Publications:
- Backiyarani, S., Chandrasekar, A., Uma, S., Saraswathi, M. S. (2019). MusatransSSRDB (a transcriptome derived SSR database) – An advanced tool for banana improvement. J Biosci (2019) 44:4
- Muthusamy M, Uma S, Backiyarani S, Saraswathi MS, Chandrasekar A. (2019) Genome-wide identification of novel, long non-coding RNAs responsive to Mycosphaerella eumusae and Pratylenchus coffeae infections and their differential expression patterns in disease resistant and sensitive banana cultivars, Plant Biotechnology Reports https://doi.org/10.1007/s11816-018-00514-z
- Muthusamy M, Uma S, Backiyarani S, Saraswathi MS, Chandrasekar A (2018) Drought Stress-Modulated Alternative Splicing Landscapes in Drought-tolerant and -Sensitive Banana Cultivars. Current Analysis on Biotechnology, 1:2018
- Kaliyappan R, Viswanathan S, Suthanthiram B, Subbaraya U, Marimuthu Somasundram S and Muthu M. 2016. Evolutionary Expansion of WRKY Gene Family in Banana and Its Expression Profile during the Infection of Root Lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus coffeae. PLoS ONE 11(9): e0162013. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162013.
- Saravanakumar AS, Uma S, Thangavelu R, Backiyarani S, Saraswathi MS, Sriram V. 2016. Preliminary analysis on the transcripts involved in resistance responses to eumusae leaf spot disease of banana caused by Mycosphaerella eumusae, a recent add-on of the sigatoka disease complex. Turkish Journal of Botany 40: 461-471.
- Muthusamy M, Uma S, Backiyarani S, Saraswathi MS and Chandrasekar A. 2016. Transcriptomic Changes of Drought-Tolerant and Sensitive Banana Cultivars Exposed to Drought Stress. Frontiers in Plant Science 7:1609.
- Muthusamy, M., Uma,S., Backiyarani, S., Saraswathi, M. S. (2015) Genome-wide screening for novel, drought stress-responsive long non-coding RNAs in drought-stressed leaf transcriptome of drought-tolerant and -susceptible banana (Musa spp) cultivars using Illumina highthroughput sequencing. Plant Biotechnology Reports 9(5):279-286.
- Backiyarani S, Uma S, Nithya S, Chandrasekar A, Saraswathi MS, Thangavelu, R, MayilVaganan V, Sundararaju P, and Singh NK. (2015) Genome Wide Analysis and Differential Expression of Chitinases in Banana against Nematode (Pratylenchuscoffeae) and Eumusae Leaf Spot (Mycosphaerella eumusae) Pathogens. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 175:3585–3598. DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1528-z
- Backiyarani S, Uma S, Saraswathi M S, Saravanakumar AS and Chandrasekar A. (2015). Transcriptome Analysis of Banana (Musa balbisiana) based on Next Generation Sequencing Technology. Turkish journal of Agriculture and forestry. DOI: 10.3906/tar-1406-171
- S. Backiyarani, K. Raja, S. Uma, A. Chandrasekar, M.S. Saraswathi, P. Sundraraju and M. Mayilvaganan (2014). Genome and transcriptome-wide analysis of WRKY transcription factors for Pratylenchus coffeae resistance in banana. In: International Horticulture Congress held at Brisbane, Australia during August 17– 22, 2014.
- Uma S, Backiyarani S, Saravanakumar AS, Chandrasekar A, Thangavelu R, Saraswathi M S (2014). Identification of Mycosphaerella eumusae responsive unique genes/transcripts from resistant banana cultivar. In: International Horticulture Congress held at Brisbane, Australia during August 17– 22, 2014.
- Backiyarani S, Uma S, Saraswathi M S and Chandrasekar A. (2014). Transcriptome Analysis of Musa and its Applications in Banana Improvement. In: Nandwani D (ed) Sustainable Horticultural Systems, Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, p 275-299.
- Muthusamy M, Backiyarani S, Saraswathi MS and Uma S. (2013). Computational Prediction, Identification and expression profiling of microRNA against soil moisture deficit stress in banana. Journal of Horticulture and Biotechnology, 89(2): 208-214.