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Name : Dr Udita Basu
Designation : Scientist
Qualification : Ph.D (Plant Biology and Biotechnology), National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi
Contact Details : Biological Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North East institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat-785006, Assam, India,
Email id : uditabasu@neist.res.in, basu.udita@gmail.com
Google Scholar link:   https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=4tL06G4AAAAJ

Research Interest

    • Decoding genomic variants of economically important North-eastern flora
    • Integrated genomics and machine learning approaches to identify superior alleles governing plant
    response to external cues
    • Understanding the role of non-coding transcript landscape in plant development and stress
    management
Research articles
  1. Gogoi K, Gogoi H, Borgohain M, Saikia R, Chikkaputtaiah C, Hiremath S, Basu U (2024) The molecular dynamics between reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and phytohormones in plant ’s response to biotic stress. Plant Cell Reports. 43(11):1-25.
  2. Basu U, Parida SK (2023) Restructuring plant types for developing tailor‐made crops. Plant Biotechnology Journal 21 (6), 1106-1122
  3. Basu U, Parida SK (2023) The developmental dynamics in cool season legumes with focus on chickpea. Plant Molecular Biology 111 (6), 473-491
  4. Basu U, Parida SK (2023) CLAVATA signaling pathway receptors modulate developmental traits and stress responses in crops. Plant Receptor-Like Kinases, edited by Santosh KumarUpadhyay and Shumayla, Elsevier343-364
  5. Thakro V, Varshney N, Malik N, Daware A, Srivastava R, Mohanty JK, Basu U, Narnoliya L, Jha UC, Tripathi S, Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2024) Functional allele of a MATE gene selected during domestication modulates seed color in chickpea. The Plant Journal. 117(1):53-71.
  6. Malik N, Basu U, Srivastava R, Daware A, Ranjan R, Sharma A, Thakro V, Mohanty JK, Jha UC, Tripathi S, Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2023) Natural alleles of Mediator subunit genes modulate plant height in chickpea. The Plant Journal. 116(5):1271-92.
  7. Thakro V, Malik N, Basu U, Srivastava R, Narnoliya L, Daware A, Varshney N, Mohanty JK, Bajaj D, Dwivedi V, Tripathi S, Jha UC, Dixit GP, Singh AK, Tyagi AK, Upadhyaya HD, Parida SK (2023) A superior gene allele involved in abscisic acid signaling enhances drought tolerance and yield in chickpea. Plant Physiology, 191 (3), 1884-1912.
  8. Francis A, Singh NP, Singh M, Sharma P, Gayacharan, Kumar D, Basu U, Bajaj D, Varshney N, Joshi DC, Semwal DP, Tyagi V, Wankhede D, Bharadwaj R, Singh AK, Parida SK, Chattopadhyay D (2023) The ricebean genome provides insight into Vigna genome evolution and facilitates genetic enhancement. Plant Biotechnology Journal 21(8):1522-1524.
  9. Basu U, Hegde VS, Daware A, Jha UC, Parida SK (2022)Transcriptome landscape of early inflorescence developmentalstages identifies key flowering time regulators in chickpea. PlantMolecular Biology, 108(6):565-583.
  10. Basu U, Sharma A, Bajaj D, Malik N, Jha UC, Upadhyaya HD,Parida SK (2021) The DNA replication, repair, andrecombination pathway genes modulating yield and stresstolerance traits in chickpea. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter,15:1-7.
  11. Basu U, Upadhyaya HD, Srivastava R, Daware A, Malik N,Sharma A, Bajaj D, Narnoliya L, Thakro V, Kujur A, Tripathi S,Bharadwaj C, Hegde VS, Pandey AK, Singh AK, Tyagi AK,Parida SK (2019)ABC transporter-mediated transport ofglutathione conjugates enhances seed yield and quality inchickpea. Plant Physiology, 180(1):253-275.
  12. Basu U, Bajaj D, Sharma A, Malik N, Daware A, Narnoliya L,Thakro V, Upadhyaya HD, Kumar R, Tripathi S, Bharadwaj C,Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2019) Genetic dissection ofphotosyntheticefficiency traits for enhancing seed yield inchickpea. Plant, Cell & Environment,42(1):158-173.
  13. Basu U, Narnoliya L, Srivastava R, Sharma A, Bajaj D, DawareA, Thakro V, Malik N, Upadhyaya HD, Tripathi S, Hegde VS,Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2019) CLAVATA signaling pathway genesmodulating flowering time and flower number in chickpea.Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132(7):2017-2038.
  14. Basu U, Srivastava R, Bajaj D, Thakro V, Daware A, Malik N,Upadhyaya HD, Parida SK (2018) Genome-wide generation andgenotyping of informative SNPs to scan molecular signatures forseed yield in chickpea. Scientific Reports, 8(1):13240.
  15. Narnoliya L, Basu U, Bajaj D, Malik N, Thakro V, Daware A,Sharma A, Tripathi S, Hegde VS, Upadhyaya HD, Singh AK,Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2019) Transcriptional signaturesmodulating shoot apical meristem morphometric and plantarchitectural traits enhance yield and productivity in chickpea.Plant Journal, 98(5):864-883.
  16. Sharma A, Basu U, Malik N, Daware A, Thakro V, Narnoliya L,Bajaj D, Tripathi S, Hegde VS, Upadhyaya HD, Tyagi AK, ParidaSK (2019) Genome-wide cis-regulatory signatures formodulation of agronomic traits as exemplified by drought yieldindex (DYI) in chickpea. Functionaland Integrative Genomics,19(6):973-992.
  17. Srivastava R, Upadhyaya HD, Kumar R, Daware A, Basu U,Shimray PW, Tripathi S, Bharadwaj C, Tyagi AK, Parida SK(2017) A multiple QTL-Seq strategy delineates potential genomicloci governing flowering time in chickpea. Frontiers in PlantScience, 8:1105.
  18. Upadhyaya HD, Bajaj D, Srivastava R, Daware A, Basu U,Tripathi S, Bharadwaj C, Tyagi AK, Parida SK (2017) Geneticdissection of plant growth habit in chickpea. Functional andIntegrative Genomics, 17(6):711-723.
Current Project
  1. Decoding the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in viralpathogenesis in Bhut Jolokia(Capsicum chinense Jacq.) (CSIR-FBR Project)
  2. Harnessing Genomic Variants toDesign Targeted SNP GenotypingAssay for Selection of Viral DiseaseResistance in Capsicum (CSIR-RDSFProject)
Significant contribution

