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Publications: 2001 to 2010

  1. PATNAIK, D., KHURANA, P. 2001.  Germins and germin like proteins: an overview.  Ind. J. Exp. Biol. 39: 191-200.GANDHI, R., KHURANA, P. 2001.  Regeneration from leaf protoplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype ‘Estland’.  Ind. J. Exp. Biol. 39: 705-709.

  2. GANDHI, R., MAHESHWARI, S.C., KHURANA, J.P., KHURANA, P. 2001.  Genetic and molecular analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana (Ecotype ‘Estland’) transformed with Agrobacterium.  In Vitro Cell. Develop. Biol-Plant. 37: 629-637.

  3. BHATNAGAR, S., KAPUR, A., KHURANA, P.  2001. TDZ-mediated differentiation in commercially valuable Indian mulberry,   Plant Biotechnology.  18: 61-65.

  4. PATNAIK, D., KHURANA, P. 2001.  Wheat Biotechnology: A mini review.  Electronic J. Biotechnology.  

  5. KAPUR, A., BHATNAGAR, S., KHURANA, P.  2001.  Protocol for efficient in vitro regeneration from leaf explants of mature Indian mulbery via organogenesis.  Sericologia 42: 207-214.

  6. Chugh A., KHURANA, P.  2002.  Gene expression during somatic embryogenesis – recent advances.  Current Science 83: 715-730.

  7. Khurana, J., Chugh, A., KHURANA, P.  2002. Regeneration from mature and immature embryos and transient gene expression via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum Schuble). Ind. J. Exp. Biol.  40: 1295-1303.

  8. Bhatnagar, S., Das, M., KHURANA, P.  2002.   Rapid, in vitro TDZ-mediated micropropagation of Morus indica C176 and C776 through axillary buds. Ind. J Sericulture  41: 80-83.

  9. BHATNAGAR, S., KAPUR, A., KHURANA, P.  2002. Evaluation of parameters for high-efficiency gene transfer via particle bombardment in Indian mulberry, Morus indica cv. K2.  Ind. J. Exp. Biol. 40: 1387-1392.

  10. Chugh A., KHURANA, P.  2003.  Herbicide-resistant transgenics of bread wheat (T. aestivum) and emmer wheat (T. dicoccum) by particle bombardment and Agrobacterium-mediated approaches. Current Science 84: 78-83.

  11. BHATNAGAR, S., KHURANA, P.  2003. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Indian mulberry, Morus indica cv. K2: A time-phased screening strategy. Plant Cell Reports 21: 669-675.

  12. Chugh A., KHURANA, P.  2003. Regeneration via somatic embryogenesis from leaf basal segments and genetic transformation of bread wheat and emmer wheat by particle bombardment.  Plant Cell Tissue & Organ Culture 74: 151-161.

  13. MISHRA, A., KHURANA, P.  2003. Genotype-dependent somatic embryogenesis and regeneration from leaf base cultures of Sorghum bicolor.  J. Pl. Biochem. Biotech. 12: 53-56.

  14. KAPUR, A., BHATNAGAR, S., KHURANA, P.  2003. Isolation and culture of leaf protoplasts of Indian mulberry (Morus indica var. K-2). Sericologia 43: 95-101.

  15. KHURANA, P., BHATNAGAR, S., KUMARI, S.  2003.  Tissue culture and morphogenic studies in mulberry: an overview. Ind. J. Sericulture 42: 93-110.

  16. MAHALAKSHMI,  A.,  KHURANA, J.P., KHURANA, P.  2003. Rapid induction of somatic embryogenesis in leaf explants of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Plant Biotechnology 20: 267-273.

  17. PATNAIK, D., KHURANA, P.  2003.  Genetic transformation of Indian bread (T. aestivum) and pasta (T. durum) wheat by particle bombardment of mature embryo-derived calli. BMC Plant Biology 3: 5-16.

  18. BHATNAGAR, S., KAPUR, A., KHURANA, P. 2003. Evaluation of parameters for high efficiency gene transfer via Agrobacterium tumefaciens and production of transformants in Indian mulberry, Morus indica cv. K2. Plant Biotechnology  21: 1-8.

  19. Tyagi, A.K, Khurana, J.P., Khurana, P., RAGHUVANSHI, S., GAUR., KAPUR, A., GUPTA, V., KUMAR, D., RAVI, V., VIJ, S., KHURANA, P., SHARMA, S. 2004. Structural and functional analysis of rice genome. J. Genetics 83: 79-98.

  20. SINGH, N., RAGHUVANSHI, S., SRIVASTAVA, S.K., GAUR, A., PAL, A.K., DALAL, V., SINGH, A., GHAZI, I.A., , GUPTA, V., KUMAR, D., VIJ, S., VYDIANATHAN, R., KHURANA, P., SHARMA, S., MCCOMBIE, W.R., MESSING, J., WING, R., SASAKI,T., KHURANA, P., MOHAPATRA, T., KHURANA, J.P., TYAGI, A.K. 2004. Sequence analysis of the long arm of rice chromosome 11 for rice-wheat synteny. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 4: 102-117.

