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Dr. Thota Soujanya

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Assistant Professor

School of Agriculture

PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

2.9 Years

Breeding for biotic stress resistnace in rice, MABB, Gene introgression and disease resistance in rice

Molecular breeding in rice

Mail: thota.soujanya@sru.edu.in

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2020

Ph.D in Genetics and Plant breeding from PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad with Research at ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research in Molecular breeding for blast resistance in rice

2017

M. Sc in Agriculture with specialization in Genetics and Plant breeding from PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

2015

B. Sc,Agriculture from PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

Professional
Experience

2020

Assistant Professor at SR University, from 2020-12-01 to Till Date.

Key Publications

Soujanya, T., Madamsetty, S. P., G, S.,Hemalatha, V., K N, Y., Bandela, E., A S, H. P., Raman, M. S., & Ponnuswamy, R. (2023). Improving hybrid rice parental lines for blast resistance by introgression of broad-spectrum resistance genes Pi54 and Pi9 by marker-assisted selection. Plant Breeding, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.13093.

Soujanya, T., Hemalatha, V., Ponnuswamy, R. Madamsetty, S. P., and K. N. Yamini. 2021. “Correlation And Path Analysis In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) For Grain Yield And Its Components”, The Journal of Research, PJTSAU, vol. 48, no. 3 & 4, Dec. 2021.

Soujanya, T., Shashikala, T., and Umakanth, A.V. 2019. Genetic variability, heritability, and genetic advance for fodder yield and quality traits in sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. Green Farming. 10 (3). 310-313

Soujanya, T., Shashikala, T., and Umakanth. 2018. Studies on Character Association and Path Analysis for Fodder Yield and Its Components in Sweet Sorghum [Sorghumbicolor (L.). Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 6(3): 602–607

Soujanya, T., Shashikala, T., and Umakanth. 2018. Correlation and Path Analysis in Sweet Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Hybrids For Green Fodder Yield and Its Components. Bulletin of Environment Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 7(8): 52–56

Soujanya, T., Shashikala, T., and Umakanth. 2018. Heterosis and combining ability studies in sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) hybrids for green fodder yield and quality traits. Forage Research, 43 (4), 255–260

Soujanya, T., Shashikala, T., and Umakanth. 2017. Heterosis and Combining Ability Studies in Sweet Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] for Green Fodder Yield and Its Contributing Traits. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6 (10): 3434–3442

Soujanya, T. 2019. Synthetic Transcription Factors for Regulation of Gene Expression. ADVANCES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY and BIOSCIENCE Volume 1: 6(3) 83–92

Awards and Honors / Achievements

Project

Sri Mandava Venkata Ramaiah Gold Medal from ICAR-PJTSAU For highest OGPA in M. Sc. (Genetics and Plant breeding)