  • Contributed to the development of improved high-yielding drought-tolerant chickpea ADVIKA (NC 7) recommended for release and notification (Central Varieties) in the 90th meeting of the Central Sub-Committee on Crop Standards' Notification and Release of Varieties for Agricultural Crops (Basu et al. 2019, Plant Physiology, 180(1):253-275).

Awards and Fellowships
  • CSIR-NET Junior Research Fellowship, 2015
  • West Bengal State Eligibility Test, 2015
  • GATE (Life Sciences), 2016
  • SERB-National Post Doctoral Fellowship, 2022
  • DBT-MK Bhan Young Researcher Fellowship, 2022

Lab Members
  • Sukanya Dutta, Designation- PhD Scholar (2024-Present), Educational Qualification- M.Sc. in Botany (Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam).
  • Ananya Gogoi, Designation- Project Associate-I (2024-Present), Educational Qualification- M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam), Project Title- Harnessing Genomic Variants to Design Targeted SNP Genotyping Assay for Selection of Viral Disease Resistance in Capsicum.
  • Krishna Gogoi, Designation- Project Associate-I (2024-Present), Educational Qualification- M.Sc. in Botany (D.R. College, Golaghat, Assam), Project Title- Decoding the Role of Long Non-Coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in viral pathogenesis in Bhut Jolokia (Capsicum chinense Jacq.).
  • Deepranjan Pathak, Designation- Project Assistant-II (2024-Present), Educational Qualification- M.Sc. in Botany (Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram), Project Title- Decoding the Role of Long Non-Coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in viral pathogenesis in Bhut Jolokia (Capsicum chinense Jacq.)