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Basavaprabhu L. Patil

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Designation: 
Principal Scientist (Agricultural Biotechnology) & Head
Division/Section: 
Division of Basic Sciences
Specialisation: 
Plant Molecular Biology & Virology
Qualification: 
Ph. D
Research Accomplishments: 

(During the Period of 2019-2023) 

  1. Topical Application of Double stranded (ds) RNA for control of PRSV, PPSMV & Anthracnose
  2. Application of Micro RNA‐induced gene silencing (MIGS) strategy for the delivery of siRNAs targeting multiple pests and viruses/pathogens in plants
  3. Biodiversity and evolutionary studies of Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) in India.
  4. Biodiversity studies and diagnostics of Pigeonpea sterility mosaic emaravirus (PPSMV, -ve sense, segmented, ssRNA virus) and their genome & gene characterization/interaction study.
Varieties / Technologies Developed: 

(During the Period of 2019-2023)

  1. Topical Application of Double stranded (ds) RNA for control of PRSV, PPSMV & Anthracnose
  2. Application of Micro RNA‐induced gene silencing (MIGS) strategy for the delivery of siRNAs targeting multiple pests and viruses/pathogens in plants 
Publications: 

 

  1. Karthik, K., Hada, A., Bajpai, A., and Patil, B.L., Paraselli, B., *Rao, U., *Sreevathsa, R. (2023) A novel tasi RNA-based micro RNA-induced gene silencing strategy to tackle multiple pests and pathogens in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Planta. 257(1):20 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-022-04055-2 (Impact Factor=4.5)
  2.  Patil, B.L., and *Dasgupta, I. (2022) Characterization of the functional domains of Nuclear Shuttle Protein (NSP) of Indian cassava mosaic virus using green fluorescent protein as reporter. Virus Genes. 58:308-318 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-022-01909-5 (I.F.=2.2)
  3. *Voloudakis, A.E., Kaldis, A., and Patil, B.L. (2022) RNA-Based Vaccination of Plants for Control of Viruses. Annual Review of Virology. 9(1):521-548. (Impact Factor=14.26, Citations=6)
  4. *Patil, B.L., Narayan, K.S., and Gopalkrishna, A.M. (2021) Diversity Profiling of Seed Associated Endophytic Microbiome in Important Species of Caricaceae Family. Microbiology Research. 12(4): 779-792. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres12040057 (*Corresponding author, Citations=1)
  5. Baskar, S., *Patil, B.L., Latha, T.K.S., and Karthikeyan, G. (2021) Variability studies on Pigeonpea sterility mosaic emaraviruses in Tamil Nadu reveals rampant mixed infections and interspecies recombination. Journal of Food Legumes. 34(3): 173-180. (*Corresponding author) (NAAS Rating=4.82, Citations=1)
  6. Vadlamudi, T., Kaldis, A., Divi, V.S.G., Patil, B.L., and *Voloudakis, A.E. (2021) The Citrus yellow mosaic badnavirus ORFI functions as a RNA-silencing suppressor. Virus Genes. 57: 469-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-021-01863-8 (Impact Factor=2.2, Citations=2)
  7. ¥Hada, A., ¥*Patil, B.L., Bajpai, A., Kesiraju, K., Dinesh-Kumar, S., Paraselli, B., Sreevathsa, R., and *Rao, U. (2021) Micro RNA-induced gene silencing strategy for the delivery of siRNAs targeting Meloidogyne incognita in a model plant Nicotiana benthamiana. Pest Management Science. 77(7): 3396-3405. doi: 10.1002/ps.6384. (*Corresponding authors, ¥Equal Contribution) (Impact Factor=4.85, Citations=10)
  8. *Patil, B.L., Raghu, R., Dangwal, M., Byregowda, M., and *Voloudakis, A.E. (2021) Exogenous dsRNA-mediated field protection against Pigeonpea sterility mosaic emaravirus. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 30, 400–405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-020-00627-z (*Corresponding authors) (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=1.53, No. of Citations=11)
  9. Baskar, S., Latha, T.K.S., Karthikeyan, G., Sutha, M., and Patil, B.L. (2020) Studies on the molecular variability of Sterility Mosaic Disease of Pigeonpea in Tamil Nadu state. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 9(08): 2985-2992. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.908.336 (No. of Citations=1)
