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George Thomas, Ph.D.
Scientist E-II |
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| Fellows - Support Staff - Alumni |
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| Mariet Jose,
PhD Student |
| Microsatellite assisted circumscription of the medicinal rice njavara |
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Njavara is a traditional rice (Oryza sativa cv Njavara) in Kerala. Its grains are used for several Ayurveda preparations since time immemorial. Microsatellite assisted circumscription of njavara in relation to other rice strains is the major interest of Ms. Mariet.
email : marietjose@rgcb.res.in |
| Geethu Elizabath Thomas,
PhD Student |
| DNA barcoding and phylogenetic interrelationship of family Zingiberaceae |
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Species of the tropical plant family Zingiberaceae are widely distributed in India and are used in diverse applications. Ms. Geethu is involved in genome characterization of a set of Zingiberaceae species including molecular identification (barcoding) and phylogeny reconstruction
email : geethu@rgcb.res.in |
| Smini Varghese,
PhD Student |
| Molecular characterization of defense signaling in Zingiber zerumbet L. |
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Plants have contrasting mechanisms of defense against biotrophs and necrotrophs. Little is known about host signaling in plant-necrotroph interactions. Mrs Smini is interested to understand hormonal signaling involved in host defense in Zingiber spp. in response to necrotrophic oomycete, Pythium.
email: smini@rgcb.res.in |
| Dinesh Raj R,
PhD Student |
| Characterization of the genetic resources of rice in Kerala |
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Kerala is rich in genetic diversity of rice. Mr. Dinesh is engaged in characterizing the genetic resources of rice in Kerala following microsatellite fingerprinting. He is also interested in the population genetic characteristics of the common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon) in Kerala and the influence of gene flow between wild and cultivated rices in shaping their population characteristics
email :
dineshrajr@gmail.com |
| Kiran K G,
PhD Student |
| Molecular basis of resistance response in Z. zerumbet–Pythium interactions |
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Extant ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe; Zingiberaceae) cultivars are uniformly susceptible to soft rot disease caused by the soil-borne necrotrophic oomycete Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp. Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith, a wild relative of ginger, is resistant to P. aphanidermatum. Mr. Kiran is interested to know the molecular mechanisms that govern resistance response in Z. zerumbet–Pythium interactions.
email :
kiran@rgcb.res.in |
| Lesly Augustine,
Project Fellow |
| Genetic structure and Phylogenetic characterization of Njavara |
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Njavara rice represent an ancient gene pool, found mentioned in classic Ayurveda literature like Charaka Samhitha and Susrutha Samhitha. Mr. Lesly’s interest is to understand phylogenetic position of Njavara gene pool in cultivated rice. email: lesly@rgcb.res.in |
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