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Vijay Gahlaut
Summary
My research focuses on Quantitative genetics (GWAS, QTL mapping), epigenetics, functional genomics and MAS towards the improvement of bread wheat. Utilizing the Quantitative genetics’ aspect, I have identified genomic regions on wheat chromosomes 2B, 5A and 7A, that were involved in water stress tolerance. Utilizing GWAS, reported several marker-trait associations (MTAs) that were overlapped with 7 important candidate genes (CGs) involved in transcription, transferase activity, protein processing, lipid metabolic process, protein serine/threonine kinase activity and cytochrome P450 oxidase activity. Also, identified and characterized wheat two-component system (TCS) signaling elements in wheat. Besides this, also characterized serval stress-responsive gene families in wheat & investigated their expression pattern in response to various abiotic stresses. The current research work concentrates on the role of epigenetics in heat stress adaptation and stress memory in plants.
Agricultural Science Bioinformatics Biotechnology Genetics Genomics Molecular Biology Plant Science