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Manojit M. Basu
Postdoctoral Researcher
- Ph.D., Plant Science, University of Nottingham, England, UK 2007
- M.S., Plant Genetic Manipulation, University of Nottingham, England, UK 2004
- B.Sc., Agriculture, Gujarat Agricultural University, India, 2002
Research Interests:
- Root Architecture - Auxin action and hormonal cross-talk during lateral root initiation and development
- Carbon Sequestration – Molecular mechanism governing carbon allocation in Populus
- Floral abscission – Interaction between hydrolytic enzymes and hormones affecting the process of cell separation in Arabidopsis thaliana
- Plant responses to high temperature and drought - Molecular tools to avoid and endure stress
Recent Publications:
- Evaluation of wild Arachis species for abiotic stress tolerance: Thermal stress and leaf water relations (Euphytica, 2007)
- Comparative Physical Mapping of the Apospory-Specific Genomic Region in Two Apomictic Grasses: Pennisetum squamulatum and Cenchrus ciliaris(Genetics, 2006)