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Rajeev Gupta
Cereal Crops Improvement Research
Research Leader

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Projects
Improvement of Disease and Pest Resistance in Barley, Durum, Oat, and Wheat Using Genetics and Genomics
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 444812
Sequencing and Assembly of Cereal Wild Relatives’ Genomes
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 441937
Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Cereals
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 441961

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Genome-wide dissection and haplotype analysis identified superior haplotypes for improved salt stress tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - (Abstract Only)
Genomes of Aegilops umbellulata provide new insights into unique structural variations and genetic diversity in the U-genome for wheat improvement Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Singh, J., Gudi, S., Maughan, J., Liu, Z., Kolmer, J.A., Chen, X., Rouse, M.N., Sehgal, S., Gupta, R., Upinder, G., Fiedler, J.D., Choulet, F., Acevedo, M. 2024. Genomes of Aegilops umbellulata provide new insights into unique structural variations and genetic diversity in the U-genome for wheat improvement. Plant Biotechnology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14470.
Metabolic engineering-induced transcriptome reprogramming enhance oil composition and content in oat (Avena sativa L.) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhou, Z., Kaur, R., Donoso, T., Ohm, J., Kushwaha, A., Gupta, R., Lefsrud, M., Singh, J. 2024. Metabolic engineering-induced transcriptome reprogramming enhance oil composition and content in oat (Avena sativa L.). Plant Biotechnology Journal. p. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14467.
Elucidating genetic determinants for salt tolerance in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - (Abstract Only)
Gudi, S., Gill, H.S., Collins, S., Singh, J., Sandhu, D., Sehgal, S., Upinder, G., Gupta, R. 2024. Elucidating genetic determinants for salt tolerance in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Meeting Abstract. Poster No. 20.
Association analysis identified candidate genomic regions for heat stress tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - (Abstract Only)
Gudi, S., Singh, J., Gill, H., Sehgal, S., Upinder, G., Gupta, R. 2024. Association analysis identified candidate genomic regions for heat stress tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Biology Conference. Poster No. 100-71.
Genome-wide methylation landscape during somatic embryogenesis in Medicago truncatula reveals correlation between Tnt1 retrotransposition and hyperactive methylation regions Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nandety, R.S., Oh, S., Lee, H., Krom, N., Gupta, R., Mysore, K. 2024. Genome-wide methylation landscape during somatic embryogenesis in Medicago truncatula reveals correlation between Tnt1 retrotransposition and hyperactive methylation regions. Plant Journal (2024). 119:557-576. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16744.
Development of epigenetic landscape and gene expression atlas of oats - (Abstract Only)
Ajayi-Moses, O., Gudi, S., Carlson, C.H., Esvelt Klos, K.L., Gupta, R., Nandety, R. 2024. Development of epigenetic landscape and gene expression atlas of oats (abstract). Plant and Animal Conference. Poster No. PO0359.
Genome-wide association study unravel the genetic basis of seedling heat stress tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - (Abstract Only)
Gudi, S., Singh, J., Gill, H.S., Sehgal, S., Upinder, G., Gupta, R. 2024. Genome-wide association study unravel the genetic basis of seedling heat stress tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)(abstract). Poster No. PE0414.
Towards improving oil composition and content in oat through metabolic engineering - (Abstract Only)
Zhou, Z., Kaur, R., Donoso, T., Ohm, J., Kushwaha, A., Gupta, R., Lefsrud, M., Singh, J. 2024. Towards improving oil composition and content in oat through metabolic engineering (abstract). Paper No.52034.
Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly and resequencing of 20 Aegilops umbellulata genomes reveals broad genetic and phenotypic diversity for novel disease resistance traits - (Abstract Only)
Singh, J., Gudi, S., Maughan, J., Liu, Z., Kolmer, J.A., Chen, X., Rouse, M.N., Sehgal, S., Fiedler, J.D., Choulet, F., Acevedo, M., Gupta, R., Upinder, G. 2024. Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly and resequencing of 20 Aegilops umbellulata genomes reveals broad genetic and phenotypic diversity for novel disease resistance traits (abstract). Poster No. PE0420.
