Our Publications
Scientific contributions on Xoo–rice molecular interaction, forward genetics, the rice seed microbiome, and abiotic stress adaptation.
2026
Converging QTL mapping with MutMap identifies novel genomic regions associated with strong culm in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Planta
2026
Transcriptome analysis reveals key players in plant immunity triggered by diffusible signal factor (DSF), a Xanthomonas-secreted quorum-sensing molecule
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
2025
A novel allele of Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase 6 is linked to disease resistance and constitutive immunity in rice
bioRxiv preprint
2024
Xanthomonas protegens sp. nov., a novel rice seed-associated bacterium, provides in vivo protection against X. oryzae pv. oryzae
FEMS Microbiology Letters
2024
Luteibacter sahnii sp. nov., a novel yellow-colored xanthomonadin pigment producing probiotic bacterium from healthy rice seed microbiome
Current Microbiology
2024
Strong culm: a crucial trait for developing next-generation climate-resilient rice lines
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants
2024
Comparative genomics-based insights into Xanthomonas indica, a non-pathogenic species of healthy rice microbiome with bioprotection function
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2024
Multiomics-assisted characterization of rice-Yellow Stem Borer interaction provides genomic and mechanistic insights into stem borer resistance in rice
Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2024
Impairment in a member of AP2/ERF and F-box family protein enhances complete panicle exsertion, an economically important trait in rice
Journal of Experimental Botany
2023
Transcriptome sequencing of the recretohalophyte Aeluropus lagopoides revealed molecular insight of salt stress adaptation
Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
2023
Mutational analysis of predicted active site residues of an exoglucanase secreted by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae to determine their role in catalysis and in virulence on rice
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
2023
Combined strategy employing MutMap and RNA-seq reveals genomic regions and genes associated with complete panicle exsertion in rice
Molecular Breeding
2023
Fine mapping and sequence analysis reveal a promising candidate gene encoding a novel NB-ARC domain derived from wild rice (Oryza officinalis) that confers bacterial blight resistance
Frontiers in Plant Science
2022
Xanthomonas indica sp. nov., a novel member of non-pathogenic Xanthomonas community from healthy rice seeds
Current Microbiology
2022
DRR Dhan 58, a seedling stage salinity tolerant NIL of Improved Samba Mahsuri shows superior performance in multi-location trials
Rice (N Y)
2022
Suppression of XopQ-XopX induced immune responses of rice by the type III effector XopG
Molecular Plant Pathology
2022
Role of FnIII domain associated with a cell wall degrading enzyme CellobiosidaseA of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
Molecular Plant Pathology
2021
Arms and ammunitions: effectors at the interface of rice and its pathogens and pests
Rice (N Y)
2021
Mutation resource of Samba Mahsuri revealed the presence of high extent of variations among key traits for rice improvement
PLOS One
2021
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae exoribonuclease R is required for complete virulence in rice, optimal motility, and growth under stress
Phytopathology
2020
Dual activities of receptor like kinase OsWAKL21.2 induce immune responses
Plant Physiology
2020
Interaction of the Xanthomonas effectors XopQ and XopX results in induction of rice immune responses
The Plant Journal
2020
Repeated gain and loss of a single gene modulates the evolution of vascular plant pathogen lifestyles
Science Advances
2019
Overexpression of OsPUB41, a rice E3 ubiquitin ligase induced by cell wall degrading enzymes, enhances immune responses in rice and Arabidopsis
BMC Plant Biology
2018
Incorporation of the novel bacterial blight resistance gene Xa38 into the genetic background of elite rice variety Improved Samba Mahsuri
PLOS One
2018
Overexpression of a cell wall damage induced transcription factor, OsWRKY42, leads to enhanced callose deposition and tolerance to salt stress but does not enhance tolerance to bacterial infection
BMC Plant Biology
2016
Action of multiple cell wall degrading enzymes is required for elicitation of innate immune responses during Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae infection in rice
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions