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Dr. Aamir Raina
  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION

    Ph.D (CSIR JRF, ARS NET, CSIR NET, SET, GATE)

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION

    Assistant Professor (Contractual)

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA

    Plant Sciences, Plant Breeding and Crop Genetics, Food and Nutrition Security, Crop Improvement, Molecular Assisted Breeding, Legume Breeding, Genetic Diversity, R Statistical analysis in Agricultural Sciences

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS

    Botany Section, Women

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE

    7889449051

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL

    aamir854@gmail.com

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    My time table

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DEPARTMENT_STAFF.PROFILE
My research focuses on the use of physical and chemical mutagens in the development of high yielding mutant varieties in food legumes and medicinally important plants. In response to the FAO challenge: food productivity must be increased by 70% to support the growing population that is expected to reach to 9.6 billion by 2050. We undertook several research projects aimed at increasing the productivity of cool and warm-season food legumes that are ideal crops to achieve local and global food security. We were successful in developing high yielding mutant lines of cowpea, chickpea, and lentil that are promising in increasing the yielding potential of existing cultivars. I have published more than 40 scientific papers in reputed journals. I have expertise in many areas of Botany including Plant Breeding and Crop Genetics, Molecular Genetics, MAS, and QTL mapping. I am also an editorial board member of several reputed journals. I completed   BSc in Botany and MSc with the highest honors from the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. Then I completed my Ph.D. in Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.


  1. Induced mutation analysis with biochemical and molecular characterization of high yielding lentil mutant lines. International journal of biological macromolecules, 109: 167 (IF=8.012)

    This manuscript provides a detailed morphological, physiological and biochemical characterisation of high yielding mutant lines of lentil, a pulse crop mostly consumed and produced by Indian population.

  2. Mechanisms of Genome Maintenance in Plants: Playing It Safe With Breaks and Bumps (IF=4.899)

    Maintenance of genomic integrity is key for plant survival due to lack of reserve germline as the derivation of the new plant occurs from the meristem. Untowardly, the accumulation of mutations in the meristem will result in a wide range of genetic abnormalities in new plants affecting plant growth development and crop yield. In this review, we discussed various DNA repair pathways in plants and describe how the deficiency of each repair pathway affects plant growth and development.

  3. Morphological characterization of gamma rays induced multipodding mutant (mp) in lentil cultivar Pant L 406. International journal of radiation biology, 94: 1-5. (I.F=2.634).

    The paper is based on the development of mutant lines revealed a significant increase in yield and yield attributing traits. The mutant lines were developed by treating lentil with individual and combined doses of gamma rays and hydrazine hydrates.

  4. Effect of gamma radiation and EMS on mutation rate: their effectiveness and efficiency in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics (IF=0.988)

    The paper provides a detailed protocol on the evaluation of optimum doses of mutagens for inducing higher mutation frequency with the least biological damage.

  5. Characterization of Induced High Yielding Cowpea Mutant Lines Using Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Markers. Sci Rep 10, 3687 (2020) (IF=4.358)

    This manuscript provides a detailed protocol for undertaking induced mutagenesis followed by selection through multiple generations in cowpea. We were able to develop 11 novel mutant lines with improved agronomic traits. The paper was published after 1 year of rigorous revision in Nature associated journal viz., Scientific Reports with impact factor 4.67.

LISTDownloadUPLOADED DATE
Carbohydrates
02/07/2021
Genetics by Benjamin A. Pierce (4th Edition)
22/02/2019
Protein Synthesis (Lehninger: Principles of Biochemistry)
22/02/2019
Sex Determination and sex linked traits (VI SEM Gentics section)
07/03/2019
Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping (VI SEM)
09/03/2019
Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping (VI SEM)
23/03/2019
Protein Synthesis (Lehninger: Principles of Biochemistry) VI SEM
23/03/2019
Sex Determination and sex linked traits (VI SEM Gentics section)
23/03/2019
Amino acids Protein Structure VI SEM
23/03/2019
The Glyoxylate Cycle (Notes for BSc VI SEM)
03/04/2020
Notes for BSc VI Semester: Topic: Biosynthesis of Sucrose
05/04/2020
Notes for BSc VI Semester:Course Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: Topic Carbohydrates.
08/04/2020
Notes for BSc II Semester
14/04/2020
Assignment for Orientation Program
28/04/2020
BSc IV SEM: Course: Experiments in Cytology and Genetics
29/04/2020
BSc VI SEM; Course 22(Genetics and Plant Breeding) Topic Cytoplasmic inheritance in yeast (mitochodria)
01/05/2020
BSc VI SEM; Course 22(Genetics and Plant Breeding) Topic: Sex Determination and Sex-Linked Characteristics
01/05/2020
BSc VI SEM; Course 22(Genetics and Plant Breeding) Topic: Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping
01/05/2020
BSc VI SEM; Course 23(Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology); Topic: Amino acid: Structure and Properties
01/05/2020
BSc VI SEM; Course 23(Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology); Topic:GS GOGAT CYCLE AND TRANSAMINATION
01/05/2020
BSc VI SEM; Course 23(Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology); Topic: Protein Synthesis (Prokaryotes)
01/05/2020
BSc VI SEM; Course 23(Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology); Topic:Protein Synthesis (Eukaryotes)
01/05/2020
BSc VI SEM; Course 23(Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology); Topic:Regulation of Translation
01/05/2020
Assignment 2 for Orientation Program.
03/05/2020
BSc VI SEM: Course: Introduction to Environment Topic: Urbanization, rate of urbanization, megacities of world and India.
03/05/2020
Assignment #3 for Orientation Program.
19/05/2020
Assignment #4 for Orientation Program.
19/05/2020
Notes
27/10/2021