ICAR-NRCB

Dr. M.Mayilvaganan

Division

Crop Production and Post-Harvest Technology

Specialization / Discipline

Plant Biochemistry

Area of Interest

Biochemistry of fruit ripening, Phytochemicals and nutraceuticals.

Publications

Qualifications

M.Sc.,Ph.D.

Mayilvaganan.M@icar.gov.in
mmayilv@gmail.com

Current Institute Projects:

Biochemical dissection of fruit ripening-related phenomena and components and exploring nutraceutical applications of bioactives of banana (PI)
High Temperature and soil moisture deficit stresses in banana: Mechanism of high temperature tolerance and management of high temperature and soil moisture deficit stresses in banana(Co-PI)

Current External Projects:

BIRAC Project: Biofortification and development of disease resistance in banana: Component 2: Biofortification and evaluation of Indian banana with Iron constructs (PI)
BIRAC Project: Biofortification and development of disease resistance in banana: Component 1: Biofortification and evaluation of Indian banana with PVA constructs (Co-PI)

Elucidated quantitatively the phenylpropanoid metabolites conferring resistance of banana cultivars to Pratylenchus coffeae .
Developed an improved protein isolation procedure from banana roots for proteomics analysis and elucidated differentially expressed proteins in banana roots in response to P. coffeae infection .
Unraveled the biochemical mechanism of ‘green ripening’ of Cavendish (Grand Naine) bananas.
Developed a method for delaying of ripening of pre- and post-harvest bananas using biochemicals.
Macro-encapsulated and characterized the anthocyanin pigments derived from banana flower bracts.
Worked out the glycemic index (GI) of commercial varieties of bananas and identified Pisang Lilin (AA) as low GI banana.
Iron biofortified Grand Naine bananas with five-time higher iron content were developed through transgenic approach and are under Event Selection Trials.
Profiled metabolites of banana fruit during ripening and identified presence of a low glycemic sugar molecule (isomaltulose).
Quantified and characterised the antioxidant and immunomodulatory bioactive phytochemicals in fruit, flower and leaf of commercial banana varieties and genotypes from North eastern region.
Nutraceutical banana squashes infused with anthocyanins from flower bracts of Monthan (ABB) and Grand Naine (AAA) were developed.

Best Poster Award

Anuradha C., Ramajayam, D., Mayil Vaganan, M., Backiyarani, S., PrashinaMol, P., Mailraja, V. K., Arjun Singh and Uma, S. (2024). Molecular characterization of Red banana and its somaclonal variant: a comprehensive study. 3-Biotech. doi: 10.1007/s13205-023-03868-6
Suresh Kumar, P., Saravanan A., Sheeba, N., Shiva, K. N., Ravi, I. Mayil Vaganan M., Pushpa R. and Uma S. (2021). Exploring differences in the physicochemical, functional, structural, and pasting properties of banana starches from dessert, cooking and plantain cultivars (Musa Spp.). Inter. J. Biol. Macromol. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.172.
Kumaravel, M., Uma, S., Backiyarani, S., Saraswathi, M. S. and Mayil Vaganan, M. (2020). Antioxidant enzyme activities during somatic embryogenesis in Musa acuminataColla (AAA group) ‘Grand Naine’ and Musa spp. (AAB group) ‘Rasthali’. In Vitro Cellular & Dev. Biol.doi.org/10.1007/s11627-019-10017-3.
Suresh Kumar, P., EyarkaiNambi, V., Shiva, K. N., Mayil Vaganan, M., Ravi, I., Jeyabhaskaran, K. J. and Uma, S. (2019). Thin layer drying kinetics of Banana var. Monthan (ABB): Influence of convective drying on nutritional quality, microstructure, thermal properties, color, and sensory characteristics. J. Food Process. Engr. 1-12. DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.13020.
Mayil Vaganan , M. , Ravi, I., Sarumathi, S., Nandakumar, A., Sundararaju, P. and Mustaffa, M. M. (2014). Phenylpropanoid enzymes and phenolic polymers and metabolites as chemical defenses to infection of Pratylenchuscoffeae in roots of resistant and susceptible bananas (Musa spp.). Ind. J. Expt. Biol. 52 : 252-260.
Mayil Vaganan , M . , Sarumathi, S., Nandakumar, A., Ravi, I. and Mustaffa, M. M. (2015). Evaluation of different protein extraction methods for banana (Musa spp.) root proteome analysis by two-dimensional electrophoresis. Ind. J. Biochem. Biophys. 52 : 101-106.
Ravi, I., Uma, S., Mayil Vaganan, M. and Muftaffa, M. M. (2013). Phenotyping of bananas for drought resistance Front. Physiol 4 : 1-15.
Kaliyappan, R., Viswanathan, S., Suthanthiram, B., Subbaraya, U., Somasundram, S. M. and Mayil Vaganan, M. (2016). Evolutionary expansion of WRKY gene family in banana and its significance against root lesion nematode, Pratylenchuscoffeae . PloSONE 11 (9): 1-18. e0162013.DOI:10.137/journal.pone.0162013.
Kumaravel, M., Uma, S., Backiyarani, S., Saraswathi, M. S., Mayil Vaganan, M. Muthusamy, M. and Sajith, K. P. (2016).Differential proteome analysis during early embryogenesis in Musa spp . (cv. Grand Naine-AAA). Plant Cell Reports, 36(1):163-178. DOI: 10.1007/s00299-016-2067-y.

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