  10. Vadlamudi, T., Patil, B.L., Kaldis, A., Divi, V.S.G., Mishra, R., Berbati, M., and *Voloudakis,
    A.E. (2020) DsRNA-mediated protection against two isolates of Papaya ring spot virus through topical application of dsRNA in papaya. Jr. of Virological Methods, 275:113750. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2019.113750 (TR Impact Factor=2.62, Citations=30)
  11. Mishra, R., Patil, S., Patil, A., and *Patil, B.L. (2019) Sequence diversity studies of papaya ringspot virus isolates in South India reveal higher variability and recombination in the 5′- terminal gene sequences. VirusDisease. 30(2), 261-268. (NAAS Rating=6, Citations=8)
  12. Mishra, R., and *Patil, B.L. (2018) First complete genome sequence of a distinct Papaya ringspot virus isolate from the northeastern region of India. Genome Announcements 6:e00437-18. https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/genomeA.00437-18 (No. of Citations=6)
  13. *Patil, B.L., and Arora, D. (2018) Comparative characterization of small RNAs derived from an emaravirus and a geminivirus infecting pigeonpea. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 27(4):382–392. (*Corresponding author) (TR Impact Factor=1.53, Citations=5)
  14. Kumar, S., Tanti, B., Patil, B.L., Mukherjee, S.K., and Sahoo, L. (2017) RNAi-derived transgenic resistance to Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus in Cowpea. PLoS One. 12(10): e0186786. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=3.8, No. of Citations=46)
  15. *Patil, B.L., Dangwal, M., and Mishra, R. (2017) Variability of Emaravirus species associated with sterility mosaic disease of pigeonpea in India provides evidence of segment reassortment. Viruses. 9 (7), 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/v9070183 (TR Impact Factor=5.82; No. of Citations=31) (*Corresponding author)
  16. Karthikeyan, C., Patil, B.L., Borah, B.K., Resmi, T.R., Turco, S., Pooggin, M.M., Hohn, T., and Veluthambi, K. (2016) Emergence of a latent Indian cassava mosaic virus from cassava which recovered from infection by a non-persistent Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus. Viruses
    8(10), 264 (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=5.82; No. of Citations=18)
  17. Wagaba, H., Patil, B.L., Mukasa, S., Alicai, T., Fauquet, C.M., and Taylor, N.J. (2016) Artificial microRNA-derived resistance to Cassava brown streak disease. Journal of Virological Methods. 231, 38-43. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=2.62; Citations=55)
  18. Patil, B.L., Bagewadi, B., Yadav, J.S., and Fauquet, C.M. (2016) Mapping and identification of cassava mosaic geminivirus DNA-A and DNA-B genome sequences for efficient siRNA expression and RNAi based virus resistance by transient agro-infiltration studies. Virus Research. 213: 109-115. (*Corresponding author) (TR Impact Factor=6.29; Citations=29)
  19. Patil, B.L., and Fauquet, C.M. (2015) Studies on differential behavior of cassava mosaic geminivirus DNA components, symptom recovery patterns, and their siRNA profiles. Virus Genes. 50: 474-486. (*Corresponding author) (TR Impact Factor=2.2; No. of Citations=22)
  20. *Patil, B.L., and Kumar, P.L. (2015) Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus: a legume-infecting Emaravirus from South Asia. Molecular Plant Pathology. 16(8): 775-786. (*Corresponding author) (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=5.52; No. of Citations=42)
  21. *Patil, B.L., Legg, J.P., Kanju, E., and *Fauquet, C.M. (2015) Cassava brown streak disease: a threat to food security in Africa. Journal of General Virology. 96: 956-968. (*Corresponding author) (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=5.14; No. of Citations=152)
  22. *Patil, B.L., and Fauquet, C.M. (2015) Light intensity and temperature affect systemic spread of silencing signal in transient agro-infiltration studies. Molecular Plant Pathology. 16(5): 484-494. (*Corresponding author) (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=5.52; Citations=51)
