| Qualification |
Ph.D. |
| Specialization / Discipline |
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology |
| Department |
Crop Improvement |
| Official email |
anuradha.chelliah@gmail.com, anuradhac@icar.org |
Salient Research Achievements
(in bullets) |
- Studied host-BBrMV/BBTV interactions in banana and identified candidate biomarker
- Identified and cloned full length candidate resistant genes against BBrMV, Foc race1 and TR4
- Identified genic SSR markers associated with resistance to Foc race1 and TR4
- Identified a SSR marker which differentiates red banana from its green variant
- Identified a SSR marker associated with seedlessness in banana
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Current Research
Projects(Institute) |
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Identification of resistant gene candidate(s) in banana for race 1 and tropical race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense (PI)
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Current Research
Projects(External) |
- DST-SERB-A whole genome based reduced representation approach for identification of seedless phenotype in banana (Musa spp.). (PI)
- DST-SERB - Gene Editing for Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Banana (Grand Nain, AAA)
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| Area of Interest |
Host-pathogen interaction, Banana genomics, Transcriptomics, gene regulation, molecular markers, genomic selection and Bioinformatics, gene identification and cloning for Foc TR4 and race 1 |
| Total Research Publications |
25 |
| Best five Publications |
- Anuradha Chelliah, Chandrasekar Arumugam, Backiyarani Suthanthiram, Thangavelu Raman, Uma Subbaraya. 2023. Genome-wide identification, characterization, and evolutionary analysis of NBS genes and their association with disease resistance in Musa spp. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 23(1); 1-18
- C Anuradha, A Chandrasekar, S Backiyarani, S Uma. 2022. MusaRgeneDB: an online comprehensive database for disease resistance genes in Musa spp. 3 Biotech 12 (9); 1-12
- Chelliah Anuradha, Arumugam Chandrasekar, Suthanthiram Backiyarani, Raman Thangavelu, Palaniappan Giribabu, Subbaraya Uma. 2022. Genome-Wide Analysis of Pathogenesis-Related Protein 1 (PR-1) Gene family from Musa spp. and its Role in Defense Response during Stresses. Gene, 146334.
- S.Backiyarani, C. Anuradha – equal contributer, R. Thangavelu, A. Chandrasekar, R. Baratvaj, P. Subeshkumar, P. Giribabu, M.Muthusamy, S. Uma. 2022. Genome‐wide identifcation, characterization of expansin gene family of banana and their expression pattern under various stresses. 3 Biotech. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-021-03106-x
- J. Poorani, C. Anuradha, C. M. Kalleshwaraswamy, R. Thanigairaj. 2021. Manatha albipes Moore (Lepidoptera: Psychidae), an emerging pest of banana and arecanut in South India, with notes on diagnosis, biology, natural enemies and DNA sequence data. Phytoparasitica https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-021-00942-8.
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| Awards |
- Awarded with Best Article Award for article ID AG-V02-I01-03 entitled ‘CRISPR-Cas 9 Genome Editing in Banana’ which got published in Volume 02 Issue 01 of AgriGate – An International Multidisciplinary Monthly e-Magazine.
- Prof. MS. Swaminathan Best Scientist Award 2022-23, Bose Science Society and TamilNadu Scientific Research Organisation.
- INSC Research Excellence Award – 2023 by Institute of Scholars.
- Best oral presentation in International Conference on New Generation Horticulture for Prosperity organised The Orissa Horticultural Society, Odisha.
- Awarded with Endeavour Fellowship - 2018 by Department of Education and Training, Australian government.
- ICAR-National Eligibility Test- 2004 - Plant Breeding
- ICAR-National Eligibility Test- 2007 – Plant Biotechnology
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute fellowship
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) - Junior Research Fellowship
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) - Senior Research Fellowship
- ICAR- Junior Research Fellowship
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University merit scholarship
- Reviewer Journal of Plant Pathology, Virus Disease, The Open Virology Journal Scientific Reports, 3Biotech.
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