Dipnarayan Saha

About

Currently working as a Principal Scientist (Biotechnology Plant Science) at ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Kolkata, India. My area of research includes Genomics and epigenomics of bast fibre crops, especially Jute (Corchorus sp.) and Fibre flax (Linum usitatissimum). I am integrating Bioinformatics and Machine Learning process with largescale next-generation sequencings data towards deciphering genomic information and devising efficient strategies to genetically improve these crops. I am also contributing towards reviewing articles for various scientific journals and also an associate editor of 'The Heliyon' from Cell Press.

Employment

• Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres Principal Scientist and ICAR- National Fellow
  2026 - Present
• Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres Principal Scientist
  2014 - 2026
• National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Senior Scientist
  2010 - 2014
• Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums Scientist
  1999 - 2010

Education

• University of Georgia Fulbright Fellow
  2013 - 2014
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute Ph.D.
  2003 - 2007
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute Masters
  1996 - 1998

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (34)

• Complete chloroplast genome of Crotalaria juncea, a bast fibre crop with late-acting self-incompatibility, reveals evolutionary insights and phylogenetic relationships within Fabaceae
  BMC Plant Biology 2026 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-026-08702-8
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• Characterization of morpho-physiological and biochemical variations in diverse linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) genotypes reveals terminal heat stress-tolerant accessions for genetic improvement and insights into tolerance studies
  Euphytica 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10681-025-03539-y
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• Critical considerations and computational tools in plant genome editing
  Heliyon 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41135
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• De novo transcriptome of a bast fibre crop Crotalaria juncea reveals T2 ribonuclease genes to investigate late-acting self-rejection of pollens
  Industrial Crops and Products 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117064
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• Sui Generis Development of Molecular Markers from Transcriptome of Crotalaria juncea , a Fabaceae Family Bast Fiber Crop
  Journal of Natural Fibers 2023 DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2022.2139327
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• DNA hypomethylation is the plausible driver of heat stress adaptation in Linum usitatissimum
  Physiologia Plantarum 2022 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13689
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• Evolution and functional diversity of abiotic stress-responsive NAC transcription factor genes in Linum usitatissimum L
  Environmental and Experimental Botany 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104512
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• Genome Comparison Identifies Different Bacillus Species in a Bast Fibre-Retting Bacterial Consortium and Provides Insights into Pectin Degrading Genes
  Scientific Reports 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65228-1
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• Transcriptional analysis of a delayed-flowering mutant under short-day conditions reveal genes related to photoperiodic response in tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.)
  Industrial Crops and Products 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.03.001
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• Genomic insights into HSFs as candidate genes for high-temperature stress adaptation and gene editing with minimal off-target effects in flax
  Scientific Reports 2019 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41936-1
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