  23. Amin, I., Patil, B.L., Briddon, R.W., Mansoor, S., and Fauquet, C.M. (2011) Comparison of phenotypes produced in response to transient expression of genes encoded by four distinct begomoviruses in Nicotiana benthamiana and their correlation with the levels of developmental miRNAs. Virology Journal. 8:238. (TR Impact Factor=5.91; Citations=66
  24. Amin, I., Patil, B.L., Briddon, R.W., Mansoor, S., and Fauquet, C.M. (2011) A common set of developmental miRNAs are upregulated in Nicotiana benthamiana by diverse begomoviruses. Virology Journal. 8:143. (TR Impact Factor=5.91; No. of Citations=80)
  25. Patil, B.L., Ogwok, E., Wagaba, H., Mohammed, I.U., Yadav, J.S., Bagewadi, B., Taylor, N.J., Kreuze, J. F., Maruthi, M.N., Alicai, T., and *Fauquet, C.M. (2011) RNAi-mediated resistance to diverse isolates belonging to two virus species involved in Cassava brown streak disease. Molecular Plant Pathology. 12(1):31-41. (Impact Factor=5.52; Citations=130)
  26. Yadav, J.S., Ogwok, E., Wagaba, H., Patil, B.L., Bagewadi, B., Alicai, T., Gaitan-Solis, E., Taylor, N.J., and *Fauquet, C.M. (2011) RNAi-mediated resistance to Cassava brown streak Uganda virus in transgenic cassava. Molecular Plant Pathology. 12(7): 677-687. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=5.52; No. of Citations=122)
  27. Mbanzibwa, D.R., Tian, Y.P., Tugume, A.K., Patil, B.L., Yadav, J.S., Bagewadi, B., Abarshi, M.M., Alicai, T., Changadeya, W., Mkumbira, J., Muli, M.B., Mukasa, S.B., Tairo, F., Baguma, Y., Kyamanywa, S., Kullaya, A., Maruthi, M.N., Fauquet, C.M., and *Valkonen, J.P. (2011) Evolution of cassava brown streak disease-associated viruses. Journal of General Virology. 92: 974-987. (Thomson Reuters I.F.=5.14; Citations=128)
  28. Ogwok, E., Patil, B.L., Alicai, T., and *Fauquet, C.M. (2010) Transmission studies with Cassava brown streak Uganda virus (Potyviridae: Ipomovirus) and its interaction with abiotic and biotic factors in Nicotiana benthamiana. Journal of Virological Methods. 169: 296-304. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=2.62; No. of Citations=38)
  29. Patil, B.L., and *Fauquet, C.M. (2010) Differential interaction between cassava mosaic geminiviruses and geminivirus satellites. Journal of General Virology. 91:1871-1882. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=5.14; No. of Citations=86)
  30. Briddon, R.W., Patil, B.L., Bagewadi, B., Nawaz-ul-Rehman, M.S., and *Fauquet, C.M. (2010) Distinct evolutionary histories of the DNA-A and DNA-B components of bipartite begomoviruses. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10 (1): 97. (Impact Factor=3.44; Citations=242)
  31. Patil, B.L., and Fauquet, C.M. (2009) Cassava mosaic geminiviruses: actual knowledge and perspectives. Molecular Plant Pathology. 10: 685-701. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=5.52; Citations=265)
  32. Patil, B.L., Dutt, N., Briddon, R.W., Bull, S.E., Rothenstein, D., Borah, B.K., Dasgupta, I., Stanley, J., and Jeske, H. (2007) Deletion and recombination events between DNA-A and DNA-B generate defective molecules in Indian cassava-infecting Geminiviruses. Virus Research. 124: 59-67. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=6.29; No. of Citations=51)
  33. Rothenstein, D., Haible, D., Dasgupta, I., Dutt, N., Patil, B.L., and *Jeske, H. (2006) Biodiversity and recombination of cassava-infecting begomoviruses from southern India. Archives of Virology. 151: 55-69. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=2.69; Citations=50)
  34. Patil, B.L., and Dasgupta, I. (2006) Defective interfering DNAs of Plant Viruses. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 25:47-64. (TR Impact Factor=6.29; No. of Citations=63)
  35. Patil, B.L., Rajasubramaniam, S., Bagchi, C., and Dasgupta, I. (2005) Both Indian cassava mosaic virus and Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus are found in India and exhibit high variability as assessed by PCR-RFLP. Archives of Virology. 150: 389-397. (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor=2.69; No. of Citations=60)

