-275. Narnoliya L, Basu U, Bajaj D, Malik N, Thakro V, Daware A, Sharma A, Tripathi S, Hegde VS, Upadhyaya HD, Singh AK, Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2019) Transcriptional signatures modulating shoot apical meristem morphometric and plant architectural traits enhance yield and productivity in chickpea. Plant Journal 98:864-883.