Translational Crop Research Laboratory

Advancing modern crop science through genomics, biotechnology, physiology, and translational plant research.

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Research Focus

Abiotic Stress Biology

Investigating plant responses to drought, salinity, heat, and nutrient stress for developing resilient climate-smart crop systems

Functional Genomics

Deciphering gene functions and regulatory networks using omics, genome editing, and molecular approaches for crop improvement

Translational Agriculture

Bridging laboratory discoveries with field applications to develop high-yielding, stress-resilient, and sustainable crop technologies

Latest Publications

Sanjeev Kumar, Bharatheeswaran Murugan, Mahesh Das, Neeti Sanan-Mishra, Lingaraj Sahoo (2026)

Geminiviral-CR-gRNA expressed in cowpea efficiently edited MYMV and MYMIV genome to provide resistance against cowpea yellow mosaic disease without hampering plant growth and yield.

Journal: BMC Plant Biol 26, 406 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-026-08250-1

Bharat Rattan, Abhisekh Saha, Ankit Garg, Sreedeep Sekharran, Lingaraj Sahoo, Uttam Manna (2026)

Degradation of hydrophilic polymers and its impact on water retention properties of soil.

Journal: Geotechnics, Vol. 13 No. 4 pp. 287–301, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.25.00114

Moses Abiala, Richa Srivastava, Lingaraj Sahoo (2026)

Temperature of Interest Enhanced Seed Germination and Early Vegetative Growth Among Cowpea Cultivars Under Heat Stress.

Journal: AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science

Kumar S, Chakravarty A, Sahoo L. (2025)

Geminivirus diseases of legumes in India: current status and approaches for management.

Journal: Physiol Mol Biol Plants. 2025 Jan;31(1):41-65. doi: 10.1007/s12298-024-01531-9. Epub 2024 Nov 22. PMID: 39901958; PMCID: PMC11787143.

Patra AK, Sahoo L (2024)

Explainable lightweight deep learning pipeline for improved drought stress identification.

Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1476130. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1476130.

Dhobale KV, Sahoo L (2024)

Identification of mungbean yellow mosaic India virus and susceptibility-related metabolites in the apoplast of mung bean leaves.

Journal: Plant Cell Rep 43, 173 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-024-03247-2

Contact

Translational Crop Research Laboratory

DBT Center of Excellence, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering

Indian Institute of Technology - Guwhati

Guwahati, PIN- 781039, Assam, India


Email: ls@iitg.ac.in

Phone: +91-361-258-2204