Book Chapters

  1. *Patil, B.L., Priyanga, T., Latha, T.K.S. (2023) Evolution, transmission, and management of Emaraviruses. In: Plant RNA Viruses: Molecular Pathogenesis and Management (Eds. R. K. Gaur, B.L. Patil, R. Selvarajan). Elsevier Inc. Chapter 4, pp. 79-95. Paperback ISBN: 9780323953399.
  2. B.L. Subbarao*, B.L. Patil, K.S. Sastry and A. Voloudakis (2023) Fimoviridae: mite transmitted segmented viruses. In: Current trends in plant viruses- taxonomy. (Eds. K.S. Sastry). Springer. Communicated
  3. *Patil, B.L., and Fauquet, C.M. (2021) Ecology of plant infecting viruses, with special reference to geminiviruses. In: Studies in Viral Ecology, C. Hurst (ed.). Hoboken, NJ.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Chapter 6, pp. 183-229. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119608370.ch6 (No. of Citations=7)
  4. *Patil, B.L., Chakraborty, S., Czosneck, H., Fiallo-Olivé, E., Gilbertson, R.L., Legg, J., Mansoor, S., Castillo, J., Naqvi, R.Z., Rahman, S.U., and Zerbini, M. (2021) Plant Resistance to Geminiviruses. In: Bamford, D.H. and Zuckerman, M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Virology, 4th Edition, vol. 3, pp. 554-566. Oxford: Academic Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12- 809633-8.21565-3 (*Corresponding author) (No. of Citations=3)
  5. Patil, B.L. (2021) Cassava Brown Streak Viruses (Potyviridae). In: Bamford, D.H. and Zuckerman, M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Virology, 4th Edition, vol. 3, pp. 293–300. Oxford: Academic Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.21239-9 (No. of Citations=2)
  6. Patil, B.L. (2021) Plant Viral Diseases: Economic Implications. In: Bamford, D.H. and Zuckerman, M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Virology, 4th Edition, vol. 3, pp. 81-97. Oxford: Academic Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.21307-1 (No. of Citations=30)
  7. Patil, B.L. (2018) Genetic Engineering for Virus Resistance in Plants: Principles and Methods. In: Genes, Genetics and Transgenics for Virus Resistance in Plants. Editor: B. L. Patil. Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK. Chapter 5, 101-116.
    https://doi.org/10.21775/9781910190814.05 1 (No. of Citations=3)
  8. Dangwal, M., Shivraj, S.M., and *Patil, B.L. (2018) Novel Strategies for Engineering Resistance to Plant Viral Diseases. In: Crop Improvement through Microbial Biotechnology. Editors: Ram Prasad, Sarvajeet Singh Gill & Narendra Tuteja. Elsevier, USA. Chapter 7, 145-173. (No. of Citations=4)
  9. *Patil, B.L., and Kumar, P.L. (2017) Pigeonpea sterility mosaic emaraviruses: a journey from a mysterious disease to a classic emaravirus. In: A Century of Plant Virology in India. Editors: B Mandal, GP Rao, VK Baranwal & RK Jain, Springer. Chapter 10, 255-270. (*Corresponding author) (No. of Citations=5)