  21. KHURANA, P., BHATNAGAR, S., KAPUR, A., 2004.  Non-sericultural uses of mulberry. Indian Forester.

  22. VISNUDASAN, D., KHURANA, P. 2005. New paradigms towards appraising parasitic nematode infestation with special reference on cereal cyst nematode (H. avenae).  Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants. 11: 33-50.

  23. KULSHRESHTHA, R., KUMAR, N., BALYAN, H.S., GUPTA, P.K., KHURANA, P., TYAGI, A.K., KHURANA, J.P.  2005. Structural characterization, expression analysis and evolution of the red/far-red sensing photoreceptor gene, PHYTOCHROME C (PHYC), localized on the ‘B’ genome of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)".  Planta 221: 675-689.

  24. PATNAIK, D., KHURANA, P.  2005. Identification of a phosphoprotein expressed during somatic embryogenesis in wheat leaf base cultures. J. Pl. Biochem. Biotech. 14: 149-154.

  25. PATNAIK, D., MAHALAKSHMI A., KHURANA, P.  2005. Effect of water stress and heavy metals on induction of somatic embryogenesis in wheat leaf base cultures. Ind. J. Exp. Biol. 43: 740-745

  26. INTERNATIONAL RICE GENOME SEQUENCING PROJECT, 2005.  The map-based sequence of the rice genome.  Nature 436: 793-800.

  27. THE RICE CHROMOSOME 11 AND 12 SEQUENCING CONSORTIA, 2005.  The sequence of rice chromosomes 11 and 12, rich in disease resistance genes and recent gene duplications.  BMC Biology 3:20.

  28. KULWAL, P.L., KUMAR, N., GAUR, A., KHURANA, P., KHURANA, J.P., TYAGI, A.K., BALYAN, H.S., GUPTA, P.K.  2005.  Mapping of a major QTL for pre-harvest sprouting tolerance on chromosome 3A in bread wheat.  Theor. Appl. Genet. 111: 1052-1059.

  29. VISNUDASAN, D., TRIPATHY, M.N., RAO, U., KHURANA, P. 2005. Assessment of nematode resistance in wheat transgenics expressing potato proteinase inhibitor (PIN2) gene.  Transgenic Research 14: 665-675

  30. KHURANA, P., BHATNAGAR, S., KUMARI, S. 2005.  Thidiazuron and woody plant tissue culture.  J. Plant Biol. 32: 1-12.

  31. VIJ, S., GUPTA, V., KUMAR, D., RAVI, V., RAGHUVANSHI, S., KHURANA, P., KHURANA, J.P., TYAGI, A.K. 2006.  Decoding the rice genome.  BioEssays 28: 421-432.

  32. KUMAR, N., KULWAL, P.L., GAUR, A., TYAGI, A.K., KHURANA, J.P., KHURANA, P., BALYAN, H.S., GUPTA, P.K.  2006.  QTL analysis for grain weight in common wheat.  Euphytica 151: 135-144.

  33. VIJ, S., GUPTA, V., KUMAR, D., RAVI, V., RAGHUVANSHI, S., KHURANA, P., KHURANA, J.P., TYAGI, A.K. 2006.  Decoding the rice genome.  BioEssays 28: 421-432.

  34. AVI, V., KHURANA, J.P., TYAGI, A.K., KHURANA, P.  2006.  The chloroplast genome of mulberry (Morus indica cv. K2): complete nucleotide sequence, gene organization and comparative analysis. Tree Genetics & Genomes 3: 49-59.

  35. SINGLA, B., CHUGH, A., KHURANA J.P., KHURANA, P.  2006.  An auxin-responsive AUX/IAA gene from bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is induced by epibrassinolide and differentially regulated by light and calcium. J. Exp. Bot. 57: 4059-4070.

  36. LAL S, BHATNAGAR, S., KHURANA, P.  2006. Screening of Indian mulberry for abiotic stress tolerance and ameliorative effect of calcium chloride on salinity stress.  Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants 12: 193-199

  37. MAHALAKSHMI, A., SINGLA, B., KHURANA, J.P., KHURANA, P.  2006. Role of calcium-calmodulin in auxin-induced somatic embryogenesis in leaf base cultures of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Plant Cell Tissue & Organ Culture 88: 167-174.

  38. RAVI, V., KHURANA, J.P., TYAGI, A.K., KHURANA, P.  2006.  Rosales sister to Fabales: towards resolving the rosid puzzle. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 488-493.

  39. CHAUHAN, H., DESAI, S., KHURANA, P. 2007. Comparative analysis of the differential regeneration response of various genotypes of Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum and Triticum dicoccum. Plant Cell Tissue & Organ Culture 91: 191-199.

