Manchikatla Venkat Rajam
PROFESSOR
Department of Genetics
University of Delhi
India
Biography
Ph. D (Botany) Kakatiya University 1983 Thesis topic: Mutagenic Studies on Certain Varieties of Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) M. Sc. (Botany) Kakatiya University 1979 Subjects: BOTANY ; Specialization: Genetics and Cytogenetics B. Sc. (Bot., Zool. & Chem.) Osmania University 1977 Subjects: Botany, Zoology and Chemistry
Research Interest
Plant Genetic Engineering and RNAi – Development of Crop Plants for Disease and Pest Resistance as well as Improvement of Other Agronomic Traits Using RNA and micro RNA interference Strategies
Publications
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Mamta, Reddy KRK & Rajam MV. 2016. Targeting chitinase gene of Helicoverpa armigera by host-induced RNA interference confers insect resistance in tobacco and tomato. Plant Mol. Biol. 90: 281–292. DOI 10.1007/s11103-015-0414-y (Impact Factor: 4.257)
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Yogindran S & Rajam MV. 2016. Artificial miRNA-mediated silencing of ecdysone receptor (EcR) affects larval development and oogenesis in Helicoverpa armigera. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. In press (Impact Factor: 3.767).