  10. Sinha, S.K., and *Patil, B.L. (2017) Applications of RNA-interference and Virus Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) for Nutritional Genomics in Crop Plants. In: Phytonutritional Improvement of Crops (Eds. N. Benkeblia). John-Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chapter 4, 185-202. (No. of Citations=1)
  11. *Tripathi, S., Patil, B.L., and Verma, R. (2016) Viral Diseases of Banana and their Management. In: Plant Viruses: Evolution and Management (Eds. R. K. Gaur, N. Petrova, B.
    L. Patil & M. I. Stoyanova). Springer, Chapter 17, 289-308. (No. of Citations=13)
  12. Mishra, R., Gaur, R. K., and *Patil, B.L. (2016) Current knowledge of viruses infecting papaya and their transgenic management. In: Plant Viruses: Evolution and Management (Eds. R.K. Gaur, N. Petrova, B.L. Patil & M.I. Stoyanova). Springer, Chapter 11, 189-203. (Citations=10)
  13. Hema, M., Patil, B.L., Celia, V.C., *Kumar, P.L. (2015) Soybean mosaic. In: Virus Diseases of Tropical and Subtropical Crops (eds P. Tennant & G. Fermin). CAB International, Nosworthy Way Wallingford Oxfordshire, UK; 108-120. (No. of Citations=1)
  14. Hema, M., Sreenivasulu, P., Patil, B.L., Kumar, P.L., and *Reddy, D.V. (2014) Tropical Food Legumes: Virus Diseases of Economic Importance and their Control. In: Control of Plant Virus Diseases: Seed-Propagated Crops. Eds. G. Loebenstein & N. Katis. Advances in Virus Research. 90 (9): 431-505. (Thomson Reuters I.F.=9.9; Citations=45)
  15. *Patil, B.L., and Rao, K C. (2015) Strategies for Nutritional Enhancement of Staple Food Crops. In: Genetically Engineered Crops in Developing Countries. Eds. D.V.R. Reddy, P. Ananda Kumar, P. Lava Kumar, G. Loebenstein, & C. Kameswara Rao. Studium Press LLC, USA, pp. 331-365. (No. of Citations=4)
  16. Tripathi, L., Kumar, P.L., Patil, B.L., and Fatokun, C. (2015) Pathogen resistant Genetically Engineered Crops in Africa. In: Genetically Engineered Crops in Developing Countries. Publisher: Studium Press, Texas (USA), New Delhi. Eds. D.V.R. Reddy, P. Ananda Kumar, P. Lava Kumar, G. Loebenstein, & C. Kameswara Rao. Studium Press LLC, USA, pp. 217-40.
  17. Patil, B.L., and *Fauquet, C.M. (2011) Ecology of plant viruses, with special reference to geminiviruses. In: Studies in Viral Ecology (Volume I), C. Hurst (ed.). Hoboken, NJ.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Chapter 11, pp. 273-306. (No. of Citations=4)
  18. Abhary, M., Patil, B.L., and *Fauquet, C.M. (2007) Molecular biodiversity, taxonomy and nomenclature of tomato yellow leaf curl-like viruses. In: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus disease. H. Czosnek (ed.). New York: Springer, pp. 85-120. (No. of Citations=91)
  19. Patil, B.L., and *Dasgupta I. (2005) Diversity of Viruses Infecting Agriculturally Important Crop Plants in India. In: International Conference on Microbial Diversity: Current Perspectives and Potential Applications, Satyanarayana, T., and Johri, B.N. (ed.), I.K. International Publishing House, pp. 471-480.

