Sarwan Dhir
Department of Agricultural Sciences
Fort Valley State University
United States of America
Biography
Sarwan Dhir,Education: Post-Doctoral Fellow: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (1989-1991). Doctor of Philosophy: Botany (Plant Biotechnology) - Jodhpur University, Jodhpur, India (1986). Master of Science: Botany (1981). Bachelor of Science: Biological Sciences (1979).
Research Interest
Genetic engineering of plants for medicinal uses. Phyto-remediation. Biomass and biofuels production.
Publications
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Singh H.P., Dhir S., Dhir S.K. (2008). Stevia: In the Transgenic and Molecular Tailoring in Plants, Transgenic Series, Pulses, Sugar and Tuber Crops, Vol. 3, Blackwell Publishing, (eds.) Chitta R. Kole, et al. pp, 97-115.
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Dhir S.K., Singh H.P., Dhir S. (2008). Sweet Potato: In the Transgenic and Molecular Tailoring in Plants, Transgenic Series, Pulses, Sugar and Tuber Crops, Vol. 3, Blackwell Publishing, (eds.) Chitta R. Kole et.al, pp, 157-175.
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Dhir S.K., Knowles K, Livia C. Pagan, Mann J, Shireen Dhir, Singh HP (2010). Optimization and Transformation of Arundo donax L. Using Particle Bombardment. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9 (39), pp. 6460-6469, 27 September.