Platinum-standard reference genome assemblies representing global heterotic gene pools provide a reliable genomic resource for molecular breeding applications in pearl millet Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ramu, P., Srivastava, R., Sanyal, A., Fengler, K., Cao, J., Zhang, Y., Nimkar, M., Gerke, J., Shreedharan, S., Llaca, V., Bhupesh, V., Gupta, R., Babu, R. 2023. Platinum-standard reference genome assemblies representing global heterotic gene pools provide a reliable genomic resource for molecular breeding applications in pearl millet. Communications Biology. 6:Article 902. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05258-3.
Characterization of finger millet global germplasm diversity panel for grain nutrients and identification of promising sources for utilization in biofortification breeding Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Backiyalakshmi, C., Babu, C., Deshpande, S., Govindaraj, M., Gupta, R., Sudhagar, R., Naresh, D., Anitha, S., Ovaise, P., Vetriventhan, M., Sajja, S., Singh, K. 2023. Characterization of finger millet global germplasm diversity panel for grain nutrients and identification of promising sources for utilization in biofortification breeding. Crop Science. https://10.1002/csc2.21085.
Identification of leaf rust resistance loci in a geographically diverse panel of wheat using high-resolution genome-wide association study Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kaur, S., Gill, H., Breiland, M., Kolmer, J.A., Gupta, R., Sehgal, S., Gill, U. 2023. Identification of leaf rust resistance loci in a geographically diverse panel of wheat using high-resolution genome-wide association study. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1090163.
Exploration and genetic analysis of stress tolerance in underutilize wheat wild relative Aegilops umbellulata - (Abstract Only)
Singh, J., Gupta, R., Liu, Z., Sehgal, S., Acevedo, M., Gill, U. 2023. Exploration and genetic analysis of stress tolerance in underutilize wheat wild relative Aegilops umbellulata [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. PE0570.
Genetic engineering of lipid biosynthesis contributes to the modification of primary metabolism in oat (Avena sativa) - (Abstract Only)
Zhou, Z., Kaur, R., Donoso, T., Ohm, J., Kushwaha, A., Gupta, R., Lefsrud, M., Singh, J. 2023. Genetic engineering of lipid biosynthesis contributes to the modification of primary metabolism in oat (Avena sativa). [Abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. Session Name Genomics of Plant Development.
Engineering nitrogen storage capacity to improve drought tolerance in plants - (Abstract Only)
Gupta, R., Abbaraju, H., Appenzeller, L., Fallis, L., Hazebroek, J., Bourett, T., Howard, R., Loussaert, D., Weers, B., Lafitte, R., Kakimi, S., Schussler, J., Loussaert, D., Habben, J., Dhugga, K. 2023. Engineering nitrogen storage capacity to improve drought tolerance in plants. [Abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. Session Name Climate Change and ICRCGC1.
High resolution melting (HRM) based marker development for wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr34 Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kaur, S., Pennington, T., Conley, E., Green, A., Kolmer, J.A., Anderson, J., Gupta, R., Gill, U. 2022. High resolution melting (HRM) based marker development for wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr34. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-22-0313-R.
The location of iron and zinc in grain of conventional and biofortified lines of sorghum Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gaddameedi, A., Sheraz, S., Are, A., Kexue, L., Pellny, T., Gupta, R., Wan, Y., Moore, K., Shewry, P. 2022. The location of iron and zinc in grain of conventional and biofortified lines of sorghum. Journal of Cereal Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2022.103531.
Breeding drought-tolerant pearl millet using conventional and genomics approaches: Achievements and prospects Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Srivastava, R.K., Yadav, O., Kaliamoorthy, S., Gupta, S.K., Serba, D.D., Choudhary, S., Govindaraj, M., Kholova, J., Murugesan, T., Satyavathi, C., Gumma, M.K., Singh, R.B., Bollam, S., Gupta, R., Varshney, R.K. 2022. Breeding drought-tolerant pearl millet using conventional and genomics approaches: Achievements and prospects. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article 781524. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.781524.
Genetic dissection and quantitative trait loci mapping of agronomic and fodder quality traits in Sorghum under different water regimes Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Somegowda, V.K., Prasad, K.V., Naravula, J., Vemula, A., Selvanayagam, S., Rathore, A., Jones, C.S., Gupta, R., Deshpande, S.P. 2022. Genetic dissection and quantitative trait loci mapping of agronomic and fodder quality traits in Sorghum under different water regimes. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article 810632. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.810632.