Renu Pandey

About

We are working on mineral nutrition of crop plants, exploring the physiological and molecular mechanisms, and identifying superior ‘donors’ and ‘traits’ for nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency in crops such as rice, wheat, maize, soybean, mungbean, and sesame. The functional characterization of uncharacterized genes identified from leaf proteome which were differentially expressed during foliar absorption of iron, and from root proteome in response to phosphorus starvation in soybean is underway. The interaction between nutrients and other abiotic stresses like drought, high temperature, and CO2 are also under investigation. In the area of genomics of plant nutrition, we are conducting genome-wide and candidate gene association studies for phosphorus and nitrogen use efficiency in wheat and rice. Our lab is fully equipped to carry out physiological, biochemical, and molecular studies with the facility for field phenotyping using handheld instruments, and hydroponics system.

Employment

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute Head, Principal Scientist, Principal Investigator
  2003 - Present

Education

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute Ph.D.
  1997 - 2001
• Assam Agricultural University M.Sc.
  1993 - 1995

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (172)

• Drought Tolerance in Lentil: Multi‐Season Phenotyping and Trait Validation Across the Stages
  Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 2026 DOI: 10.1111/jac.70204
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• Haplo-pheno association for OsNRT1.1 paralog in rice reveals superior haplogroup with high nitrate uptake
  Plant Physiology Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s40502-026-00946-8
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• Genetic Architecture of Photosynthesis and Yield Related Traits in Response To Low Phosphorus Stress in Wheat Using GWAS
  Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s00344-025-11917-y
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• A multidimensional core set development of sesame germplasm leveraging agro-morphological traits diversity for genetic improvement and climate resilience
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/S41598-025-20647-W
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• Chickpea Seeds Developed Under High-Temperature Conditions During Summer Confer Enhanced Drought Tolerance
  Plant, Cell & Environment 2026 DOI: 10.1111/PCE.70406
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• Genome-wide association mapping, phylogenetic study, and multivariate analysis of component traits of grain yield in wheat under heat stress conditions
  Plant Molecular Biology 2026 DOI: 10.1007/S11103-026-01695-W
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• Multi-environment stability analysis identifies wheat genotypes tolerant to terminal heat stress under varied nitrogen regimes
  Plant Physiology Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1007/S40502-025-00919-3
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• Multivariate evaluation of nutritional and yield diversity in lablab bean (Lablab purpureus L.) germplasm
  Applied Food Research 2026 DOI: 10.1016/J.AFRES.2026.101805
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• Editing cis‐elements of OsPHO1;2 improved phosphate transport and yield in rice
  Plant Biotechnology Journal 2025 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.70165
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• Morphological, physiological and biochemical insights into heat stress response in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek)
  Annals of Applied Biology 2025 DOI: 10.1111/aab.70012
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