Basavaprabhu L. Patil

Employment

• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Visiting Scientist
  2025 - 2025
• US Dept. of state (fulbright sch) Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Prof. Excellence Fellow
  2022 - 2023
• University of California Davis Department of Plant Biology Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellow (2022-23)
  2022 - 2023
• Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Principal Scientist
  2018 - Present
• Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Senior Scientist
  2018 - 2018
• Agricultural University of Athens Staff Research Program (Erasmus mundus fellowship)
  2016 - 2017
• National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology Senior Scientist (Agricultural Biotechnology)
  2012 - 2018
• Universität Basel Post Doctoral Fellow
  2011 - 2012
• National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute Scientist D
  2010 - 2011
• Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Post Doctoral Fellow
  2006 - 2010

Education

• University of Delhi - South Campus PhD
  2001 - 2005
• University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad MSc (Agri) in Genetics & Plant Breeding
  1998 - 2000
• University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad BSc (Agri)
  1994 - 1998

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (79)

• Sequence analysis of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) isolates from India reveals inter-species recombination and complex evolutionary dynamics
  European Journal of Plant Pathology 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s10658-026-03283-6
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• Advancements in genome editing tools and technologies for improvement of horticultural crops
  Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s13562-026-01079-7
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• Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Contrasting Gene Expression Patterns in Susceptible and Tolerant Genotypes of Papaya, in Response to Infection By Papaya Ring Spot Virus
  TROPICAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2026 DOI: 10.1007/S12042-026-09477-W
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• Biochemical characterization of diverse endophytic bacteria isolated from the seed endosperm of wild relatives and cultivated varieties of papaya
  JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES 2026 DOI: 10.24154/JHS.V21I1.5073
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• Distinct patterns of virus derived-siRNAs in response to Papaya ringspot virus infection in differentially responding genotypes of papaya (Carica papaya L.) and its wild relative
  3 Biotech 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-025-04672-0
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• Metagenomic profiling of endophytic microbiomes associated with fruit pulp and seed kernels of different mango varieties reveals conservation of bacterial communities in seed kernels
  3 Biotech 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-026-04848-2
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• Breeding and biotechnological interventions for mitigating drought in horticultural crops
  Journal of Horticultural Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.24154/jhs.v21i1.5253
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• First Report of Pineapple Mealybug Wilt–Associated Viruses 3 and 5 Infecting Pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) in India
  New Disease Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1002/ndr2.70106
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• Next Generation Sequencing Reveals Infection of Yams (Dioscorea spp.) With Multiple Viruses in Uganda
  Journal of Phytopathology 2025 DOI: 10.1111/jph.70210
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• Molecular characterization of an endophytic strain of Bacillus subtilis with plant growth-promoting properties from a wild relative of papaya
  Journal of Applied Microbiology 2025 DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxaf010
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