  40. SINGLA, B., TYAGI, A.K., KHURANA J.P., KHURANA, P.  2007.  Analysis of expression profile of selected genes expressed during auxin-induced somatic embryogenesis in leaf base system of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and their possible interactions. Plant Mol. Biology 65: 677-692.

  41. RAVI, V., KHURANA J.P., TYAGI, A.K., KHURANA, P.  2008.  An update on chloroplast genomes: organization and implications.  Plant Systematics & Evolution 271: 101-122.

  42. LAL S, KHURANA, P.  2008. Over-expression of HVA1 gene from barley generates tolerance to salinity and water stress in transgenic mulberry (Morus indica). Transgenic Research 17: 651-663.

  43. JAIN, M., Khurana, P., TYAGI, A.K. and KHURANA, J.P. 2008. Genome-wide comparative analysis of intronless genes in rice and Arabidopsis. Functional & Integrative Genomics 8: 69-78.

  44. SINGLA, B., KHURANA J.P., KHURANA, P.  2008.  Characterization of three somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase genes from wheat, Triticum aestivum. Plant Cell Rep. 27: 833-843.

  45. KHURANA P., CHAUHAN, H., DESAI, S.A. 2008. Wheat. In: Kole, C., Hall T.C. (Eds.), A Compendium of Transgenic Crops, Vol. I, Cereals and Forage grasses.  Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 83-100.

  46. KHURANA, P., VISHNUDASAN, D., CHHIBBAR, A.K. 2008.  Genetic approaches towards overcoming water deficit in plants – special emphasis on LEAs. Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants 14: 277-298.

  47. KHURANA, P.  2008. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, In: Nobel Laureate Women Scientists, The National Academy of Sciences, India, pp. 20-22.

  48. KHURANA, P.  2008. Rita Levi-Montalcini, In: Nobel Laureate Women Scientists, The National Academy of Sciences, India, pp. 28-30.

  49. KHURANA, P.  2008. Christiane Nusslein-Vollard, In: Nobel Laureate Women Scientists, The National Academy of Sciences, India, pp. 35-37. 

  50. MUELLER L.A.,……..KHURANA P., ..........STIEKEMA W.  2009. A snapshot of the emerging tomato genome sequence.  The Plant Genome 2: 78-92.

  51. Raghunath, M.K. Lal S., Khurana P.  2009. In vitro plant regeneration from different explants of elite mulberry (Morus so.) genotypes, AR12, DD and S13. Bangladesh J. Sericulture 2 and 3:31-39.

  52. LAL S, RAVI, V., TYAGI, A.K., KHURANA, J.P.,   KHURANA, P., 2009. Repertoire of leaf expressed tags (ESTs) from mulberry: A valuable resource for functional genomics. Tree Genetics & Genomes 5: 359-374.

  53. CHAUDHARY, N., KHURANA, P.  2009.  Vitamin E biosynthesis genes in rice: molecular characterization, expression profiling and comparative phylogenetic analysis.  Plant Science 177: 479-492.

  54. SINGLA, B., KHURANA J.P., KHURANA, P.  2009. Structural characterization and expression analysis of the SERK gene family in rice. Int. J. Plant Genomics.

  55. Gupta V, Mathur S, Amolkumar U., Solanke, M.K., Sharma, R, Vyas S., Khurana P., Khurana J.P., Tyagi A.K., Sharma A.K.. 2009. Genome analysis and genetic enhancement of tomato.  Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 29: (2) 152-180.

  56. LAL S, KHURANA, P.  2009. Differential screening for salinity tolerance in high yielding Indian mulberry, Morus indica genotypes. Sericologia. 49: 353-364.

  57. RAGHUNATH M.K., KHURANA P., RAJASHEKAR K., KAMBLE CK. 2010. Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation in some improved mulberry (Morus sp.) genotypes. Advances in Plant Sciences 23 (2), 367-370.

  58. CHAUDHARY, N., NIJHAWAN, A., KHURANA, J.P., KHURANA, P.  2010.  Carotenoid biosynthesis genes in rice: Structural analysis, genome-wide expression profiling and phylogenetic analysis. Mol. Gen. Genomics 283:13–33.

  59. RAGHUVANSHI S, KAPOOR M, TYAGI S, KAPOOR S, KHURANA P, KHURAN JP, TYAGI AK. 2010. Rice genomics moves ahead. Mol. Breeding 26: 257-273.

  60. DAS, M., CHAUHAN, H., CHHIBBAR, A., HAQ, Q.M.R., KHURANA, P. 2010. High-efficiency transformation and selective tolerance against biotic and abiotic stress in mulberry, Morus indica cv. K2, by constitutive and inducible expression of tobacco osmotin. Transgenic Research 20: 231-246.

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