Eswarayya Ramireddy

KAMALA: improved yield by finetuning cytokinin oxidase activity in rice

This study improves rice yield by editing the CKX2 gene in the Samba Mahsuri variety, resulting in a 19% grain yield increase and early flowering in field trials.

Cytokinin-mediated repression of jacalin lectins reinforces root immunity

This study shows cytokinin represses jacalin lectins in the root cap to enhance tolerance to soil-borne pathogens like Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum.

Systematic analysis of lectin gene family reveals dynamic modes of paralogue evolution and immune regulatory functions in tomato

This study analyzes the lectin gene family in tomato, revealing evolutionary dynamics and immune regulatory functions through structural, genomic, and functional approaches.

Integrative spatial transcriptomic analysis pinpoints the role of the ferroxidase, TaMCO3, in wheat root tip iron mobilization

The paper identifies TaMCO3 as a ferroxidase in wheat root tips that enhances iron uptake under deficiency by improving gene expression and rescuing mutant phenotypes.

Distinct genetic architecture for trait mean and plasticity in chickpea

This study quantifies phenotypic plasticity in chickpea and shows it has a distinct genetic basis through genome-wide association studies.

Crops under continuous cultivation exhibit less plasticity than those under interrupted cultivation

This study shows that crops under continuous cultivation evolve less plasticity than those under interrupted cultivation, with higher plasticity not compensating for fitness losses in unpredictable environments.

High plasticity increases phenotype-environment mismatch leading to sub-optimal performance in underutilized crop species

This study shows that high plasticity in underutilized crop species like Amaranthus leads to maladaptive responses to environmental changes, limiting their resilience to climate shifts.

Classification of grain amaranths using chromosome-level genome assembly of ramdana, A. hypochondriacus

The paper reports a chromosome-level genome assembly of A. hypochondriacus landrace AhKP and classifies grain amaranth accessions based on SNP analysis.