Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Dr. Ranjan Kumar Sahoo
Assoc. Professor, Head, Dept. of Biotechnology
Dr Koustava Panda
Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology
Dr Sitaram Swain
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Zoology
Dr Pratibha Rani Deep
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Botany
Dr Satyabrata Nanda
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology
Dr Debanjana Saha
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology
Dr Sutar Suhas Bharat
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Botany
Dr Praveen Kumar
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Mr Gagan Kumar Panigrahi
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Zoology
Ms Kajal Samantara
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Dr Niranjan Kumar Chaurasia
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Mr Durgadatta Meher
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Mr Pradip Kumar Prusty
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Zoology
Mrs. Bhagyeswari Behera
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Mr Srimay Pradhan
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Botany
Ms Sanghamitra Rout
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Genetis and Plant Breeding
Mr Siddhartha Shankar Sharma
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Focus Areas
Next - Generation Sequencing
Genome Editing with CRISPR/Cas9
Genomic and Statistical Data Analysis with JMP
Vegetable Seed Production
Plant Tissue Culture
Granted Projects
DST Project
Project Title: Engineering anthracnose resistance in chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L) using a single transcript CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system
PI : Dr. Rukmini Mishra
Co-PIs: Dr. Raj Kumar Joshi and Dr. Puspalatha G.
Funding scheme: SERB-POWER GRANT
Funding agency: SERB, DST, Govt. of India
Total money sanctioned: 30 lakhs for 3 years
Publications
Sharma R, Mahanty B, Mishra R, Joshi RK. Genome wide identification and expression analysis of pepper C 2 H 2 zinc finger transcription factors in response to anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum truncatum. 3 Biotech. ; 11(3):118.
Satyabrata Nanda, Rukmini Mishra, Raj Kumar Joshi (2021) Molecular basis of insect resistance in plants: Current updates and future prospects. Research Journal of Biotechnology 16(3):194-205.
Mishra, R., Mohanty, J.N., Mahanty, B. et al. A single transcript CRISPR/Cas9 mediated mutagenesis of CaERF28 confers anthracnose resistance in chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Planta 254, 5 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-021-03660-x
Meher, D., Samantra, K., Behera, A (2020) Folk Rice: Geneticstorehouse for bio fortification. International journal of Chemical studies. 18, 13-16. doi:10.2271/chemi.2020.
Joshi, R.K., Bharat, S.S, Mishra, R (2020) Engineering drought tolerance in plants through CRISPR/Cas genome editing. 3 Biotech (2020) 10:400, doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-02390-3.
Dhali S, Pradhan M, Sahoo RK, Pradhan C, Mohanty S (2020) Growth and Biochemical Variations in Macrotyloma Uniflorum Madhu under Chromium Stress. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 54, 1-7.
Singh P, Sahoo RK, Bulle M,Gupta KJ (2020) An Efficient Method of Mitochondrial DNA Isolation from Vigna radiata for Genomic Studies Legume Genomics: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology. 2107, 305-315.
Pradhan M, Das R, Sahoo RK, Pradhan C, Mohanty S (2020) Biochemical Characterization of Isolated Native P Solubilizing Bacteria from Acid Soils of Odisha. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 11, 288-293.
Das R, Pradhan M, Sahoo RK, Mohanty S, Kumar M (2020) Isolation, Identification and role of novel endosymbiotic bacterium Rhizobium pusence in root nodule of green gram cv. OUM-11-15 (Vigna radiata L)under salinity stress. Legume Research. 43, 1-9.
Panda KK, Bisht SS, Panda AK (2020) Rice landraces – A review on the story of their origin and domestication in South Odisha. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences.10 (60), 24842-24853. ISSN: 0976-0997.
Panda KK, Bisht SS, Panda AK (2020) Grain Biology of Selected Rice Landraces of Southern Odisha. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences. 10 (60), 23082-23096. ISSN: 0976-0997.
Mishra GC, Avinash K, Behera SK, Panda KK and Gogada R (2020) Influence of fertility levels with and without gibberellins on growth and yield in winter sweet corn (Zea mays L.saccharata). International Journal of Botany Studies. 5 (3), 183-188. ISSN: 2455- 541X.
Mishra GC, Avinash K, Mishra G, Behera SK, Panda KK and Gogada R (2020) Nutrient management with and without Gibberellic Acid on Yield Components and production Efficiency of Winter Sweet Corn (Zea mays Saccharata). Indian Journal of Natural Sciences.10 (60), 20479-20486. ISSN: 0976-0997.
Jung, H.W., Panigrahi, G.K., Jung, G.Y., Lee, Y.J., Shin, K.H., Sahoo, A., Choi, E.S., Lee, E., Kim, K.M., Yang, S.H. and Kim, S.H. (2020). Pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity involves proteolytic degradation of core nonsense-mediated mRNA decay factors during the early defense response. Plant Cell, 32:1081-1101.
Panigrahi, G.K. and Satapathy, K.B. (2020). Arabidopsis DCP5, a decapping complex protein interacts with Ubiquitin-5 in the processing bodies. Plant Archives, 20(1): 2243-2247.
Panigrahi, G.K. and Satapathy, K.B. (2020). Sacrificed surveillance process favours plant defense. Plant Archives, 20(1): 2551-2559.
Panigrahi, G.K., Sahoo, A. and Satapathy, K.B. (2020). Gene expression in eukaryotes: At the crossroads of molecular surveillance. IJONS, 10(60): 19615-19622.
Prusty, P.K. and Satapathy, K.B. (2020). Phytoremediation of Waste Water by using Azolla-Anabaena consortium and its Aquatic Associates: A Review. Plant Archives, 20(1): 1979-1986.
Industry Partners
GT Biofutures
Domain Courses
Genetics engineering and Genomics
Certification Courses
Diploma Course:
Diploma in Seed Production using Manual and Molecular Methods