 Books

  1. Gaur, R.K., Patil, B.L., and Selvarajan, R. Plant RNA Viruses: Molecular Pathogenesis & Management; Elsevier Publishers; 2023, Paperback ISBN: 9780323953399. https://www.elsevier.com/books/plant-rna-viruses/gaur/978-0-323-95339-9
  2. Patil, B.L. Genes, Genetics and Transgenics for Virus Resistance in Plants, Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK; 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.21775/9781910190814; ISBN: 978-1-910190-82-1.
  3. Gaur, R.K., Petrova, N., Patil, B.L., and Stoyanova, M.I. Plant Viruses: Evolution and Management, Springer Publishers; 2016, ISBN 978-981-10-1405-5.
  4. *Patil, B.L., and Rohini, S. (2015) Training Manual on: RNA-interference as a Tool for Plant Functional Genomics and Crop Improvement, sponsored by ICAR. 06-26 May 2015. ICAR- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. 145 pp.
Awards & Recognitions: 

 

  1. Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowship (2022-23), by USIEF, to visit University of California, Davis, USA, for 9 months.
    https://globalaffairs.ucdavis.edu/fulbright/scholars-visiting/patil, https://fulbrightscholars.org/node/1391940 
    https://www.usief.org.in/scholar-profile/scholarprofiledetails.aspx?fell...
  2. IIE’s (Institute of International Education, New York) Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF) to deliver talks at Fort Valley State University, Fort valley, Georgia and Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, during 23-24 & 31 March 2023
  3. Conferred with Prof. B.M. Johri Memorial Award-2021, by Society for Plant Research (India).
  4. External Expert in the CSIR Assessment Committee for promotion of Scientists, in the area of “Biosciences & Biotechnology”, held at CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, during 16-18 Nov. 2021.
  5. External Expert for assessment of faculty from UHS-Bagalkot for their promotion, in 2021.
  6. Nominated by DG ICAR as Expert Member of the Assessment Committee for promotion of Scientists (Agri. Biotechnology), from ICAR-CTCRI, Trivandrum, on 2nd Nov. 2021.
  7. Member of Jury for Dr. G.S. Randhawa Best Thesis Award (2021 & 2022), by Society for Promotion of Horticulture, Bengaluru, India.
  8. Nominated as External Expert in the CSIR Assessment Committee for promotion of CSIR Scientists, constituted in the area of “Biosciences & Biotechnology”, held at CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad, during 3-6 March 2020. (CSIR: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Govt. of India)
  9. European Union’s Erasmus Mundus BRAVE programme’s visiting faculty fellowship, at Agricultural University of Athens (Greece), during 2016-17.
  10. International Travel Grant from GCP-21 (Funded by Gates Foundation) & DBT (India) to participate in 1st World Congress on Roots & Tuber Crops, Nanning, China, 18-23 Jan-2016.
  11. IVS Fellow (Plant Virology) Award for 2014, by Indian Virological Society (IVS).
  12. Best Oral Presentation Award during 21st National Virology Conference (VIROCON- 2012) at IVRI, Mukteswar, India on 10th November 2012.
  13. Travel grant for 27th American Society for Virology Annual Meeting during 12-16 July 2008 at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
  14. Best Poster Award during 14th Annual Convention of the Indian Virological Society and National Symposium held at IARI, New Delhi on 16th October 2004.
  15. DAAD scholarship for the year 2003, to work in University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
  16. NET/JRF/SRF (Life Sciences) from CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), India.
  17. ICAR-NET in Plant Breeding (2002) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
  18. S.J. Jindal Trust’s Merit Scholarship during M. Sc (Agriculture), at U.A.S. Dharwad.
  19. U.A.S. Dharwad Merit Scholarship from 1994-1998 during B. Sc (Agri)
Permanent Address: 
ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru, 560089, India.
Address for Communication: 

Dr. Basavaprabhu L. Patil

Principal Scientist (Agricultural Biotechnology),

Division of Basic Sciences (Biotechnology Unit),

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru, 560089

E. mail: blpatil2046@gmail.com, basavaprabhu.patil@icar.gov.in

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