Sophie Lorraine Vassou
Associate Professor
Department of Genetic Engineering
SRM University
India
Biography
Sophie Lorraine Vassou is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Genetic Engineering at SRM University, India. Sophie Lorraine Vassou is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Genetic Engineering at SRM University, India.
Research Interest
Modern rice varieties are generally semi-dwarf and high-yielding while the traditional rice varieties are tall and low-yielding. Plant breeding methods of introducing semi dwarf phenotype involve selection after hybridization with exotic germplasm. Consequently, is not always possible to retain all the special features of the traditional varieties while breeding for semi dwarf phenotype. Moreover, developing semi dwarf varieties through classical breeding takes a long time. My project is aimed at developing semi dwarf rice plants by precisely silencing Ga20ox2 gene using RNA interference. The results will help designing RNAi construct for similar traits in other crops too.
